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.