BRAINBUSTER
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1 Turbulent (10)
6 Catch (7)
10 Peace symbols (5)
13 Crustacean (4)
16 Cans (4)
19 Knitting rods (7)
20 Smokestack (7)
21 Unexpected difficulty (4) 23 In the buff (6)
24 Involve deeply (7)
25 Giggles (6)
26 22nd Greek letter (3)
27 Wading bird (5)
29 Decipher (5)
31 Extra run (cricket) (3)
32 Musical instrument (5)
33 Place for koi (4)
34 Elephant tooth (4)
35 Compact (5)
36 Sea eagle (literary) (4)
38 Persuade to do (4)
39 . . . on a Grecian Urn (Keats
poem) (3)
40 Reddish-brown oxide
coating (4)
42 Box tops (4)
45 Item (7)
48 Destroy (4)
49 Blood-sucking insect (4)
50 Fortresses (7)
53 Once and for . . . (finally) (3) 54 Used to diagnose heart
disorders (abbr) (3)
56 Bars of wood or metal (5) 59 Chimera (5)
61 Make a mistake (3)
62 Soon (archaic) (4)
63 Online chuckle (abbr) (3) 64 Regret (3)
65 Sign (4)
66 Set of tools (3)
68 Pale tone of brown (3-8)
69 . . . Stewart (singer) (3)
70 Utters (9)
71 Delicate (9)
72 Energy source (3)
73 Weekend day (pl) (9)
74 Cauldron (3)
76 Withhold (7)
78 Emit (7)
80 Privileged group (5)
81 Brazen (9)
84 Divide into portions (5)
85 Potatoes and grain, eg (6) 87 Peers (6)
89 List of food at a restaurant
(4)
92 Left (9)
94 Cream of the crop (4)
96 An SA bank (8)
97 Change citizenship (8)
98 Woodwind instrument (4) 100 Fluffy wild plant (9)
103 Identical sibling (4)
106 Plan (6)
107 It (reflexive form) (6)
109 White poplar (5)
110 Myriads (9)
114 Furious (5)
115 Submarine weapon (7) 117 Artist’s colour board (7) 119 100 square metres (3)
120 Public declaration (9)
122 Tissue layer (3)
123 Partner (9) 125 Fruits of education (9)
127 Series (3)
128 Person being questioned
(11)
129 Burgle (3)
131 Just (4)
132 Perform (3)
133 Rested on a chair (3)
135 Midday (4)
136 Account (abbr) (3)
138 Get your . . . in a row (get
organised) (5)
139 Topless sweet treats (5) 142 Publish (5)
143 Frozen water (3)
144 Begged (7)
148 Huff and puff (4)
149 Happily . . . after (4)
150 Most intense crimson (7) 153 Blackthorn (4)
155 Largest continent (4)
156 Adult male sheep (3)
157 Mineral spring (3)
158 Playthings (4)
160 Rescues (5)
161 Public pool area (Brit) (4) 163 Currency used in Spain
(4)
165 Church donation (5)
166 Used to be (3)
168 Person of great strength
(5)
170 Beneath (5)
172 No (archaic) (3)
174 At sixes and . . . (badly
organised) (6)
175 Makes a choice (7)
176 University official (6)
178 Forest unit (4)
179 Otalgia (7)
180 Weightier (7)
181 Flexible pipe (4)
182 Put on the . . . (make an
ostentatious display) (4) 183 Manner (5)
184 No longer being utilised
(7)
185 Advice to be careful (4,4,2)
DOWN
1 Ballet dress (4)
2 Chew noisily (5)
3 Indian cooking style (8)
4 Renovate completely (8) 5 Of the sun (5)
6 Place to gamble (6)
7 Diva (5,5)
8 Thankless (10)
9 Surplus (6)
10 Bore into (5)
11 Private feud (8)
12 Roof window (8)
14 Long-limbed (5)
15 Irritates (inf) (4)
17 Bring upon oneself (5)
18 Thin shard (6)
21 Not immediately obvious
(6)
22 Out in front (5)
28 Theatre binoculars (5,7) 30 Lady’s fingers (veg) (4)
36 Begin a journey (6)
37 It gets hit on the head (4) 39 Resist authority (5)
41 Talus (5)
43 The . . . of Man (4) 44 Gazed fixedly (6)
46 Comes to light (10)
47 Sea straits (8)
51 Type of wheat flour (8)
52 Desolation (10)
55 Shelter for pigeons (4)
56 Soft white cheese (7)
57 Loafer (5)
58 Boerewors (7)
59 Frocks (7)
60 Impolite (4)
67 Stress (7)
69 Supersede (7)
72 Let off . . . (release emotion)
(5)
75 Take care of (5)
77 Four-sided figure (9)
79 Judicial discharge (9)
82 Grown boy (3)
83 Astrology sign (3)
86 Mother’s sisters (5)
88 Be in accord (5)
90 Lessen gradually (3)
91 Utilise (3)
92 To say or write further (3) 93 Lair (3)
94 Wager (3)
95 Glide on snow (3)
98 Port in Japan (5)
99 Binge (7)
101 Speck (3)
102 In the . . . of luxury (3)
104 Outer covering (7)
105 Requiring support (5)
106 Abominable (10)
108 Grassland rodent (5,5)
110 Brief periods of time (7) 111 Tolerant (7)
112 Hears (7)
113 Group representative (12) 116 Taped (8)
118 Gifted (8)
121 High body temperature
(5)
124 Stopwatch sound (4)
126 Close (4)
127 Flight of steps (6)
130 Fractures (6)
132 Corrosive substances (5) 134 Pageant crown (5)
137 Guitar device (4)
140 Moves nearer to (10)
141 Vast (10)
143 Wild about (inf ) (4)
145 Tenant (6)
146 Counsellors (8)
147 In the direction of the
sunrise (8)
148 Festive celebration (4)
151 Discouraged (8)
152 Bad smell (6)
154 Bring down (5)
159 Toys on strings (2-3)
162 Certainly (6)
164 Hurried (6)
165 Falls behind (6)
167 Turn away (5)
169 Buckle (archaic) (5)
171 Male duck (5)
173 Small particles (5)
174 Celestial body (4)
177 Hire (4)