BRAINBUSTER
ACROSS
1 Drawing out (10)
6 Complaining (7)
10 Overwhelmed with
shock (10)
15 Unfortunately (4)
18 Espresso with milk (5)
19 Ornamental ruffle (7)
20 Warmth (4)
22 Give an account of (6)
23 Lord of the Rings being (3) 24 In equal amounts (6)
25 Ostrich-like bird (3)
26 That is to say (Lat) (2,3)
28 Passage (5)
30 Fuss (3)
31 Military trainee (5)
32 Church song (4)
33 Grassy expanse (4)
34 Outer part of a flower (5)
35 Mule, eg (4)
37 Decorative needle case (4) 39 Ooze (3)
40 Clump of grass (4)
42 Unnamed ones (4)
45 Have a leg on either side (7) 48 Religious custom (4)
49 Put forth (4)
50 Otalgia (7)
53 Used to be (3)
54 Whacks with an axe (5)
56 Squall (5)
59 Sneak (5)
61 Cauldron (3)
62 Took a tumble (4)
63 Nothing (3)
64 Part of HRH (3)
65 Watering pipe (4)
66 Slide on snow (3)
68 Earthly (11)
69 Whiskey grain (3)
70 Exaggeratedly impressive
(9)
71 Smooth peach (9)
72 Male offspring (3)
73 Disappearing (9)
74 Compact breed of dog (3) 76 One held for ransom (7)
78 Facing the rising sun (7)
80 Garlic mayonnaise (5)
81 Gave details (9)
84 Shanghai is there (5)
85 Prickly plant (6)
87 Rigid bracelet (6)
89 More (4)
92 Dreadful (9)
94 Show concern (4)
96 Lying next (to) (8)
97 Open to suggestion (8)
98 Religious offshoot (4)
100 Appropriate to the
situation (9)
101 Butter bits (4)
104 Locations (6)
105 Geothermal spout (6)
107 Cavern (arch) (5)
108 Raised an objection (9) 112 Creepy (5)
113 Nuclear power device (7) 115 Absorbed amounts (7) 117 Look at closely (3)
118 Criminals (4-5)
120 . . . off (fall asleep) (3)
121 Disasters (9)
123 Well-liked (7)
125 Text message (abbr) (3) 126 Limitation (11)
127 Coffee beaker (3)
129 Embraces (4)
130 Countryside hotel (3)
131 Pigs’ digs (3)
133 International alliance (4) 134 Offshore oil structure (3) 136 Cove (5)
137 Crowded (5)
140 Full of suds (5)
141 Female deer (3)
142 Ferocious fish (7)
146 Restaurant dish list (4) 147 Church benches (4)
148 Clothed (7)
152 Rushed (4)
154 Brink (4)
155 Farewell (inf) (3)
156 Neither good nor bad
(2-2)
157 One of TV’s Friends (4) 159 Surplus (5)
160 Back of the neck (4)
162 Dressing gown (4)
164 Maxim (5)
165 Mineral spring (3)
167 Units of electric potential
(5)
169 Teraphim (5)
171 Chinese steamed bun (3) 173 Groups of coral islands (6) 174 Language spoken in
Mbabane (5)
175 Create in stone (6)
177 Runner’s circuits (4)
178 Pre-adult time (7)
179 Quadriceps area (5)
180 Soothsayer (4)
181 In a clear and detailed
manner (10)
182 Lever on a loom (7)
183 Discussed terms (10)
DOWN
1 Wound mark (4)
2 Royal domain (5)
3 Gregorian or Julian (8)
4 Sensed (8)
5 Birds in a skein (5)
6 Powerful (6)
7 Forceful and critical (10)
8 Gatecrasher (10)
9 Hearty laugh (6)
10 Small quantities of liquids
(5)
11 Private feud (8)
12 Climbing plant with butterfly-shaped flowers (8)
13 Current fashion (5)
14 Obligation (4)
16 Blood-sucking worm (5) 17 Hoisin and sriracha, eg (6) 20 Wellness (6)
21 Without company (5)
27 Top’s arm coverings (12) 29 Alternated (12)
35 Shoulder warmers (6)
36 Cereal grains (4)
38 Mortise insert (5)
41 Bazaars (5)
43 Pile (4)
44 Courage (6)
46 Able to read minds (10) 47 Incorporates (8)
51 Word differently (8) 52 Sense of right and wrong
(10)
55 Deep holes (4)
56 Odd (7)
57 Desert water source (5)
58 Gin and vermouth drink (7) 60 Annoy (4)
67 Rock of volcanic origin (7) 69 Exact copy (7)
72 Gape (5)
75 Critical (5)
77 Entertainment (9)
79 Declaration (9)
82 Nearest (7)
83 Queen Mab’s subjects (7) 86 Length of metal links (5)
88 Wimbledon surface (5)
90 Fabrication (3)
91 Wolf down (3)
92 Gk goddess of ruin (3)
93 Rested on a chair (3)
94 Porcino (3)
95 Groove (3)
98 Raised platform (5)
99 Meat chops (7)
102 Pronounceable
abbreviation (7)
103 Shell out money (5)
104 Everyday language (10) 106 Water-supply storage
areas (10)
108 Foreboding about the
future (12)
109 Left out (7)
110 Playhouse (7)
111 Deprived (of land) (12) 114 Strong dislike (8)
116 8 000 bits (computer
memory) (8)
119 Condescend (5)
122 Sea eagle (4)
124 Moving aboard (4)
125 Masses of loose stones
on a mountain (6)
128 Citizens of Athens (6)
130 Homer poem (5)
132 The whole nine . . .
(everything) (5)
135 Gawk (4)
138 Joyful enthusiasm (10) 139 Monitored (10)
141 Extinct flightless bird (4) 143 Guiding principles (6)
144 Naturally gifted with
creative skill (8)
145 Most weighty (8)
149 Very hot (inf) (8)
150 Quick photograph (8)
151 Antarctica volcano (6)
153 Spaghetti, eg (5)
158 Range (5)
161 State firmly (6)
163 One under par (golf) (6) 166 Appear suddenly (3,2) 168 Lush with foliage (5)
170 Frequently (5)
172 Vigilant (5)
173 Succulent (4)
176 Stepped (on) (4)