The Colossus
ACROSS
1. Enhances
6. Struggled against 11. Queasy
16. Emery board
21. Unit of weight (abbrev)
22. Nobel prize-winning singer, Bob – 23. US Mormon State 24. Relocate
25. Deficit
26. Neatened (6,2) 27. Enticing
28. Riverbed sediment 29. Colloquial saying 31. – and proper
32. Okay! Yep! 36. Avoidance
37. So-so
38. Exhilarated
41. Tobacco roll
44. Precise
45. Lanky
48. Rotted
49. Pretends
52. Painting supports 56. Return bout
57. South American animal
58. Climbs up
61. Tooth coating 62. Surpassed, was – 63. Gastric ailment 64. Period, stage
65. Apple and celery salad
66. Alleviate
67. Retrain (2-7)
71. Anorak
73. Capture
75. Skin irritation
80. Blast!
82. One of three babies born together 83. Carved into shape 85. Occurrence, event 86. Property, real – 88. Indian triangular spicy pastry 90. Plunderer, looter 91. African republic, Sierra – 93. Non-artificial
94. Drew forth 95. Wonderful, splendid 96. Removed fleece, – sheep
97. Peru’s capital
99. Heat smog
100. Discard, – of
104. Smelly creature
105. Yet to be paid
106. From Baghdad 107. Timidity
111. Proverb
113. Charged atom
114. Rage
115. Flat dish 117. Frightened, scared 118. Commotion, cause a –
121. Improvise a speech (2-3) 122. Onion-like vegies 125. Invulnerable, – to 126. Twofold, – control 127. Very dry
129. Young men
131. Highly curious 132. Clan-related, – custom
135. Large pitcher 136. Ended, – dispute 139. Bloke, a good – 140. Hurry
144. Parts of a dollar 145. Brown in pan 146. Clumsy
147. New York district 148. Unforested, – plain 149. Remain on feet 150. Skips
152. Explorer, – Polo 154. Total
157. Ecstatic, on cloud – 158. Aims at
162. Mark as correct 163. Publicly, overtly 166. Exclusive English college
167. Fruit pip
169. Refashion
171. Budgie or magpie 172. Assault
173. Metal depressions 175. Florida city
176. Crop up
179. Affect with disease 180. Lariat
182. Exercise system, – chi (1’2) 183. Hollywood studio (1,1,1)
184. Sheets and towels 186. Reruns, – video 189. Herb sachet, bouquet –
190. Animal charity (1,1,1,1,1)
191. Advert (abbrev) 192. Meeting schedules 196. The pair, – of them 197. Close by
198. Sea god
199. Protective workwear 201. Cavorting 202. Cul-de-sac (4,3) 203. Portugal’s neighbour 204. Investigate (4,4) 205. Cruised
208. Help
210. Court summons 211. Healing gel, aloe – 212. Unhook, – necklace 213. Require 215. Memphis’ US State 219. Ancient Andes Indians
221. Clean out, conduct a – 223. Netherlands capital 227. Deceive lover (3-4) 228. Contrition, do – for 230. Confess (3,2)
231. Major artery 232. Bed-base cover 233. Allowance
234. Agrees to
238. Lose strength 239. Supervisor, shop – 240. Missing
243. Card suit
246. Reach, – goal 247. Resonant bell sound 250. Delve, – into affairs 251. Beautiful woman, – of the ball
253. Stable
256. Fluster
257. Hospital porter
258. Most logical
262. Floating filth
263. Bind (3,2)
266. Appliance cord 268. Passenger lift
269. Hat maker
270. Couscous wheat grains 271. Kinsman, relation 272. Ploy
273. More mature for eating, – fruit 274. Diminish
275. Ponder
276. Anguish, unhappiness
277. Strolls
278. Cheap ornaments
DOWN
1. Entomb
2. Vehicle crash
3. Start of illness 4. Scrapes by,
– out a living 5. Fathering
6. Duty work list 7. Cargo space 8. Occupying chair 9. Anxiety
10. Tinted
11. Western defence alliance (1,1,1,1) 12. Enlivened
13. Pivots
14. Eccentric person 15. Late night meal 16. Country 17. Interrupting cough 18. Collar fold
19. Dolt
20. Encouraged, – on 30. Picture
33. Drink cooler (3,4) 34. Stored secretly 35. Marine
38. Optic hair 39. Discontinue,
– the project
40. Repeat performances
42. Petty chat, – gossip 43. Accumulated
46. Magic lamp master 47. Cultivated, – plants 49. Breach of etiquette (4,3) 50. Attract, – a penalty 51. Tell the story
53. Facets
54. Laud
55. Boils with anger 59. Bumped into, – with 60. Provoking
67. Governed as monarch
68. Thrills
69. Experience, – change 70. Cancelled,
– marriage
72. Quality
74. Eclair topping 76. Rudest, crassest 77. Foolishly
78. Sanction
79. Marches
81. Lets go
84. Battle boats
87. More complicated 89. Aerodrome
91. Shandy, beer and – 92. Suitable, – bachelor 98. Baby boar
101. Deduce
102. Fallback option (4,1) 103. Jockey’s seat
108. Stature 109. Anaesthetises
110. From that time, – then
112. Modifications 116. Annoyance 119. Spinelessness 120. Thinnest
123. Moving staircase 124. Hikers’ packs 128. Seclude, quarantine 130. Unfavourable
132. Coarse string 133. Dormant
134. Cast member 137. Carreras or
Domingo
138. 1000ml volume 141. Fable writer 142. Locomotive and carriages
143. Big Ears’ friend 151. Humbly
153. Encrypting
155. Paris cathedral, – Dame
156. Altogether (2,3) 159. Navy chiefs
160. Clutches 161. Three-hulled yacht 164. Fairy-like
165. Leotard material 168. Rough guess 170. Wetness
173. Kennel
174. From Oslo, eg 177. Adoring
178. Stretch
181. Fireproof substance 185. Hearing membranes 186. Long curl
187. Cinema snack 188. Offensive, – remark 193. Specimen
194. Diving section of pool (4,3) 195. Handgun (4,3) 200. Roomy 201. Commendation 206. Grand Canyon State 207. Sweeping receptacle
208. Pacify
209. Fluctuates wildly 211. Edition, original – 214. Child-minding facility, – centre 216. Stylish
217. Romantic USCanadian falls 218. Confidentiality 220. Cornets
222. Scarcer
224. Mesmerised states 225. Straighten up
226. Wall recesses
229. Tea type, – Grey 232. Schnitzel meat
235. The Vatican’s main church (2,5’1) 236. Conjure up, – memories
237. Musical, The Phantom Of – – (3,5) 241. Packages 242. Sooner 244. Et cetera (3,2,2) 245. White ant 248. Earn, – interest 249. Clogged, – up 251. Local regulations 252. Gained knowledge 253. Water vapour 254. Rectify, – text 255. Coped, – with 259. Ditto, same – 260. Banish, send into – 261. Adolescents (abbrev)
262. Type, kind
264. Coloured part of eye 265. Operates, – machine 267. Antlered mammal Solution in next month’s issue.