BRAINBUSTER
ACROSS 1 Exuberant (10) 6 Tense (7) 10 Cruel deeds (10) 15 Diplomacy (4) 18 Scene (7) 19 Nicotine-rich leaves (7) 20 Harbour (4) 22 Arose (from) (6) 23 Least healthy (7) 24 Native . . . (a country) (6) 25 Money collected by
SARS (3) 26 Velvet-like leather (5) 28 Baby sheep (pl) (5) 30 Type of grain (3) 31 Long historical period
(5) 32 A thought (4) 33 Type of meat (4) 34 Addiction (5) 35 Coloured (hair) (4) 37 Have . . . for (be
interested in) (4) 39 Originally called (3) 40 Republic in West
Africa (4) 42 Where the sun rises (4) 45 Twister (7) 48 Gave money in
exchange (4) 49 Skin condition (4) 50 Difficult to deal with (7) 53 Earl Grey, eg (3) 54 Hauls (5) 56 Trunk (5) 59 Sharp hooked claw (5) 61 Alter . . . (second self) (3) 62 Bazaar (4) 63 Owns (3) 64 Tint (3) 65 Catches on (4) 66 Total (3) 68 Isolation (political) (11) 69 Decay (3) 70 Excuses (9) 71 Remark (9) 72 Hairstyling product (3) 73 Amazing (9) 74 Boar (3) 76 Moderate (7) 78 Dart (7) 80 Wading bird (5) 81 Nonconformist (9) 84 Republic in East Asia (5) 85 Less taxing (6) 87 Spike of frozen water (6) 89 Large piece of
chocolate (4) 92 Successful people (9) 94 Satisfy (4) 96 Extended (8) 97 Feeler (8) 98 Instance (4) 100 System of
government (9) 101 Stacks (4) 104 Dashing (6) 105 Parody (4-2) 107 Extra (5) 108 Possibilities (9) 112 Bear (5) 113 A type of seafood (7) 115 Pernicious (7) 117 Female (subject) (3) 118 Reconnaissance (9) 120 Short sleep (3) 121 Cried out (9) 123 Stress (9) 125 Offer at an auction (3) 126 A person who distrusts
humankind (11) 127 Invest with a title (3) 129 Narrow road (4) 130 Canola or sunflower,
eg (3) 131 Sprite (3) 133 Rests on a chair (4) 134 One point in cricket (3) 136 Profit (5) 137 Derision (5) 140 Twilled fabric (5) 141 Favourite (3) 142 Ceremonial staff (7) 146 Soya-bean curd (4) 147 Glance over quickly (4) 148 Angriest (7) 152 Information (4) 154 Decorative case (4) 155 . . . and tuck (3) 156 Flat (4) 157 Utilises (4) 159 Periods of ebb and
flow (5) 160 Overlook (4) 162 Omelette ingredients
(4) 164 Long for (5) 165 Pismire (3) 167 External part of the
ear (5) 171 Took a seat (3) 173 Internet troublemakers (6) 174 Conjugal (7) 175 Person who makes
the first bid (6) 177 At this place (4) 178 Toddler’s outburst (7) 179 Steadfast (7) 180 Pitch (4) 181 Practicality (10) 182 Gracefully (7) 183 Component (10)
DOWN 1 If the shoe . . . (4) 2 Capital of Ghana (5) 3 Got too big for (8) 4 Caught by surprise (8) 5 Motif (5) 6 New (6) 7 Precarious (5,3,2) 8 Side dish (5,5) 9 Gossip (6) 10 Vinyl collectible (5) 11 Two-wheeled transport
(8) 12 Medieval weapon (8) 13 Creamy white (5) 14 Adjusts a clock (4) 16 Suitably (5) 17 Formal suit (6) 20 Baggage attendant (6) 21 Staggers (5) 27 Deprived (12) 29 Late comment (12) 35 Killings (6) 36 Volcano in Sicily (4) 38 Adolescence (5) 41 Roof overhang (5) 43 Heavy hand tool for
timber (4) 44 Front part of the
neck (6) 46 Refurbish (10) 47 Buck (8) 51 A marsupial (8) 52 Teetotalism (10) 55 Comfort (4) 56 Warnings (7) 57 Correct (5) 58 External (7) 60 Your mother’s sister (4) 67 Tropical disease (7) 69 Exact copy (7) 72 Speculate (5) 75 Critical (5) 77 Alteration (9) 79 Skilled storyteller (9) 82 Crew members (7) 83 Go in separate
directions (7) 86 Marsh (5) 88 Beet type (5) 90 Grassland (3) 91 Black economic empowerment (abbr) (3) 92 Include (3) 93 A pig’s home (3) 94 Stitch (3) 95 A small bit (3) 98 Charges (5) 99 Marine algae (7) 102 Straight (7) 103 Soak (5) 104 Very tasty (10) 106 Soothing (10) 108 Bias (12) 109 Children without
parents (7) 110 Dismay (7) 111 Embarrassment (12) 114 Jewellery worn on
the wrist (8) 116 Oil source (8) 119 Surpass in
performance (5) 122 Arabic for commander
(4) 124 Idea passed on
through generations (4) 125 Jagged (6) 128 Clubs (6) 130 Group of eight (5) 132 Prepare (5) 135 Eyrie (4) 138 Thwart (10) 139 Corresponding (10) 141 Kitchen utensils (4) 143 Farm animals (6) 144 Base of a statue (8) 145 Reply (8) 149 Whichever object (8) 150 Conversation (8) 151 Period of decline (6) 153 Cognisant (5) 158 Have consumed (5) 161 Animal (6) 163 Star system (6) 166 Medieval Scandinavian
language (5) 168 Geeks (5) 170 Movie genre (short)
(3-2) 172 Battery terminal (5) 173 0,0254mm (4) 176 Relax (4)