BRAINBUSTER NO 952

ACROSS

1 Philately (5,10) 8 90 degrees to a horizontal plane (13) 16 (Have) cycled (6) 18 Wheels (5) 19 Loose garment (5) 21 Small shellfish (pl) (6) 23 A spicy tomato

sauce (5) 25 Nonsense (inf) (5) 26 Lyric poem (5) 28 . . . and crafts (4) 29 Pen for farm

animals (6) 31 Social outcast (6) 32 Slightly open (4) 33 After March (5) 34 Emotional (7) 35 Rescue (4) 37 Rests on a chair (4) 39 Squeeze out (4) 41 Weight

measurement (4) 43 Scandinavian drinking

toast (4) 44 Doctrine (5) 45 Kind of light (4) 47 Spanish rice dish (6) 48 Arabic commander (4) 49 Novice (4) 50 Habitual practice (6) 51 Harness (4) 52 At . . . (immediately) (4) 53 Walked (4) 54 Large continent (4) 55 Scratched (6) 57 Foremost (9) 58 Type of oil (6) 60 Pontificate (5) 62 Strategic Defense

Initiative (abbr) (3) 63 Climbing plant (3) 64 Exams (5) 66 Be frugal (5) 68 Blemish (5) 70 Going to the dogs,

eg (5) 72 Chairs (5) 73 Know all the . . .

(tricks) (6) 75 Gorge or ravine (6) 77 Kitchen appliances (5) 79 Single sheet of glass (4) 81 Ancient (4) 82 Extract (7) 84 Utensil with flexible

blade (7) 88 Provisional (7) 90 Soft sound (6) 92 After expenses (3) 93 Goes by (6) 95 Motors (7) 97 Darjeeling, eg (3) 98 Extra-sensory

perception (abbr) (3) 99 Pose (7) 101 Approval (7) 102 Countered (7) 103 Dress hastily (5,2) 104 Thrash (3) 105 Slalom (3) 106 Not one nor the

other (7) 107 Claim (6) 109 Industrial Production

Index (abbr) (3) 111 Tends to (6) 113 Indicate (5,2) 116 Red (7) 119 Austere (7) 122 Wading bird (4) 124 Zodiac sign (4) 126 Hard-wearing

fabric (5) 127 Dirties (6) 130 Hit (6) 132 Make void (5) 133 Admit (3,2) 134 Fortified enclosures (5) 135 Impostor (5) 136 Connoisseurship (5) 139 Possess (3) 140 From head to . . . (3) 141 Contract for renting

property (5) 144 Skilful (6) 146 Exclude (9) 147 Sharpness (6) 149 Not able (4) 150 Token (4) 151 Round of duties (4) 152 Blue-green shade (4) 153 Pill (6) 155 Christmas season (4) 157 Tardy (4) 159 Chant (6) 161 Look to be (4) 162 Requested (5) 163 Gels (4) 164 Skin condition (4) 165 Standard assessment

tests (abbr) (4) 166 . . . out (uncover) (4) 167 Move by (4) 169 More threadbare (7) 171 Fictional rabbit (5) 172 Volcano in Sicily (4) 173 Photograph of yourself

(inf) (6) 176 Remember (6) 178 Tehran is its capital (4) 179 Seemingly (5) 181 Critical (5) 182 Ablaze (5) 184 Cabinet (6) 186 More pleasant (5) 187 Unsuitable (5) 188 Street (6) 190 Caring (13) 191 Rarely and infrequently

(2,4,3,6)

DOWN

1 Outdo (7) 2 Include (3) 3 Police officer (9) 4 Hang loosely (4) 5 Involve (6) 6 . . . and conditions (5) 7 Unpleasant (5) 9 Smouldering piece of

wood (5) 10 Imitate (4,2) 11 Not suitable for

proceeding (2,2) 12 Flawed (9) 13 Cattle’s bellow (3) 14 Platform (7) 15 Grasp (4) 17 Contempt (10) 20 Lack of

transparency (7) 22 Blend (10) 24 Very clean (5,3,4) 27 Reproducing

(in print) (12) 30 All (music) (5) 36 Covering plates (6) 37 Dormant (8) 38 Butlers, eg (8) 39 Like a shooting

star (8) 40 With complexity (8) 42 Help (6) 43 Blackthorn (4) 46 In the buff (4) 56 Period of

instruction (6) 59 Greatest possible (6) 61 Lively, intelligent breed

of horses (5) 65 Remove by clipping (5) 67 Imitation (13) 68 Ooze (4) 69 Hit it on the head (4) 71 Essential (13) 72 Trite (11) 74 Afterwards (4) 76 Evergreen trees (4) 78 Regular (11) 80 Eroded (3) 83 A parasitic

microorganism (7) 84 Pays (7) 85 A red blood cell

deficiency (7) 86 Tool (7) 87 Nominate (7) 89 Permit (7) 91 Agave plant (5) 94 Stores (5) 96 Earth-friendly

(prefix) (3) 100 A lyrical poem (3) 108 More (4) 110 Make an impertinent

enquiry (3) 112 Wrinkle (4) 114 Mental or spiritual

aspects (5) 115 Abnormal growth (6) 117 A cook (4) 118 Gobbles (4) 120 Crib (6) 121 Port in Tanzania (5) 123 Crudeness (12) 125 Occur again (6,6) 128 Words with similiar

meanings (8) 129 Lemon’s quality (8) 130 Fanatic (8) 131 Curiosity (8) 137 Slanted style of

writing (6) 138 Snitch (10) 142 Venture (10) 143 Garden molluscs (6) 145 Utilises (4) 148 Tins (4) 154 Clothing shops (9) 156 Crisscross pattern (7) 158 Love intensely (5) 160 Operating costs (9) 164 Sharp (7) 168 Vocalists (7) 170 Restrain (4,2) 171 Dishes (6) 174 Aspect (5) 175 Currency used in

France, eg (4) 176 Period of rule (5) 177 Raccoon-like

animal (5) 180 Shelter (4) 183 Fe (metallic

element) (4) 185 Adult male sheep (3) 189 Neither here . . .

there (3)