The Colossus
ACROSS
2. Bursts like a balloon 4. Greatly annoyed 8. Hampers, picnic … 12. Garlic-rich poultry dish, chicken … 16. No score in soccer 17. Woolly farm female 18. Very keen, an … reader
19. Naked figures
20. Hold on tight, … to 21. Arabian Gulf sultanate 22. Tradesmen’s vehicles
24. Drinks in small quantities
27. Joins up,
… in the army
28. Cold beverage, iced …
30. Metal can
32. Drastic or severe, … measures
33. Slip-up
34. Indian stringed instrument
36. Person now living overseas
37. CD, compact … 41. US Salt Lake City State
42. Faithful, constant
43. Text entry mistake 44. Shopping bag 46. Sicilian volcano 48. According to the legal rules, it’s the … 50. Soldier on, persist 55. Solemn promise
58. Basil or sage, eg 59. Furthest down,
… note in the scale 61. Deleted
63. God of love
64. I Love Lucy star, Lucille …
65. Solve, … the mystery (5,2)
66. GI Jane actress, … Moore
67. Seventh month
69. Small red salad plant 71. Sacred Egyptian beetle
73. Mortgage, home … 76. Travel across snow 77. Yellow citrus fruit 79. Portion of a circle 81. Valiant, heroic 82. Explosive device, hand …
84. Extremely bad 86. Bowman’s missile 87. Remains of a fire
88. LA, … Angeles 89. Eventually, sooner or …
91. Desperate Housewives star, … Hatcher 93. Walked upon, had … on
97. Snakelike fishes 99. Sense of style
101. Third planet from the sun
103. Italian actress, … Loren
104. Burglar, thief 106. Honking bird, Canada …
108. Less lean, … meat 109. Strengthening rod, bicycle …
110. Fleece, overcharge (3,3)
112. Woodwind musician
114. Rail track’s width, eg
116. Played, … with 119. Suggestive look 120. Religious ministers 123. Bulge on camel’s back
125. Slightly wet or damp
127. Estimated time of arrival (1,1,1)
128. Boxing great, Muhammad … 129. Classic novel,
… Doone
130. Ravines
133. Revert or backslide, his behaviour will … 136. Baby’s tummy ache 137. Distant, … off 138. Brusque, abrupt 141. Witness
142. Children’s card game
145. Toed the line,
… the rules
147. Puzzling person or thing
148. Coloured, … her hair 150. Big vases
151. In normal fashion (2,5)
152. Classic movie, … with the Wind 153. Nuisance, a … in the neck 154. Most timid
157. Star of TV’s House,
Hugh …
160. Child’s stick on a spring
161. Fairytale, The Princess and the … 162. Fabric holdall (6,3) 166. Serpent said to have killed Cleopatra
169. From Bangkok, eg 170. Affectedly quaint 172. Morgan Freeman comedy, … Almighty 174. Pubs, taverns
177. Make up after quarrel, … the hatchet 178. Stern and gloomy 180. Widely grown cereal crop 181. Wallpaper glue 182. Aviaries, bird … 185. If really required (2,1,4)
186. Mayday call (1,1,1) 188. Wily and crafty 190. Entangled 191. Norwegian capital 196. Remain in place 198. Deep grooves,
… in the road 199. Mounds
200. Juliet’s beloved
201. Fully matured, … fruit
202.Bird on Australian coat of arms 203.Lion star sign 204.Religious sisters 205.Country bordering
Algeria 206.Selects, picks 207. US term for “autumn”
DOWN
1. Cumbersome, awkward
2. DJ’s record selection, eg 3. Strait-laced and fussy
4. Help in a crime, aid and …
5. Movie, The … of Navarone
6. Long hill-crest 7. Twilight
8. Sponsor, fund an enterprise
9. Futuristic stories (3-2)
10. Chocolate treats, Easter …
11. Ooze, trickle
13. Jail resident, eg 14. Feud between families
15. India’s capital city (3,5)
22. Purpose, function 23. Before the stipulated time 25. Contribution to a discussion, eg
26. Fix in a position 28. Soldiers
29. Showy daisy
30. Buy and sell
31. Tidier
35. Lose energy, become weary 38. Irascible, grumpy 39. Solidify, coalesce 40. Work with a needle 41. Publicly reveal,
… the statue 43. Number in a duo 45. December 24, Christmas … 47. Café’s meal list
49. Very well then
(3,5)
51. Score metal with acid, eg
52. Section of a play 53. Zodiac maiden sign 54. Sales agents (abbrev)
56. Eccentric or strange people
57. Deep unconsciousness 60. V-shaped slice,
… of cheese
62. Idly play a guitar 67. Anniversary celebration, golden …
68. Bounded
70. Mineral spring 72. Affectedly modest 74. Folklore giants 75. Cannot be seen, is … in sight
76. Scorch, char 77. Shakespear’s tragic king
78. Main part of a church
80. Actors in a play or film
83. Helpful locally 85. Sibling by marriage (4-7)
90. Express keenness, … about
92. Sense of self 93. Vehicles using public roads 94. Unwanted piece of film (3-4)
95. Book and movie,
The … Code (2,5) 96. Tapers towards the end
98. Actor, Tommy … Jones
100. Guacamole ingredient
102. Painting, work of … 103. Knight’s title 105. Long-tailed rodent 107. Bend under a weight
109. Comes to rest
111. Solid water
113. Small Chinese dishes, dim …
115. Lured, tempted
117. River flowing through Melbourne 118. Hard of hearing
119. Ball game involving a netted stick 121. Missing, is …
122. Feel concern
124. Short extracts from a book
125. John Steinbeck novel, Of … and Men 126. Surface decoration 131. Poverty-stricken 132. Be obligated,
… them a favour 134. Drink, … and tonic 135. Tarzan’s creator, … Rice Burroughs 139. Supply with tools and provisions 140. Gimmick to gain attention, publicity …
143. Biblical ark builder 144. Forceful, incisive 146. Facts and figures 147. Music great, … Fitzgerald
148. Rely on
149. Rim, brink
155. Fedora or trilby, eg 156. Perfumes
158. Holiday office, travel …
159. Swimming great, … Thorpe
161. Metal fastener, safety …
163. Sloping walkways 164. Gobbles up
165. Wounds from a dog, eg
167. Hog or boar 168. Achieved,
… a good result 169. Performance test (5,3)
171. Fairground ride, Ferris …
173. Acute apprehension 175. Subtly induce to purchase (4-4) 176. Person to whom a debt is due
179. Rudely interrupt (4,2)
180. TV doctor and time traveller
183. The heavens
184. Former tennis ace, … Seles
187. Gazes lasciviously at
189. Caribbean dance under a pole
192. Fine river sediment 193. Frank, candid 194. Cambodia’s continent
195. Guitar great, … Clapton
196. D.H. Lawrence novel, … and Lovers 197. Ventilates,
… the room
Solution in next month’s issue