The Colossus

ACROSS

1. Most puny and weak 5. Supports, … up in an argument

8. Enclosed sporting venue

11. Round red-purple vegie

15. Sense of self

16. Snooker implement 17. Stage of a relay

18. Tofu bean

20. Walks with difficulty 21. Group baked together, a … of loaves

22. A long way off 24. Readily available, draught beer on … 25. Spoken test

27. Tea flavour, … Grey 29. Song, Boogie

Woogie … Boy 30. Intolerant, narrow-minded 34. Windscreen’s cleaner 35. Oak-tree nut

36. Join forces

37. Pimples condition 40. Him and her 42. Garment join 44. Clothesline fasteners 45. Gum, paste 46. Bloodsucking insect 47. Behave

48. Low male singing voice

50. Rudely brief

52. Large, flightless Australian bird

54. Rocky outcrop

56. Stake in poker 58. Crusted dish 61. Fastened with a knot or bow

62. Whip up, … violence 64. Parentless child 66. Almonds, cashews etc

67. Looked at

68. Pinpoints, finds

69. Own, possess 70. Shakespeare’s nickname, the …

72. In a tidy way

74. Heavily bandage 76. Slender stalk 79. Hawaiian garland 80. Toboggans

82. Putrefy, decay 84. Swampy land in southern USA

85. Pop concert, eg 86. Home and Away star, … Nicodemou 87. J. M. Barrie story, Peter …

88. Type of poem 89. Kitchen garment 90. Boxing injury, cauliflower …

92. Heart monitor (1,1,1) 94. Light musical drama 98. Sicilian ice-cream cake

102. Harsher, … penalties 105. Basil-flavoured spaghetti sauce 108. Squander

111. Revolve rapidly 113. Affectionate term for father

115. Reticent, restrained 116. Posing no difficulty 118. Burglar’s swag 120. Square root of 100 121. Barrier across a river 122. Winter flakes

123. Solo musician, … piper

125. Impassioned, an … speech

128. Sudden sharp pain 131. Poke with finger 133. Chinese spice, star … 135. Convicted criminal 137. Handed out playing cards incorrectly 141. Hottest

144. Bunchy clumps of grass

148. Bored or frustrated, … up

150. Vigour, vim

152. Rented

153. Open-back van 154. James Stewart classic, … a Wonderful Life (2’1) 155. Consume,

… the resources

156. Small pouch

157. Extols

158. Intense desire

159. Poppy drug

162. Large bird, powerful … 163. Fairy godmother’s magic stick

166. Fiddled the accounts, … the books

168. Live internet digital movie machine

169. Does needlework 171. Apiece

172. Can be heard, is … 173. Fishing-net material 174. Nuisance

175. Dodged payment, … tax

178. Develop a fondness for (4,2)

181. Irritates

182. Bauxite, aluminium … 183. Cry of pain or distress 184. Slightly open

185. Movie, … Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 188. Play or exercise ring, … hoop

189. Old Russian leader 191. Chocolate treat, Easter …

192. Children’s guessing game (1-3)

194. Washtub

197. Eternally, for …

198. Old pubs

200.Makes a mistake 202. Search for 204. Blacksmith’s workplace

205. Artist’s painting stand

208. Friendly relations 209. Deducts, takes away 214. Person, … being 215. Electrical measures 218. Truck-drivers’ compartments 220. Musical twosome 221. Chrysalis

222. Lukewarm

223. Japanese poem 224. Smaller quantity, … than before

225. Stain with colour 226. Tiny vegetable

227. Word used to surprise someone 228. Unfastens and removes,

… the trailer 229. US actress, Halle … 230. Scoundrel

231. Sudden chilly spell (4,4)

DOWN

1. Feral pig (4,4) 2. Employing, … staff 3. Part of a shoe

4. Rip, rend

5. Round capsule of raw cotton

6. Animal of the desert 7. Japanese snack, … roll

8. Walk casually 9. Additional cricket run 10. Throbbing pain 11. Carry, … the load 12. Discards, … away 13. One of eight babies born together 14. Nickname for senior army officers (3,5) 19. System of relaxing exercise

23. Arctic waters feature

26. Circular coral reef 28. Pseudonym

30. Whole and unbroken

31. Recline, … back

32. Fish spawn

33. Saddle with unwelcome task, … with

38. Avoided, … capture 39. Song, I Can … Clearly Now

41. Bewitching

42. Initiated

43. Expert pilot, eg

44. Trims plants,

… the hedge 46. Merriment, have … 49. Mineral spring 51. Distinguished female singer

53. Twelve in the evening

55. Count, … on

57. Flip, … a pancake 59. Inborn

60. Eye complaint

63. Price, cost 65. Frankfurter in a bun (3,3)

70. Powerful dog-faced monkeys

71. Correspond in sound 73. Big fibber 75. Chardonnay or Merlot, eg 77. Fortune-teller’s deck of cards

78. Mosque tower

79. Piano piece,

Clair de …

80. Protracted tale 81. Notice, espy

83. Move slowly,

… along the runway 91. Donkey

93. Lettuce variety 95. Extended the validity, … her licence 96. Uppermost part 97. Smartphone program

98. Scam, swindle

99. Move lightly and quickly

100. Fatty tissue 101. Amazement

102. Body of water, Caspian … 103. Goodfellas actor,

… Liotta

104. West Indian folk song

106. Devoured, had … 107. Fork prongs

109. Confuse, … his wits 110. Pace of music 112. Fastener, safety … 114. Fuss and bother 117. Song, Here Comes the …

119. Or nearest offer (1,1,1) 122. By hook or by crook 123. Grazing land

124. Singer, … King Cole 126. Cry of a kitten 127. Nautically astern 129. Colony insect 130. Hydrogen or methane, eg

132. Stops, ceases

134. Rage

136. Author of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper … 138. Warning sound 139. Small whirlpool 140. Space centre structure, rocket … 142. Too, as well

143. Did crawl or backstroke, had … 145. Rare

146. Window ledge

147. Give rise to

148. Style of hat

149. Eat in a restaurant, … out

150. Former tennis star, … Sampras

151. Soul, mind

160. Small pools of water 161. Be offended, take … 164. Highest point 165. Diversion, bypass 167. Decorative skirting board, eg

168. Large brown wingless NZ insect 169. Men’s businesswear, … and ties

170. Roused from sleep 176. Doctor for animals 177. Eagle nests

179. Crops up, occurs 180. Child’s plaything 182. Clumsy fool

186. Recede

187. Insisted on,

… her rights

188. Chopper landing facility

190. Remove wallpaper, eg

193. Penne, eg

195. Enclosed (6,2) 196. Shallow and superficial (4-4) 199. Central issue

201. Huge mythical bird in The Arabian Nights 203. Short-sighted

204. Flutter, … wings

206. Get distracted, … track of time 207. Pursued

210. Dominance, have the … hand 211. Stuffed bear

212. Find disgusting 213. Unspecified object 216. Atlas pictures

217. Wound with a knife 218. Small block of ice 219. Group of aligned nations Solution in next month’s issue.