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ACROSS 123 Lying face 46 One of the Big
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1 Be innovative (5,3,6) downwards (9) Five animals (10)
8 Taxing (9) 125 Enchant (9) 47 Ballet garb (8)
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13 Coin opening (4) 127 Introverted (3) 51 Unsettled (8)
16 Several different (7) 128 Not justified (8,3) 52 Heel-over-head
17 . . . up (adds up) (7) 129 Plunge (3) actions (10)
11 18 Large aquatic bird (4) 131 Domed recess in 55 Dull, heavy sound (4)
20 Obstacle (6) a church (4) 56 Maybe (7)
12 23 Excavate (7) 132 Joan of . . . (3) 57 Declaim publicly (5)
24 Also (3) 133 Scramble (3) 58 Stutter (7)
13 14 15 25 . . . Eliot (poet) (2) 135 Finished (4) 59 Absence of sound (7)
26 Church’s communion 136 Feel sorrow (3) 60 Region (4)
16 table (5) 138 Satire (5) 67 Expelled (7)
28 Land of the pharaohs (5) 139 Bundle of grain 69 Tornado (7)
17 18 30 Canola or sunflower, stalks (5) 72 Push (5)
eg (3) 142 Noncommittal 75 Beg (5)
19 31 Mount (5) answer (5) 77 Sense (9)
32 Ooze (4) 143 Type of grain (3) 79 Inspire with foolish
20 21 33 Expert (4) 144 Toothed wheel (7) love (9)
34 Prevent (5) 148 Grating noise (4) 82 Actor’s signal (3)
35 Belt (4) 149 Car horn’s sound (4) 83 Pismire (3)
37 Falls behind (4) 150 Angry (7) 86 Accumulate (5)
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39 Egg cells (3) 154 Register (4) 88 Electronic message (5)
40 Not this (4) 156 Molten rock (4) 90 Maiden name (3)
42 Door fastener (4) 157 Self-esteem (3) 91 Town in Belgium (3)
TWO-WAYTEASER 45 Small pastry (7) 158 A stitch in . . . (4) 92 Vitality (3)
48 Assert (4)
93 Spike . . . (US film
159 Agents (short) (4)
director) (3)
Twosetsofcluesbuttheanswersarethesame 49 Pairs (inf) (4) 161 Hint (5) 94 Gamble (3)
162 Worshipped object (4)
50 Swamps (7)
CRYPTIC CLUES 12 Take a risk wandering 53 Mat (3) 164 Festive occasion (4) 95 Applied Behaviour
ACROSS about in China, etc (6,2) 54 Excludes (5) 166 Dutch cheese (5) Analysis (abbr) (3)
1 Right sizes you associate 14 To get rid of the French 56 Encourages (5) 167 Beer (3) 98 Chews (5)
with starts (4) is a laugh! (7) 59 Weapon discharge (5) 168 Ornamental feature 99 Treatment (7)
3 A ship coming in went 16 Vital food that gets 61 Be in session (3) over door (5) 101 Wear it with a suit (3)
fast and attacked a hammering? (6) 62 Small biting insect (4) 170 First Greek letter (5) 102 Allow (3)
repeatedly (8) 18 Spot a winning position (5) 63 22nd Greek letter (3) 172 Not off (2) 104 Provided with
9 You can’t see they’re 19 Exchange of prisoners 64 Anger (3) 173 Slide on snow (3) adequate means (7)
lashed together in handed over (4) 65 Ocean’s rise and fall (4) 174 Blunder (7) 105 Strike (5)
pairs (7) 66 Female deer (3) 175 Type of fuel (6) 106 Hindsight (10)
10 Left politician’s after QUICK CLUES 68 Indestructible (11) 178 Woven fabric (4) 108 Including (10)
one but proceeds with ACROSS 69 Something to chew (3) 180 Disclose (7) 110 Propriety (7)
difficulty (5) 1 Displays of bad temper (4)
11 Informed like a 3 Troubled, tormented (8) 70 Tree with purple 181 Mexican liquor (7) 111 Coils (7)
photographic model? 9 Folds of skin on the face (7) blooms (9) 182 Expresses (4) 112 In support of (2,3,2)
(2,3,7) 10 Walks lamely (5) 71 Humourlessly (9) 183 Crisis (9) 113 Evasive (12)
13 Shoe having open 11 Informed about 72 Female (subject) (3) 184 Indicative (14) 116 Be more important
fabric on top (4,2) a situation (2,3,7) 73 Merchants (9) than (8)
15 Rip has destroyed 13 Draw through eyes 74 Police officer (3) DOWN 118 Large deer (8)
church area (6) or holes (4,2) 76 Pause (7) 1 Blocks (4) 121 Bogus (5)
17 Exposed to elimination 15 Area covered by church (6) 78 Red (7) 2 Green with . . . (4) 124 Change direction (4)
in golf’s top tournament? 17 Uncovered for public 80 Eclipse (5) 3 Author (8) 126 Operatic solo (4)
(3,2,3,4) knowledge (3,2,3,4) 81 Release (9) 4 Practical (8) 127 Roll of parchment (6)
20 A lot of woe put on 20 Roused from sleep (5) 84 Took the wheel (5) 5 Chickens come 130 Folds (6)
Mr Barlow, getting 21 Bird’s feathers (7) 85 Inclines (6) home to . . . (5) 132 Main blood vessel (5)
roused (5) 22 Came before (8) 87 Puts up (6) 6 Doubtful (6) 134 Plant tissue (5)
21 Victoria, say, takes 23 Hollow made in car 89 Finishes (4)
a long time with body by blow (4) 7 Deprive of authority (10) 137 Wet behind the . . .
feathers (7) 92 Possible (9) 8 Separated (10) (naive) (4)
22 Went first before then DOWN 94 Small drop of 9 Fairly (6) 140 Desperately (10)
gave way (8) 1 Adaptable, variable (8) moisture (4) 10 Nonsensical (5) 141 In total (10)
23 Going into solid entrance 2 River in central England (5) 96 Leech or flea (8) 11 Egg dish (8) 143 Impolite (4)
would leave this (4) 4 Attack (6) 97 Beguile (8) 12 Lethargic (8) 145 Bear witness (6)
5 Hot under the collar 98 Second Greek letter (4) 14 Take the . . . into 146 Collarbone (8)
DOWN (3,7,2) 100 Claim (9) your own hands (3) 147 Grace (8)
1 Able to bend over 6 Japanese warriors (7) 103 Earl Grey, rooibos 15 . . . of thousands (4) 148 Banister (4)
backwards to be 7 Sleep in a convenient and oolong, eg (4) 18 Calm (6) 151 Not positive (8)
adaptable? (8) place (4) 106 Pastoral (6) 19 Map book (5) 152 Plentiful (8)
2 Temporary shelter on 8 People actually present 107 Edible bulb with a 21 Republic in West 153 Remove (5)
edges of river – this to watch performance (4,8) pungent flavour (6) Africa (4) 155 Absurd (5)
one? (5) 12 Have a gamble (6,2)
4 Attack, say, before 14 Suppressed laugh (7) 109 This (before a plural 22 Coffee and 160 Head of the Roman
voyage (6) 16 Curved nail (6) noun) (5) chocolate drink (5) Catholic Church (4)
5 Very agitated in 18 A winning position in 110 Abandonment (9) 27 Killed (12) 163 Humiliate (6)
a sauna (3,7,2) race (5) 114 Striped antelope (5) 29 Courage (4) 165 Portable computer (6)
6 In USA, I arm specially 19 Exchange (4) 115 Defeat heavily (7) 35 Divided (6) 169 Fetch (5)
prepared fighters from 117 Invade (7) 36 A male deer (4) 171 Resentment (5)
the East (7) 119 Caspian, eg (3) 38 Loft (5) 172 Nocturnal birds (4)
7 Sleep, please, on ship (4) 120 Clan leader (9) 41 Stroll (5) 176 Indian garment (4)
8 Its applause, however, is 122 Deceptive 43 Enquires (4) 177 Stride (4)
dead enthusiastic! (4,8) statement (3) 44 Separated (6) 179 Travel in an aircraft (3)

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