BRAIN BUSTER
NO 922
ACROSS
1 Exploration (14) 7 Threaten (4) 9 Used to write on (9) 14 Brought into existence (7) 15 Military manoeuver (9) 19 Silhouettes (7) 20 Mystery (6) 21 Meat avoiders (6) 22 Delight (6) 26 Dull pain (4) 28 Matures (4) 30 Rental agreements (6) 32 Avarice (5) 34 Young child (7) 35 Flutter (4) 37 Swarm (7) 40 Fowards (7) 42 Taunt (5) 44 Bazaars (5) 45 Restraint (9) 49 Preconception (9) 52 Sharp weapons (6) 54 Offer (a service) (6) 56 Happiest (8) 57 Small particles (5) 58 Statute (9) 60 Golden Arrow, eg (3) 61 Title for a knight (3) 62 TV show (9) 65 Hairlike structures (5) 68 Term of endearment (8) 71 Solo in an opera (4) 72 Guffaw (4) 73 Legend (4) 74 Bargain (4) 76 Juicy, soft fruit (7) 78 Encircles (5) 79 Unfold (7) 81 Small hotels (4) 82 Droplets (5) 85 Jerk (5) 87 Edges (4) 88 Delicate fabric (4) 90 USA (7) 91 Types of flowers (6) 93 Stern (4) 95 Regal (5) 96 A school subject (5) 97 Peace symbol (4) 99 Having little rain (4) 100 Wail (4) 101 Traded (4) 103 Summits (5) 107 Tests (5) 110 Nuisance (4) 111 Character (6) 112 Receptacles for wine (7) 113 Catches (4) 114 (Has) witnessed (4) 115 Water source in the desert (5) 118 A benefit (5) 121 Region (4) 123 Shields (7) 124 Spoiled kids (5) 126 Bacterium (7) 127 The bottom part (4) 128 At liberty (4) 129 Locale (4) 130 Rearmost (4) 131 Recover (8) 134 Strange (5) 135 Animal remains (9) 139 Feline (3) 140 Antelope (3) 141 Pasta, eg (9) 142 Fill with optimism (5) 145 Tasty (8) 146 Thin (6) 147 Task (6) 149 Join together (9) 151 Wizards (9) 153 Paper measure (5) 155 . . . and tested (proven) (5) 157 Breadth (7) 160 Mission (7) 163 Not shallow (4) 164 Christen (7) 168 Thorny succulent
plants (5) 169 Structure (6) 172 Run (4) 173 Close (4) 175 Badger (6) 179 Fit (6) 180 Puzzle (6) 182 Unpleasant and
uncouth (7) 183 Saying yes (9) 184 Porch (7) 185 Bland (9) 186 Omelette ingredients (4) 187 Plant process (14)
DOWN
1 Summarise (5) 2 Pancake (5) 3 Jottings (5) 4 An assistant (4) 5 Wither (7) 6 Bouquet (5) 7 Deadly (6) 8 Horses’ hair (5) 9 In particular (7) 10 Chuck (4) 11 Stage (5) 12 Small ponds (5) 13 Takes a break (5) 16 Treaty (4) 17 Regretted (4) 18 Finished (4) 23 Falsehood (3) 24 A defence (law) (5) 25 Ovum (3) 27 Garden implements (4) 29 Unit of heredity (4) 31 Prize (5) 33 Large deer (8) 36 Open-minded (8) 37 Spike (4) 38 Recalled (10) 39 The function of being in charge (10) 41 Glasses (10) 43 Opposite of west (4) 44 Piece of agricultural land (4) 46 Actor (8) 47 Memento (5) 48 Approximate (8) 49 Feigns (8) 50 Loosen (5) 51 Article (4)
53 Villain (6) 55 Compositions (6) 59 Pink wading birds (9) 63 Taps lightly (4) 64 Stringed instrument (6) 66 Pressed (6) 67 Weaken (6) 69 Summary (6) 70 Loved (6) 75 Part of a TV series (7) 77 Comply with (4) 80 Discharge (4) 83 Map books (7) 84 Money for future use (7) 85 Triangular pastry (7) 86 Without direction (7) 89 Shrink in fear (5) 92 Verse (5) 94 Sickness (7) 98 Pulled out (tooth) (9) 102 Ballerina, eg (6) 103 Cleanest (6) 104 An immeasurably long time (4) 105 Scrape the . . . (last resources) (6) 106 Bloodsucking fly (6) 108 Against (prefix) (4) 109 Attacks (6) 114 Meek (10) 116 A symbol to mark a
reference (8) 117 Catching (10) 119 Guessed (10) 120 Green jewels (8) 121 Skilled (4) 122 Comfort (8) 124 Defeated (6) 125 Vocalist (6) 132 Anaesthetic, eg (5) 133 Portioned (8) 136 Theoretical (8) 137 Slip (5) 138 Gone by (4) 143 Ancient
instrument (4) 144 Sports contest between two countries (4) 148 Small island (4) 150 Precise (5) 152 Chances (5) 154 Existing in the physical world (4) 156 Got up (4) 158 Boring (7) 159 Excuses (7) 161 Tore roughly (3) 162 Monopoly item (3) 164 Resting places (4) 165 Pincers (6) 166 Institute (abbr) (4) 167 Merit (4) 169 Divide in half (5) 170 Butts (5) 171 Banishment (5) 172 Braid (5) 174 Correct (5) 176 Soil (5) 177 Musical sounds (5) 178 Enjoys a book (5) 179 Item of footwear (4) 181 Level (4)