068. BRAIN TRAINING

ACROSS

1. Every six months (4-6) 6. Oblivious, uninformed 10. Yummy, appetising 15. Blast!

18. Screeches harshly 19. Time of equal day and night

20. Not any

22. NYC landmark,

… State Building 23. Rome’s language 24. Grabbed, snatched

25. Yes vote

26. Watered the garden 28. Two-sided contests 30. Company head (1,1,1) 31. Venomous hooded snake 32. Abominable Snowman 33. Figure (out) 34. Address crowd

35. At this place

37. Never Gonna … You Up, Rick Astley song 39. Hawaiian garland 40. Knowledge test

42. Silk band 45. Escorted, guided 48. Sheep’s fleece

49. Burial platform 50. Comic strip with Snoopy 53. Chop, slice 54. Unsuitable 56. Lopsided, crooked 59. Dominion, domain 61. Triumphant cry 62. Suspended, dangled 63. California’s … Diego 64. Sick, unwell 65. Big-screen movie format 66. Wood glue (1,1,1) 68. Makes permissible 69. Military policemen (1,2) 70. The state of containing nothing

71. Fuzz-less peach

72. What we breathe

73. Met (requirements) 74. Mock playfully 76. Crack, fissure

78. Brief inspection (4-3)

80. The Matrix actor, … Reeves 81. Genuineness, honesty 84. Burn with steam 85. Sailor

87. Hopes, desires 89. Hyphen

92. Stoppage

94. Not in operation 96. Affronted, insulted 97. Roused from sleep 98. Truth or … 100. Charitable person 101. Solemn vow

104. Hot Japanese food paste 105. Sorcerer, warlock 107. Large wading bird 108. Sculpting 112. Transpire, happen 113. Conceal, stash 115. Revived, restored 117. Thus far

118. Truce

120. Head inclination 121. Plagues 123. Invalidation of a marriage 125. Failure, flop 126. Encountering (7,4) 127. Bawl, cry 129. Probability

130. Metal rod

131. Not good

133. Strike with the foot 134. Phooey!

136. Homer Simpson’s wife 137. Festive song 140. German river

141. Gene acid (1,1,1) 142. Begrudges 146. US/Canadian lake 147. Adjoin, border upon 148. Singer or dancer 152. South African currency 154. At what time? 155. Sprinted, jogged

156. L.M. Montgomery novel, … of Green Gables

157. Small whirlpool 159. Dwelling made of ice 160. Snowfield lift (1-3) 162. Mongolian desert 164. Horse fodder 165. Acquire, obtain 167. Strained, anxious 169. Below, beneath 171. Scientist’s workplace 173. Relish, enjoy 174. Rewritten on keyboard 175. Culturally symbolic 177. Inheritor

178. Acrobat

179. Speech clarity

180. Note well, … bene 181. Reckless outlaws 182. Separated, … out 183. Appraisal, evaluation

DOWN

1. Animal skin 2. Knobbly, bumpy 3. Group of performers 4. Dietary fibre

5. Tired reflexes

6. Silver lining 7. American shell-plated mammals 8. Allowable (evidence) 9. Corrects (text) 10. Drench, saturate 11. Friendless, forlorn 12. Helmsman

13. Hard liquor

14. … out a living 16. Astound, stun 17. Brother’s daughters 20. Most agreeable, kindest 21. Fluorescent colours 27. Spectators

29. Easy to operate (4-8) 35. Car’s wheel cover 36. Smallest of the litter 38. Thoughts, notions 41. Shock, horrify 43. China’s continent 44. Earthlings

46. 1993 Bette Midler film (5-5) 47. Catch fire again 51. Naval chiefs 52. Disquiet, edginess 55. Buddies, mates

56. Friends actress, Jennifer … 57. Furrows (brow) 58. Honolulu resort beach 60. Otherwise, or … 67. Antennas 69. Mythical woman/fish 72. Posed a question 75. Emblem, pin

77. Not loud enough to hear 79. Rusting process 82. Torrent, deluge 83. Second court hearing 86. Aids in illegal activity 88. Laughing dog-like predator 90. In vogue, … mode (1,2) 91. Weeding implement 92. Music discs (1,2) 93. Mum’s mum 94. Wedding words (1,2) 95. Allow, enable

98. Bait, trap

99. Baked meat

102. Foreign pronunciations 103. Employed

104. Reggae islands (4,6)

106. Carnival vehicles (6,4) 108. Dimensions 109. Satanic

110. Primary, first 111. European kingdom (5,7) 114. Rook or pawn 116. Immaculate (lawns) (4-4) 119. Echolocation device 122. Steep rugged rock 124. Ark builder

125. Neat, dashing (gent) 128. Smart, intelligent 130. Item used for painting or cleaning 132. Couch, sofa 135. Rhinoceros spike 138. Abnormality, defect 139. Citrus rind (6,4) 141. Accomplishment 143. Magazine chief 144. Photographic apparatus 145. Cheated on (lover) (3-5) 149. Enrols (members) 150. Dreams, envisages 151. Non-stick pan coating 153. Pond surface growth 158. Recorded item of debt 161. Docks, wharves 163. Began to flower 166. Severe wrongs 168. Approaches, comes closer 170. Russian country villa 172. Type of electrode 173. Garden hut 176. Angler’s throw

“THE ESSENCE OF THE INDEPENDENT MIND LIES NOT IN WHAT IT THINKS, BUT IN HOW IT THINKS.” CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS, AUTHOR