The Colossus
ACROSS
1. Adapted to stage play
6. Porridge ingredient 10. Regarding as perfect 16. Natter
17. Flit, – about
19. Ignorant, – of 20. Depleted, – up
21. Brazil’s neighbour 22. Skinniest
23. Pesto herb
26. Hank of wool
28. Flipped through, – through a magazine 30. UK natives (abbrev) 31. Joke
33. Toils, – away
35. Tell off
37. Gesture of assent 38. Teddy bears’ picnic venue
39. Dimmed, the light – 41. Faint
43. Cry
44. Overfill
45. Multiplies
46. Toddler (4,3)
48. The A of AV 50. Abominable Snowman
51. Infants’ carriages 52. Chinese dynasty
53. Tip of grain
55. Fiery Latin American dance
57. Small pancakes 60. Demureness
62. Police photo, – shot 64. Lighting, – a match 67. Ark builder
68. Missile fins
69. Dutch cheese
71. Like a bat out of – 72. Became informed 74. Bides time
75. Soothing ointment
77. Let out, – a shriek 79. Visualising
82. Stir-fry pan 83. US southern beauty 85. Tavern, inn 87. Reverberate 89. Accomplished, – it 90. Ellipse
91. Blanches
92. Void
94. Confidence trick 96. Philosopher, – Marx 98. Dork
99. Midriff
100. Thin biscuit
102. Leg joint
104. Feeble
106. Last minute, – hour 107. Snuggled
109. Swedish car company 111. Ghost
112. Promos (abbrev) 113. Launder 114. Strong flavour 116. Corporals, eg (1,1,2) 118. Paris river
119. Bog plant, – moss 121. Young whale, eg 123. Chop wildly 125. Memorandum
127. Jar top
128. Screened again,
– the film
130. Pursuit
132. Clumsy lout
134. Declared
136. Moreover
137. Male teacher, eg 139. Global hostel chain (1,1,1,1)
140. Arabian sultanate 141. Shopping mall
143. Neck warmer 145. Vietnam’s continent 147. Pep
148. Forewarning
149. Provide finance for 150. Defendant’s bond money
152. Wicked wrongs 154. Religious offshoot 156. Hearing-impaired 158. Troubles
159. Stubborn as a – 161. Rowing paddle 163. Fasten, – envelope 165. Bank vault
167. Brainwave
169. Fluid losses
171. Shoo!
173. Charged with bubbles 175. Soup legumes
177. Dining suite,
– and chairs
179. Was acquainted with 181. Speed contests
182. Song, – Lang Syne
183. House cleaner, eg 185. Fabric joins
187. Bottom of yacht 189. Mobile phone – card (1,1,1)
190. Male antelope
191. Stylish
192. Thrilled squeal 194. Defamation
196. Dawn to dusk 197. Smudge, stain
198. Gallery works
199. Put on, – clothing
202. Not once
204. Circus arena 205. Enormous
206. London shipping underwriters (5’1) 208. Serving platter 210. Queenly
212. Wolves’ homes 213. Primary
214. Comforted
216. US-Europe defence pact (1,1,1,1)
217. Glowered 219. Reaps
221. Specialty food stores 223. Pass tongue over 225. Pecan or cashew 226. Submit, – an application
227. Honey drink
230. Lax
232. Approving
235. Canadian leaf emblem
236. Auction off
238. Be behind 240. Colloquialisms, rhyming –
242. Fixed gaze
243. Chancy 244. Transgression
245. Bandit, thief
246. Smug grin 247. Supplement, – out 248. Dwindled
249. Technical language 251. Next-page indicator (1,1,1)
253. Renter
255. Outer layer
256. Cover, – a gift
258. Rib or vertebra
259. Gas, carbon – 260. Gambling hub, – Vegas
261. Weird
262. Outrage
263. Import taxes 264. Investigates
DOWN
1. Bends over in pain, eg (7,2)
2. Insistent
3. Astounded
4. Mountain goat
5. Facial features
6. Desert resting place 7. Biblical brothers,
Cain and –
8. Eons
9. Songbirds
11. Facing extinction (5,3) 12. Skilled
13. Pictures
14. Frozen block (3,4)
15. Roof drainage system 16. Squalls
18. Fights of honour 24. Assists
25. Woman
27. Des Moines is there 29. Antagonist
30. Deep resonant sounds 31. Criminal mobs
32. Obtain
34. Mixer drinks
36. Lad
38. Fury
39. Parking offence fees 40. Female hare, eg 42. Eighth, –, tenth
45. Huge 46. Ocean rhythms 47. Docile
49. Monsters
51. Cheap red wine 52. Riviera resort, – Carlo 54. Uncivil
56. Lubricated
58. I have (1’2)
59. Sign up
60. Dispatches
61. Shrill yaps
63. Sports match 65. Designer, Calvin – 66. French “no”
68. Hotel employee 70. Rolling Stone, – Jagger
72. Watched, – at 73. Evoked, – memories 74. From Wales
76. Filth
78. Defrost
80. Individuality
81. Gizmo
83. Angler’s worms, eg 84. Drift on air
86. Prohibits
88. Raw metals
91. Caters to, – to whims 92. Slash
93. Bombard
95. Miserly
97. In the – of luxury
99. Take baby off breastmilk, eg 100. Caribbean area, – Indies
101. Respond
103. Per head
105. Enthusiastic
107. Indian bread
108. Genetic code carrier (1,1,1) 110. Constrictor snakes 113. Tires
115. Murk
117. Shoulder blade 118. Because
119. Publicist, – agent 120. Coherent
122. Renowned
124. Pottery ovens
126. Spooky
129. Due arrival (1,1,1) 130. Record label (1,1,1) 131. Nominates
133. Ardent admirer 135. Parent
137. Type of body scan (1,1,1)
138. Bobbing on water 142. Emirate, – Dhabi 144. Flight industry
146. Experts
148. Proposal
149. Escaped
151. All-powerful
153. Epics
155. Stitch roughly
157. Battery size (1,1,1) 158. Warning, Beware the – of March
159. – your own business! 160. Accused
162. Resist authority 164. Straggly, – hair 166. Historical periods 167. Single thing
168. Prepares mentally, – up
170. Killed, was – 172. Arranged, – up 174. Corrosive liquid 175. Fortune
176. Big deer
178. Cinder
180. Be dressed in
182. Spiritual glow
184. Do’s and – (3’2) 186. Roman VII
188. Fibbing
190. Suitcases, eg
191. Hag
193. Biblical king of Judaea
195. Within the law
197. Repair
198. Active, – and kicking 200. Negotiable price (1,1,1) 201. Valleys
203. Proportion
205. Converge
206. Big
207. Early pesticide (1,1,1) 209. Shouts
211. Closes securely 212. Tranquilliser
213. Crazily
214. Is composed of
215. Radio knobs, eg 218. Princess Royal 219. Wished, – for
220. Glass slivers, eg 222. Scurries
224. Duchess of Cambridge, – Middleton
226. Cut to ribbons 228. Calgary province 229. Apply gently, – on 231. Make a jumper, eg 233. Jabbers
234. Anger
235. Belonging to me 236. Knight’s title
237. Jamie Oliver’s nationality
239. Movie actor, – Butler 241. Snarl
243. Ventured
244. Relish taste of 248. Breezes
250. Dinner or lunch
252. Apollo astronauts’ HQ (1,1,1,1)
253. Horse’s foot
254. Verge
257. Plague rodent