The Colossus
ACROSS
2. Therapies 7. Silo 11. Weighed down 17. Line of rotation 18. As is, status – 19. Hamburger, Big – 20. Regrettably 21. Hanging above 22. Sorrows 23. Annihilate 26. Speak unclearly 28. Crooner, Frank – 29. Croquet clubs 31. Red-rind cheese 34. US military HQ 36. Destiny 39. Mobile phone brand 41. Good-looking, – man 43. Rouses from sleep 46. Flowed away 47. Outcome 49. Filled with cargo 51. Unattractiveness 52. Fabled land of gold (2,6) 53. Bead calculator 54. Multitude 55. Yacht pole 56. British nobleman 61. Non-believers in God 64. Become unfocused 65. Lair 66. Napkin 67. Grief 69. Open wound 71. Unhook 74. Beachfront 76. Discover 78. Golf ball peg 79. Refreshes 81. Cloth remnant 83. Male duck 84. Listened to 86. Pasta tubes 89. Kenyan capital 90. Whippings 93. Dish, shish – 94. Sloping font 97. Scolded persistently 100. TV and movie star, – Winfrey 101. Well-informed (5-2) 103. Reshuffle 106. Hollower, – threat 108. Gag 109. Phoney 110. Process oil, eg 111. Searches for 112. Country, – Rica 113. Tip off 115. Encroachments 118. Records of court proceedings, eg 121. Dune grains 124. Proverb 128. African river 129. Grind teeth, eg 130. Aloof 134. Elude 135. Irritating to the skin 136. Bonus 137. Run up, – debts 138. Peace prize, eg 139. Light-splitting crystal 140. Inventors 143. Respond 144. Bed cover 147. Move crabwise 150. Surfaces road, eg 151. Excruciatingly 155. Episodes 157. Colourants 158. Atlantic or Pacific 159. Just right 162. Aptitude 164. Each person, per – 167. Press dough 168. Acts as link 169. Poisonous fungus 172. Live in 173. From Houston, eg 174. Mailing details, – address 177. Swerved 180. Sprite 181. Hardest 183. Resistant to wear 184. Furthest back 186. Educate 187. Roof junction 188. Snoop 191. Iron deficiency 195. Unique, one – only 197. Mode of employment 198. Canadian province 200. TV viewer 202. California’s San – 203. Electric fish 205. Unfavourably 206.Abdominal muscles (abbrev) 208.Relinquish, – territory 209. Christmas month 212. Pet title 215. Cornet 217. Of shipping 220. Reach, – goal 222. Unfancied contestant 224. Cleverest, – gadget 226. Shotgun lead 228. Large spoons 229. Royal rule 230. Made twig home 232. Fantasy novels, – literature 235. Injures 236. Square root of 49 238. Igneous, – rock 241. Prince William, – of Cambridge 242. Varied 243. Suppress 244. Pleads with 246. Saying sorry 252. Scatterbrains 253. Most corroded 254. Song, – She Lovely (3’1) 255. Due time (1,1,1) 256. Acorn or cashew 257. Wheat spikes 258. Nailfile (5,5) 259. Layabouts 260.Fleecy hides
DOWN
1. Inhale and – 2. Casual garment (1-5) 3. Jealousy 4. Discontinues 5. Invalidating 6. Mouse call 7. Foot ailment 8. At a distance, from – 9. Italian bubbly, – spumante 10. Global hostel chain (1,1,1,1) 11. Allergy rash 12. Obeyed 13. Short-winded 14. Bridle strap 15. Hyphens 16. Small fowl breed 24. Entangle 25. Broth, chicken – soup 26. Clarifies in detail (6,3) 27. Destabilise 28. Plant, – seeds 30. Occupied a chair 32. Pooch’s neck band (3,6) 33. Sizing up 35. Historical era 37. US actress, – Hathaway 38. Cleared of blame 39. Poorest 40. Apple MP3 device 42. Add soundtrack 44. Austria’s currency 45. Tilts 47. Infant’s toy 48. Boot base, eg 50. Bird of peace 53. Too 57. Engulfs 58. Clock bird 59. Successive order 60. Hoarding 62. Local expressions 63. Studio, – Century Fox 65. Deadpan, – wit 68. Moose 70. Company ID on stationery 72. Certify, – accounts 73. Oyster gem 74. Colloquial language 75. Confuse 77. Looting 80. Touch up photo, eg 82. Spanking 85. Strong coffee 87. Skilled 88. Bites sharply 91. Yemen port 92. Musical, Anything – 95. Grown-up 96. Solve, – – the problems (4,3) 98. Antennas 99. Birthday offerings 102. Very modern (2-2-3-6) 104. Rainbow shapes 105. Tidy 107. Riviera sea 113. Cagiest 114. US Midwest cattleman, eg 116. Groaning 117. Imbues 119. Savoury biscuit 120. Sweet bun 122. No matter who 123. Lace table mats 125. Cairo is there 126. Ethiopia’s – Ababa 127. Tripe or liver, eg 128. Parts of a dollar 130. Brazil’s – Paulo 131. Boxer, Muhammad – 132. Wedding vow (1,2) 133. That boy’s 141. Boating carnival 142. Reprocess 145. Bicycle part 146. Increase in intensity 148. Movie, The Bourne – 149. Legitimising 152. Concepts 153. Hindu meditation and exercise form 154. Convince 155. Upon, get – 156. Less green, – fruit 160. Kitchen flooring (abbrev) 161. Spicy soft drink (6,3) 163. Vipers 165. Estuary current 166. Breast x-ray 167. Snoozes (colloq) 170. Experienced people (3,5) 171. Mechanic’s workwear, eg 175. Aquatic mammal 176. Coronet 178. Confer money on 179. Ramrod-straight 182. Fit for consumption 185. Long-haired hound 188. Bought 189. Benchmark 190. Golly, – whiz! 192. Typically scores 193. Broncos 194. Audio discs (1,2) 195. Aircraft 196. Cleaning ladies, eg 199. Tyre patterns 201. Cropped up, had – 204.Paradise 207. Toot 210. Imaginatively 211. Paw roughly 213. Equips, – out 214. Relieves, – pain 216. District 217. Common, usual 218. Passenger vessels 219. Eyelid inflammation 221. Little devil 223. Iowa’s neighbour State 225. Curly-tailed marine creature (3,5) 227. Computer key 228. Hallucinogenic drug (1,1,1) 231. Speck 233. Most certain 234. Carbonate 235. Hauled with effort 237. Days and – 239. Eases off 240.Snub 245. Accurate, – statement 247. Related to the mouth 248. Killer whale 249. Lazy, bone – 250. Charged atoms 251. Tibetan snow beast