BRAINBUSTER

NO 1004

ACROSS

1 Domineering (inf) (5)

3 Insurgents (6)

7 Wood used for furniture (8)

10 Melody (5)

13 Personal assistant (abbr) (2)

14 Beijing is its capital (5)

15 Frightening (5)

16 South Africa (inf) (6)

18 Meal (6)

20 Agrarian (5)

22 Half (abbr) (2)

23 Rubbish container (7)

25 Dance expressing protest (4-4)

27 Overspending (12)

30 Atop (2)

32 In the event that (2)

33 Enquire (3)

34 Viable (11)

36 Trendy (6)

37 Happily . . . after (4)

38 Ignited (3)

39 Complies (5)

42 Instruments (9)

45 Counsellors (8)

47 Died down (8)

50 Iceland (www) (2)

51 Strain (9)

54 Trickling (9)

56 Manganese (symbol) (2)

57 Language spoken in Paris (6)

59 Keep . . . (be silent) (3)

60 . . . and DC (2)

61 Head of a province in SA (7)

64 With caution (6)

67 Astatine (symbol) (2)

68 Organised resistance (9)

70 Affirm (5)

72 Light brown (5)

75 Old pronoun (4)

77 Against (4)

78 Mahikeng is the capital of this province (5-4)

81 In addition to (4)

82 Recount (7)

84 Plant with daisy-like flowers (5)

85 Not a lie (4)

87 Nomadic people of Kenya (5)

89 Secure (4)

91 Freeze (3)

92 Unfolds (5)

94 Loosen (7)

96 Scent (5)

97 Invigorate (7)

99 Infectious disease (short) (5)

100 Writing fluid (3)

101 Painful (4)

103 Motif (5)

104 British nobleman (4)

106 Stadium (5)

109 Bewitch (7)

110 Metal (Fe) (4)

112 Self-absorbed mythological figure (9)

117 Stroller (4)

119 Peak (4)

121 Analyse (chemicals) (5)

124 Photograph filter (5)

126 Wrong (9)

129 With reference to (abbr) (2)

130 African ibis (6)

131 As a preferred alternative (7)

134 Oregon (abbr) (2)

135 Dance genre (3)

136 Attempted to find (6)

137 Negative response (2)

138 Motivation (9)

141 Spoke in favour (9)

142 Inch (abbr) (2)

144 Plot (8)

147 Imaginary north-south line (8)

149 Acrobatic (9)

151 Decline (5)

152 40 winks (3)

153 Transport fee (4)

154 Toxophilite (6)

156 Accomplishment (11)

160 Female sheep (3)

162 Music medium (2)

163 Ever (poetic) (2)

164 Irresolutely (12)

165 Very hot (8)

169 Frocks (7)

171 Indicates origin (2)

172 Concepts (5)

173 National flower of SA (6)

174 Mogul (6)

176 Large lifting machine (5)

177 Cease-fire (5)

178 Bovine mammal (2)

179 Place to go in (5)

180 Daughter of a king and queen (8)

181 Pondered (6)

182 Levels (5)

DOWN

1 Apart from (7)

2 Celestial objects (5)

3 Random Access Memory (abbr) (3)

4 Brag (5)

5 Movie and book genre (inf) (3-2)

6 Recording (5)

7 James Bond’s favourite drink (7)

8 A good-luck charm (9)

9 Nevertheless (3)

11 Rained gently (9)

12 Gathered (9)

17 Bashfulness (7)

19 Without mercy (8)

20 Observes steadily (7)

21 Short skirt (4)

24 . . . constrictor (3)

26 Percussion instrument (7)

28 Rutherfordium (symbol) (2)

29 At the time (2)

31 Heroic narrative (4)

35 Declarations (10)

37 Elixir (7)

40 Emitting more light (8)

41 Bend (5)

43 Assumption (7)

44 Skyward (2)

46 Sick (3)

48 Shock absorbers (7)

49 Most suitable (5)

52 Piña colada ingredient (3)

53 Symbol (5)

54 Put an end to (11)

55 Onion, eg (4)

56 Soft wet ground (5)

58 Five score (pl) (8)

62 Perpetual (7)

63 Sun god (Egypt) (2)

65 Bravery (12)

66 The (archaic) (2)

67 In the past (3)

69 Doing nothing (4)

71 Petty quarrel (inf) (4)

73 Unaccountable (12)

74 Fedoras, eg (4)

76 House (4)

79 Expel from a country (5)

80 Towards (2)

83 Austere (7)

86 Talus (bone) (5)

87 Shop (11)

88 Less dangerous (5)

90 Fuss (3)

92 Ohio (abbr) (2)

93 Neither here . . . there (3)

94 Hence (2)

95 Church platform (5)

98 Nourish (7)

99 Synthetic materials (8)

101 Sink or . . . (fail or succeed) (4)

102 Volcano in Sicily (4)

105 Flimsy (excuse) (4)

107 Long narrative poem (4)

108 Indefinite article (2)

111 Container (10)

113 A plinth bearing a statue (7)

114 Beginning (short) (5)

115 Small food fish (8)

116 Put into service (3)

118 Fire residue (5)

120 Banish (4,3)

122 Exclamation of surprise (2)

123 Sign of sleepiness (4)

125 16th Greek letter (2)

127 Heart, eg (5)

128 Comfort (7)

132 Road covering (3)

133 Father (inf) (5)

139 Finish (3)

140 Disregards (7)

142 Mischievous (8)

143 . . . and large (2)

144 Delicate (9)

145 Beneficial (9)

146 Influences (7)

148 Preprepared (5-4)

149 Please (7)

150 Hit it on the head (4)

155 Orange vegetables (7)

157 Change (4)

158 Keep an . . . on (3)

159 Tufts of thread (7)

161 You and I (2)

162 Curriculum vitae (abbr) (2)

166 For two people (French) (1,4)

167 Clan’s symbol (5)

168 Rumble (5)

170 Weight measuring device (5)

173 Seed (3)

175 Get the . . . (approval) (3)