The Colossus

ACROSS

2. Hessian bag 4. Child-mind,

… your nephew, eg 8. Dumping a fiance 12. Australian actor, … Bana

16. Harrison Ford movie, Raiders of the Lost … 17. Them, him and … 18. Functions

19. Rental agreement 20. Meeting place for events, etc

21. Toy on a string (2-2) 22. Dickens heroine, Little …

24. Facial disguise 27. Paper strainers, coffee …

28. TV breaks

30. Perfume,

… de Cologne

32. Skilled craftsperson 33. Bides time, … patiently

34. Hold tightly, … onto 36. Plucky, a … effort

37. Put goods onto a truck, eg

41. Pleads with 42. Droplet-shaped orchard fruit 43. Norwegian capital 44. Cruel Roman emperor

46. Follow orders 48. Smartphone program, eg 50. Created again,

… the scene (2-7) 55. Uncooked,

… meat

58. District, zone

59. Needs scratching, the rash …

61. Roam, rove 63. Onion-like vegie 64. Party game,

… the Bottle 65. Sing-along entertainment 66. Full-length, … skirt 67. Cathedral recess 69. In uniform fashion 71. Large prawns 73. Convent residents 76. Pertinent, relevant 77. Seven-day periods 79. Pecan or macadamia 81. Roof-thatch material

82. Change a hairdo, eg 84. North African country

86. Younger days, in your … 87. Wood-chopping tool

88. Speak angrily, let … 89. Give back,

… the money 91. Assuage, … the pain 93. Old saying

97. Friend, mate

99. Gazes lasciviously at

101. Tintin’s little white dog

103. Develop a liking for (4,2)

104. Warning devices, ambulance …

106. Sobs or shouts

108. Find unpleasant 109. Practises boxing 110. Performed music, … the guitar 112. Produce, devise 114. Botticelli painting,

The Birth of … 116. Speaks furiously 119. Shun, … shoulder 120. Ballerinas

123. The Bridge on the River Kwai actor,

Sir … Guinness

125. Tall seat, bar … 127. Number in a duo 128. John Farnham hit, … of Reason

129. Small Gulf state 130. Revoked,

… the agreement 133. Runs naked in public 136. Bend, … in the road 137. Umpire (abbrev) 138. Sailing boat

141. Fix in a position 142. Auctioned off 145. Residential complex, housing …

147. Counsel

148. Invites to a party, eg 150. Fail to mention 151. Numerical display, … read-out

152. Rubber wheelcovering

153. Go out and have fun, paint the … red 154. Leader of the pack (3,3)

157. Seize, … a criminal 160. Proportionally, pro … 161. Rubbish container 162. Jimmy Little hit,

Royal …

166. CSI star, … Danson 169. Australian actor, … Weaving

170. Per head, for … one 172. Young kangaroo 174. Cricket field, eg 177. French fry

178. Tennis score of zero 180. Story, The Pied … of Hamelin

181. Schoolchild

182. Pursue

185. Ambiguous, the meaning is … 186. Oriental sauce

188. Took, … an exam 190. Allocates, … responsibilities 191. Doctor Zhivago

actor, … Sharif 196. Bombard,

… with stones

198. Tiny amount, not one …

199. Dylan Thomas play, … Milk Wood

200.Eclipse, surpass 201. Emblematic NZ bird 202. Sprinted

203. Book, … from the Madding Crowd

204. Gruesome, grisly 205. Withstood

206. Place for sleeping 207. Sleep lightly

DOWN

1. Manicure tool (4-4) 2. Yarmulke

3. Intelligent

4. Colour of lapis lazuli 5. Billionaire philanthropist, … Gates

6. Burn with hot water 7. Drawn contests 8. Rock’n’roll dance 9. Former Wonder Woman actress, … Carter

10. Object

11. Jokes, one-liners 13. Birds’ sleeping spots 14. Chinese fried stew (4,4)

15. Dreariness

22. Sydney’s state (1,1,1) 23. Dens, hideouts 25. Church holy table 26. Pioneering yachtswoman, … Cottee

28. Onto the beach, go …

29. Map size to distance ratio, eg

30. Pyramids country 31. Country whose capital is Kampala

35. US Midwest state 38. Cheapen, lower the value of

39. Lingerie item

40. Pull behind,

… a caravan 41. Germany’s capital 43. Pick, … for

45. Mining extract

47. Snare

49. Conifer (4,4) 51. Insulated picnic container

52. Audacity, what a …! 53. Frog’s call

54. Sheep mothers 56. Linked at the elbows (3,2,3)

57. Thin line in a leaf, eg 60. Game of strategy 62. Garbage tips, rubbish … 67. Guarantees 68. Left-over pieces, … iron

70. Produce eggs 72. Deception, … trick 74. Common, typical 75. Splits in the church 76. TV series,

Home And … 77. Australian film director, Peter … 78. Night twinkler

80. Text entry mistake, eg

83. How could you think such a thing! (3,4,4) 85. Imprison

90. In the most serious case (2,5)

92. 1950s screen goddess,

… Gardner

93. Walked, wearily, trudged

94. Heavy waterproofed cloth 95. Overshadow,

… his achievements 96. Divides down the middle

98. Rounded vase

100. Article of clothing 102. Sleep briefly

103. Fred Astaire film, … Hat

105. Claim damages

107. Bird on Australian crest

109. Good progress, make great …

111. Lion zodiac sign

113. Part of the foot 115. Iconic UK comedy star, Peter …

117. Annual prize for peace

118. Mix with a spoon 119. Paper pieces thrown at weddings

121. Pop artist, … Warhol 122. Corrosion on metal 124. Videotape holder 125. Religious subgroup 126. Folklore giants

131. Arose from bed (3,2) 132. Small child, tiny …

134. Sailing singer, … Stewart

135. Resemble, look … 139. 90 degrees, right … 140. Rabbit cage

143. Slender wind instrument

144. Fastened, buttoned (4,2)

146. Slight advantage, have an …

147. M*A*S*H actor, … Alda

148. Radio antenna 149. Airborne toy

155. Unique, the only … 156. Those not already mentioned, all the … 158. Turn down

159. Pig enclosure

161. Front of a ship 163. Knobbly and uneven 164. Splashy ritual, all … and ceremony 165. Milky-white gems 167. Champagne brand, … Perignon

168. Abrasive cleaning pads

169. Harnessing to a vehicle

171. Dominating individual, … male 173. Rub out, delete

175. UHT, … milk (4-4) 176. Emphasise again 179. Harass, bother 180. Non-amateur

183. Have a meal

184. Type of Inuit

187. Military command 189. Performed on stage 192. Tom Hanks movie,

The Green …

193. Greatly regretted, … her decision

194. Poke with a stick 195. Hair-grooming tool 196. Horseback sport 197. Rich fertile soil

Solution in next month’s issue