The Colossus
ACROSS
2. Interprets 7. Mime 11. Shortcoming 17. Plant, aloe – 18. Pastry dessert 19. Beverage, coffee or – 20. Curved span 21. Car-engine cooler 22. Crumples (6,2) 23. Noisy vehicles 26. Mama and – 28. Patio covering 29. Guides, – to seat 31. Just manages, – out a living 34. Entraps 36. Tibetan monks 39. Castor 41. Indecent 43. Part of sentence 46. In which place? 47. Kilts or minis 49. Non-solids 51. More substantial, – soup 52. Dining establishments 53. Sing like a magpie 54. Failed to, – succeed (4’1) 55. Chicken pen 56. Taking for granted 61. Gauged 64. Sponges gently 65. Expression of disgust 66. Coast without power 67. Hawaiian garland 69. Veneer 71. Marzipan nuts 74. Party tent 76. Heavily loaded 78. Delicious! 79. Helps 81. Sink in middle 83. Unchangeable, – – stone (3,2) 84. Hunger after, yearn 86. Tiniest 89. Inactivity 90. Eagerness 93. Scarecrow stuffing 94. Nicosia is there 97. Most timid 100. Long exam answer 101. Greek wine 103. Mild, – climate 106. London flower-show venue 108. Pokes 109. Woodwind musician 110. Detest 111. Drains, – udder 112. Liquid refreshment 113. Switch, – on 115. Misunderstand 118. Impervious to light rain 121. Geological eras 124. Reflection 128. Maxim 129. Gather bit by bit 130. Teenagers 134. Cerebral organ 135. Roast meat sauce 136. Water bottle 137. Beneath 138. Dance nightclub 139. Billy Joel hit, – Man 140. Accept reality of 143. Privileged few 144. Evict 147. Steam burn 150. Waistband 151. Belly pain (7,4) 155. Commitment 157. – and twos 158. Leader 159. Snow athlete 162. MGM or Warner Bros lot 164. Trainee doctor 167. Sudden bumps 168. Yachting carnival 169. Lapdog breed 172. Encouraged (5,2) 173. Boo-boo 174. Restless 177. Bartered 180. Sentry 181. Utmost 183. As a group (2,5) 184. Sulkiest 186. Move on knees 187. Fallback option (4,1) 188. Bored, – up 191. Delayed, hindered 195. Apple Inc computer 197. Gulf States citizens, eg 198. Blames 200.Baby frog 202. Small and shiny, – eyes 203. Skillet 205. Famous (4-5) 206. Uncooked 208. Australian gem 209. Always in fashion 212. Policy of nonviolence 215. Mongolian desert 217. Pear or lime 220. Domains 222. Hiding game 224. Number of holes on a golf course 226. Protect 228. Crow relatives 229. Wash soap from 230. Built twig home 232. Alcohol-abstaining 235. Pasted 236. Use dragnet 238. Ominous 241. Otherwise, or – 242. Tenor, – Domingo 243. Mimic 244. Stitched garment bottom edges 246. Deflating (7,4) 252. Pasta dish, – cheese 253. Outside 254. German Mrs 255. Argentina’s – Peron 256. Tennis hotshot 257. Swerve 258. Nickname for a police van (5,5) 259. Resubmit request 260. Opposition
DOWN
1. Humiliate 2. Fictional lord of the jungle 3. Battery or mains operated (1,1/1,1) 4. Lunar rockets 5. Shell-backed reptile 6. Circular steps, – staircase 7. Dollar division 8. Absent without leave (1,1,1,1) 9. Uncle and – 10. Sicilian volcano 11. Maiden in need of rescue, – in distress 12. Seafood patty 13. Personalities 14. Muzzle 15. Barked shrilly 16. Tallies 24. Melted 25. Warm up, – leftovers 26. Ideally 27. Nom de plume 28. Vitality 30. Mobile phone text (1,1,1) 32. Typists’ devices 33. Emphasising 35. Tot up 37. Against 38. Withers 39. Adjustable spanners 40. Unspoilt paradise 42. Egg cells 44. Interrupting cough 45. Deserved 47. Midday sleep 48. Island, – of Capri 50. Fawn’s father 53. Splash through, – in water 57. Acuteness 58. Rumpled, an – bed 59. Coordinate 60. Television bulletin 62. Origin 63. Stylishly 65. Decorative garden pot 68. Unwell 70. Public hall 72. Objectionable 73. Indian guitar 74. Fleshy 75. Stinks 77. Specially tagging 80. Tel Aviv citizens, eg 82. Giving, – medal 85. Beset 87. Female sheep 88. Wound crust 91. Engrave 92. Appear to be 95. Snoops 96. Said 98. Survived (4,3) 99. Dodge, – paying the fare 102. Unconventional person 104. Method 105. Invites 107. Tragic 113. Prickles 114. Ransacks 116. Imprecise 117. Migratory 119. Allow to re-enter 120. Speech 122. Male rower 123. Boxer’s aides 125. Cleopatra’s land 126. Noughts 127. Rough-skinned 128. South American mountains 130. Alias (1,1,1) 131. Acorn bearer 132. Bushranger, – Kelly 133. Prosecute 141. One-eyed giant 142. Dizzier 145. Pneumatic drill 146. Merry 148. Palm nuts 149. Company banner on stationery 152. Shrub border 153. Viking explorer, – the Red 154. Stretch 155. Powerful need 156. Deemed 160. Fishing-rod winder 161. From Lahore or Karachi, eg 163. Tense 165. Rework 166. Decodes 167. Trots 170. Cosmetic pencil 171. Resign from position (4,4) 175. Head supports 176. Accumulate 178. Be in store for 179. Lodge firmly 182. Geronimo’s tribe 185. Unique (3-3) 188. Best-loved 189. Information banks 190. Serpent 192. Instant-print camera 193. Gloomiest, – room 194. Cricket dismissal (1,1,1) 195. Baton-twirler, drum – 196. Tubes 199. Follows next 201. Stir up, – memories 204. Automatic tellers (1,1,2) 207. Among 210. Metals science 211. Bound along 213. Charged particles 214. Financial holding 216. Shopping centre 217. Large wood 218. Terraced 219. Relieved sigh 221. Lowing sound 223. Alluring 225. Weirdness 227. CD brand (1,1,1) 228. Tap hard 231. Become extinct, – out 233. Church seniors 234. Collaborate, – – with (4,2) 235. Fiftieth, – anniversary 237. Hang around 239. Put on back burner 240. Insignia 245. Corrosive substance 247. Russian emperor 248. Early Peruvian 249. Shocked inhalation 250. Approve, give the – 251. Nameless author (abbrev)
Solution in next month’s issue.