BRAINTEASER 1

ACROSS

1. Mouthful of abuse 4. Skewers of meat 7. Flail (about) 10. Gumtree marsupials 13. Extravagance

15. Idly fantasised 17. Grasp

19. Crept

21. Long narrative 23. Fatherly (advice)

25. Out of the country 28. Late meal 29. Pricked (boil) 30. Keyboard key 32. Drenching 36. Fashion

37. From Athens or Corinth 38. Court attendant 40. Chock

42. Actor, Rhys ... 44. Fragrant tea, ... Grey 45. S American republic 46. Obligation 47. Possessed 49. Hairdressing shop 51. Wanderer 53. College head 54. Disappeared 55. Cordon ... cookery 56. Branch

57. Accept (task) 60. Racial policy 65. Reputation 66. Glittering object

68. ... who must be obeyed 69. Mark of disgrace 71. Abominable Snowman 72. Simple trumpet 73. Originates 76. Flavour enhancer (1,1,1)

78. Influence

83. Left rubbish illegally 85. Arguable

88. Before birth 90. Drains

91. Sloped pathway 92. Beware the ... of March 93. Toiletry powder 96. Sports

97. Basket fibre

98. Oi!

99. Symbol 100. Escapologist, Harry ... 101. Mosaic square 102. Wash basins 103. Comedian, ... Murphy 105. Nodules

107. Bush

108. Wheat spike 110. Excavates mud 114. Stetson or pith helmet 116. Pinching tool 117. Misted up 119. Cinemas 122. Remodel 125. Forbidden (2-2) 127. Unmentionable

130. W US state 131. Without amusement 132. Murder clue 133. Frightened (away) 134. Spring-clean (4,2) 135. Hire

136. Canada’s Nova ...

DOWN

1. Leggings 2. Waterless

3. Makes beloved 4. Singer, ... Minogue 5. Lamb’s cry

6. Went quickly

7. Sea phase 8. Befuddle

9. Listens to 10. Ugandan metropolis 11. Contributes

12. Leave high & dry 14. Large violin 16. Decorate 18. Mythical Irish imp 20. Urges on, ... up 22. Applauding 23. Peeped

24. Biblical ark builder 26. Thoroughfare 27. Cruelty 31. Computer screen pointer 32. Inebriated 33. Abnormal 34. Tropical lizard 35. Actress, ... Paltrow 36. Managed (for oneself) 37. Crossword pattern 39. Inclines

41. Hockey keeper 43. Sword holder 48. Peeves

50. Jump

52. British award (1,1,1) 54. Men

58. Nerd

59. Destiny 61. Jeopardy

62. Please reply (1,1,1,1) 63. Beauty, ... of Troy

64. Proud walk 65. Re-examine

67. Pop star, Lady ... 69. Mixer drinks

70. Jail resident 74. Surgically inserting 75. Send back to custody 77. Hid (booty)

79. Gist

80. Shrivelled grapes 81. Rouse 82. Leisurely (pace) 84. Stage writer

85. Knife 86. Metronome speed (1,1,1)

87. Shirt

89. Fairly recent

94. Small bed 95. Maintain positively 98. Actor, Charlton ... 104. Dexterous

106. Foo Fighters’ ... Grohl 109. Embarrassed 111. Relaxes

112. Paint roughly 113. Register

115. Kabul natives 116. Scares

118. Showy flower 120. X-rated (entertainment) 121. Commanded 123. Salivate 124. Cowardly person 126. Indiana’s neighbour 128. Urgently (1,1,1,1) 129. Double-reed instrument 130. Release (buttons)