The Colossus

ACROSS 1. Close call (4,4) 6. Rewrites 11. Evaluate 16. Scraping 21. This spot 22. Altogether (2,3) 23. Sodium bicarbonate, baking – 24. Motorbike, Harley – 25. Broad vista 26. Dies down 27. Suffered, – over 28. Made on loom 29. Encourage (3,2) 31. Serpents 32. Enrol 36. Common-sense, – solution 37. Nutritional 38. Dexterously 41. Goes towards, – for 44. Function host 45. Wimp 48. Israeli port city (3,4) 49. Slopes 52. Rogue 56. Asks to party, eg 57. Nullify 58. Support, – a cause 61. Kampala is there 62. Go-between, – officer 63. Andes beast 64. Monarch's rule 65. Passion, eg 66. Brazil's neighbour 67. Obtain bearings 71. Country, – Rica 73. Comb part 75. Jazzman, Louis – 80. Deem 82. Kitchen benchtop stone surface, eg 83. Introduce to solid food 85. Fruit groves 86. Distributes 88. Abhor 90. Apply retrospectively 91. Used needle and thread 93. Heartfelt 94. Pedigree, – dog, eg (4-4) 95. Mental deterioration condition 96. Acumen 97. Taboo action (2-2) 99. Metal currency item 100. Cynic 104. Earnings, weekly – 105. Thump 106. Geological division 107. First book of Bible 111. Terminate 113. Health resort 114. Tyrant, Attila the – 115. Be real, live 117. Recapture 118. Wash out suds 121. Coronet 122. Pours with rain 125. Fancy necktie 126. A distance off 127. Run engine in neutral 129. Scottish monster lake, Loch – 131. Salmon or trout, eg 132. Multitude 135. Lose, – fur 136. Chores 139. Grotto 140. Less difficult 144. Bread-raising agent 145. Set of musical notes 146. Castor 147. Claims court, eg 148. Male committee heads 149. Depart 150. Solemn promises 152. Royal dog breed 154. Giving medicine to 157. Mix with spoon 158. Liberate (3,4) 162. Onboard, get – 163. Diminishes 166. Corrodes, – away at 167. Trawling equipment 169. Witticism 171. Doubtful 172. Frozen dessert 173. Yellow-coloured alloy 175. Song, Some of – Days 176. Pre-Soviet emperors 179. Deleted 180. Fortunate 182. Foot digit 183. Revolutionary, – Guevara 184. Brainwaves 186. Reverses tape to start 189. Spiny succulents 190. Construct 191. Walked through water 192. List down 196. # symbol 197. Sinful 198. Squirm 199. Scored on par 201. Rectifies 202. Grumbling 203. Fiend 204. Contagious outbreak 205. Nibbled 208. Hope, – to 210. Creeping 211. Fabric join 212. Provoked 213. Back of neck 215. Body-hugging 219. Pancake topping, maple – 221. Pulls 223. Drove away, – fears 227. Rangier 228. Board game, Trivial – 230. Jargon 231. Eyrie dweller 232. Merrier 233. Local flora, – plants 234. Edible marine molluscs 238. Harvester 239. Small frying pan 240. Strappy shoe 243. Weigh up 246. Hispanic Americans 247. Scorches 250. Claw 251. Greeting word 253. Banquets 256. Embroil 257. Get to grips, – with 258. Taller 262. Movie, The Way We – 263. House tops 266. UAE, United – Emirates 268. Re-evoke, – memories 269. Fragrant waxy shrub 270. Songwriter 271. Approve, – the plan 272. Throb painfully 273. Repeatedly 274. Unspoilt paradise 275. Revenue department 276. Protects from storm 277. Mad 278. Minor battle DOWN 1. Poke with elbow 2. Smithy block 3. Fashions 4. Exhibit 5. Spanish couple, senor and – 6. Wards off 7. Irish county 8. Ethiopian or Kenyan, eg 9. Eternal 10. Catch, – stocking 11. Additionally 12. Ransacks 13. Staff schedules 14. Midwestern US state 15. School compositions 16. Modifies 17. Cases 18. Sharpshooter, – Oakley 19. Magnified section of page, eg 20. Dizzy 30. Small lizard 33. Poorer 34. Conjure up 35. Become sparser (4,3) 38. Eager beavers 39. Paler 40. Rest, have a – (3-4) 42. Smooth 43. Drearier 46. Language of Milan, eg 47. Flank 49. Picks 50. Throat lump, – apple (4'1) 51. Leaf-drink sachets 53. Charged with bubbles 54. Egypt's capital 55. Midday meals 59. Looted 60. Revealed 67. Wind instrumentalists 68. Perfumed burning stick 69. Tidiest 70. Viewing public 72. Female hormone 74. XXI (6-3) 76. Definitions 77. Absorbs (5,2) 78. Citrus fruits 79. Minority group slum areas 81. Nation's flight strength (3,5) 84. Clips on 87. Moulded in relief 89. Factors 91. Marine liquid 92. Ship's labourer 98. World's largest desert 101. From Prague 102. Baby grand, eg 103. Glacial era (3,3) 108. Engraver 109. Tests 110. Furious, angry 112. Numbing drug 116. Whiskey-laced hot drink (5,6) 119. Heir 120. Cheek whiskers 123. Snails 124. Famous actor (5,4) 128. Skinniest 130. Fugitive 132. Hauled 133. Smells foul 134. Synthetic fibre 137. Rekindled 138. Finer, – weather 141. Speak off-the-cuff (2-3) 142. Inappropriate 143. Coral barriers 151. Of long duration (3-3) 153. Cheeriest 155. Unhealthily fat 156. Baghdad citizen 159. Respected 160. Tightens, – muscle 161. Expulsion 164. Frighten 165. Jugs 168. Rough figure 170. Race officials 173. Unexpectedly (2,6) 174. Great foe 177. Kidnapping 178. Dodge 181. Guiding, – to seat 185. Illnesses 186. Tenderness of wound, eg 187. Iconic Honolulu beach 188. Lack of caring 193. Come forth 194. Primary 195. Betrothed 200.Climbs down 201. Devise 206. Pesters 207. Trade certificate 208. Speak to, – a crowd 209. Bacon strips 211. Rockier 214. Instruct 216. Finger joint 217. Snuggles 218. Frigidity 220. Altercation (3-2) 222. 90 degrees, right – 224. Ancient Nile king 225. Drifting into, – into a coma, eg 226. Ugly sight 229. London gallery, – Modern 232. Lucifer's abode 235. Hidden, – motive 236. Barrage 237. December 31 song, Auld – – (4,4) 241. Unfavourable 242. Most boring 244. Fortitude 245. Immature tree 248. CIA, Central Intelligence – 249. Prolonged assaults 251. Warmed up 252. Tenancy agreements 253. Winner's position 254. Conscious of 255. Snares 259. Bring upon oneself 260. Caribbean republic 261. US cattle station 262. Be dressed in 264. Louts 265. Absconded 267. Financial institution Solution in next month’s issue