The Colossus
ACROSS
1. Marine creature’s home 6. Victories 11. Put on a pedestal 16. Tyrant 21. Exude 22. Perfume, – – toilette (3,2) 23. Curry bread 24. Gyration 25. Footpath 26. Varnishes 27. Inert 28. Insignificant, a – trifle 29. Relinquished, – territory 31. Large vases 32. South American garment 36. Tomb inscription 37. Imposing building 38. Throwaway lines 41. Medicine amounts 44. Stoneworker 45. Eyelid swellings 48. US Everglades state 49. Japanese hostess 52. Chocolate egg time 56. Unfilled job 57. Inhale, take a – 58. Incursions 61. Income cheat, tax – 62. Abdominal ruptures 63. Accounts review 64. Takes notice of, – warning 65. Collide with (3,4) 66. Prince Charles’ wife 67. Disinfect 71. Garbage, waste 73. Explorer, – Polo 75. Fatigue 80. Shoe bottom 82. Approve officially 83. Curves 85. Unscrambling cyphers 86. Travelled by bike 88. Further down 90. Assenting 91. Adolescents (abbrev) 93. Forgive, – sinner 94. Untwists bottle top 95. Star clusters 96. Beans and peas, eg 97. Close 99. Prolonged unconsciousness 100. Wicked act 104. Monarch’s rule 105. Slobber 106. Idiotic, – remark 107. Shortens, – – hem (5,2) 111. Submit, – application 113. Terminate 114. Charged atom 115. Peace prize 117. Scared 118. Car bump marks 121. Loaded down 122. Ramrod-straight 125. Dog, – spaniel 126. Ages 127. Tasmania, the Apple – 129. Mentor 131. Measure, – out 132. Rough plans 135. Sharp twinge 136. House location 139. Haemorrhaged 140. Dwell 144. Maps book 145. Brazilian dance, – nova 146. Fellows 147. Anguish, great – 148. Madrid native, eg 149. Jewelled headband 150. Neither hot nor cold 152. Perhaps 154. Hear, – to 157. Saintly glow 158. Atrocious 162. Book duo, Dr Jekyll and Mr – 163. Embed 166. Low platform 167. Heap 169. Ancient harp 171. Steep rugged rock 172. Neglect, – your responsibilities 173. Besieged 175. Lawn 176. Modify 179. Pungent bulbs 180. Pond surface growth 182. Emirate, – Dhabi 183. Et cetera, – so on 184. Has not (4’1) 186. Height 189. Himalayan country 190. Awkward, clumsy 191. Bring upon oneself 192. Bitumen compound 196. Chomp 197. Opposed to 198. New York-Ontario falls 199. Renounced, had – his old ways 201. Hassles, pesters 202. Seepage 203. Lucifer, devil 204. Daunts 205. Dehydration symptom 208. Onto terra firma 210. Wind up proceedings 211. In existing condition (2,2) 212. Strange people 213. Metal filing tool 215. Zips, toothed – 219. Hire contract 221. Print media, the – 223. Protrudes 227. Flow out from 228. Coached 230. Drink to the health of 231. Stop 232. Cigarette-butt container 233. Spotted playing tile 234. Tallest mountain 238. Synagogue ministers 239. Timber-processing factory 240. Phony 243. Shows in 246. Sneaky 247. Pixies 250. Cradles 251. Do well, – at 253. Cross between two species 256. Capital of the US state of Georgia 257. Early farm labourer 258. In conclusion 262. Landmark, Great Barrier – 263. Slack, baggy 266. Cowl 268. Storyteller 269. Minor planet 270. Visualise 271. Recently arrived infants 272. Brown meat quickly 273. Gender war, battle of the – 274. Concept 275. Praised lavishly 276. Scrutinises, examines 277. Emotionally unstable 278. Slumberers
DOWN
1. Thick sweet liquid 2. 007 auto, – Martin 3. Guinea pig cage 4. Weaving apparatus 5. Hermits 6. Conical tents 7. Bill for payment 8. Animals that suckle their young 9. Gangster’s sidekick 10. Fully satisfy 11. Lazy 12. Softened, – the impact 13. Finds “not guilty” 14. Arrange in list 15. Follows next 16. Petite 17. Taverns 18. Drawing pins, thumb – 19. Sampled 20. Foul smells 30. Nightclub 33. Greasiest 34. Inquest magistrate 35. Crackpot 38. Normally (2,1,4) 39. Persian 40. Thrills 42. Rowing blades 43. Allows 46. Leaf-brew pourers 47. Always, for – 49. Horrid 50. Mumbai is there 51. Pulled up, – trousers 53. Embarrassed 54. Belonging to them 55. Renovate 59. Cures 60. Tantalising 67. Holstered pistol (4,3) 68. Mitigating circumstances 69. Pamper 70. Insinuation 72. Economic downturn 74. Enthral 76. Control 77. Silt-removing boat 78. Mysteries 79. Enrols (5,2) 81. Happened 84. Moon shape 87. Spookiness 89. Driving skills tester 91. Twirled, – thumbs 92. Immature trees 98. Talc 101. Deduce 102. Miniature, – plant 103. Most senior 108. Mouth sores 109. Small notches 110. Overturn 112. Exaggerating 116. Argentina’s capital (6,5) 119. Wipe out 120. Circus high wire 123. Denigrated 124. Became fine, the weather – – (7,2) 128. Creative, – thinking 130. Generally 132. Logo sticker 133. Collect 134. Flavour 137. Unswept 138. Purgative, – salts 141. Consumed, was – 142. Picture 143. Spot-on 151. Make beloved 153. Prejudiced people 155. Silver bar, eg 156. Fish, rainbow – 159. Bewitches 160. Used a razor 161. German shepherd 164. Actress, Dame Maggie – 165. Kidney-related 168. People from Milan, eg 170. Extremists 173. Advantages 174. Manage 177. Forefathers 178. Beats 181. Beirut cuisine, – food 185. Manicure board 186. Ordered from the field (4,3) 187. Arouses 188. Oblivious 193. Tutankhamen’s title 194. From Riyadh, Saudi – 195. Totters 200. Plot, – a course 201. Personally crafted 206. Summit 207. Chirped 208. Facets 209. Bacon strips 211. Straddling 214. Mail receptacle 216. By now 217. Hedge cutter 218. Taunted 220. Wise saying 222. Delete 224. Dog, Jack – terrier 225. Achieves 226. Little by little 229. Plaything, rag – 232. Assistant 235. Singer 236. Horned beast, white – (abbrev) 237. Uncertainty 241. Military greetings 242. Faze 244. Heftier 245. Practical person 248. Swerved 249. African wildlife tour 251. Of race and culture 252. Genetic copies 253. Therefore 254. French cap 255. Altogether (2,3) 259. Easy pace 260. Brusque 261. Affirmative responses 262. Fragrant bloom 264. Lyrical poems 265. Observed, was – 267. Bargain
Solution in next month’s issue.