The Colossus

ACROSS

1. Brood miserably 4. Least difficult 8. Whatever is available, take … (3-4) 13. Seaweed extract used as food thickener

16. Swimming venue 17. Finishes

18. Crooned, had … 20. Flautist’s instrument 21. Part of a drill

22. Queen song, Crazy Little … Called Love 23. Exclamation meaning “not likely!” (2,2)

24. Fool, oaf

25. Revise article before use

26. Palm fruit promoted as a superfood, … berry

27. Headed towards,

… in on the target 29. Ship’s square-sail support

32. Auction bid, make an …

34. Rubber wheelcovering

35. Lanky and awkward, a … youth

38. Australian GovernorGeneral’s residence 41. Pig’s nose

42. Upper part of leg 45. Prattle

47. Person now living abroad

49. Sport, … kwondo 51. Desert traveller

53. Clear yellow blood fluid

55. Object, protest 56. Arsonist

59. Dangerous undertow at the beach

61. Bike’s steering device

63. Suggestive look

64. Bird of prey

65. Police officer (slang) 70. Salad vegetable, Lebanese …

73. Swindles

74. Building with insufficient escape routes (4,4)

76. Capital of Colombia 77. Novel, … from the Madding Crowd 78. Knock sharply,

… on the door

80. Poured down, … heavily

82. Blackest, our … hour 85. US country music capital

88. Large town

91. AD, … Domini

92. Bays like a wolf 95. Undertake a risky project, … forth 96. Savoury jelly

99. Manage with what you have (4,2)

100. Deep sea perch,

orange …

102. Thin, puny

104. Yarn-winding rod

105. Meeting of lovers

108. Olivia Newton-John

hit, Banks of the …

109. Indistinct moving object

111. Rural gossip network, bush …

116. Meet the expectations of 121. Rosalind Russell movie, … Mame

122. Smoked salmon (US)

124. Expected to arrive

125. Ship’s chimney

127. Collection of clothes,

winter …

128. Composition in verse

130. Branch of a plant

or tree

133. Spectacle arm

137. Club numbers game

138. Top up, … the tank

140. Flooding

142. Flying saucer (1,1,1)

144. Glass container for chardonnay or claret, eg (4,6)

147. Bare the teeth in anger

149. Pencil-mark remover

150. Declined in power

151. Badly lit

152. Nocturnal insects,

bogong …

154. Novice, newcomer

157. Coterie of top

celebrities (1-4)

159. Faint trace, a … of sadness

161. Very enthusiastic, … about sport

163. Soapy froth

167. Succulent plant

genus

169. Make progress,

… with the job (3,2)

170. River mouth

174. Busy thoroughfares,

main …

176. Loiter sinisterly,

… in the shadows 178. Indian dish made with lots of spinach, … paneer

179. Lubricates,

… the hinges

180. Coconut husk fibre

181. Faith originating

in Iran (4’1)

182. Cry of disapproval

183. Total, … the

numbers (3,2)

185. Beach grains

186. Hawaiian dance

187. Author unknown

(abbrev)

188. Long ago,

in days of …

189. Arch-enemy

190. Leather-processing plant

191. Sharp, … sight

DOWN

1. US feral horse 2. Chinese mammal, giant …

3. Antarctic area, … Pole 4. One of Santa’s little helpers

5. Tremble with disgust 6. Without exception, … one of us

7. Rome’s river

8. Ancient Jordanian city

9. Native American religious pole 10. Mythical one-horned horse

11. Beer container

12. Cows’ milk glands 14. Windy, … weather 15. Breathe new life into 19. Departing, … away 23. Pronunciation of the letter H 28. Possibly, perhaps 30. Deftly, competently 31. Wander, rove 33. Discovered, located 36. Examine, … the results

37. River flowing through Melbourne 39. Multi-coloured horse 40. 1980s TV series, … Vice

41. Footwear item, ballet …

43. Eucalypt (3,4)

44. Coober Pedy gemstone

46. Wide

48. Photograph taken of a bone (1-3)

49. Fill with fear

50. Intense happiness and joy 52. Unfortunately, sadly 54. Stamp collector’s book

57. Unable to feel,

… with shock 58. Discerns,

… a problem

60. Electric current control, light … 62. Timpani instrument, kettle …

65. Retreat (2,4) 66. Bargaining,

… of a deal

67. Female singing voice

68. Labour, toil 69. Traditional

Indian robe

71. Russian range, … Mountains 72. Glowing with heat (3-3)

73. Family vehicle, sedan …

75. Chum, friend

77. Drop down

79. Maths addition sign 81. Casual lack of concern

83. Feeling jealous, … your success 84. Country bordering Algeria

85. Sustain with food 86. Men’s swimmers (slang)

87. Bloodthirsty

89. Internet connection device

90. Seaside shop, beach …

92. Shape with an axe 93. Misery

94. Voice your opinion, have your … 96. Misbehave, … up 97. Poke your nose in 98. Sever, snip

101. Starchy white vegetable

103. Fight on a matter

of honour

106. Rampant

107. French burnt custard dish, creme … 110. Elevated, a … temperature 112. Deep in pitch 113. Academic test

114. Boat’s steering blade

115. Deep, … feelings 117. Shocks

118. Fateful date for

Julius Caesar, the … of March

119. Maths problem, eg

120. Soggy shapeless

mess, paper …

123. Carry out, … a task

126. Painful toe joint

condition

129. Crown of the head

131. W. H. Auden poem,

… Blues

132. Falls through water,

… to the bottom

134. Musical opening

(abbrev)

135. Crash into, … with

136. Prolonged

unconsciousness

139. Exhale with relief

141. Crooked, askew

143. Does not pass,

… the test

145. Blue-green mineral

146. Fundraiser fair,

school …

148. Monetary advance

150. Classic card game

153. Ancient land with

a biblical queen

155. Primates

156. Person who tells fibs

157. Lawlessness,

disorder

158. Defamatory tactics,

… campaign

160. Checked cotton cloth

162. Condense,

… the book

164. Cultivates, … the soil

165. Accumulated rapidly,

… the cash (5,2)

166. Breakfast food

holder (3-3)

168. Willow genus used

for wickerwork

170. Doorways, emergency …

171. Large brass instruments

172. Select, … a course

of action

173. Feel longing, … for

175. Arias, for example

177. Customary practice,

common …

181. Veto, forbid

184. Settle the bill Solution in next month’s issue.