The Colossus
ACROSS
1. Fluid seepages 6. Exclude (5,3) 11. Heathens 16. Government levy 21. Prince William’s wife 22. Honourable 23. Mountain summit 24. UK tree-dwelling rodent 25. Tested, inspected 26. Tear jaggedly 27. New York’s nickname (3,5) 28. Couturier, Christian – 29. Perch 31. Exclusive English college 32. Complied with, – the rules 36. Mid-Earth line 37. Jotter 38. Wire ropes 41. Tip over, upset 44. Give orders, – directives 45. Wimpy character 48. Spire 49. Dark grey, – sky 52. Made airtight 56. Ground porridge flakes 57. Inadequately, poorly 58. Selfish person 61. Simultaneously, in – 62. Oaths 63. Church singing group 64. Set of links 65. Lagos is there 66. Probing, – interview (2-5) 67. Fiancée (5-2-2) 71. US symbol, bald – 73. Public profile 75. Gaining entry to 80. Appear, – to be 82. Love-struck 83. Recline lazily 85. Appals, revulses 86. Facet 88. Twins zodiac sign 90. Metal extraction factories 91. Fawn shade 93. Load, – software 94. Hung around aimlessly 95. Breakfast egg dish 96. Slope 97. Italian sparkling wine 99. Pork cut 100. Nuns 104. Privileged few 105. Freight 106. Event site 107. Inexhaustible, – supply 111. Cricket trophy, the – 113. City, – de Janeiro 114. They, he or – 115. Stockholm native, eg 117. Coloured-tile design 118. Natural disaster, – wave 121. Emotional undercurrents 122. Growths, lumps 125. Broadly 126. Cruel ruler, Genghis – 127. Ancient harp 129. Slacken, – off 131. Louvre part 132. Revolve, rotate 135. Wicked 136. Naive 139. Wound mark 140. Atlantic and Pacific 144. Postal sticker 145. Great pain 146. Light modelling timber 147. Supplies¸ – a solution 148. Painting of a person 149. Horse fodder 150. Hoist, – the flag 152. Purloin 154. Least outgoing 157. Central American nation, Costa – 158. Snuggled 162. Snatch 163. Library user 166. Foot digits 167. Harbour vessels 169. Heredity unit 171. Minor hitch 172. Taste organ 173. Storybook monsters 175. Plush toy, – bear 176. Deduce 179. Cows’ milk sacs 180. Nose-related 182. Weeding tool 183. Baby dog 184. Muddle 186. Petrol-electric cars 189. Avoid 190. Explode like a volcano 191. Vehicle crash 192. Weirdness 196. Heavy shoe 197. Ancient Roman robe 198. Wrestle, tussle 199. Worshipped 201. Rogue tiger, eg (3-5) 202. Sweet bun 203. Fiend 204. Viewing platforms 205. Adequate 208. Stashed, stowed 210. Supplant 211. Amphibian, tree – 212. Frozen block (3,4) 213. Former husbands, eg 215. Vending machine 219. Rubber wheel surrounds 221. Necklace clip 223. Construction specialists, civil – 227. Naval missile 228. Clouds, – judgment 230. Well done! 231. Alcove 232. Commended 233. Spoken 234. Associated, linked 238. Photographer’s workplace 239. Cop shop, police – 240. Written compositions 243. Gauge, – the difficulty level 246. Artist’s mixing board 247. Downright 250. Beachside, at the – 251. Pasted 253. Advantages 256. Movie, Sweet Home – 257. Shifty 258. Parody 262. Primary 263. TV show, The Biggest – 266. Crustacean, mud – 268. Computerised price tags (3,5) 269. Cooking pot 270. Tiny jab 271. Unassisted vision (5,3) 272. Nevada city 273. Conical tent 274. Creative work, musical – 275. More powerful, stronger 276. Woes, sorrows 277. Adopts, – policy 278. Bowling pins
DOWN
1. Lariat 2. Keen, – sense 3. Say yes 4. Scraped, – out a living 5. Salt solution 6. Grinned suggestively 7. Usually (2,1,4) 8. Radiated 9. Infallible 10. Fuss (2-2) 11. Troubles 12. Orderliness 13. Immobility 14. Instance 15. Velocities 16. Social no-nos 17. Similar, – to 18. Ethiopia’s Addis – 19. Urge into motion 20. Requires 30. Beginning, – of illness 33. Struggler 34. Conceded 35. Most dreary 38. Deadly poison 39. Large warplanes 40. Jubilation 42. Legumes, dried – 43. Knitting implements 46. Inaugural 47. Before long 49. Chinese fruits 50. Together, – with 51. Creepiest 53. Inscribing 54. Alpaca relative 55. Castle prison 59. Consecrated as priest 60. Skin infection 67. Small pet parrots (abbrev) 68. Refuses to compromise, – on 69. Strive to equal 70. Surpass 72. Boosted volume 74. Shone 76. Amalgamated 77. Joined together pieces of film, eg 78. Arrange in list 79. New Testament books 81. First arriving 84. Soulless, dead 87. Skilfully 89. Animates 91. Quilt 92. Carves in relief 98. Jungle clan, – group 101. Perverse humour 102. Coronet 103. Commotion 108. Scientist, Sir Isaac – 109. Sill 110. Beauty establishment 112. Male school principals 116. Informed 119. Overturning 120. Soothe, – discomfort 123. Female hormone 124. Exterminate 128. Attacking 130. Straddling, sit – 132. Taunts 133. Political convention, eg 134. Pre-Soviet emperors 137. Elephant teeth 138. Force out 141. Recurrent pattern 142. Medal, eg 143. More protected 151. Be present at¸– class 153. Quarrelled 155. Humbug 156. Avid 159. Highly regarded 160. Spring-clean (4,2) 161. Cairo citizen 164. Cosmetics brand, Elizabeth – 165. Deserves 168. Escorting, – to seat 170. Chilliest 173. Veteran (3-5) 174. X-ray imaging 177. Bone breaks 178. Nickname for the fashion industry (3,5) 181. Banned building material 185. Hating 186. Bartered 187. Signal fires 188. Get better 193. Poker-faced 194. Flow out from 195. Kebab sticks 200. Adjournment 201. Memorial 206. Remarkable 207. The past 208. One minute, 60 – 209. Fast train 211. Throwing disc 214. Beach bird 216. Prison dwellers 217. Jabber 218. Edgy 220. Wanders 222. Paris landmark, – – Triomphe (3,2) 224. Encroachments 225. Apparent 226. Go back in (2-5) 229. Mailed, – a letter 232. Tube 235. Intensify, – war 236. Throat lump, – apple (4’1) 237. Cafes or bistros 241. Sculpted figures 242. Non-professional 244. Hair soap 245. Distilled liquors 248. Tricky question 249. Kidnapper’s demand 251. Common lizards 252. Seventh planet 253. LP record 254. Shoulder gesture 255. Fish, rainbow – 259. Proficient 260. Perfect 261. Levels, – the score 262. Insignificant 264. Small numbers, – and twos 265. Fencing blade 267. Sunbathe
Solution in next month’s issue.