BRAINBUSTER
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1 Resting (7) 5 Up to the time of (5) 9 Skedaddle (5) 12 Tapers (7) 16 Fill someone with
optimism (5) 17 Jumps (5) 18 Former (3-4) 20 Small dog (7) 22 Powder for hot
chocolate (5) 23 Hurry (4,5) 24 Vigorous (6) 26 Sieve (6) 27 Farewell (French) (5) 28 Iridium (symbol) (2) 29 Abominable (10) 32 Bender (5) 33 Oat mixture (6) 35 Complete (6) 37 Adult male (3) 38 Brightly coloured (11) 41 Originally called (3) 43 Skin that covers the
head (5) 44 Cheerful (5) 46 Garden flower (5,3) 48 Edge of a roof (5) 50 Furtive looks (5) 51 Ignorant (8) 53 Aquatic mammals (5) 55 Rouses (5) 56 Barely enough (5) 57 Brink (4) 59 Brown songbirds (5) 60 Sweepstake (SA) (5) 61 Finished (4) 62 Quarry (4) 63 Get hitched (5) 64 Sloping floor (4) 65 Cover (6) 68 Cube (4) 69 Discharge (4) 70 Correct in conduct (6) 73 100m² (3) 75 Fine particles in a creek
or stream (5,4) 79 Type of grain (3) 80 Vessel for coffee (3) 81 African antelope (3) 82 VII (5) 83 Rebuke (5) 86 Atmosphere (inf ) (5) 88 The thickness of wire (5) 89 Split (4) 91 Adaptable (9) 92 Conceited (4) 93 A whole lot (4) 94 Capture (5) 95 Loft (5) 96 Someone you can’t
believe (4) 97 Exam (4) 98 Alacrity (9) 101 Weapons (collectively) (4) 103 A leafless stalk (5) 104 Quiet (5) 105 Tariffs (5) 107 Coastal towns with
docks (5) 109 Female sheep (3) 110 Be (past singular) (3) 111 Title for a married
female (3) 113 In vain (9) 117 Take to court (3) 119 Bloodsucking fly (6) 121 Shower (4) 122 Six balls in cricket (4) 124 Be defective (4,2) 126 In the near future (4) 127 Colourless gas (5) 128 Amounts of more
than nine (4) 129 Hindquarters (4) 130 Be in accord (5) 131 Drench (5) 132 Relating to men (4) 133 Velvet-like leather (5) 135 Condiment container (5) 137 Android (5) 140 Groundbreakers (8) 142 Stand in good . . .
(advantageous) (5) 143 Upper limits (prices) (5) 145 Merciless (8) 147 Passage (5) 148 Elements of a larger
whole (5) 149 To incise (3) 150 Defying analysis (11) 152 Line (3) 153 Enjoyed a book
again (6) 156 Mistakes in printing (6) 159 . . . comes before
a fall (5) 160 Insurrection (10) 163 Zero emissions
(abbr) (2) 164 Stages in reaching
a goal (5) 166 Flight of steps (6) 167 Accompanying
vehicle (6) 168 Sneaky (9) 172 Chivalrous (5) 173 Opposite (7) 174 Small publication (7)
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1 Eye membrane (6) 2 Brevity (10) 3 Violin and piano, eg (11) 4 Ciao! (7) 5 Implement (7) 6 Lean (4) 7 Veg related to the
onion (4) 8 Fine soft wool (8) 9 Gels (4) 10 Not widely known (4) 11 Dampen (7) 12 State of bliss (7) 13 Rebuild (11) 14 Event (10) 15 Meagre (6) 19 Female servant (4) 21 Volcano in Sicily (4) 25 Threefold (6) 26 Pieces of cake (6) 30 Avoid using (6) 31 Topics (6) 34 Alleged (2-6) 36 Traitor (8) 37 Enigmatic (10) 39 Type of firework (8) 40 Made better (8) 42 Businessman (12) 43 Caspian, eg (3) 45 . . . or nay (3) 47 Salt and . . . (6) 49 Brute (6) 50 Found in oysters (6) 52 Irritable (6) 54 Idioms (7) 56 No . . . attached (7) 58 Large flightless bird (3) 61 Pair of people, eg (3) 66 Usable (11) 67 Drizzles (5) 71 Period of rule (5) 72 Odd trait (11) 74 Offices for ambassadors (9) 76 Doing nothing (4) 77 Fight back (9) 78 Hit it on the head (4) 79 Find by chance (3,6) 84 Undisguised (5) 85 Apprehension (5) 86 Venomous snake (5) 87 Monster (5) 90 Favourite (3) 92 By means of (3) 93 Jaundiced (12) 97 Squads (5) 99 Congers (4) 100 Set . . . (begin a voyage) (4) 102 Elaborate speech (5) 104 Assortment (7) 106 Not as bitter (7) 108 Blocked (10) 112 Save (6) 113 Undefeated (8) 114 Reptile (6) 115 Evildoer (6) 116 Spry (8) 118 Final result (6) 120 Dance genre (3) 121 Pavement (8) 123 Journalist (8) 125 Target (3) 133 Dignity (4-7) 134 Epoch (3) 135 Call off (6) 136 Salad ingredient (6) 138 Coach (3) 139 Conclusive comment
(3,4,4) 141 Within reach (10) 142 Moves smoothly (6) 144 An allergic reaction (6) 146 Phrase or idiom (10) 151 Concealed (8) 154 Actuality (7) 155 Reaches a destination (7) 157 Outcomes (7) 158 Disciple (7) 159 Aircraft (6) 161 . . . up (admits) (4) 162 IX (4) 165 Naps (6) 168 Encourage (4) 169 Bureau (4) 170 Charitable donations (4) 171 Challenge (4)