ACROSS
1 Goatees and Van Dykes,
etc (6)
4 Party dresses (6)
8 Reclusive one (6)
11 Laid-back, informal (6)
14 Idolise, adore (7)
17 Paid no attention (7)
18 Searching (7)
20 Bath sheet (5)
21 Coloured arc
in the sky (7)
23 Merit, earn (7)
25 Lara –: Tomb
Raider, film (5)
26 Floating
accommodation (9)
27 Hates, despises (7)
31 David –, US talk
show host (9)
32 Pharmaceuticals (5)
34 Eyelash cosmetic (7)
36 Bubble in paintwork (7)
38 Growl (5)
41 Mischievous sprite (3)
42 Pretended (7)
44 Once more (5)
45 Aida or Madame
Butterfly, e.g. (5)
46 Mending socks (7)
48 Chambers (5)
49 60-minute period (4)
50 Foolish, senseless (5)
51 Thaw, defrost (4)
53 Groom oneself (5)
56 Mixed-breed dog (7)
57 Persistent pain (4)
58 Neat (4)
59 Beasts, creatures (7)63 Gentle and obedient (6)
65 Follow a planned route (8)
67 Press clothing (4)
69 Long for (6)
73 Woolly –, prehistoric
creature (7)
75 Sports referee (6)
76 Cos or iceberg, e.g. (7)
77 Jump, spring (4)
80 Lively dance (5)
81 Token amount (7)
83 Try (7)
84 Fret (5)
86 Short letter (4)
88 Early part of the day (7)
89 Smells, aromas (6)
91 Betrothed (7)
94 Counting frame (6)
96 Cape –, Gregory
Peck movie (4)
97 Stimulate, invigorate (8)
98 Hurry (6)
102 Wood finish (7)
103 Nip with the teeth (4)
104 Make clothes
from wool (4)
106 Victorian gold town (7)
110 Mock playfully (5)
112 Flightless
Australian birds (4)
113 Tripe and liver, etc (5)
114 Story (4)
115 Sailing vessel (5)
119 – one’s legs, go
for a walk (7)
121 Royal canine (5)
122 Vote into office (5)
123 Mother of Lourdes
and Rocco (7)124 Catch in the act (3)
125 Cede, give in (5)
127 Italian father of radio (7)
128 Soaks up (7)
129 Water grasses (5)
130 Large, extinct
reptiles (9)
133 Members of a
monarch’s family (7)136 The Rock’s sport (9)
138 Pickled flower bud (5)
139 Complain, grouch (7)
142 Filled pasta squares (7)
144 Firearm (5)
146 Construction worker (7)
148 Wither, dry up (7)
149 Foes (7)
151 Endured (6)
152 Doghouse (6)
153 Bakes in an oven (6)
154 Squandered (6)DOWN
1 Enchant (7)
2 Archer’s missile (5)
3 Travel on snow (3)
5 Proof of purchase (7)
6 Clamber (5)
7 Tendon, muscle tissue (5)
8 Employed (5)
9 Travels by horse (5)
10 Unethical,
dishonourable (7)
11 Actor’s signal (3)
12 Work clothes (7)
13 Reduce weight
or darkness (7)
15 Hard hats (7)
16 Carried out (9)
18 Protected from
the weather (9)
19 Goes over a limit (7)
22 Be indebted (3)
24 Devour (3)
27 Serious stage plays (6)
28 Teaching, coaching (8)
29 Court summons (8)
30 Cuts a cake (6)
32 Put off until later (5)
33 Mythical one
horned beast (7)
35 Shoulderblade (7)
37 Disaster (7)
39 Similar (5)
40 Folktales, myths (7)
43 Part of the nose (7)
47 Reproduction, copy (7)
49 Angel’s aura (4)
52 Streetcar (4)
54 Large prawn (6)
55 Persevering,
industrious (8)
56 Internet connection
device (5)
60 Foot joint (5)
61 Knotting craft (7)
62 Morning moisture (3)64 Ship of the desert (5)
66 Oodles, plenty (9)
68 Positive thinkers (9)
70 Answer (5)
71 Hair-washing solution (7)
72 Strew, disperse (7)
74 Sports field (4)
78 Birthday cake
decorations (7)
79 Catch on, realise (coll.) (4)
80 Chinese bamboo-eater (5)
82 Penitent, regretful (8)
85 Correct (5)
87 Exchange (5)
90 Requiring immediate
attention (6)
92 Native dog (5)
93 Animal doctor (3)
95 Most unattractive (7)
99 Irritated, riled (7)
100 Highest point, peak (4)
101 Competent, qualified (4)
102 Fill or meet a
need or want (7)
103 Nightclub doorman (7)
105 Bread-browning
appliance (7)
107 Aromatic burning sticks (7)
108 Natural fondness,
feeling of kinship (8)
109 Babe Ruth’s sport (8)
111 Concur (5)
116 Rips, shreds (5)
117 Knight’s protective gear (6)
118 Jumper, sweater (6)
120 Fast food snack (9)
123 Hypnotise, put
in a trance (9)
126 Wanted intensely,
sought after (7)
129 Person who has
stopped working (7)
130 Sound measurement (7)
131 Diapers (7)
132 Mix together
playing cards (7)
134 Wise bird (3)
135 Earl Grey or oolong, e.g. (3)
136 Shaped metal by
hammering (7)
137 Surmised, reckoned (7)
140 Mixing bowl (5)
141 Sign up for (5)(^142) Thames or Murray, e.g. (5)
143 Roman country house (5)
145 Force upon, palm off (5)
147 Bring to a conclusion (3)
150 Not old (3)
brainteasers
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