BRAINTEASER 1

ACROSS

1. Hurrah! 4. Radio interference 7. Ontario city 10. Toiled 13. Fertilised (plant) 15. Huge spiders 17. Large 19. Poison 21. Swearword 23. Seafood patty 25. Care of the feet 28. Less messy 29. Coated with gold 30. Fire remains 32. Small red Asian fruits 36. Converged 37. Clarifies, … light on 38. Arctic shelter 40. Ascended 42. Pawns 44. Lofty 45. Acted as intermediary 46. Weak (excuse) 47. Fool 49. Beach mat 51. Cuts into cubes

Tiresome person 53. 54.

Fly high 55. Derelict vessel 56. Unnatural sleep 57. Arrest 60. Long life

65. The … Tea Party 66. Walk unsteadily 68. Texas is there (1,1,1) 69. Autumn or spring 71. Jumble 72. Clock face 73. Hamper 76. Charged particle 78. Israeli port (3,4)

83. Clannish 85. Spoke softly 88. Fringe 90. Trounce 91. Genghis … 92. Sadly 93. In the … of time 96. … or outer 97. Sheets & tablecloths 98. Acid drug (1,1,1) 99. Colliery 100. Grand Canyon state 101. Eyelid swelling 102. Comedian, … Murphy 103. Opt 105. Bring together 107. Media baron 108. Youngster 110. Went by (of years) 114. Poetic term for pasture 116. Curly-haired dog 117. Empty (revolver)

119. Formerly Ceylon (3,5) 122. Points of view 125. IX 127. Quaked 130. Actress, … Watson 131. Disengage 132. Quarterly publication 133. Presents 134. Aged artefacts 135. Mark of disgrace 136. Figured (out)

DOWN

1. Servile aides (3,3) 2. Mama & … 3. Choux pastries 4. Stylish 5. Ethiopia’s Addis … 6. Cipher 7. Upon

8. Prize 9. Montezuma’s empire 10. Binge 11. As well 12. Rushed 14. Each one 16. More than sufficient 18. Burial grounds 20. Biblical ark builder 22. Hostage-takings 23. Celebratory meals 24. Carbon chunk 26. News 27. Whichever 31. Famous hotel group 32. Lounging about 33. Crushing sound 34. US Navy officer 35. Horsemen’s seats 36. Paltry 37. Belgrade native 39. Boasts 41. Detective 43. Bomb fragments 48. Fume angrily 50. Court order 52. T’ai … 54. Feeling 58. Frog-like animals

59. Desert water hole 61. Speak publicly 62. Tern relative 63. Flow-control device 64. Core 65. Queensland’s capital 67. Left 69. Places 70. UFO creatures 74. Minimised (6,4) 75. Couturier, Coco … 77. Utilise (equipment) 79. Magazine chiefs

80. Clap 81. Persian Gulf republic 82. Most despicable 84. Husband 85. Complained 86. Tavern 87. Eyeball layer 89. Fireplace shelf 94. Collapse, … over 95. Fragrances 98. 24-hour car race (2,4) 104. Sicilian volcano 106. German medal, … Cross 109. Antennas 111. Fewest 112. Mexican currency 113. Summon up 115. Harem guards

116. South American cloak 118. Hung in folds 120. Sooner or … 121. Story book 123. Vanilla slice topping 124. Gandhi’s land 126. Margin 128. Cloth borders 129. Creative work 130. Spreading trees

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