BRAINBUSTER

NO 1005

ACROSS

1 The Mother City (4,4) 5 Wave gear (9) 10 Orange veggies (10) 15 Ground (4) 18 Traditional healer (SA) (7) 19 Astonishing (7) 20 Prominence (4)

22 Give (to charity) (6) 23 Triumph (7)

24 Motto (6)

25 Tatty cloth (3) 26 Remove (5)

28 Foe (5)

30 Lair (3)

31 Granted (5)

32 A thought (4) 33 Shrek, eg (4) 34 Doctrine (5) 35 Instance (4)

37 Token (4) 39 Swindle (inf ) (3) 40 Cutlet meat (4) 42 Heads of cereal plants (4) 45 Poked (7)

48 Stairs to a river (4)

49 . . . of Wight (4)

50 State (7)

53 Sprint (3)

54 Musty (5)

56 Small stream (5) 59 Clan (5)

61 Pinch (3)

62 Retain (printing term) (4) 63 Lump . . .

(large amount) (3) 64 Simple shelter (3) 65 Bypass (4)

66 Shade of green (3) 68 Falling to pieces (11) 69 Tint (3)

70 Alliance (9) 71 Famous or notorius (9) 72 Put in place (3) 73 Extreme (9)

74 Fossil fuel (3) 76 Meddle (7) 78 Frighten (7)

80 Plant with daisy-like flowers (5)

81 Abates (9)

84 Aunt’s daughter (5) 85 Tatters (6)

87 A short race (6) 89 Comfort (4)

92 Final demand (9) 94 Opposite of right (4) 96 Risky undertakings (8) 97 Good-natured (8) 98 Outdoor market (4) 100 Delight (9)

101 Stare (4)

104 Placard (6)

105 Rich cake (6) 107 Freight (5) 108 Unhappy (9)

112 Small bag for coins (5) 113 Freedom (7) 115 Perceives (7)

117 Hot steeped drink (3) 118 Not genuine (9) 120 No (archaic) (3) 121 Explain (9)

123 Before today (9) 125 Prohibit (3) 126 Disheartenment (11) 127 Encountered (3)

129 Skin woe (4) 130 Oxygen (3)

131 Permit (3)

133 Stops (4) 134 Sprinted (3) 136 Thorny succulents (5) 137 Elephant teeth (5) 140 Smell (5) 141 Beseech (3)

142 Idea (7) 146 Second-hand (4)

147 In the buff (4)

148 Blade (7)

152 Watery part of milk (4) 154 Agents (short) (4)

155 . . . someone on (encourage) (3)

156 Sleep (inf) (4)

157 Move by (4) 159 Unravel (5) 160 Hideout (4) 162 Centres of interest (4) 164 A stringed instrument (5) 165 Long-tailed rodent (3) 167 Old record (5) 169 Enthusiastic (5) 171 22nd Greek letter (3) 173 A part of speech (6) 174 Go-between (7) 175 Remaining people (6) 177 Ogle (4) 178 Pear-shaped salad fruit (7)

179 Whip (SA) (7) 180 Japanese alcoholic drink (4) 181 Opposite (10) 182 Caught unawares (9) 183 Nightfall (8)

DOWN

1 Weather in Antarctica (4) 2 External ear (5) 3 Perceived (8)

4 Drivel (8) 5 Epidermal pore (botany) (5) 6 Obtained (6)

7 Grant giver (10) 8 Make hostile (10) 9 Salesman (6)

10 Hold liable (5) 11 Three-wheeled vehicle (8) 12 Yellowish-white colour (8) 13 Function (5) 14 Perceived with the eyes (4)

16 Main blood vessel (5) 17 Weapon (6)

20 Cow chow (6) 21 Country estate (5) 27 Focussed (6-6)

29 In spite of that (12) 35 Maps out (6) 36 Stretch (4) 38 Concepts (5) 41 Confess (5) 43 An immeasurable long time (4) 44 Uncomplicated (6) 46 Death notices (10) 47 Area (8) 51 Reddish-brown hue (8) 52 Doubtful (10)

55 A board game (4) 56 Typical (7)

57 The best of the best (5) 58 Holy burial sites (SA) (7) 60 Impolite (4)

67 Meryl Streep, eg (7) 69 Cleanliness (7) 72 Coast (5)

75 Smell (5) 77 Garments worn beneath clothes (9) 79 Candidate (9) 82 Underground stem (7) 83 Red blood cell deficiency (7) 86 Religious customs (5) 88 Annoyed (5)

90 Get older (3)

91 The day before a special event (3)

92 Put into service (3) 93 Carpet (3)

94 An arm and a . . . (cost) (3) 95 Hat with no brim and a flat top (3)

98 Aspect (5)

99 A piece of ground (7) 102 NASA, for one (7) 103 Without exception (5) 104 Lawmaker (10) 106 Inverted (6,4) 108 Curiously (12) 109 Freckle (7) 110 Secures (7) 111 Brittanica, eg (12) 114 Braai (USA) (8)

116 With wit (8)

119 . . . down (without a doubt) (5) 122 Prepare text for publishing (4) 124 Watched with interest (4) 125 Warren (6)

128 Ballet attire (6) 130 Critical (5)

132 Graves (5) 135 Pleasant (4)

138 Below the surface of the sea (10) 139 Brightly-coloured, fish-eating bird (10) 141 Second Greek letter (4) 143 Edible mollusc (6) 144 Bottle gourd (8)

145 Prior (8) 149 Attributed (8) 150 Bystander (8) 151 Geological periods (6) 153 Large group (5)

158 Grin (5)

161 Metal mixtures (6) 163 Official survey (6) 166 Turn away (5)

168 Some tides (5) 170 Majestic (5)

172 Haul (5)

173 Aquatic plant (4) 176 Adjusts a clock (4)