The Colossus
ACROSS
1. Decorative blankets, throw …
4. Male sibling
8. Gets rid of, takes away
13. A long way off 16. Muscular dog breed, … terrier
17. Chooses, … for
18. Burn black
20. Eighth Greek letter 21. Mesh material
22. Word of apology
23. Cut into shape
24. Wind direction indicator
25. Ornamental globes 26. Fine horse breed 27. Pacific island nation 29. Cyclone, hurricane 32. Overthrows, deposes 34. Pig noise
35. Spiritualist who channels supernatural beings 38. Abstaining from alcohol (2,3,5) 41. Debatable point
42. One who uses no animal products
45. Brief to the point of rudeness
47. Scottish whisky island
49. Image (abbrev)
51. Small annoying insects 53. Photographer’s device
55. Last match of the season, grand … 56. Large yellow or pink citrus fruit
59. Soviet security agency (1,1,1) 61. Workplace restaurants
63. Tender and painful to the touch
64. Sponsor, fund an enterprise
65. Forceful persuasion 70. Family favouritism 73. Payment for work 74. Written on metal 76. Make a surgical cut 77. Wet spongy ground 78. Plead, appeal 80. Lusaka’s country 82. Ground-dwelling NZ parrots
85. In a futile manner
88. Stare open-mouthed 91. Nucleus and its electrons
92. 80s TV series,
The … of Hazzard 95. Enclosure for a baby, eg
96. Bus garage, eg 99. Untrained horse (US) 100. Pressed clothes, … out the wrinkles 102. Corrosive liquids 104. Quiver, shake 105. Remove forcibly, … from premises 108. Steady engine sound 109. Unidentified flying objects (abbrev) 111. Janis Ian hit, At … 116. Tempted, lured 121. Standards of excellence 122. Decorating or home repairs (1,1,1) 124. Purchase
125. Largest island in French Polynesia 127. Of indifferent quality 128. Coarse coconut material, … matting 130. Gumboots
133. Stocky in build 137. Permitted to borrow 138. Only just okay (2-2) 140. Aircraft with an overhead rotor
142. Huge Australian bird 144. Free from captivity or restraint
147. Wheat or barley, eg 149. Became less agitated, … down 150. Fragment 151. Nest-making insect 152. Ice-cream flavour, … frutti
154. Chattered incessantly
157. Repairs split in relationship,
… the breach 159. Adhesive, wallpaper … 161. Drunkenness
163. Opens the buttons of 167. Put goods onto a truck, eg
169. Meat on a skewer, shish …
170. Canal walkway
174. Bass stringed instrument
176. Mum’s sister
178. Dog pest parasite 179. Moves across snow 180. Romantic outing 181. Natural bath soak, … salts
182. Small snub-nosed dog
183. Prime Minister’s Canberra residence, The …
185. Short sleeps
186. Greek cheese 187. Monday to Sunday, the whole …
188. Prison exercise area 189. Uproarious, … fun 190. Visual check
(slang) (4-3)
191. Large number, a … of beauties
DOWN
1. Capture again,
… lost ground
2. Pinkish tropical fruit 3. Public transport vehicles
4. Popular sandwich filling (1,1,1)
5. Ham it up
6. Cardiac organ 7. Bowler’s approach (3-2) 8. Evocative of a style from the past
9. Skilled stone-worker 10. Differing, assorted 11. Asian sauce 12. Functionless
14. Iran’s official language
15. Small baking dish 19. Jewish religious teacher
23. Choice cut of steak (1-4) 28. Indigenous New Zealander
30. Sign of tiredness 31. Has, possesses 33. Insults, disparaging comments
36. Ban, prohibition 37. Recurrent pattern 39. Messy pile 40. Proceeding, … ahead 41. Popular Rodgers and Hart song, … It Romantic? (3’1) 43. Behind with payments, in … 44. Improvised jazz singing
46. Higher of two, … level 48. Glide lightly over 49. Small pancake
50. Large round leafy vegetables 52. Melbourne streetcar 54. Deserve, be worthy of
57. Source, the … of the problem
58. Regain consciousness (4,2) 60. Write untidily
62. Makes last,
… out supplies
65. Cower, quail 66. Emergency exit, eg (6,5)
67. Line-up of actors in movie
68. Long story
69. Spiders’ traps
71. Fiery gem
72. Noxious atmosphere 73. Chinese frying pan 75. Iowa’s capital, … Moines
77. Bottom,
… of the pyramid 79. Delight, elation 81. Brightly coloured winged insects
83. Snack eaten at the movies
84. Movie, Sleepless in … 85. Very many, countless 86. Elevate to the aristocracy
87. Intensely serious, in …
89. Agave plant
90. Star Wars saying, May the … be with you
92. Genetic blueprint (1,1,1)
93. Pond goldfish
94. Special Air
Service (1,1,1)
96. Payable, outstanding 97. Very tidy, in apple … order
98. Add together, … up 101. Painful
103. Coloured, … hair 106. Young kangaroo 107. Summer top (1-5) 110. Regrettably, sadly
112. Zip, zing
113. Movie, … of
Laura Mars
114. Lavatory
115. And so on (2,6)
117. Most agreeable 118. Long-legged bird, sacred …
119. Mutt, mongrel 120. After-bath dusting powder
123. Insulating surfwear 126. Ooze, trickle
129. Lowest part of the face
131. Arithmetic mean 132. Drug extracted from poppies 134. Cushion stuffing 135. Drastic or severe, … measures
136. Half, … circle
139. Give out or give off 141. Prices quoted by a bookie
143. Horses’ neck fringes 145. South American rodent
146. Old land unit 148. Japanese volcano, Mount …
150. Back-up strategy (4,1) 153. Scene of happy rusticity
155. Ballpoint pen
156. Adjoin
157. Legendary jazz singer, Billie …
158. Large spoon
160. Hot sauce from Louisiana
162. Converts into cipher 164. Outlet for dirty water 165. Fulfil, … your desires 166. Glided on ice 168. Following,
… the meeting
170. Speed and rhythm of music
171. Cleans with a cloth, … down
172. Winged heavenly spirit
173. Greet, say … 175. Wickerwork plant 177. Application
181. Perform without a score, play by … 184. Ram’s mate
Solution in next month’s issue.