The Colossus

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1. Ship’s biscuit, hard … 4. Tropical tornado 8. Encourage, reassure 13. Exclamation meaning “not likely!” (2,2) 16. Cabaret star, … Minnelli 17. Apple tablet computer 18. Middle-Eastern anise spirit 20. Jamie Oliver cooking show, The ... Chef 21. All alone, on your … 22. Misbehave (3,2) 23. Elton John hit, … Song 24. Running battle 25. Modern Persia 26. Of doubtful quality, a bit … (slang) 27. Anxious, tearful 29. Illuminates, enlightens 32. Birds’ homes 34. Movie, From … to Eternity 35. Sharp-tasting 38. Feelings, perceptions 41. California Dreaming band, The Mamas and the … 42. Connects, links 45. Endure hardship cheerfully, … well (4,2) 47. Native inhabitants of Greenland 49. Nickname for British colonial rule in India, The … 51. Snatches suddenly 53. Form of ham, … steaks 55. Waterway, Suez … 56. Meandering or indirect, a … route 59. Nap, a quick … (slang) 61. Enormous 63. Large weighty book 64. Feverish illness 65. Intended as a cure, … massage 70. Spoke indistinctly 73. Certain, positive 74. Floating glacial layer (3,5) 76. Dental instruments 77. Harmful tobacco element 78. Belly muscles (abbrev) 80. Togetherness, in … 82. Lengthen, extend 85. Leaning back, … in the chair 88. Security camera system (1,1,1,1) 91. Painfully tender 92. Epithets or appellations 95. US Everglades state 96. Hybrid citrus fruits 99. Astronomy centre, … Spring Observatory 100. Looking on the bright side (2,4) 102. Green citrus fruits 104. Russian horseman 105. Hills now known as Kata Tjuta 108. Olivia Newton-John song, Banks of the … 109. Speak to God 111. Taciturn 116. Under cover 121. Lump of gold 122. 1970s TV show, The … Squad 124. Queen song, We … the Champions 125. Ship’s mooring device 127. Mute, silent 128. Popular dessert, sticky … pudding 130. Least complicated 133. Discarded, … the plan 137. Bottom of a boat 138. Plumps, … for 140. Owning, having 142. Hit song, … Raining Men (2’1) 144. Basket for trapping crustaceans (7,3) 147. TV broadcasting sign (2,3) 149. Develop a liking for (4,2) 150. Scottish island known for its whisky 151. Car navigation system (1,1,1) 152. Back-up strategy (4,1) 154. Affectionate name for Australia’s island state 157. Cleaning alcohol (abbrev) 159. Jewelled headband 161. Old horse-riding style (4-6) 163. Receive a salary, earn a … 167. Spotted, was … 169. Outlet for dirty water 170. River mouth 174. Walk crabwise 176. December 25 (abbrev) 178. Started golf game, … off 179. Archaic form of “you” 180. Painful, … joints 181. Mushrooms and toadstools 182. Communist (slang) 183. Movie, The … Brothers 185. Australian Eurovision singer, … Im 186. Huge Asian desert 187. Prized Tasmanian wood, … pine 188. Goes wrong 189. Food store, … shop 190. Now due, the account is … 191. Makes a request

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1. Old Russian empress 2. Grain husks 3. Mountain range, … Kush 4. Song, I … Sing a Rainbow 5. Baking container (4,3) 6. Classic movie, golden … 7. Filament-like mushroom variety 8. Capital of Vietnam 9. Collect together 10. Fairy queen in A Midsummer Night’s Dream 11. Tot of whiskey 12. Hot salad vegie 14. Devonshire tea bakery item 15. Graziers, ranchers 19. Tense and anxious, all … up 23. Rude lout (slang) 28. Nori snack, … roll 30. Information, statistics 31. Different, ask for something … 33. Wounds with a knife 36. Narrow fissure in a rock 37. Slim-fitting cropped trousers, … pants 39. Uttered 40. Person from Muscat, eg 41. Brighten in mood, … up 43. Newborn baby 44. Taj Mahal’s Indian site 46. Reconnaissance (abbrev) 48. Common sense 49. Accumulated rapidly, … the cash (5,2) 50. Language spoken in Tokyo, eg 52. Source of roughage 54. Poetry rhythm 57. Frog-like amphibian 58. Rule, … the country 60. Old-fashioned measure, a … of corn 62. Crestfallen 65. Lessen, … the price 66. Upholding an opinion, … his position 67. Distribute, … out 68. Have a go, give it a … 69. Scottish extended family group 71. Heavy weights 72. Moved to music 73. Iconic Aussie cracker 75. US crime-fighting agency (1,1,1) 77. Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, … Lies 79. Unexpected problem, hit a … 81. Financial backing 83. Movie, An … and a Gentleman 84. Italian potato balls 85. Publish again, … the book 86. Wholemeal Indian flatbread 87. Conjured up 89. Frantic fear 90. Indian stringed instrument 92. Very pale green, eau de … 93. Hollywood film studio (1,1,1) 94. 157 down sent via mobile phone (1,1,1) 96. Card game 97. Insulate, … the pipes 98. Multicultural TV channel (1,1,1) 101. Injures, harms 103. Test of knowledge 106. Traditional folk knowledge 107. Car with petrol and electric engines, … vehicle 110. Campanologist’s instrument 112. Haul using a rope 113. Thick noodle 114. Elbows, prods 115. Irritating 117. State of undress 118. Porridge grains 119. Bauxite, aluminium … 120. Ancient Andean civilisation 123. Process of absorption 126. Ancient Egyptian goddess 129. Winning serves in tennis 131. Set apart from others 132. Old-fashioned 134. Segments, pieces 135. Wave damage, coastal … 136. Terminates 139. Tired, … out 141. Shortly 143. Reinforced with strapping, … her ankle 145. Final amount, grand … 146. Tibetan Buddhist priest 148. Haemorrhaged 150. Spanish party island 153. Variety of cat, eg 155. Small snakes 156. Exploiter, operator 157. Brief communication 158. Apiary product 160. Meet by chance (3,4) 162. Intrude upon, … the meeting 164. Annoyed, cross 165. Talks about other people 166. Handyperson, … man (3-3) 168. Old anaesthetic gas 170. Privileged group 171. Late, a … arrival 172. Make sense (3,2) 173. Small freshwater crayfish 175. Fundamental character 177. Methods, ways and … 181. Australian banyan tree, Moreton Bay … 184. They, he and …