The Colossus
ACROSS
1. Polynesian-themed drinks venue, … bar 4. Beasts, creatures 8. Seizes a plane 13. Hair-wave treatment 16. Prized Tasmanian wood, … pine
17. 171 down set in Egypt 18. Angled cutting tool 20. Deceives
21. Manage,
… the company 22. Grand meal, banquet 23. Second-hand, … car 24. Courtroom pledge 25. Pakistani language 26. Open-mouthed, … with surprise
27. Rude lout (slang) 29. Italian digestif
32. Levels, … out 34. Hidey-holes
35. Uncaring about right and wrong
38. Punished by dragging under a boat
41. Old Russian emperors
42. Filthy, very dirty 45. Mystic, supernatural 47. Giant painting on the side of a building
49. Tell tales on, … in 51. Chess or ludo,
... game
53. Young baby 55. Guitar-like Indian instrument
56. Going down
59. Pose a question 61. Audio component of a movie
63. Male elephant, eg 64. Dash, flair
65. Fastest land animals 70. Dalai Lama’s religion 73. Principal, … point 74. Vitally important, crucial
76. Takes money from, … your account
77. Mesh fabric
78. Work with a needle 80. Plays a guitar casually
82. Extension,
… of licence, eg 85. Quarantine, put in …
88. Traditional folk knowledge
91. Capital of Norway 92. Angry, enraged 95. Assist in text revision 96. On numerous occasions
99. Capital of Spain
100. Slow movement in music
102. Rap, … on the door 104. Public bidding sale 105. Skewer dish, shish ... 108. Expose to peril 109. Of doubtful quality, a bit … (slang) 111. Everest’s mountain range
116. Person held for ransom
121. Out of sight, an … presence
122. Baby fox
124. Beethoven choral work, … to Joy 125. Jalapeno or habanero, eg 127. Produce, … electricity 128. Becomes unwell 130. Centre of the Sikh faith
133. Purple gemstone
137. Talk enthusiastically, … about the show 138. Chilled drink, … tea 140. Decorative, … plants 142. Small label, price … 144. Demotes, … its importance
147. Skin irritation, … spot 149. Loathes, detests 150. Bottoms of shoes 151. Extinguished, put … 152. Ballpoint pens
154. Variety of chicory 157. Connected group, a … of grapes
159. Grilled sliced bread 161. For no reason,
… cruel
163. Pass, time will … 167. Sandal or loafer, eg 169. Damascus is its capital
170. Mexican salamander 174. Toys that go up and down on strings (2-3) 176. Nanny or billy animal 178. Clean with soap and water
179. Walrus’ long tooth 180. Damp and musty, a … cellar
181. Duck used for down 182. Fairy-like creature 183. Stares lasciviously 185. Open pastry, jam … 186. Liberate, set …
187. Olivia Newton-John hit, Banks of the … 188. Confident, positive 189. Fast South American dance 190. Crop-destroying insects
191. Paint cans
DOWN
1. New Zealand reptile
2. Toy musical instrument 3. Over-assertive 4. Cartoon duo,
Tom … Jerry
5. Entreat
6. Recesses in churches 7. Fluid used for inoculations 8. Mountain range in Afghanistan, … Kush 9. Port city in Israel 10. Drinks taken after hard liquor
11. Took a chair
12. Tweak, … the settings 14. Follow on from, chaos will …
15. Lack of vanity
19. Full of enthusiasm 23. Cow’s milk-producing organ
28. Mumbo-jumbo 30. Departed, went … 31. Collection of rules, … of conduct 33. Tattered, a dog-… book 36. Shakespeare’s Scottish tragedy 37. Ancient Roman language
39. Bank advance, personal …
40. Ransacks, burgles 41. Horse’s brisk pace 43. Threatens
44. Locate, … the missing keys
46. Parent’s brother 48. Tea-making vessels
49. Local language variety
50. Shops that sell bread and cakes
52. Palate, … of the mouth
54. Move onwards, go … 57. Capital of Qatar 58. Healthy South American grain 60. Relating to ethnicity, … discrimination 62. Naming word 65. Embrace, snuggle 66. Humiliates, makes self-conscious
67. Little children, tiny … 68. Garden entrance 69. Time before now, in the …
71. Morse code elements, … and dashes
72. Russia’s capital 73. Military movie,
A Few Good … 75. Tropical welcome garland
77. Shipshape, tidy
79. Wild pack animal, grey …
81. Ineptly
83. Expressing a hope 84. Book-lending institution
85. Brings about or causes
86. Large African flightless bird
87. Large canvas blinds, shop …
89. Write in capital letters, … your name 90. Timber, western red …
92. Vex, gall 93. Shakespeare play, Much … About Nothing
94. Largest deer 96. Casuarina, she … 97. Small flap
98. Apprehend a criminal 101. Severe physical or mental shock
103. Smart, fashionable 106. Elvis Presley song,
… of Reality
107. Office keyboard user 110. Have a break 112. Large cup
113. Help in a crime
114. Large concert venues
115. Italian almond-flavoured liqueur 117. Made a speech 118. Related, informed 119. TV commercials (abbrev)
120. Song, I … the Sheriff 123. Glee, excitement 126. Water falling in drops 129. Gulf state whose capital is Muscat 131. Large African stork 132. Stage of insect life 134. Stockpile
135. Arms of shirts, eg 136. Filled tortilla snack 139. US term for swaggie, eg
141. James Dean movie, … of Eden
143. Very sharp, have … hearing
145. Small waterbird 146. Sobbed, cried 148. Competes, … with 150. Scrub with abrasive 153. Cunningly
155. Cameo gemstone 156. Narrow opening, coin …
157. Apart from
158. Squeaky sound, the … of the floorboards 160. Fame, celebrity 162. Crafty nature, cunning
164. Pervasive distress or unease 165. Residential property areas, housing … 166. Casual top (1-5) 168. Possessor, rightful … 170. Upper chambers in the heart
171. Musical drama
172. Liver and kidneys as food
173. Purple flowering shrub
175. Indoor step 177. Giraffe-like animal 181. Snakelike fish,
Moray …
184. Distress call (1,1,1)
Solution in next month’s issue.