BRAINBUSTER
ACROSS
1 Egotism (11) 7 People over 60 (7) 11 25 December (9) 16 Inspect (7) 17 Unaccompanied (1,8) 22 Searched for prey (7) 23 Solid (6) 24 Flowers (6) 25 Type of seeds (6) 29 Cosy (4) 31 Doubtful (inf) (4) 33 Taste and smell (6) 35 Withered (5) 37 Molasses (7) 38 Tall grass (4) 40 Expand (7) 43 Cover completely (7) 45 Got by (5) 47 Even (5) 48 Manner (9) 52 Disgrace (9) 55 A continent (6) 57 Chill (6) 59 Internal organs (8) 60 Pontificate (5) 61 Briefcase (9) 63 Received (3) 64 Travel on snow (3) 65 Collection of wild
animals (9) 68 A defence (law) (5) 71 Convent (8) 74 Den (4) 75 Moving aboard (4) 76 Against (prefix) (4) 77 Engrave with acid (4) 79 In a lively manner,
musically (7) 81 Cricket grounds (inf) (5) 82 Ban on trade (7) 84 Christmas (4) 85 Not quite right (5) 88 Lose traction (5) 90 Operatic solo (4) 91 Small hotels (4) 93 Weapon launched from
a submarine (7) 94 Serviette (6) 96 Unfasten (4) 98 Noblemen (5) 99 Spirits (5) 100 Sleeps (4) 101 Familiar with (inf ) (4) 102 Stage accessory (4) 103 Fly high (4) 105 Finish (3,2) 109 A religion (5) 112 Fluctuate (2-2) 113 Revved (engine) (6) 114 Cooperation (7) 115 Persian country (4) 116 Records (4) 117 Light-headed (5) 120 Tournaments (5) 123 Disappear (4) 125 Eludes (7) 126 Chairs (5) 128 Re: sight (7) 129 Current (4) 130 Kernel (4) 131 Starchy cereal used in
puddings (4) 132 Skin irritation (4) 133 Railroad bridges (8) 136 Grottoes (5) 137 Extravaganza (9) 141 Devour (3) 142 Tint (3) 143 Very good (9) 144 Colourless gas (5) 147 Respired (8) 148 See to it (6) 149 Cunning (6) 151 Upside-down
manoeuvre (9) 153 Large tank of water (9) 155 Lift (5) 157 Shoestrings (5) 159 Extended (7) 162 Regular procedure (7) 165 Hit with a sharp
blow (4) 166 No longer being
utilised (7) 170 Disillusioned (5) 171 Overpower (6) 174 Outdoor braai area (4) 175 Source of nuclear
energy (4) 177 Oversights (6) 181 Willing sacrifice (6) 182 State (6) 184 Disturb (a liquid) (7) 185 Received under a
will (9) 189 Annals (7) 190 Thought to be guilty
(9) 191 Entrance (7) 192 Magnum opus (11)
DOWN
1 Pips (5) 2 Heaps (5) 3 Going to the dogs, eg (5) 4 Garden implements (4) 5 Angry (7) 6 Closes (5) 7 Adriatic, eg (3) 8 Short period of sleep (3) 9 Canola or sunflower, eg (3) 10 Frightening (5) 11 Group of stars (7) 12 Salespeople (short) (4) 13 Sound made while
asleep (5) 14 Shopping centres (5) 15 Agrees (with) (5) 18 Monetary unit (4) 19 Folio (4) 20 Cape . . . (cycle
event) (4) 21 Existence (4) 26 Make a mistake (3) 27 Astonish (5) 28 Female sheep (3) 30 Plead (4) 32 Move quickly (4) 34 Nephew’s sister (5) 36 Irritating (8) 39 Puddings (8) 40 Physique (4) 41 Fearless (10) 42 Useful (10) 44 Share ideas to solve a
problem (3,4,5,8) 46 Reindeer, eg (4) 47 Garret (4) 49 Consisting of one term
(maths) (8) 50 Garment for the
kitchen (5) 51 Bathroom (8) 52 Bemoaned (8) 53 Search hurriedly (5) 54 Barbie, eg (4) 56 Spud (6) 58 Polymers (6) 62 Recover your
emotions (4,8,8) 66 Sea eagle (literary) (4) 67 Type of nut (6) 69 Sweethearts (6) 70 Dance genre performed by the Bolshoi (6) 72 Walks heavily (6) 73 Recover (6) 78 Twister (7) 80 Job (4) 83 List of food (4) 86 Dull (7) 87 Gracefully (7) 88 High voice (7) 89 Motivate (7) 92 Care for (5) 95 Church platform (5) 97 Pulled (7) 104 Apple variety (6) 105 Discontent (6) 106 Brim (4) 107 Large African ibis (6) 108 Bloodsucking fly (6) 110 A speech defect (4) 111 Upper limits (6) 118 Cut off (8) 119 Disagreement (10) 121 Takes to court (10) 122 After October (8) 123 Flunk (4) 124 Second self (5,3) 126 Division (6) 127 Belts (6) 134 Parts in a play (5) 135 Managers (8) 138 Prized possession (8) 139 Provide (5) 140 Glance over quickly (4) 145 Lemon peel (4) 146 Hit it on the head (4) 150 Bark up the
wrong . . . (4) 152 Apprehension (5) 154 Elector (5) 156 Bypass (4) 158 Assist (in a crime) (4) 160 Transported (7) 161 Gaming houses (7) 163 A lyrical poem (3) 164 Neither (3) 166 Mend (4) 167 Rescue (4) 168 Indian attire (4) 169 Finished (4) 171 Skin blemishes (5) 172 Overflows (5) 173 Utilisation (5) 174 Reclining (5) 176 Term of address for
a woman (5) 178 Summarise (5) 179 Compound of
oxygen (5) 180 Setting for a play (5) 181 Dissolve (4) 183 Michael or James,
eg (4) 186 At the drop of a . . . (3) 187 Brawl (3) 188 Plaything (3)