BRAINBUSTER NO 758
ACROSS
1 Tremble (7) 5 Charges (5) 9 Clan’s symbol (5) 12 Inquisitive (7) 16 Loading vehicle (5) 17 Army unit (5) 18 Venetian boat (7) 19 Licensed products (7) 21 Foot coverings (5) 22 Neutral zones (7) 23 Fairly (6) 26 Spud (6) 27 Dull (5) 28 Chart with chemical
elements (8,5) 31 Geeks (5) 32 Beers (6) 34 Evaluate (6) 36 Bleach (3) 37 Servitude (11) 40 . . . off (fall asleep) (3) 42 Type of fertiliser (5) 43 Leather straps (5) 45 Method (6) 47 Woodworker’s tool (11) 51 Lacking purpose (8) 53 Avoid (5) 56 Sag (5) 57 Chivalrous (5) 58 Acerbic (4) 60 Love affair (5) 61 A religion (5) 62 Note (4) 63 Large stringed
instrument (4) 64 Spike (5) 65 Reputation (4) 66 Shake (6) 69 Cereal grain (4) 70 Sprints (4) 71 Cured ham (6) 74 Limb (3) 76 Operative (9) 79 Drops on a cool
surface (3) 80 Affirmative (3) 81 Female sheep (3) 82 Pieces of music for
a choir (5) 83 Magnificent (5) 87 Supports (5) 89 Keepsake (5) 91 Reverberate (4) 93 Fantastic (7) 94 Not false (4) 95 Secure (4) 96 An edible bulb (5) 97 Seaweeds, eg (5) 98 Atmosphere (4) 99 Story (4) 100 Frocks (7) 102 Treaty (4) 104 Small lizard (5) 105 Hands for hitting (5) 107 Records (5) 109 Heeded (5) 111 African antelope (3) 112 Deceptive statement (3) 114 A pig’s home (3) 116 For each person (3,6) 120 Take to court (3) 122 Writer (6) 124 A blood-sucking insect (4) 125 Plate (4) 127 Latest (6) 129 Worshipped object (4) 130 Sacred song (5) 131 Bite the . . . that feeds you (4) 132 The Da Vinci . . . (novel) (4) 133 Insurgent (5) 134 Penalties (5) 135 . . . off more than one can chew (4) 136 Heaped (5) 138 Flowing garments (5) 141 Discourage (5) 143 Declare (8) 145 Re: transformation (geology) (11) 147 Hear and smell, eg (6) 149 Poison (5) 150 Lawful (5) 152 Zero (3) 153 Hanging structures in a cave (11) 155 Help (3) 156 Cuddle (6) 159 Cures (6) 162 Enclosures (5) 163 Reckless (13) 166 Long, narrow pole (5) 168 The contract for insurance (6) 169 Go by (time) (6) 170 Ordained clergy (7) 174 Raven’s call (5) 175 Underground passageways (7) 176 Old (7) 177 A county in England (5) 178 Heaps (5) 179 Idioms (7) 180 Bizarre (5) 181 Beat a dead . . . (5) 182 Sorrow (7)
DOWN
1 Clandestine (6) 2 Lawlessness (10) 3 Disgraced (11) 4 Series of yacht races (7) 5 Theory (7) 6 Lento (4) 7 A large piece of chocolate (4) 8 Wall art (8) 9 Sort (4) 10 Babies (4) 11 Tropical fruit (7) 12 Waterfall (7) 13 Accountable (11) 14 Event (10) 15 Figures out (inf ) (6) 20 Region (4) 24 Polymers (6) 25 16th Greek letter (2) 26 Contestant (6) 29 Complied (6) 30 Edible root (6) 33 Grippe (short) (3) 35 Traditional healers
(SA) (8) 36 Tragic (10) 38 Piano composition (8) 39 Prized possession (8) 41 Mark down (8) 44 Weep (3) 46 Mom (6) 48 Squirm (6) 49 Carry out (2) 50 Self-propelling
device (6) 52 Claim (6) 54 Clothes (4) 55 Female ruler (7) 57 Female goats (7) 59 Groove (3) 62 Keep . . . (be silent) (3) 67 Semi-transparent (11) 68 Downturn (5) 72 Cognisant (5) 73 Rich person (11) 75 Folklore (9) 77 Took off (4) 78 By means of (3) 79 Abates (9) 84 Sudden pains (5) 85 Marsh plants (5) 86 Baffles (5) 87 Monster (5) 88 Fastener (5) 90 Type of fish (3) 92 Solitary (3) 94 Dance genre (3) 95 Pest (3) 99 Trunk (5) 101 The Orient (4) 103 Half a sextet (5) 105 Supplied with petrol (7) 106 Wear it with a suit (3) 108 Cut (7) 110 Anguished (10) 113 Pot with a long handle (8) 115 Minutiae (6) 116 Sidewalk (8) 117 Habitual practice (6) 118 Post (6) 119 Extra ingredient (8) 121 Foundation garments (inf ) (6) 123 Tool for tilling (3) 124 First in order (8) 126 Instance (4) 128 The internet (3) 136 Candid or frank (5-6) 137 Ignited (3) 138 . . . and chairs (6) 139 Move (2) 140 Separates (6) 142 Retook ownership (11) 144 Not optional (10) 145 Unhappiness (6) 146 Fortified building (6) 148 Tapering column in
a cave (10) 151 Glaze (3) 154 Goalpost part (8) 157 Dissolved substance (7) 158 Permit (7) 160 Free from captivity (7) 161 Characteristics (7) 162 . . . and balances (6) 164 . . . Grey tea (4) 165 Fashionable (inf ) (2) 167 Spires (6) 170 An equal (4) 171 . . . of Skye (4) 172 Belt (4) 173 Mark on the skin (4)