BRAINBUSTER
NO 812
ACROSS
1 Face a difficult
situation (4,3,6) 7 Burn (5) 11 Allows (7) 16 Elevate (5) 17 Set alight (7) 18 Match up (9) 21 Power (Zulu) (7) 22 Arenas (6) 23 Arctic abodes (6) 24 Energetic person (6) 28 Plummet (4) 30 A long time (4) 32 Make a break for it (6) 35 Answer (5) 37 Scoffed (7) 38 Exclude (5) 40 Angry (7) 43 Wrinkled (7) 45 Airs (5) 47 River in Europe (5) 48 Passed (8) 51 Period (4,4) 54 Cue (6) 56 Spiritual beings (6) 59 Foolishly (8) 60 Avoid (5) 61 Pointing (6) 63 In addition (3) 64 Text message (abbr) (3) 66 Editions (8) 68 Explode (5) 71 Worries (8) 74 Centres of interest (4) 76 Painful (4) 77 In addition to (4) 78 Skin condition (4) 80 Speaking skill (7) 82 Hearing, eg (5) 83 Import illegally (7) 85 Transmitted (4) 86 Accumulate (5) 89 Abrupt (5) 91 Responsibility (4) 92 Without a doubt (6) 94 Tool for tilling (3) 95 Sensory organ (3) 96 Autocrat (6) 98 . . . on (adore) (4) 99 Chances (5) 100 Woollen cloth (5) 101 (Have) stitched (4) 102 Ogle (3) 103 Up to . . .
(on standard) (3) 104 Elegant (4) 106 Large shrimp (5) 110 Siren (5) 113 Gave money
in exchange (4) 115 Imitator (6) 116 A retreat (3) 117 Employ (3) 118 Line on a map (6) 119 Information (4) 120 Concepts (5) 123 Apprehension (5) 126 IX (4) 127 Deny access (7) 128 Components of
a book (5) 130 Coastal area (7) 131 Knot (4) 132 Formerly Persia (4) 133 Performs (4) 134 Enquires (4) 135 Nightfall (8) 138 Come back (5) 139 Manet and Monet,
eg (8) 143 Twitch (3) 144 Female sheep (3) 146 Capital of England (6) 147 Remove (5) 150 Registered (8) 152 Reaping tool (6) 153 Joined (6) 155 Nobleman (8) 157 Cartridge (8) 159 Midsection (5) 161 Weapon discharge (5) 163 Publishes in a
newspaper (7) 168 Geometric figure (7) 171 A benefit (5) 172 Easily broken (7) 176 Pebble (5) 177 Placard (6) 180 Shower (4) 181 Rosemary, eg (4) 183 Acquire (6) 187 Seaman (6) 188 Inherent
characteristics (6) 190 Recount (7) 191 Remedies (9) 192 Radioactive element (7) 193 Beings (in folklore) (5) 194 Gave up (7) 195 Hauled (5) 196 In a dishonest
relationship (2,7,4)
DOWN
1 Construct with bricks (5) 2 Projecting piece of
wood (5) 3 Clan’s symbol (5) 4 Finishes (4) 5 Normally (7) 6 Expressed clearly (5) 8 Basement (6) 9 Sediment (5) 10 Bereaved husband (7) 11 Two . . . in a pod
(identical) (4) 12 Enjoys a book (5) 13 New Delhi is its
capital (5) 14 Form (5) 15 Pancake (5) 19 Boat propellers (4) 20 Fastened (4) 25 Currency in Japan (3) 26 On top (5) 27 Scandinavian monetary
unit(3) 29 On a single occasion (4) 31 Unit of heredity (4) 32 Make a mistake (3) 33 Rocky peaks (5) 34 As easy as . . . (3) 36 Blunt (8) 39 True (8) 40 Primates (4) 41 Shades (10) 42 Reinforce (10) 44 Drug (inf ) (4) 46 Tower for grain (4) 47 Deer (male) (4) 49 Traffic marker (4) 50 Superior (5) 52 Ingredient in
limoncello (5) 53 Large amounts (4) 54 Word with the same
meaning (7) 55 Vipers (6) 57 Cuddle (6) 58 Sorrow (7) 62 Disarmed (7) 65 Betrayal (7) 66 Moral excellence (6) 67 Preferably (6) 69 Staggered (6) 70 Light colour (6) 72 Esteem (6) 73 Parlours (6) 75 Made narrower (11) 79 100th anniversaries (11) 81 Beams (4) 84 . . . out (allot) (4) 87 Non-existence (7) 88 Protects (7) 89 Confined (7) 90 Go back over (7) 93 About 4 cups (5) 97 Not in a thousand . . .!
(Never) (5) 104 Rhythm (7) 105 Enticed (6) 106 Post (6) 107 Having little rain (4) 108 Crazy (6) 109 Cabinet (6) 111 An assistant (4) 112 Light creamy
dessert (6) 113 Black-and-white
mammals (6) 114 Frocks (7) 121 Relies (on) (7) 122 Lord or lady (10) 124 Corresponding (10) 125 Yearned (7) 128 Package (6) 129 Examine for the presence of an illness (6) 136 Re: sound (5) 137 Generosity (8) 140 Intimidate (8) 141 Rotates (5) 142 Female deers (4) 145 Taunt (4) 148 Sleep (4) 149 ... up (recaps) (4) 151 Six balls in cricket (4) 154 Surrender (4) 156 Vote in (2-3) 158 Expel (5) 160 Indian garment (4) 162 Wheel shaft (4) 164 Self-esteem (3) 165 Liquid distilled from
coal (3) 166 Alleviate (7) 167 Loyal (7) 169 Low earth orbit
(abbr) (3) 170 Slide on snow (3) 172 Large farm building (4) 173 Indoors (6) 174 Ache (5) 175 Sea eagle (literary) (4) 177 Flower, eg (5) 178 Bender (5) 179 Large antelope (5) 180 Cook by dry heat (5) 182 Fundamental (5) 184 Barges (5) 185 A defence (law) (5) 186 Insect phase (5) 187 Pip (4) 189 Currency in Germany,
eg (4)