BRAINBUSTER

NO 1016

ACROSS

1 Forte (6,5)

7 Very large (inf) (9)

12 A coffee substitute (7)

16 Brief (5)

17 Ardent (7)

18 In the past (4,3)

20 Elector (5)

21 Carriage race horse (7)

22 Cream-filled pastry (6)

25 Festive decoration (6)

26 Go in (5)

27 Conversation or correspondence (13)

30 Application (5)

31 Broadest (6)

33 Dispirit (6)

35 Male child (3)

36 Decency (11)

39 Anger (3)

41 Pebble (5)

42 Outer part of a flower (5)

44 Morals (6)

46 Deteriorated (11)

50 Tolerable (8)

52 Trades (in) (5)

55 Agave plant (5)

56 Garden bloom (5)

57 Complain (4)

59 Bird of prey (5)

60 Yellowish-green (tweed) (5)

61 Opening (4)

62 Secure (4)

63 Requires (5)

64 Back end (4)

65 Slender and elegant (6)

68 Ceases to exist (4)

69 Part of the eye (4)

70 Nifty appliance (6)

73 Cinders (3)

75 Declaration (9)

78 Look at closely (3)

79 Countryside hotel (3)

80 Hair-styling goo (3)

81 Decipher (5)

82 Dip (food) (3)

85 Thaws (5)

87 New Delhi is its capital (5)

89 Thrown off balance (4)

91 Medicine with no

therapeutic effect (7)

92 Mineral springs (4)

93 Croon (4)

94 Proportion (5)

95 Compass direction (5)

96 Glen (lit) (4)

97 Grains in an hourglass (4)

98 Filled (7)

100 Twisted strands of fabric (4)

102 Following (2,3)

103 Eyeglasses (short) (5)

105 Transgression (3)

107 Exploit (5)

109 Dance genre (3)

110 Word of denial (3)

112 100 square metres (3)

114 Bone breaks (9)

118 Wellness spot (3)

120 Decorative (6)

122 With a bow (violin) (4)

123 Warmth (4)

125 Toboggan (6)

127 Outstanding payments (4)

128 Famous (5)

129 Government tax (4)

130 Study (inf ) (4)

131 Seasons (5)

132 Start (5)

133 Decorative case (4)

134 Enter (data) (3,2)

136 Fastener (5)

139 Rice and fish dish (5)

141 Sample for evaluation (8)

143 Spend more energy than is necessary (4,1,4,2)

145 Power source (6)

147 Footrest (5)

148 Narrow pieces of land (5)

150 Seated (3)

151 Candid (5-6)

153 Were introduced (3)

154 African ibis (6)

157 Midpoint (6)

160 Decayed (5)

161 Unequalled (13)

164 Sprinted (5)

166 Helpful information (6)

167 Quartz (6)

168 Panic-stricken (7)

172 A freshwater fish (5)

173 European short-horned animal (3,4)

174 Use (7)

175 Snapshot (5)

176 Remainder (7)

177 Right side of a ship (9)

178 Still (11)

DOWN

1 Fairy (6)

2 Payment (10)

3 Hades (11)

4 Bewildered (7)

5 Sloping typeface (7)

6 Horse’s gait (4)

7 Person who entertains guests (4)

8 Single upright block of stone (8)

9 Tidy (4)

10 Six balls in cricket (4)

11 Enduring energy (7)

12 Traversed (7)

13 Automatic (11)

14 In a precarious position (3,2,1,4)

15 Small, long-haired dog (inf) (6)

19 Courteous man (short) (4)

23 Portly (6)

24 Frequency modulation (abbr) (2)

25 Thrown lightly (6)

28 Joins (6)

29 Every year (6)

32 Dine (3)

34 A metabolic disease (8)

35 Clashes (10)

37 Matchless (8)

38 Hurry (inf ) (4,2,2)

40 . . . hour (latest possible time) (8)

43 Zodiac feline (3)

45 Intuits (6)

47 Most pleasant (6)

48 Einsteinium (symbol) (2)

49 Without method or decision (6)

51 Lack of energy (6)

53 Toxic metal (4)

54 Outstanding (7)

56 Vegetable waste (7)

58 Zero (3)

61 Stuff (3)

66 Clarification (11)

67 Narrow (5)

71 Shield of Zeus (5)

72 Amiable (4-7)

74 Have a long sleep (9)

76 Hammer, eg (4)

77 Indication of maiden name (3)

78 Large mammals (9)

82 Seed (5)

83 Sets of two (5)

84 Tearful (5)

85 Changes position (5)

86 Bedding (5)

88 Devoured (3)

90 Boy (inf) (3)

92 Pig’s place (3)

93 Slide on snow (3)

97 Perspire (5)

99 Floor square (4)

101 Re: birth (5)

103 Austere (7)

104 Vehicle (3)

106 Enters by force (7)

108 Test (10)

111 Be made up of (8)

113 Convert into cash (6)

114 Soccer (8)

115 Oil for cooking (6)

116 Foolish (6)

117 Tibia (8)

119 Deepest feelings and attitudes (6)

121 Gallery display (3)

122 Aniseed-flavoured liqueur (8)

124 Ballet skirt (4)

126 Town in the Netherlands (3)

134 Compassionate (11)

135 Affirmative answer (3)

136 Reddish pink (6)

137 Morning hours (abbr) (2)

138 Early release from prison (6)

140 Not working (11)

142 Nonessential (10)

143 SA worm (6)

144 Barriers (6)

146 Unsullied (10)

149 Barbie’s friend (3)

152 Garden flower (5,3)

155 Separate in marriage (7)

156 Royal title (7)

158 Magazine issue (7)

159 Spear with three prongs (7)

160 Female sibling (6)

162 Lightly cooked (4)

163 Word of denial (2)

165 Groups of twelve (6)

168 Greek cheese (4)

169 Breed of horse (4)

170 Sour milk product (4)

171 One of the big five animals (4)