BRAINBUSTER

NO 710

ACROSS

1 SA president (5,9) 8 Obscure (5) 11 Extremely busy (7) 15 Signal to an actor (3) 16 Alleviated (5) 17 Inactivity (7) 18 Wife of a Russian leader (7) 20 Circus entertainer (5) 21 Resound (4,3) 22 Universe (6) 25 Friendly (6) 26 Mistake (5) 27 Area (13) 30 Avid (5) 31 Edible mollusc (6) 33 Fix (6) 35 Type of tree (3) 36 Carried through (11) 39 Annoy (3) 41 Bender (5) 42 Thin marks or wrinkles (5) 44 Slow walk (6) 46 Examined closely (11) 50 Provision of drainage (8) 52 Not mine (5) 55 Longed for (5) 56 Facial hair (5) 57 Satirical sketch (4) 59 Map book (5) 60 Smooth, glossy fabric (5) 61 Part of the leg (4) 62 Stare in wonder (4) 63 Affirm (5) 64 Glance over quickly (4) 65 Cosy corner (6) 68 Cab (4) 69 On a single occasion (4) 70 Timepieces (6) 73 Peculiar (3) 75 Person skilled in woodwork (9) 78 Introverted (3) 79 More than meets the . . . (3) 80 River in Central Europe (3) 81 Decipher (5) 82 Medicine portions (5) 86 Sealine (5) 88 Literary composition (5) 90 Foretell (4) 92 Make lively (7) 93 Matures (4) 94 Sieve (4) 95 Kind of battery (5) 96 Article (5) 97 Deposit of mud (4) 98 Light meal (4) 99 Young child (7) 101 Depression in a surface (4) 103 Stories (5) 104 Covered with a powdery substance (5) 106 Brush (5) 108 Make laugh (5) 110 A digit (3) 111 Beer (3) 113 Primate (3) 115 Foolish (9) 119 Pass away (3) 121 Docking facility for boats (6) 123 Lifeless (4) 124 Curved structure (4) 126 Bloodsucking fly (6) 128 Small branch (4) 129 Trust (5) 130 Slimy fish (4) 131 Gown (4) 132 Nobody (2,3) 133 Leak (5) 134 Suva is its capital (4) 135 Punctuation mark (5) 137 Fruit of pine trees (5) 140 To . . . a rat (suspect something) (5) 142 Similar (8) 144 Re: transformation (geology) (11) 146 Catlike (6) 148 Wish granter in fairytales (5) 149 Out of practice (inf ) (5) 151 Spirit distilled from molasses (3) 152 Device that measures velocity (11) 154 Speck (3) 155 Cheerless (6) 158 Pretense (6) 161 Wait on (5) 162 Chilli powder (7,6) 165 . . . and eggs (break fast) (5) 167 Athletic (6) 168 Squirm (6) 169 Axillae (7) 173 Jewish leader (5) 174 Problems (7) 175 Moderate (7) 176 Covering (a cake) (5) 177 Zygote (3) 178 Landscape (7) 179 Used a broom (5) 180 Letters, eg (14)

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1 Make (6) 2 Investigator (10) 3 Absurdly (11) 4 Assumed names (7) 5 Type of flower (7) 6 Popular songs (4) 7 Reject (4) 8 Prohibition (4) 9 Small biting insect (4) 10 Part of a TV series (7) 11 Endurance (7) 12 Sped up (11) 13 Promotion (10) 14 Evening meal (6) 15 Comply (7) 19 As . . . (for example) (4) 23 Sequence (6) 24 Silver (symbol) (2) 25 Unsavoury (6) 28 Delay (4-2) 29 Sour and stale (6) 32 Blouse, eg (3) 34 Attendance (8) 35 Helpers (10) 37 He repairs cars (8) 38 Lift (8) 40 Biggest (8) 43 Ocean (3) 45 Recorded (6) 47 Excellent (6) 48 Inside (2) 49 Unit of force (6) 51 Plumber’s tool (6) 53 Engrossed (4) 54 Cooked in hot vapour (7) 56 Cookie (7) 58 II (3) 61 To and . . . (3) 66 Cabbage variety (11) 67 Elector (5) 71 String instruments (5) 72 Component (11) 74 Ruin (9) 76 So be it (prayer) (4) 77 The conscious (3) 78 Laughed (9) 83 Indian garments (5) 84 Three times twenty (5) 85 Symbol of World Wide Fund for Nature (5) 86 Prison rooms (5) 87 Cavern (5) 89 Nevertheless (3) 91 Female deer (3) 93 Also (3) 94 Dip or soak (3) 98 Started (5) 100 Female sheep (4) 102 Records (5) 104 10-sided figure (7) 105 Wear it around the neck (3) 107 Packages (7) 109 Test (10) 112 Unsuitable (8) 114 Guard (6) 115 Superficial (4-4) 116 Downhill race (6) 117 Foam (6) 118 Blue stone (8) 120 It (reflexive form) (6) 122 Glaze (3) 123 Floor covering (8) 125 Tiller (4) 127 Sprite (3) 135 Undercover (11) 136 An arm and a . . . (3) 137 Grotto (6) 138 15th-century Japanese drama (2) 139 Globe (6) 141 Neglect to bring (5,6) 143 Noteworthy (10) 144 Lose (6) 145 Time limit (6) 147 Sign (10) 150 Twitch (3) 153 Heeding (7) 156 Soon (7) 157 . . . speak louder than words (7) 159 In . . . (in debt) (7) 160 Decorative style (’20s and ’30s) (3,4) 161 Fiery particles (6) 163 Nobleman (4) 164 16th Greek letter (2) 166 Trivial complaint (6) 169 Allowed to (4) 170 Convene (4) 171 Starchy cereal used in puddings (4) 172 Terror (4)