BRAINBUSTER
NO 953
ACROSS
1 Small, red fruits (12) 7 Outer covering (7) 11 Grain sifter (8) 15 High regard (6) 17 Unoccupied area (5) 18 Rigid (5) 20 Colony of rabbits (6) 22 A light raft (5) 24 Not quite right (5) 25 Fusses (5) 27 Travel document (4) 28 Devote time to (6) 30 Wander (6) 31 Sound of
impatience (4) 32 Fence (5) 33 Chic (7) 34 Measure
of medicine (4) 36 Regulation (4) 38 CD (4) 40 Cylinders (4) 42 Dimension (4) 43 Strange (5) 44 Popular songs (4) 46 Principle (6) 47 A board game (4) 48 Long, detailed
story (4) 49 Re: medical (6) 50 Length by width
(rectangle) (4) 51 Short skirt (4) 52 Chess piece (4) 53 Road tax (4) 54 An astringent taste
(wine) (6) 56 Type of pasta (9) 57 Snuggle (6) 59 Celestial body (5) 61 Fine particles
of lava (3) 62 Message sent by
phone (abbr) (3) 63 Most suitable (5) 65 Ancient (5) 67 Affirm (5) 69 Lift (5) 71 Half a semibreve (5) 72 Close embrace (6) 74 Spicy sausage (6) 76 Capture (5) 78 Ogle (4) 80 Cape . . .
(MTB event) (4) 81 Pasta dumplings (7) 83 Sailed (7) 87 Ruled (7) 89 Parmigiano
Reggiano, eg (6) 91 Tap (3) 92 See to it (6) 94 Endurance (7) 96 After expenses (3) 97 Joan of . . . (3) 98 Latin American percussion instrument (7) 100 Lure (7) 101 Unbeliever
(archaic) (7) 102 Vengeance (7) 103 Tear roughly (3) 104 Stomach (inf) (3) 105 Annulled (7) 106 Hit (6) 108 Carpentry tool (3) 110 Affirm (6) 112 Strategies (7) 115 Dreamlike (7) 118 Time off (7) 121 More (4) 123 Type of gemstone (4) 125 Soak (5) 126 Stockpiles (6) 129 A season (6) 131 Adjust (5) 132 Beam of light (5) 133 Undergo chemical
change (5) 134 Cairo is its capital (5) 135 At the time
of (Latin) (5) 138 Vase-like vessel (3) 139 Apollo or Janus,
eg (3) 140 Vote (5) 143 Aromatic plant (6) 145 Canteen (9) 146 Main course (6) 148 Unfasten (4) 149 In the buff (4) 150 Morsel (4) 151 Your mother’s
sister (4) 152 Ambassador (6) 154 Capital of Italy (4) 156 Plenty (4) 158 Received money
for work (6) 160 Type (4) 161 Respected
individual (5) 162 Sharp taste (4) 163 Decorative stamp (4) 164 Comply with (4) 165 Plunge (4) 166 The hind part (4) 168 Timeless (7) 170 Places (5) 171 Colourful
salamander (4) 172 Camera parts (6) 175 Old Italian coin (6) 177 Hurt (4) 178 Goatlike deity
(Gr myth) (5) 180 Regular (5) 181 Type of car (5) 183 Afternoon nap (6) 185 Furious (5) 186 Accommodate (5) 187 Code (6) 189 Took a poll (8) 190 Pub (SA) (7) 191 Atmospheric
layer (12)
DOWN
1 Turned aside (7) 2 Long-tailed rodent (3) 3 Unwelcome surprise (9) 4 Lively Scottish dance (4) 5 Crazy (6) 6 Spike (5) 7 Flour source (5) 8 Chief gods of Norse mythology (5) 9 Geometrical solid (5) 10 Tousle (6) 11 Alert to prejudice (4) 12 The Times, eg (9) 13 Armed conflict (3) 14 Cattle farms (7) 16 Aggravate (10) 19 Wife of a Russian
leader (7) 21 Limited (10) 23 Meaning (12) 26 Affair (12) 29 Side dish
at a braai (5) 35 Go too far (6) 36 Enjoyed (8) 37 Stretch (8) 38 Puddings (8) 39 Charm (8) 41 Type of flower (6) 42 Half (prefix) (4) 45 Japanese drink (4) 55 Minute (6) 58 A tropical fruit (6) 60 Fleshy tropical
fruit (5) 64 ( Have) consumed (5) 66 Food shops (13) 67 Insult (4) 68 Comfort (4) 70 Increasingly (13) 71 Court officials (11) 73 To plead (4) 75 Clutter (4) 77 Children’s game
(4-3-4) 79 By way of (3) 82 Remark (7) 83 No 12 and 13
in rugby (7) 84 Satisfactory (2,2,3) 85 Frighten (7) 86 Of the base 10 (7) 88 Scowl (7) 90 Mistake (5) 93 Integrate (5) 95 Pester (3) 99 Beer (3) 107 A thought (4) 109 Sardonic (3) 111 Sandal, eg (4) 113 Fair and sunny (5) 114 Up for grabs (2,4) 116 Addict (4) 117 Adjoin (4) 119 Couch (6) 120 Your sibling’s
daughter (5) 122 Thoroughly (12) 124 Establish in
advance (12) 127 Musical
composition (8) 128 Seriously (8) 129 Shouted (8) 130 Unit of computer
information (8) 136 Disregard (6) 137 Cacao treats (10) 141 Authority (10) 142 Movie theatre (6) 144 Responsibility (4) 147 Tidy (4) 153 Essential (9) 155 Least bold (7) 157 Emerge (5) 159 Annoyances (9) 163 Bodily cavities (7) 167 Deep regret (7) 169 Sequence (6) 170 Family member (6) 173 Charming (5) 174 Velvet-like leather (5) 175 Killed (5) 176 Wharves (5) 179 A little bird . . . me (4) 182 Skilful (4) 184 Make a mistake (3) 188 Tilling tool (3)