The Colossus
ACROSS
1. Adorning 6. Transportation for hire 10. Leaving premises
empty 16. Hardly any 17. Frangipani garland 19. Southern US state 20. Zenith 21. Tinned meat 22. Lacquers, enamels 23. Bamboo sticks 26. Marvellous 28. Held responsible 30. Vocal sound 31. Was compelled, – to 33. Family car 35. Papeete is there 37. Male parent 38. Indistinctly 39. Hooded serpent 41. Reveal secret (3,2) 43. Respectful address 44. Prompted, – actor 45. Medicine amounts 46. Mime to pre-recorded
lyrics (3-4) 48. Not once 50. Half, – circle 51. Arctic animal, – bear 52. Denmark native 53. Cloth flap 55. Old photo colour 57. Emerges from depths 60. Spoofs, parodies (5,2) 62. Olympic Games
body (1,1,1) 64. Roping cattle, eg 67. Large deer 68. Stony 69. Ark builder 71. Minus 72. Ethics 74. Anorak 75. Des Moines is there 77. Large chunk 79. Silver-medal placing 82. Belonging to it 83. Shoe bottoms 85. Non-commissioned
officer (1,1,1) 87. Fibbed 89. Fluid-filled pouch 90. Thin cushions 91. Room partitions 92. Crow-call sound 94. Wax stamp 96. Surprise attack 98. Marsh grass 99. Cheerful, happy 100. Greek fable teller 102. Distort 104. Tidy 106. Bewitches 107. Eliminate (4,3) 109. Swedish automobile manufacturer 111. Hypodermic device 112. Audio discs (1,2) 113. Bread bun 114. Open fruit tart 116. Egyptian river 118. Nearly identical 119. Necklace ball 121. Jetty 123. Information, – or fiction 125. Humble 127. Prosecute 128. Scarcer 130. Absent 132. Male offspring 134. Go out of focus 136. Judo level 137. Backpackers’
accommodation 139. Scheme, conspiracy 140. Utensil 141. Boot-shaped country 143. Tendon 145. Domestic helper 147. Auction item 148. Soviet Union (1,1,1,1) 149. Whirled 150. Border on 152. Municipalities 154. Leg joint 156. Pen tips 158. Give it a miss 159. Utter, – a shriek 161. Lolly, coconut – 163. Flits about 165. Military overthrow 167. Alleviate, – pain 169. Radiant 171. Lingerie trim, eg 173. Width 175. Walked like duck 177. Stabs with tusks 179. Constructed 181. Sharp twinges 182. Tiny tot, infant 183. Misfortunes, woes 185. Harbours 187. Duration 189. Foot digit 190. Lather bubbles 191. Reverberate 192. Ignited 194. Matching jackets and
trousers 196. Margarine container 197. Carry-cases 198. Also named (1,1,1) 199. Geothermal spring 202. Intended, – to be 204. Saturate 205. Forbids 206. Whisky-making apparatuses 208. Observes 210. Falls as blizzard 212. Expose, – all 213. Godsend 214. Child’s friend 216. Song for two 217. Hankers, – for 219. Most junior 221. Healing abrasions 223. Golf pegs 225. Crone 226. Cinema gangway 227. US dependency, Puerto – 230. Shinbone 232. Tautness 235. Sanctify 236. Dip, – ghanoush 238. Smoked pork 240. Thick, – fog 242. Drizzly 243. Stain reputation 244. Akubra, eg 245. Practical, handy 246. Prince William’s mum 247. Helium is one 248. Peeled, – an apple 249. Cleanses wound 251. Health resort 253. Toss, throw 255. Christen 256. Coffee shop 258. Wreck 259. Circus swing 260. Liqueur, – Maria 261. Encountered 262. Disparaging, – remark 263. Garbed 264. Cooks’ whisks
DOWN
1. Disadvantages 2. Farce 3. Brought up, – children 4. Serving platter 5. Recent arrival 6. Conical tent 7. Daunts 8. Swiss peaks 9. Sweethearts 11. Shakes 12. Pet budgie’s home 13. Scents 14. Stimulate creativity in 15. Nattering 16. Ornate 18. Incite to action 24. Afflicts 25. Research rooms 27. Paradise garden 29. Irate, got – 30. Immigration permits 31. Aspirations 32. Dehydrated 34. Story book 36. Theirs, – and hers 38. Hands out 39. Model, – Crawford 40. Picnic pest 42. Himalayan republic 45. Wharves 46. Country, Sri – 47. Old Testament brothers, – and Abel 49. Climbs, ascends 51. Becomes tiresome 52. Wooden platforms 54. Audience jeers 56. Donkeys 58. One, numero – 59. Deeds 60. Abscesses 61. Hocks goods 63. Summon 65. Hollywood prize 66. Convent dweller 68. Political convention 70. Scalp growth 72. Swabbed 73. Poke fun at 74. Opinion surveys 76. Top pilots 78. Coffee seed 80. Sea floor (5,3) 81. Eluded 83. Adds seasoning to 84. Flower holder 86. Sturdy trees 88. Perishes 91. Landmarks, The Seven – of the World 92. Organism’s basic unit 93. Dog bark sound 95. Skinny 97. 24-hour period 99. Knave in cards 100. Song, – Lang Syne 101. Mushy 103. Street urchin 105. Light-rail vehicle 107. Bellow 108. Exercise, – chi (1’2) 110. Talk indiscreetly 113. Staggering 115. Bird shelters 117. Outshine 118. Accounts review 119. Intermission 120. Faint 122. Perch 124. Ballet skirts 126. Broken 129. Bank machine (1,1,1) 130. Everything, – of it 131. Loft 133. Neither this – that 135. Jogged 137. Chop with an axe 138. Possessing 142. Edible tuber 144. Routinely 146. Agreement 148. Seize, – the throne 149. Beauty queen’s ribbon 151. Of the Scriptures 153. Gather up 155. Red-skinned cheese 157. Nod, – your head 158. Touches fondly 159. Swirl 160. UFO, – saucer 162. European cash 164. Shoo! 166. Boggy fire turf 167. Fringe 168. Horrid 170. Vaccine 172. Rewrite text 174. Author unknown 175. Lumps of cotton
wool, eg 176. Abdominal muscles
(abbrev) 178. Pig enclosures 180. Flightless birds 182. Beetles 184. Wimp 186. Witness box 188. Black timber 190. Rational 191. Scraping, – out a living 193. Swarms 195. Animal nose 197. Chocolate blocks, eg 198. Make amends 200. Electric fish 201. Respond 203. Chirp 205. Knock loudly 206. Spirits 207. Musical, – Misérables 209. Sedate, – character 211. Guide, – the boat 212. Wheat husks 213. Overbearing 214. Upset 215. Waned, flowed back 218. Nautical greeting 219. Submit, cede 220. Relocates 222. Menacing 224. Hidden obstacle 226. Claiming 228. Lower-priced 229. Clumsy lout 231. Pronto (1,1,1,1) 233. Former name of Thailand 234. Details, – and outs 235. Char 236. Vampire beast 237. Sportswoman, eg 239. Reducing volume of 241. Execute, – the law 243. Couturier, Yves – Laurent 244. Cuba’s capital 248. Worked at, – your trade 250. Police officer’s regular route 252. A long way off 253. Get steamed up 254. Cheque butt 257. Assist Solution in next month’s issue.