The Colossus
ACROSS
1. Gash 6. Chattering 10. Incriminates 16. Mob crime boss 17. Taxi 19. Shake 20. Discourteous 21. Gown 22. Giving up, – the habit 23. Sprite 26. Concrete bases for houses 28. Closer 30. Long easy strides 31. United Arab Emirates (1,1,1) 33. Revises, – manuscript 35. Lentil or bean 37. Flit, – about 38. Packed in carton 39. Imbibe 41. Anecdotes, tales 43. Speckle 44. Look, – to be 45. Shouted disapproval 46. BAs or PhDs 48. Fabric joins 50. Concave mark 51. Insensitive and stupid 52. Cylinder, tube 53. Catch a thief, eg 55. Sleep late (3-2) 57. Drench 60. Reshape 62. Crow’s cry 64. Spotted beetle 67. Tennis court dividers 68. Hotel car-park attendant 69. Sore crust 71. Depend 72. Texan city 74. Borrowings 75. Flat Greek bread 77. Slay 79. Johannesburg township 82. Goal, – in life 83. Action words 85. Yuck 87. Durable outdoor timber 89. Annoy constantly 90. Expel, – from office 91. Coca Cola’s rival 92. Intermittent, on and – 94. Large water masses 96. Red, white or sparkling 98. Ox harness 99. Spaghetti, eg 100. Plait 102. Control knob 104. Peruse, – a magazine 106. Last minute, at the – hour 107. Rumour 109. Falsehoods 111. Composing, – a letter 112. Army commando regiment (1,1,1) 113. Impudence 114. Tough trudge 116. Valley 118. Mayhem 119. Phone up 121. Carpentry spike 123. Tempo, speed 125. Furrows 127. Commuter vehicle 128. Cardiac organ 130. Mishap exclamation 132. Rowing blade 134. Bangkok cuisine, – food 136. Notice, witness 137. Fails to, – have a chance (5’1) 139. Uncommon 140. Kilted Celt 141. Cruel fairytale giants 143. Portugal’s neighbour 145. Rhyme, sonnet 147. Decimal number 148. Just got by, – out a living 149. Mulberry-worm thread 150. Train track 152. Epic tales 154. Guitarist, – Clapton 156. Risk-free 158. Roman IX 159. Indication, omen 161. Thin cushion 163. Shoo! 165. Italy’s old currency 167. Pealed, had – 169. Made beloved 171. Noddy author, – Blyton 173. Coating with gold 175. Rebuked 177. Moroccan capital 179. Rip 181. Merits 182. Ink stain 183. Insert, – a bullet 185. Vietnam’s capital 187. Crowd revolt 189. Bushranger, – Kelly 190. Any moment now 191. Upon 192. Cloth scrap 194. Bridle straps 196. Distress signal (1,1,1) 197. Petroleum cartel (1,1,1,1) 198. Weeding tool 199. Rousing from sleep 202. Lax 204. Lion’s neck hair 205. Cricketer’s bowling set 206. Human trunks 208. Territory 210. Smack 212. Transfixed 213. Imperial volume measure 214. Bunched hairstyle 216. Three-piece combo 217. Sulky 219. Mattocks 221. Use a broom 223. Night sky object 225. Antique, ancient 226. Ship’s floors 227. Elliptic 230. Begin 232. Servitude 235. Office tables 236. Pea cases 238. Sprint 240. Falls as blizzard 242. Make amends, – for sins 243. Movie, The – Professor 244. Typewriter button 245. Radiation gauge, – counter 246. Clean, – and span 247. Help 248. Chops into cubes 249. Chase 251. Or nearest offer (1,1,1) 253. Fulfils, – the demand 255. Segregate 256. Dozes, snoozes 258. Dusting powder 259. All-clear, get the – (2-5) 260. Perfume, – de Cologne 261. I have (1’2) 262. Prince Rainier’s bride (5,5) 263. Whenever (3,4) 264. Publicised, hyped
DOWN
1. Romantic hideaways (4,5) 2. Coleslaw vegetable 3. Harvested 4. Next 5. Outwits 6. Belonging to you 7. Pop artist, – Warhol 8. Non-commissioned officers (1,1,2) 9. Window canopy 11. Medieval musician 12. Pond 13. Pedalled bike 14. Testimonial 15. Hinted at 16. Dehydrated 18. Small and shiny, – eyes 24. Mimicked 25. Two of a kind 27. Bigotry 29. Male sheep 30. Baggy 31. Impelled 32. East-northeast (1,1,1) 34. Garden mollusc 36. Deity 38. Trawlers and launches 39. Storehouse 40. Doll couple, Barbie and – 42. Smudge 45. Spoilt children 46. US 10-cent coins 47. Marsupial pouches 49. Sports teams 51. Dairy dessert, ice – 52. Bombards 54. Lumbar region 56. Synthetic fibre 58. From the menu, – – carte (1,2) 59. Not illuminated 60. Jewish teacher 61. Yoga pose, – position 63. Remain 65. Minor road 66. Decay 68. Other way, vice – 70. Puffed, gusted 72. Buzzed monotonously 73. Nevada casino city (3,5) 74. Intensity, – of feeling 76. Grew older 78. Animal’s den 80. Selfish people 81. Uptight (2,4) 83. Sleeveless garments 84. At a distance, from – 86. Frozen rain 88. Recognised, – the face 91. Flair, elan 92. Of the mouth 93. Clenched hand 95. Mentioned 97. Hearing organ 99. Mexican money unit 100. Chime, door – 101. Mends, – the socks 103. Jump high 105. Couturier, Christian – 107. Stop 108. Yes vote 110. Wooden strip 113. Stocking bands 115. Booth, beach – 117. Resounding 118. Safety devices, speed – 119. Kayak 120. Apple centres 122. Sneakers ties, eg 124. Eyrie dweller 126. Unchangeable, – – stone (3,2) 129. Telepathy (1,1,1) 130. Porridge flake 131. Prison settlement, – colony 133. Pole, fishing – 135. Vex 137. Excavate 138. Equal (2,1,3) 142. Ceylon, – Lanka 144. African anteater 146. Small rodents 148. Spooky 149. Vocalise 151. Stirs up 153. Duchess of York 155. Is unable to (3’1) 157. Seedy fruit 158. Religious sisters 159. Classify 160. Soft and rich, – of colour 162. Exclude 164. Cake layer 166. US actor, – Alda 167. Orange peel 168. Takes in, – orphan 170. People from Denmark 172. Low platform 174. Sketched 175. Political power group 176. Geological period 178. Works hard 180. Chamber 182. South African conflict, – War 184. Each 24 hours 186. Unsuitable 188. Russian emperors 190. Hurried 191. Great artery 193. Midges 195. Old wound marks 197. Kiln, pottery – 198. Toots, – horn 200. Fuss and bother 201. Chews 203. Woollen sweaters, etc 205. Had to repay 206. Bloodsucking mites 207. Mineral rock 209. Weight-loss regimens 211. Blinky Bill animal 212. Friend in adversity 213. Fastidious, fussy 214. Tilling the soil 215. Slopes, tilts 218. Folk wisdom 219. Vermin, nuisances 220. Hung 222. Marriage offer 224. Proportional, pro – 226. Loathed 228. Grand Canyon state 229. Heave with difficulty 231. Identical sibling 233. Empty space 234. Finish 235. Air passage 236. For each, – head 237. Pearl-bearers 239. Invalidate 241. Bakery treat 243. Brother’s daughter 244. Persian Gulf nation 248. Search deeply 250. In this place 252. Twirled 253. Incapacitate 254. Leer 257. Battery size (1,1,1) Solution in next month’s issue.