BRAINBUSTER

NO 1019

ACROSS

1 Held up under (9)

6 Opposed to (7)

9 Exceeding what’s

required (11)

15 Transplanted (7)

16 Child (9)

19 Lift or KLM, eg (7)

20 Stick out (6)

21 In accord (6)

22 Belts (6)

26 Melody (4)

28 Breakfast option (4)

30 Out for the count (6)

32 Smouldering piece of

wood (5)

34 Relies (on) (7)

35 Lion’s pride (4)

37 Series of yacht races (7)

40 Mass of ice (7)

42 Honesty (5)

44 Throws (at) (5)

45 Without hesitation (4,1,4) 49 Incredulity (9)

52 . . . in the Membrane

(Cyprus Hill hit) (6)

54 Hot-tasting peppers (6)

56 Journalist (8)

57 Fill with optimism (5)

58 Extravaganza (9)

60 Something curved in

shape (3)

61 Manipulate (3)

62 Festival on 25 December

(9)

65 Argentinian dance (5)

68 As opposed to a peninsula

(8)

71 Boyfriend (4)

72 Morning hours (abbr) (2) 73 Counteracting (prefix) (4) 74 An article (4)

76 SA’s national cricket

team (7)

78 Building remnants (5)

79 Female ruler (7)

81 Mislaid (4)

82 Remote area (SA) (5)

85 Abrupt (5)

87 Hawaii (abbr) (2)

88 Skin condition (4)

90 Go before (in time) (7)

91 Cargo ship for liquid (6)

93 Twilight (4)

95 Sum (5)

96 Red root vegetables

(inf) (5)

97 Wrongdoings (4)

98 Timid (3)

100 Naturally occurring

mineral (3)

101 Head of a university

faculty (4)

103 Nuisances (5)

108 Water source in the

desert (5)

111 Goggle (4)

113 Second cup (6)

114 Bibliophiles (7)

116 Dull pain (4)

117 Concerning (abbr) (2) 118 Auxiliary (5)

121 Numerical system with a

base of eight (5)

124 Clickable PC image (4) 126 Train (7) 127 Quick (5)

129 Greedy (7)

130 An assistant (4)

131 Trim (4)

132 European Union (abbr) (2) 133 Go in front (of) (4)

134 Reveal (8)

137 Ancient (lit) (5)

138 Stains (9)

142 Line (3)

143 Wildebeest (3)

144 Political leader (9)

145 Shoe mark (5)

148 Sittings in court (8)

149 Force (6)

150 Sound of dry leaves (6) 152 Grumpy (9)

154 Offended (9)

156 Be a busybody (5)

158 Head of a town (5)

160 Extreme (7)

163 Overshadow (7)

166 Retain possession (4)

167 Disarmed (bomb) (7)

171 Surpass in performance

(5)

172 Address (6)

175 Rational (4)

176 Role for an actor (4)

178 Rhythmical beats (6)

182 Took a shot on the

green (6)

183 Amphitheatres (6)

185 Advent (7)

186 Counter-intelligence (9) 187 Personal (7)

188 Traditional SA treats (11) 189 Motives (7)

190 Strict (9)

DOWN

1 Long stories (5)

2 Furrows (5)

3 Cavern (arch) (5)

4 Knot (4)

5 Lagged behind (7)

6 Terminate a mission (5)

7 Foot arch (6)

8 Church lecture (6)

9 Speaks with one’s hands (5) 10 Limited (7)

11 Street (4)

12 Stringed instruments (5)

13 Rust is one (5)

14 Merino, eg (5)

17 Quarrel (4)

18 Waldorf salad ingredients

(4)

23 Superb (3)

24 Haul (5)

25 Part of a tennis game (3)

27 Tidy (4)

29 Timber-dressing tool (4)

31 Nearby (5)

33 Pangas (8)

36 Unhatched chick’s home (8) 37 Bank (on) (4)

38 Encroached on (10)

39 Cave formation (10)

41 Snacks (12)

43 Villain (4)

44 Treaty (4)

46 Patellas (8)

47 Love affair (5)

48 Italian dessert (8)

49 Doesn’t care for (8) 50 Devoured (5)

51 2,54cm (4)

53 Sweet drink (6)

55 Wading bird (pl) (6)

59 Paved with large stones (7) 63 Injured (4)

64 Complete (6)

66 Entertained (6)

67 Indian river (6)

69 Pinafores (6)

70 Things to do after

dinner (6)

75 Wife of a Russian leader (7) 77 Assist in crime (4)

80 . . . out (allot) (4)

83 Quantity of no importance

(3)

84 Above (2)

85 Rip apart (4)

86 Steal from (3)

89 Work of prose (5)

92 Loft (5)

94 Had top billing (7)

99 Large group of cattle (4) 101 Unhappy (12)

102 Essential (6)

103 Portions (6)

104 Thin strip of wood (4)

105 Gloomy (3)

106 Scrape the . . . (use your

last resources) (6)

107 Hirer (6)

108 Choose (3)

109 Auction action (4)

110 Moves (6)

112 Realm (7)

115 Thus (2)

119 Condemn vehemently (8) 120 Test (10)

122 Act of burning (10)

123 Evaluated (8)

124 Capri or Man, eg (4)

125 Reddish brown (hair) (8) 127 Peruse (6)

128 Martial art (4,2)

135 Motionless (5)

136 Return to a prior state (8) 139 Demanded (8)

140 Poem with 17 syllables (5) 141 Doublet (4)

146 Applaud (4)

147 Born in (4)

151 Unoccupied (4)

153 Problem (5)

155 Craft (5)

157 Without barriers (4)

159 Region (4)

161 Risky undertaking (7)

162 Rabbits (7)

164 Police officer (inf) (3)

165 Take to court (3)

167 Fathers (inf) (4)

168 Catlike (6)

169 Backbones (6)

170 Pull (4)

172 Hut (5)

173 Creepy (5)

174 Grottos (5)

175 Plant starters (5)

177 Oaks, eg (5)

179 Alliance (5)

180 Outpouring (5)

181 Thin coat of ice (5)

182 And (4)

184 Cowboy boot

attachment (4)