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There is no danger (5,2,5) 7 Sneering (5) 10 Storehouse (10) 15 Trudge (4) 18 Instruction (7) 19 Cascading (7) 20 Cultivate (4) 22 Sliding gate to control water (6) 23 Satisfy (7) 24 Small stones (6) 25 100 square metres (3) 26 Aunt’s daughter (5) 28 Military trainee (5) 30 It’s not my cup of . . . (not to my liking) (3) 31 Scorch (5) 32 Lyrical poems (4) 33 Rodents (4) 34 Motionless (5) 35 Alike (4) 37 Twisted strands of fabric (4) 39 Hardwood tree (3) 40 Notice (4) 42 Young lady (4) 45 Snobbish (7) 48 Mend (4) 49 Volcano in Sicily (4) 50 Snuggled (7) 53 Small social insect (3) 54 Pairs (5) 55 Nuisances (5) 58 Twilled fabric (5) 60 Enlarge (archaic) (3) 61 A long walk (4) 62 Unwell (3) 63 Dines (4) 64 Drain (3) 66 Soapie on SABC1 (11) 67 Type of grain (3) 68 Fullness (9) 69 Spitfire, eg (9) 70 Look and . . . (3) 71 Cleanse (9) 72 Krypton, eg (3) 74 Place (7) 76 Green stone (7) 78 Cognisant (5) 79 Debated (9) 82 Bonus (5) 83 Spoil (6) 85 Floated on the breeze (6) 87 Snakelike fish (4) 90 Strolled (9) 92 Place to play (4) 94 Have top billing (8) 95 Fit (8) 96 Instance (4) 98 Substance abuse (9) 99 Tans (4) 102 Cushioned (6) 103 Queasiness (6) 105 Vibrate (5) 106 Started (9) 110 Uneven (5) 111 Rice dish (7) 113 Skin folds over the eye (7) 115 Small mouthful of fluid (3) 116 An account (9) 118 Strive in competition (3) 119 Stretched out (9) 121 Banish (9)
123 Something to chew (3) 124 Willing to take risks (11) 125 . . . Hard (movie series) (3) 127 Pacify (4) 128 Cyst (tech) (3) 130 Watch (4) 131 Fitting (3) 133 Reads quickly (5) 134 Sewage pipe (5) 137 Antelope (5) 138 As well (3) 139 Woods (7) 143 Informed (4) 144 Sound made by a horn (4) 145 Attain (7) 149 Cowboy boot attachment (4) 151 Decorative case (4) 152 Break the . . . (make the first move) (3) 153 Bit (4) 154 Small hotels (4) 156 The . . . Wears Prada (movie and book title) (5) 157 Mineral liquids (4) 159 Neither good nor bad (2-2) 161 Romantic flowers (5) 162 Beer (3) 164 Large antelope (5) 166 Go in (5) 168 Sphere (3) 170 Rages (6) 171 Revere (7) 172 Spirit (6) 174 Lower limbs (4) 175 In a lively manner (7) 176 Nourish (7) 177 Simmer food (4) 178 Commotion (10) 179 Organises (5) 180 Vehicles for small loads (12)
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1 Headgear (4) 2 Love affair (5) 3 World Wide Web (8) 4 Flues (8) 5 Banishment (5) 6 Washed (6) 7 Intuition (inf ) (5,5) 8 Deterioration (10) 9 Anticipate (6) 10 Circular (5) 11 Unsullied (8) 12 Most moist (8) 13 Salad ingredient (5) 14 Shout (4) 16 Camel-like mammal (5) 17 Type of fuel (6) 20 Gossip (6) 21 Seeps (5) 27 Patronised (12) 29 Killed (12) 35 Sharp weapons (6) 36 Convene (4) 38 Loft (5) 41 Knot on a tree (5) 43 Heavy hand tool for timber (4) 44 Strict (6) 46 Poorly (10)
47 Curiosity (8) 51 Climbing plant with butterfly-shaped flowers (8) 52 Sinistral (4-6) 55 Puts pressure on (7) 56 Blemish (5) 57 Tarantulas, eg (7) 59 In addition (4) 65 Triumph (7) 66 Ready, steady . . . (2) 67 Series of yacht races (7) 70 Taipan, eg (5) 73 Endure (5) 75 Building designer (9) 77 Wipe out (9) 80 Corroborate (7) 81 Make a deal more attractive (7) 84 Lost brightness (5) 86 Attempts (5) 88 Epoch (3) 89 Female (subject) (3) 90 Caspian, eg (3) 91 Lair (3) 92 Absolutely! (3) 93 Darted (3) 96 Throws (5) 97 Broke (like a twig) (7) 100 Impassive (7) 101 Manner (5) 102 Coffee machine (10) 104 Refraining from (alcohol) (10) 106 Moisture (12) 107 Warranted (7) 108 Red (7) 109 Sect (12) 112 Hints (8) 114 Quickly (2,1,5) 117 Main blood vessel (5) 120 Flat (4) 122 Southeast (abbr) (2) 123 Lengths of metal links (6) 126 Wears away gradually (6) 128 Midsection (5) 129 Measure of weight of diamonds, eg (5) 132 Soya-bean curd (4) 135 Find again (10) 136 Guts (10) 138 Young person (inf ) (4) 140 Commands (6) 141 Foresee (8) 142 Broadcast (8) 146 Tote bag, eg (US) (8) 147 Sleeplessness (8) 148 Brims of caps (6) 150 Chatter (5) 155 Chivalrous (5) 158 Expressions (6) 160 Go up and down (6) 163 Valid reasoning (5) 165 In pieces (5) 167 Sample (5) 169 Proportion (5) 170 Blackthorn (4) 173 Female sheep (4)