The Colossus
COMPILED BY CHRISTINE LOVATT
ACROSS
2. Banned 7. False courage 11. Ousting (7,3) 17. Cocktail, – colada 18. I have (1’2) 19. Gene acid (1,1,1) 20. US-Canada border lake 21. Dreamt up 22. Scurries 23. Nitwits 26. Price 28. Portion 29. Ashamed 31. Grand-scale, mega 34. Last Supper guests 36. Caesar or Waldorf 39. Multiple-birth babies 41. Broad vista 43. Gather, – interest 46. Ballet dresses 47. Former US president, – Ford 49. Portray 51. Modernises, – software 52. Spookiness 53. Taiwanese city 54. Witness box 55. Oh dear! 56. Mending with cloth 61. Beads of liquid 64. Political power group 65. Egyptian cobra 66. 42-kilometre races 67. Repetitive strain injury (1,1,1) 69. Chambers 71. Fence planks 74. Yachting carnival 76. Soak in tub 78. Racket 79. Person in the know 81. Stitch 83. Scans bar code, eg 84. Cuban dance 86. Coroners’ enquiries 89. Libyan capital 90. Punish 93. Perhaps 94. Cooking guide 97. Gossip 100. Gem weight unit 101. Financial overhead 103. Institution for waifs 106. Hollywood actor, F. Murray – 108. Kilt, eg 109. Scrape by, – a living (3,3) 110. Peace 111. Pavarotti or Carreras 112. Bonus 113. Court order 115. Ambitions 118. Handling roughly 121. Wise advice, Do – others … 124. Donkeys 128. Muscle cramp 129. Further down 130. Seductress (5,6) 134. Ward off 135. Unmentionable 136. Scrounge 137. Blacksmith’s block 138. Resource 139. Futuristic fiction (3-2) 140. Written queue for surgery, eg (7,4) 143. Pungent vegetable 144. TV celebrity, – Winfrey 147. Vestige 150. Fight for air, pant 151. Great beginning, off to a – – (6,5) 155. Polar ships 157. In between 158. World fairs 159. Implore, – with 162. Crude image for mockery 164. Innate 167. Chicken breed, – Island Red 168. Greek resin wine 169. Salinity 172. Incited (5,2) 173. Jury 174. Martial art 177. Belonging to them 180. Bell-shaped fruits 181. Roman XIX 183. Henhouse boss 184. Track and field performers 186. Blinky Bill marsupial 187. Eventually become, – – as (3,2) 188. Plus 191. Increases threefold 195. From the menu, – – carte (1,2) 197. Poker bet, eg 198. Topic 200. Emit heat, eg 202. Logo sticker 203. Invite 205. Unscathed 206. Rodent 208. Consumer 209. Piece together 212. In these times 215. Mortgage, home – 217. Cleaned with a sponge, eg 220. North American tribe 222. Japonica or sasanqua 224. Healing cream 226. Shoots from cover 228. Assimilate (4,2) 229. Nose 230. Petite 232. Hosted TV show 235. Small forests 236. Pickpocket 238. Flushed, blushed 241. Alternatively, or – 242. Bed attire 243. Meeting schedules 244. Song, Auld Lang – 246. Sleeping halls 252. Kayaking 253. Bridge designer, civil – 254. Half, – circle 255. Evita – Peron 256. Poet, Edgar Allan – 257. Big-screen movie format 258. Passed laws 259. Whys and wherefores 260. Successor
DOWN
1. Circus marquee (3,3) 2. Coats with colour 3. Of the mouth 4. Shimmering 5. Neatens (6,2) 6. Numerals 7. – there, done that! 8. Slightly open 9. Molecule part 10. Gambling chances 11. Central US state 12. Tumbles like water 13. Author’s pseudonym (3,2,5) 14. Follow instructions 15. Cosmetics sample 16. Casualty 24. Addresses crowd 25. Unexpended 26. Stiff paper 27. Broth utensil (4,5) 28. Area of ocean 30. Father 32. Brochures 33. Flight attendants (5,4) 35. Twitch 37. A long way off 38. Sweeping receptacles 39. Slaked, – her thirst 40. Podium 42. Reproductive cells 44. Hurry 45. Traditional Xmas drink 47. Prince William’s son 48. Please reply (1,1,1,1) 50. Hints 53. Throw 57. Clapped 58. Punctuation marks 59. Kitchen container 60. Infallible, an – aim 62. Discloses (4,2) 63. London’s – Square 65. White – – sheet (2,1) 68. Major tech firm (1,1,1) 70. Petroleum carriers (3,7) 72. Hold carefully 73. Guru 74. Send funds 75. Raisin, dried – 77. In this vicinity 80. Embeds surgically 82. Release 85. Joined forces (6,2) 87. Subsequent 88. Arduous walk 91. Historical ages 92. Shoo! 95. Hard blow 96. Roadway cavity 98. Pressurised spray 99. Dwindle, – off 102. Retiree, eg (6,7) 104. Filled pastries 105. Biblical first man 107. More handsome (6-7) 113. African wild pig 114. Map pressure lines 116. Timber-cutting factory 117. Complying, – by the rules 119. Lift 120. Frostier 122. On and on, ad – 123. Neglected 125. Pour clumsily 126. Jeans fabric 127. Flea-bitten 128. Tilt, lean 130. Scarcely any 131. Medical imaging technique (1,1,1) 132. Boxing legend, Muhammad – 133. Chew 141. Psychotherapist (US) 142. Scandinavian language 145. The P of MP 146. Evident 148. Impetuosity 149. Glass slipper owner 152. Slalom competitor 153. Inform 154. Separates (6,2) 155. Scotland’s – of Skye 156. Jewish religious teacher 160. Supermarket section 161. Star-like symbols 163. Not genuine 165. Remainder, all the – 166. Body ornaments 167. Heavy cord 170. Charging with gas 171. Accentuates 175. Leg-foot joint 176. Be in store for 178. Older of two 179. Swift 182. Facilitate 185. Messenger 188. Confidence 189. Desert trees (4,5) 190. Earl Grey drink 192. Naples folk, eg 193. Exclude (5,3) 194. Old pesticide (1,1,1) 195. Escort 196. Adjacent to 199. Pillar 201. Idolised 204. Bank vault 207. In present condition (2,2) 210. Equilibrium 211. Timid creatures 213. Opposed to 214. From Down Under 216. As well 217. Back molars, – teeth 218. Hesitate 219. Eyelid swelling 221. Fuss, – and cry 223. Vacuum-sealed 225. Anonymous 227. Gesture of assent 228. Decimal base 231. I agree! 233. Martini garnishes 234. Sketching implement 235. Jammed 237. Abstained from food 239. Morale, – de corps 240. Make beloved 245. Drawback 247. Rank, –– admiral 248. Ancient Peruvian 249. Cleveland is there 250. Scamps 251. Greek cheese Solution in next month’s issue.