The Colossus

ACROSS 1. Long-haired fairytale character 6. Scuba-diving footwear

11. Mystify

16. Trilling

21. Fleece

22. Cast member

23. Sports ground 24. Modernises, – software

25. Short musical drama 26. Shoulder bags 27. Nursing pioneer, – Nightingale 28. Nevada gambling city

29. Bind up

31. He and she

32. Most bashful

36. Repeat court hearing 37. Hawaiian guitar 38. Prince Charles’ grandson

41. Donkeys

44. Colder

45. Hoarse, – voice

48. Type of pickaxe 49. Cereal box, eg 52. Rectifies, – text 56. Congenial

57. Neater

58. Anguish, – over

61. Kept in check (4,2) 62. Thiamine or riboflavin

63. Gastric sore, eg 64. Function host 65. Fathers

66. Nauseous on boat 67. Self-centred

71. Vaccine

73. Register for classes 75. Hollowness

80. Biblical garden 82. Fauna

83. Zoo physicians 85. Slakes, – thirst

86. Aft

88. Formal-wear jacket 90. Flight industry 91. Deduce

93. Stands firm, – on 94. Guns, muskets, etc 95. Without pips 96. No-score overs in cricket

97. Unbutton

99. Adhesive strip 100. Imperial ruler

104. Car bump marks 105. Fastens with key 106. 1000ml

107. Constant (3-4) 111. Coke’s rival

113. Top dog, numero – 114. IVF cells

115. Shouts, – and raves 117. View

118. Light-ray tool 121. Rescreen, – the show 122. Armoured vehicles 125. Matt Preston style of neckwear

126. Small imperial measure of length 127. Dole, – out

129. Always, for –

131. Sicilian volcano

132. Wax pencil

135. As far as, – now (2,2) 136. Straddling

139. Rhythm

140. Steel-belted tyre 144. Concur

145. From Cardiff, eg 146. Unhealthy 147. Shareholders’ return 148. Brainiest

149. Pass into law 150. Bumpkins 152. Dominant, – male 154. Gender prejudice 157. Flabbergast 158. Alternatively

162. Curves

163. Cows’ milk sacs 166. Prude

167. AD, – Domini

169. Sail pole

171. Minor hitch

172. Movie collie

173. Musical, – Dolly!

175. Swedish automobile manufacturer 176. Uptight

179. Personify 180. Californian city,

San –

182. Honey insect 183. Tertiary student campus (abbrev) 184. Snouts

186. Snuggled

189. Peace prize, eg 190. Grieve

191. Stagger

192. Celebrity status 196. Dwell, – at

197. Quickly (1,1,1,1) 198. Distorted smile 199. Stroked guitar strings

201. Curb, – yourself 202. Library patrons 203. Scraped up grass clippings, eg

204. Carves name on trophy

205. Hispanic US resident

208. Antiseptic solution 210. Evaluates

211. Doctor Jekyll’s alter ego, Mr –

212. Et cetera (3,2,2) 213. Flower jar 215. Memphis is there 219. Grown-up

221. Dances to jazz, eg 223. Stuck out 227. Canadian police officer

228. Bangs in a nail 230. Mindful

231. Desert plants 232. Gentlest

233. Eight pints 234. Originally (2,5) 238. Skimmed through, – the magazine, eg 239. Submits resumé, – for a job 240. Threefold 243. Off-course, go – 246. Fleet commander 247. US State, – Island 250. Crack

251. Santiago is there 253. Sincerely

256. Loftiest

257. Slant, slope

258. Chat

262. Petroleum producers’ cartel (1,1,1,1) 263. Stopwatch

266. Back, in the – 268. Comprehensive, – review

269. Warmed (6,2)

270. Able to read and write

271. Idler

272. Shoe tie

273. Resonates deeply 274. Line of rotation 275. Supervised, was – 276. Hated, loathed 277. Conch or cowrie 278. Rooms DOWN 1. Overwhelming defeats

2. Diminutive human 3. Comes towards 4. Large jug

5. TV show, Winners and – 6. Carpeted surfaces 7. Immobility 8. Forecast 9. Vibrating noisily 10. Wound blemish 11. Manager, employer 12. Deletions 13. Incorporate 14. Diving section of pool (4,3)

15. Staffing schedule 16. Thin biscuits

17. Friend in war 18. Carried, had – the load

19. Interior 20. Honking fowls 30. Workers’ federation 33. Chapter title 34. Contestant 35. Strategies

38. Athletic acrobat 39. Incessantly (2,3,2) 40. Fairway players 42. Epidermis

43. Imposing building 46. Map books

47. Settled, – the bill 49. Shipboard holidays 50. Happen anew

51. Male rower

53. Least bold

54. More agreeable 55. Removed pods from 59. Public speeches 60. Copies

67. Ask

68. Reveals secret thoughts (5,2) 69. Cutting tooth 70. Cherish

72. Installs as monarch 74. Dined to excess, had –

76. Footpath

77. Persian

78. Illustrious

79. Spoofs (5,2)

81. Yellow bulb flower 84. Breakfast appliances 87. Calm fears of

89. Move in waves 91. Pleads with

92. Used logic

98. Points recorder 101. Scrooge

102. Foe

103. Choosing, – for 108. Academy Awards 109. Steam burn

110. Former US President, Barack – 112. Fold-away blade

(6,5)

116. Amsterdam is there, The –

119. Successful candidate for job 120. Sentimental

123. Settle, – dispute 124. Backpacks 128. Deceived, was – (5,2) 130. Porch

132. Buddies

133. Attach to

134. Vows, pledges 137. Estuary currents 138. Debatable matter 141. In advance

142. Mental picture

143. Yoga pose,

– position

151. Obstruct, hinder 153. Biggest

155. Elude, – capture 156. Inserted piece

159. 11th month

160. Scented powder 161. Added up to

164. Ban from entering 165. Bull-riding event 168. Aristocrat

170. Spike heel

173. Song, I – Love You

174. Freed

177. Story

178. Improves

181. Indolence

185. Strong coffee

186. Lack of caring

187. Tiny quantity 188. Seepage 193. Non-professional 194. Clothed, attired 195. Utilised incorrectly 200. Flaky scalp condition 201. Journalist

206. Emphatic

207. Porridge ingredient 208. Uses a syringe 209. Objectionably 211. Interrupted,

– the speaker

214. Tomb inscription 216. Specimen, prime – 217. More agile

218. Doctor’s office, eg 220. Consumption 222. TV show, The – of Dibley 224. Trampled, well – 225. Unscrew 226. Entrap 229. Ornamental ribbon 232. Aquatic mammal 235. Chemistry phial (4,4)

236. Religion of Mecca 237. Lampoon 241. Dependent

242. Beer makers 244. Travel-fare coupons 245. Fluster

248. Parentless child 249. Imprinted vividly 251. Weet-Bix, eg

252. Sloping typeface 253. As above 254. Eventuated 255. Glances, – at

259. Panic

260. Song, – Were The Days 261. Ceremonies 262. Leer 264. Apple MP3 device 265. Shady trees 267. Foolhardy, – move Solution in next month’s issue.