The Colossus
ACROSS
1. Auction website 4. Skilled craftsperson 8. Stymies
13. Tiny flying insect 16. Large water jug 17. Stack, heap
18. Honey insects
20. Banish abroad, send into …
21. Liquor tank
22. In a weird way 23. Moulded metal, cast … 24. Affectedly cute
25. Judo and karate, martial …
26. Crafty trick, ploy 27. Cover in juices while cooking 29. Uncooked pickled herring fillet 32. Australian movie,
The Odd … Shot 34. Relinquish, … ground 35. Old-style stable worker
38. Significant, … relationship 41. Cranium, head bone 42. US singer and actress, Miley … 45. Leisuretime activity group, … club
47. Gluey mud
49. Golden award at the Cannes
Film Festival,
Palme … (1’2) 51. Elimination races in a competition 53. Lose
55. Large, medium and small, etc 56. Rainbow-coloured, iridescent
59. Jiffy, just a … 61. Sausage dogs
63. Jetty
64. Suspended,
… the picture
65. Subtly induce to purchase (4-4)
70. Claps
73. Boast, blow your own trumpet 74. Painting of a person 76. Makes a speech
77. Yes vote
78. Animal’s warm coat 80. Consider it correct to act, … to (3,3) 82. Lusher or fresher, the grass is … 85. German expression meaning “spirit of the time”
88. Fish also known as blue grenadier 91. Small and cramped, … room
92. Filament-like Japanese mushroom variety 95. Open a necklace fastener, eg
96. Overturn (2-3)
99. Wild West bandit 100. Went faster,
… speed
102. Scottish tartan skirts 104. Producing strong feelings
105. Droopy
108. Tiny creature, dust … 109. Copied
111. Asian mountain range 116. Sound-amplifying device, bluetooth … 121. Food cupboard
122. Jazz band instrument (abbrev) 124. Area of salt water, Dead …
125. Magpie lark 127. Medicinal tonic (4-2-2)
128. Overly selfrighteous person 130. Attentive and hardworking, a … pupil 133. Large carrion birds 137. Flat, apartment 138. Unlock, … the door 140. Australian nickname for beer (5,5) 142. Hypotheticals, what …
144. Abductors, hostage-takers 147. Without tenants, … property
149. Northern Lights, … borealis
150. Easy task, it’s a … 151. Wander about in pursuit of pleasure 152. Accumulated a debt, … a big bill (3,2) 154. Blocks of gold, eg 157. Spicy meat dish, chili con …
159. Foremost
161. Work period divided into two (5,5) 163. Forecast, anticipate 167. US space agency (1,1,1,1)
169. Film holder
170. Female Russian ruler 174. Showy splendour 176. Hooligan, lout
178. Cable-free internet connection (2-2) 179. Clever, knowledgeable 180. Italian greeting 181. Contingency measure (4,1) 182. Darjeeling or Earl Grey, eg 183. On numerous occasions
185. Major US university 186. Cafe’s meal list
187. Pubs, taverns
188. Richly verdant, … countryside 189. Embedded
190. Leave the shore (3,4) 191. Puts numbers together
DOWN
1. Ban, prohibition 2. Assists criminally, aids and …
3. Nerd (US slang) 4. Song, You … the Sunshine of My Life 5. Hip neighbourhood in Manhattan 6. Pledge, … allegiance 7. Admiral, eg,
… officer
8. Tribal symbol
9. Loud eager cry,
… of joy
10. Venomous
Australian spider 11. Observe furtively, … on
12. Quells, … fears 14. Ancient Scandinavian language, Old … 15. Oil-carrying ships 19. Bulge, expand
23. Skin irritation, … spot 28. Car oil reservoirs 30. Grunt of a pig 31. Sebaceous
33. High winds
36. Arachnid zodiac sign
37. Parts for actors 39. Christen
40. Became ice
41. Moved fast
43. By your own effort, do it …
44. Electrical measures 46. Cove, bay
48. Limp and lustreless, … hair
49. Throw into turmoil, … the proceedings 50. Refill, … the battery
52. Outdoor furniture timber
54. Finnish steam bath 57. Ring up, phone 58. Advertising song 60. Stuck in a boring existence (2,1,3) 62. Pelvic bones 65. Alleviate, relieve 66. Hot dog sausage 67. Put at an oblique angle
68. At liberty
69. Female spouse 71. Onion-like vegetable 72. Malaysian skewers with peanut sauce 73. Term of farewell 75. NZ honeyeater 77. Middle-Eastern anise spirit
79. Request to reply to an invitation (1,1,1,1) 81. Colourful peace movement of the early 1970s (6,5) 83. Gear-stick position 84. Shaky and unsafe, a … chair
85. Intensely eager 86. Hinders,
… her judgment 87. Alluring look (4,3) 89. TV studio sign for a live broadcast (2,3) 90. Drawbacks
92. Large moose
93. Bird of prey, powerful … 94. TV show,
… Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2’1) 96. Fluctuations,
… and downs 97. Breakfast choice, bacon and … roll 98. Carry out your own handywork (1,1,1) 101. Perceives scent 103. Former TV show,
… Is Your Life 106. Measurement of surface
107. Snakes, death … 110. House linked to another
112. Land chart
113. Line round which a sphere rotates 114. Making enquiries 115. Warding off, … disaster
117. Little banger, party …
118. “Not likely!” (2,2)
119. Small barrel
120. Animal fur
123. Voted against,
… the plan
126. Electricity, oil, or gas, eg
129. Set fire to
131. Japanese dish of food cooked in batter
132. Harbour city in southern California, San …
134. Unclip from clothesline 135. Unpredictable
136. Suva is its capital 139. Instead of, in … of 141. Terrified, in … of 143. Wave violently but aimlessly about 145. Burning
146. Rabbit’s tail
148. Strike, beat up 150. Aussie snack, … roll 153. Colourful part of a flower
155. Wields, … power 156. Prince Harry’s old school
157. Shaped like a pointed party hat 158. New Zealand crime writer, … Marsh 160. Dried grape
162. Force that resists changes in motion 164. Doormat, pushover (US slang)
165. Female tiger 166. Theatrical whispers 168. Trades one for another
170. Dalai Lama’s homeland
171. Played a role,
… the part
172. Muslim religious leaders
173. Hugh Grant movie,
… A Boy
175. Sound of a plucked guitar string
177. Learned by listening, … a rumour
181. Baby dog
184. Very pale green, eau de …
Solution in next month’s issue