The Colossus

ACROSS

2. Unpretentious 7. Grain storehouse 11. Carried out deal 17. Cosy

18. Quiet – – mouse (2,1)

19. Also called (1,1,1) 20. School test 21. Preferences 22. Absconders, escapees 23. Unrehearsed

26. May, –, July 28. Dessert, apple and – crumble 29. Street-inder (4,3) 31. Carnival, fete 34. Pre-dinner drink 36. Scent, – – Cologne (3,2)

39. Squally, gusty 41. Closeness

43. Interrupt (4,2) 46. Concepts

47. Las Vegas state 49. Bolster (4,2)

51. Visiting as ghost 52. Reduce

53. Untied

54. Coats with gold 55. Casino token 56. Lock-opener holders (3,5)

61. From Beirut, eg 64. Splotch

65. LA suburb, – Air 66. Substances

67. Stars and Stripes country (1,1,1)

69. Diner

71. Blocking out of the sun, solar – 74. Damascus natives, eg 76. Cowgirl, – Oakley 78. Dwindle, – out 79. Naval lags 81. Terminate

83. Ram birth sign 84. Person, – being 86. Overjoyed

89. Flow slowly 90. Military post

93. Erect, – a tent 94. More anxious 97. Quenches

100. Cow milk sac

101. City bustle (3,4) 103. Association of investors

106. Dunk

108. Sloping sharply 109. Relections 110. Lubricant

111. Cabs 112. Portion

113. Fuse, bones – 115. Squeeze-boxes 118. Laundry appliance (6,5)

121. Sicilian volcano 124. Incited, – on 128. Rewrites

129. Muslim religion 130. Senseless

134. Hormone organ 135. Hoisting machine 136. Theatre platform 137. Mexican pal

138. Shred carrots, eg 139. Chirp

140. Type of embroidery 143. Indian currency 144. Russian mountains 147. Couturier, Yves – Laurent

150. 100 centavos

151. Winter sheets fabric 155. Revised the timetable, eg 157. Corporals (1,1,2) 158. Summon up 159. Belonging to whom?

162. Chocolate egg time 164. Steam-pressed 167. Corrosive luids 168. Loftiest

169. Special work group (4,5)

172. Amaze

173. Council taxes 174. Slightest

177. Pencil rubber

180. Not anybody (2-3) 181. Aid agency (3,5) 183. Courage

184. Photo

186. Stockholm citizen, eg

187. Odds or –

188. World news service (1,1,1) 191. Immediate 195. Intermittent, on and – 197. Representative, broker

198. Market researcher, eg

200. Sending an SMS 202. Clumsy social error 203. Until now, as – 205. Unfamiliar folk 206. Deciduous tree 208. Waistcoat 209. Postponement 212. Sugar factory 215. Narrow aperture 217. Speed trap

220. Zigzag ski course 222. Ascertain 224. Underground room 226. Involve

228. Claim

229. Domain

230. Honked horn 232. Trunked creature 235. Thighbone 236. Computer correspondence 238. Anguish

241. Hindu garment 242. Undress 243. Self-indulgent act (3,4)

244. Inactive

246. Inferior

252. Brolly

253. Niggle

254. Ceremonial splendour

255. Likely touchdown time (1,1,1)

256. Just manage,

– out a living

257. Ark builder 258. Stepfather’s daughter

259. Makes mind up 260. Stockings supports

DOWN

1. Eventually becomes (4,2) 2. Unsightlier

3. A great distance 4. Loyally

5. Hobart is there 6. Vienna’s river

7. Inhale audibly 8. Shade of blue 9. Uncle’s wife

10. Shrill barks

11. Gaudy and cheap 12. Flight costs

13. Garden of Eden couple (4,3,3) 14. Pre-Soviet emperor 15. Layout

16. Desert beasts 24. Travelling by bike 25. Popular purple lowers

26. Stuffed full (3-6) 27. Bargain with

28. Mock playfully 30. Soup lavour,

– and ham

32. Jumbo or DC3 33. Congregated

35. Acute care ward (1,1,1)

37. Pantry pests 38. Nervousness 39. Walking like duck 40. Awful 42. Sprinted

44. From Bangkok, eg 45. Elbows gently 47. Speciically

48. Plant, aloe –

50. Prod

53. Employs

57. Skyscraper lifts

58. Give in

59. Woven picture

60. Most luxurious

62. Tidier

63. Suffered, – injury 65. Brassiere (abbrev) 68. Battery size (1,1,1) 70. Rescuing by helicopter 72. Tranquillity 73. Departure points 74. Paciic nation 75. Assortment

77. Recipe part

80. Tilts

82. Reproduce

85. Made beloved 87. Fellow

88. Single object 91. In current condition (2,2)

92. Eject

95. 24 hours, day and – 96. Concentrated lavour

98. Beans and lentils 99. Drop to knees

102. State of affairs

104. Crab pinches 105. Illegally assist 107. Fairground carousels (5-2-6)

113. Hamburger sauce 114. Tropical lizards 116. Petroleum bore site (3,4)

117. Recurrence of illness 119. Oval

120. Specimen

122. Famous doomed ship

123. Agrees

125. Weight-loss regimes 126. Succumb 127. Cleopatra’s land 128. Rims

130. Blokes

131. Grow old

132. Record label (1,1,1) 133. Rested in chair

141. Gains by threats 142. Meaner

145. Saying differently 146. Seafood crustaceans 148. Rambling tale

149. Falling asleep (7,3) 152. Afterwards 153. Congers or morays 154. Face deiantly

155. Rump

156. Cowls

160. Relieve

161. Clarify

163. Automatic tellers (1,1,2)

165. Receive as salary 166. Mainstream vocalist (3,6)

167. AD, – Domini 170. Non-believers

171. Burial ground 175. Student’s composition

176. Vote in

178. Vigilant

179. English county 182. Spread of eight notes

185. Lights, camera, –! 188. Solicits, – opinions 189. Gazette

190. Pigpen

192. Mariner

193. Debatable

194. Club’s yearly meeting (1,1,1) 195. Discharged, – cargo 196. Enrich, – soil

199. Sketchy

201. Shoelace hole 204. Red-skinned cheese 207. Ancient harp 210. Defectiveness 211. Impolite

213. Inside

214. Explorers’ journey 216. Optimism

217. Shows movie again 218. Slammed into

219. Fine food shop (abbrev)

221. Excited squeal 223. Unaware 225. Insigniicant people 227. Butterly catcher 228. As well as

231. Dim, – headlights 233. Coastal lake

234. Poster models (3-3) 235. Putrefy

237. Rocky shelves 239. Comes to fruition 240. Campaign motto 245. Skilled

247. Necklace ball 248. Perfumed powder 249. Dork

250. Gorillas or orang-utans 251. Companion Solution in next month’s issue.