The Colossus
ACROSS
1. Af iliation to club 6. Unpretentious 10. Wowing
16. Sales agent (abbrev) 17. Party snack, crackers and – 19. Branch of maths 20. Tennis hotshots 21. Verge
22. Delusion, – of the imagination
23. Family
26. Garden shacks 28. Forti ies
30. Noblemen
31. Modern
33. Rail transport
35. Reach destination 37. Pseudonym,
– de plume 38. Indonesian dish 39. Confronted, – fears 41. Pry
43. Aye
44. Plenty
45. Whiteboard stand 46. Mail sack
48. Grassy mound 50. Supermarket cold-cuts section 51. Sautéed
52. Honolulu dance 53. Apply with pats 55. Hank of wool 57. UK country
60. Dealt in
62. Cloth scrap
64. Mauling ferociously 67. Head and shoulders sculpture
68. Truths
69. Cricket stumps bar 71. Plummet
72. Unbuttoned
74. Eating utensils 75. Landmark, Leaning Tower of –
77. Thick slice
79. Risk
82. Octopus liquid 83. Church bazaars 85. Cuban hero, – Guevara
87. Radio knob
89. Meadow
90. Healthy, – and hearty 91. Act of foolishness 92. Elderly
94. Embroiders
96. Civil disturbance 98. Croon
99. Intersect
100. Scraped together, – the leaves
102. Repair
104. Fox brush
106. Able to read and write
107. Plant shop, garden centre 109. Man’s business attire 111. Most beloved 112. Details, – and outs 113. Labels 114. Bard 116. Well-behaved 118. Suspicion 119. Knocks softly 121. Single entities 123. Sudden invasion 125. Outlaw, Robin – 127. Biro, eg 128. Cultural symbols 130. High 132. Encountered 134. Podium 136. Arrest, – criminal 137. But 139. Fable, Ali – and the 40 Thieves 140. Sulky expression 141. Prisons
143. More rational 145. Owned by us
147. Trot
148. Cheque butt
149. Slips up
150. Hans Andersen fairy story, The – Duckling
152. Convey, – the message
154. Young dogs
156. Seep
158. Serving platter
159. Say it isn’t so,
– the rumour 161. However, and – 163. Mellow, moderate 165. Now Thailand 167. Football squad 169. Bought back 171. Negative votes 173. Fervent wishes 175. Invents (5,2)
177. Jeans fabric
179. Orange rind, eg 181. Kettle mist
182. Metal cable 183. Observes
185. Wanderer
187. Swedish car company
189. Hearing organ
190. Scoff
191. Breeze
192. Perform slalom, eg 194. Summarise
196. Knight’s title
197. Accept
198. Ardent admirer 199. Refrain from
202. Tossed greens 204. Faculty boss 205. Optimism
206. Spitting image, dead –
208. Roman god of war 210. Merchandise 212. Browns in sun 213. Dickens book, A – of Two Cities 214. Artist’s medium (3,5) 216. Skin irritation 217. Steady 219. Adjournments, court – 221. Cape 223. Jump rope 225. China’s – Zedong 226. Adjusted, –the piano 227. Bread block 230. Entices 232. Patron 235. Waist straps 236. Epic Norse story, eg 238. Aries zodiac animal 240. Tri led, – with 242. Glossy 243. Charters 244. Feel sick 245. Casualty 246. Movie, A League of – Own 247. Porridge lake 248. Transmission cogs 249. Occupant
251. Unusual
253. Light modelling timber
255. Incessantly (2,3,2) 256. Hammer, – in
258. Hay bundle 259. Glimmer, glitter 260. Second numeral 261. Granny
262. Sanctity 263. Conclusions 264. Attackers
DOWN
1. Rissoles
2. Settler from abroad 3. Badge
4. Bridge arch 5. Doomed (3-5) 6. T-shirt openings 7. Monkey relatives 8. Contributes 9. Illumination
11. Stately homes 12. Frilled collar 13. Excessively sweet 14. Arrange in list 15. Assembly
16. Political convention 18. Looks closely
24. Verbal
25. Religious group 27. Damp and chilly 29. Type of lettuce 30. Relieved, – pain
31. Flu symptom, – congestion 32. Woven ly trap 34. Secluded corners 36. Scarlet
38. Holy person
39. Pleats
40. Papa
42. Implore, – with 45. Delete
46. Bets
47. Apparel 49. Furious, angry
51. Fail exam, eg
52. Chops roughly
54. Bleats 56. Maritime-related 58. Soup tin, eg
59. Steak (1-4)
60. Duke of Sussex, Prince –
61. Spine segments 63. Cover with gold 65. Chromosome units 66. Born as
68. Thwarts
70. Hideout
72. Maintain, – the law 73. Watering down 74. Counterfeit 76. Interrupting cough 78. Put worm on,
– the hook
80. Caught up with (6,2) 81. Okay!
83. Pays, – the bill
84. Large deer
86. Lambs’ mothers
88. Fill with cargo,
– the truck
91. Frenzied
92. Rowing blades 93. Profound
95. Cosy
97. Drawn match
99. Cradle
100. Picnic blankets, eg 101. Dribble
103. Designer, Christian – 105. Whip
107. Short sleeps 108. Japanese currency 110. Warty amphibian
113. Fit of temper 115. Tantalise
117. Technical sketch 118. Prevent entry of
119. Re ill (3,2)
120. Socially unacceptable
122. South Korean capital 124. Daily journal
126. Loiter
129. Managing director (1,1,1)
130. India’s – Mahal 131. Nigerian city
133. Yoghurt pot, eg 135. Distress call (1,1,1) 137. Conger ish 138. Photographed bones (1-5)
142. Seek damages from 144. Unnecessary
146. Rotate
148. Burns
149. Periods of time 151. Grinding, – teeth 153. Middle Eastern state 155. Hit with hand 157. Trousers fastener 158. Presidential duration, – of of ice 159. Dutch levee bank 160. Levered, – off
162. Male singing voice 164. Recolours
166. Buddy
167. Cry, shed a – 168. Tarantula, eg 170. US 10-cent coins 172. Aegean and
Caspian, etc 174. 12 months
175. Timid creatures 176. Noah’s craft
178. Tropical parrot 180. Installed, – carpet 182. Roused
184. Be frugal
186. Buddhist leader, – Lama
188. Ferments
190. Atlas pictures
191. Waxes and – 193. Scientist, – Newton 195. Roles
197. Musical sound 198. Archived
200. CD brand (1,1,1) 201. Warble
203. Boat loors
205. Angelic glow
206. Hurries 207. East-northeast (1,1,1) 209. Pig’s nose 211. Ocean-going vessels 212. Snow ield lift (1-3) 213. Tepees
214. Unaware of, – to 215. Fortune-telling card pack
218. Rampage, run – 219. Reigns
220. Cleverness
222. Door-lock apertures 224. Explorer, Marco – 226. Patios, eg
228. Ancient
229. Flab
231. Pet bird food
233. Not far
234. Collection 235. Favouritism
236. Wicked deed 237. Anchorage native, eg
239. Halfway
241. Neglected to (4’1) 243. Beauty, – of Troy 244. Antenna
248. Festivals
250. Author unknown 252. King of beasts
253. Loud noise
254. Sicilian volcano 257. Wonderment Solution in next month’s issue.