The Colossus

ACROSS

1. Mimes

6. Joined forces (6,2) 11. Squid

16. Diluting, – out 21. In proportion, pro – 22. Dear Sir or – 23. Bottom of ear 24. Youngster’s woolly pelt

25. Car racing breaks (3,5)

26. Rissole

27. Encore! (4,4) 28. Wind-borne toy 29. Little island

31. Large vases 32. Unexpected 36. Craggier

37. Radiators

38. Climbs aboard (4,2) 41. Chasm

44. Tuscany is there 45. Happen next

48. Weird, peculiar 49. Famous inventor, Thomas –

52. Parody humour 56. Chewed daintily 57. Service station

58. Stir up trouble, eg 61. On the house, free 62. Waterproof cloth 63. Lease again 64. Lamenting

65. Fibres

66. Tropical disease 67. Tail-ender

71. Flee to wed 73. Domesticated 75. Biological community

80. Not dif•icult 82. Friendly

83. Decreases, – down 85. Dependence 86. Leisurely walk 88. Asian wrap-around skirt 90. Paint-removing tools

91. Volcano shafts 93. Crosser

94. Barred, – from group

95. Outrageous incidents

96. Crepe

97. Molecule particle 99. Home stereo (2-2) 100. Implore, beseech 104. Bathroom sink 105. Royal headwear 106. Lewis Carroll heroine

107. Unceasing

111. Oyster treasure 113. Before (poetic) 114. LA suburb, – Air 115. Baggy

117. Quick drawing 118. Ayes

121. Book jacket spiel 122. In the neighbourhood 125. Bounding along 126. Big-screen movie format

127. Consumer

129. Installs, – carpet 131. Flying saucers (1,1,2) 132. Invaded

135. Practise boxing 136. Burdened, – with 139. Streetcar

140. Complied

144. Reserve, set – 145. Foolish, silly

146. Lovelier

147. Clamping 148. After-sunset periods

149. Main artery 150. Grassed sections 152. Mauve •lowering shrub

154. Showers 157. Immigration permit 158. Resists

162. Snake sound 163. Phantoms

166. Deep laugh (2,2) 167. Space •light organisation (1,1,1,1) 169. Relinquish, – territory

171. Greek cheese 172. Garden pavilion 173. Movie, The Sixth –

175. Up to, – then 176. Animal charity (1,1,1,1,1)

179. Mariner, sailor 180. Respond

182. Ski slope

183. I have (1’2)

184. Eyelid boils 186. Wharves

189. Explorer, – Polo 190. Tweet

191. Accumulate 192. Additional wager (4,3)

196. Crustacean 197. Petroleum cartel (1,1,1,1)

198. Fortitude

199. Quip (3-5)

201. Political deserter 202. Southern US State 203. Epics

204. Seepages

205. Frostiest

208. Hope, – to

210. US Major League sport

211. Throb

212. Wheel covers 213. Skin-coloured, – stockings 215. Distributed, – tickets

219. Give, – orders 221. Stoppers, bungs 223. Bystander

227. So-so

228. Tummy

230. Publish, – story 231. Bike

232. Dreariest

233. Whistling jug 234. Pinkest, – cheeks 238. Peru beasts 239. Core-group member

240. Belt knife

243. Of the stars 246. Withdraw, – – money (4,3)

247. Allows to borrow 250. Arose (3,2)

251. Wrote by machine 253. Pretends

256. Meringue dessert 257. Tutankhamen’s title

258. One of a pair,

– of them

262. Vicinity

263. The N of NATO 266. Ellipse

268. Scrambles up 269. “Mad” Russian monk

270. Physicist, Albert – 271. Movable dwellings 272. Furniture wood 273. More certain

274. Nerd

275. Undiplomatic 276. Possible culprits 277. Tooth-care specialists 278. Respectably

DOWN

1. Convenes, – meeting

2. Meant, – at 3. Cinema gangway 4. Viking, – the Red 5. Mental health 6. Dwindles, – off 7. Indigestion medication 8. Access points 9. Refereeing

10. Exam success 11. Arrived

12. Purple birthstone 13. Lure 14. Non-professional 15. Mistreat (3-3) 16. Steaks (1-5) 17. Chickens 18. Nephew’s sister 19. Pagan statues 20. Jealous, – with envy

30. Minimum amount 33. Unscrew

34. Ancient documents, the – – Scrolls (4,3) 35. Scolding

38. Japanese hostesses 39. Pills

40. Late, – payment 42. Coffee seed

43. Height

46. Subtle differences 47. Module

49. Spookiest

50. Snow shelter 51. Porridge 53. Carbonates 54. Colloquial saying 55. Incited (5,2) 59. Inopportune (3-5) 60. Circus performers 67. Outer layer 68. Rekindle, – •ire 69. Kitchen benchtop stone

70. Slash

72. Songwriters

74. Totally selfabsorbed person 76. Resides in

77. Longed, – for 78. Adolescent, – years 79. The M of HMV (6’1) 81. School gathering 84. Fragile china, – porcelain 87. Noisiness

89. Every 12 months 91. Spine bone

92. Word board-game 98. Cherished

101. Finnish telco 102. Graded

103. Rosebush pests 108. South Africa’s – Mandela

109. Slight error

110. Burn, – hair 112. Evacuate vessel! (7,4)

116. Insultingly

119. Prowess

120. Austrians and Spaniards, etc 123. Flightless birds 124. Painkiller

128. Arctic natives 130. Unfavourable 132. Skating venues 133. Bring upon oneself 134. Too soon

137. Unearth (3,2)

138. Onion relatives 141. Coastal sand strip 142. Enclosures

143. Faculty heads 151. On dry land

153. Tennis ace, Andre – 155. Introduce gradually, – in

156. Ward off

159. Beer bellies

160. Acquire 161. Overshadows 164. Address crowd 165. Make fun of 168. Dance-style exercises

170. Idealists

173. Like an emblem 174. Plant shops 177. Babbling

178. Sundry

181. Absconders

185. Expand, – con•lict 186. Elbowed roughly 187. Earl Grey sachets 188. Copy

193. Regional language 194. Flagrant

195. Fishing boat

200. Hikers

201. Information bank 206. Damaged, – cup rim

207. Auditorium

208. Features

209. Dog, Jack – terrier 211. Changed

214. River mouth 216. Vehement

217. In•lating, – up 218. US coins 220. Broken-arm support

222. Gastric disorder 224. Holy war

225. Malady

226. Block out

229. This spot

232. Romantic outing 235. Church musician 236. Entomb

237. Blue gem

241. Counsels

242. Droplet

244. En route, in – 245. Emerges from sleep 248. Hospital workers 249. Electric •lashes 251. Leather straps

252. Put

253. Diamond’s cut 254. Scientist, – Newton 255. Award, – Peace Prize

259. Re•lection

260. Cardiac organ 261. Croaky, – voice 262. Pastimes, – and crafts

264. Obligation

265. Started golf match, – off

267. Large pond Solution in next month’s issue