BRAINBUSTER
NO 865
ACROSS
1 Company that gives access to the web (8,7,8) 11 Requires (5) 15 Near-sighted (6) 17 Medicine (5) 18 Property deed (5) 19 Meander (6) 21 By the skin of one’s . . . (5) 23 Low earth orbit (abbr) (3) 24 Originated (5) 26 IX (4) 27 Diminish (6) 29 Curly-haired French dog (6) 31 Pleasant (4) 32 Infinite (7) 33 Sign of the zodiac (7) 34 Ireland (4) 36 Distress (4) 38 Authors (verb) (4) 40 Family group (4) 42 2nd Greek letter (4) 43 Sensible (5) 44 Young elephant, eg (4) 46 XI (6) 47 Sleep (4) 48 Impetuous (4) 49 Pencil end (6) 50 12PM (4) 51 Heavy hand tool for timber (4) 52 Comfort (4) 53 Elliptical (4) 54 Where gambling takes place (6) 56 Dividing line (9) 57 Not often (6) 59 Oaks, eg (5) 61 Put into service (3) 62 Vase-like vessel (3) 63 Produce (5) 65 Records (verb) (5) 67 Flu symptom (5) 69 Shine (5) 71 Nectarine, eg (5) 72 Soothed (6) 74 Soft quilts (6) 76 Annoyed (5) 78 Beams (4) 80 An addict (inf) (4) 81 Eyelash cosmetic (7) 83 Enduring (7) 87 Gave up (7) 89 Small pool (6) 91 The edge of a cloth (3) 92 Dwellings (6) 94 Like a young lass (7) 95 African antelope (3) 96 An undergarment (3) 97 Not professional (7) 98 Northern continent (6) 99 Winter or summer, eg (6) 100 Suitor (7) 101 Indicates negation (3) 102 Louse egg (3) 103 Cadet (7) 104 Settled down (6) 106 Fall behind (3) 108 Luxurious (6) 110 A blood deficiency (7) 113 Stipulate (7) 116 Extract (7) 119 Advance paid by a bank (4) 121 Polite address for a lady (4) 123 Large antelope (5) 124 Confront (6) 127 Soldiers (6) 129 Avoid (an issue) (5) 130 Eclipse (5) 131 Boon (5) 132 Brazilian dance (5) 133 Circle (5) 136 Charged atom (3) 137 Epoch (3) 138 Centre (5) 141 Textbook (6) 143 Vibrant (9) 144 Uttered (6) 146 Wild American cat (4) 147 Russian emperor (4) 148 Otherwise (4) 149 Calf’s flesh (4) 150 Adequate (6) 152 Consumes (4) 154 Not a lie (4) 156 Spike of frozen water (6) 158 Assist (in a crime) (4) 159 Water source in the desert (5) 160 Large storage chamber (4) 161 Elegant (4) 162 Nobleman (4) 163 Quote (4) 164 Burial vault (4) 166 Praise (7) 168 Celebrity (7) 169 Overlook (4) 170 Calm (6) 173 Leaseholder (6) 175 Green with . . . (4) 176 Shrub indigenous to SA (5) 178 7th Greek letter (3) 179 Barely beat (5) 181 Summer shoe (6) 183 Acid type (5) 184 Holler (5) 185 Backwards (6) 187 Bright (5) 188 The situation is reversed (3,4,2,2,3,5,4)
DOWN
1 Vast (7) 2 As well (3) 3 Peach (9) 4 Factual (4) 5 One or the other (6) 6 Location (5) 7 Travel on two wheels (5) 8 Surpass in performance (5) 9 Principles to aspire to (6) 10 Large, public exhibition (short) (4) 12 Gradually lessen (3) 13 Bar (SA) (7) 14 Intrude (8) 16 Choice (10) 18 Blouse, eg (3) 20 Tones of one colour (10) 22 Incredibly (12) 25 Impulsiveness (12) 28 Woman’s garment (5) 30 La Bohème, eg (5) 35 Under a roof (6) 36 Goodbye (8) 37 Staggered (8) 38 Expired (8) 39 Timetable (8) 41 Burning (6) 42 A . . . counter (accountant) (inf) (4) 45 At liberty (4) 55 Respiratory problem (6) 58 Require (6) 60 Tests (5) 64 Watch over (5) 66 Miscellaneous articles (13) 67 Greek cheese (4) 68 Dilapidation (4) 70 Daisy (13) 71 Red seeded fruit (11) 73 Second-hand (4) 75 Desmond . . . (the “Arch”) (4) 77 Official approval (11) 79 Dined (3) 82 Crash (7) 83 Stories (7) 84 Move to and fro (7) 85 SA praise singer (Nguni) (7) 86 Dreadful (7) 88 Crisscross pattern (7) 90 Arrows (5) 93 Rice and fish dish (5) 105 Type of fish (4) 107 A decree (3) 109 Front part of a shoe (4) 111 Tequila plant (5) 112 Interfere (6) 114 Monetary unit of Botswana (4) 115 Military post (4) 117 Type of seeds (6) 118 Water nymph (5) 120 Initially (2,5,5) 122 Killed (12) 125 Tangible (8) 126 Advocacy (8) 127 Excellent (8) 128 Breakfast dish (8) 134 Part of the hip (6) 135 Stamped out (10) 139 Capital venture (10) 140 Downhill race (6) 142 Volcano in Sicily (4) 145 Kiss (4) 151 Blameworthy (8) 153 Jewish scripture (5) 155 Out of the way (5) 157 Suitable person for a position (9) 161 Noughts and . . . (game) (7) 165 Blade (7) 167 Feelings of uncertainty (6) 168 To be very angry (6) 171 Trunk of the body (5) 172 European Economic Community (abbr) (3) 173 Cowboy’s rope (5) 174 Stocky (5) 177 Money (4) 180 Manner of walking (4) 182 Mother Teresa, eg (3) 186 Alter . . . (second self) (3)