The Colossus
ACROSS
1. Naps (slang)
4. Last in a row, the … terrace
8. Surface layer of a paddock
13. Healed wound mark 16. Footwear item 17. Natural colour of linen
18. Deceitful person 20. Ancient Roman language
21. Standard electronic connection,
… cable (1,1,1)
22. Garlic dressing
23. Throw wildly, fling 24. Ogle, look suggestively
25. Neil Young song,
A Man Needs A … 26. Blocks up,
… the printer
27. Wispy clump
29. Quick massage (3-4) 32. Rough bushland 34. Numbers betting game
35. Gaped sleepily 38. Person focused on themselves (4-6) 41. Defamatory tactics, … campaign
42. Change to fit the environment 45. Floppy-eared dog breed, … hound 47. Brownish port style 49. Pastry savoury,
… au vent
51. Toboggans
53. Without wages, … work
55. Allow to enter (3,2) 56. Turbulent, a … period 59. Atheist, … believer 61. Be grateful for,
I … your advice
63. New Year’s Eve song, … Lang Syne 64. Cultivate, … vegetables 65. Suspenseful crime novel or movie 70. Lampoon, parody 73. Eighteen-hole game 74. Wet weather jacket 76. Buttery cake, Danish … 77. Elton John hit,
… Low for Zero
78. Iconic Aussie cracker 80. Form a team of two (4,2)
82. Argue, bicker
85. Most tempestuous 88. Very uncommon 91. In existing condition (2,2) 92. Shares, … out 95. Arranging, … out 96. Planted, … the seeds 99. George Clooney heist movie, … Thirteen (5’1) 100. No longer fashionable (3,3) 102. Intensity, … of feeling 104. Apprentice, trainee 105. Ermine animal
108. Large tack
109. University teacher (abbrev)
111. Rocky celestial bodies
116. Robe worn by the clergy
121. Species of monkey 122. Lower edge of skirt, eg
124. Straight away, without further … 125. Small oil-rich sultanate on Borneo 127. Celebrated writers and critics 128. Four-wheeled offroad vehicle, … bike 130. Fiscal or monetary, … policies
133. Area of water off Istanbul (5,3) 137. Chinese system of decor, … shui
138. Leave out,
… her name
140. Making louder,
… her voice
142. Cooking surface 144. Over and over again 147. Out and out, … nonsense
149. Coral organisms, sea …
150. Put off until a later time
151. Modest, bashful 152. Junk, rubbish
154. Saying, Finders keepers, … weepers 157. Steps for climbing a fence
159. Bite to eat between meals
161. Style of spectacle frames (4-6) 163. Old-fashioned measure, a … of corn
167. Quacking bird 169. Country also called Myanmar
170. Goaded onward, … into action 174. Barrels, wine … 176. Italian meat sauce 178. Sixth letter of the Greek alphabet 179. Cuddles, embraces 180. Snooker sticks 181. Horoscope scales 182. Chunk of firewood 183. Opinions, opposing …
185. Scraped by,
… out your resources
186. Enormous 187. Grotesque
188. Qatar’s capital 189. Woollen floor coverings, wall-to-wall … 190. Underground prison 191. Gentle whirlpool
DOWN
1. Spoilsport
2. Devotional church chant
3. Dock, jetty
4. Snakelike fish, Moray … 5. Conscientious, obedient
6. Holder, possessor 7. Riffle, … through the pages
8. Socially or culturally forbidden 9. Unadorned,
… and simple
10. North American marsupial
11. Hawaiian welcome garland
12. Fragments of bread 14. Unrefined, … oil 15. Exclude, … the possibility (4,3)
19. Pine gum
23. Went on a bushwalk 28. Distressed,
… by the news 30. Pre-owned, … car 31. Hospital room 33. Brings in the harvest 36. If really required, with difficulty (2,1,4) 37. Military overthrow, coup … (1’4) 39. Monetary penalty, parking …
40. Historic former capital of Japan 41. Sedimentary material 43. Column bases 44. Deceive, trick
46. Riyadh is there, … Arabia
48. Fit of shivering, chill 49. Sellers, house … 50. Expert in languages 52. Quick swims 54. Beforehand, … to 57. Open-back trucks 58. Annoy or disturb, … their feathers
60. FIFA football style 62. Paper quantity 65. Narrows to a point 66. Tight or limiting, … clothing
67. George Harrison song, My Sweet … 68. Bob Dylan song, Knockin’ on
Heaven’s … 69. Indonesian fried rice dish, … goreng
71. Apple tablet computer
72. Reveal, … the corruption
73. Western Indian state 75. Martial art, … kwondo 77. Toothpaste holder 79. Capital of Norway 81. Dining establishments, silver-service … 83. US cattle thief
84. Water spirit 85. Corkscrew shapes 86. Grown without using chemicals, … food 87. Develops, ripens 89. Units of DNA
90. Hold up, … the start 92. Mel Gibson movie,
… Max
93. Teaspoon (abbrev) 94. Antarctic direction (abbrev)
96. Multicultural TV channel (1,1,1)
97. Act as suitor
98. Banned type of insecticide (1,1,1) 101. Factually inaccurate, an … story 103. Balderdash
106. Crisp tortilla
107. Pretoria is there, South …
110. Form of self-defence 112. Israeli city, … Aviv
113. Discharge, … vapour 114. Played before the main act, … the gig 115. Chequerboard game 117. Find not guilty,
… the accused 118. Swedish car brand 119. TV sitcom,
The … Couple
120. Bits and pieces, … -a-brac
123. Flout regulations 126. Large town
129. Ballet movement 131. Turn food scraps into soil, … the leftovers 132. Haphazardly, willy … 134. Ships’ undersides 135. Magnify, … the photo 136. Patella’s location 139. Church benches 141. Clenched hand 143. Carpenters song, Hurting Each … 145. Unrehearsed reply (2-3)
146. Tug suddenly, yank 148. Study hard, … for the exams (slang) 150. American cafe
153. Greek realm of the dead
155. Visit the supermarket,
… for groceries 156. Ancestry chart, family …
157. Tempted, enticed 158. Is partial to, … coffee 160. Private space, alcove 162. Jungle knife
164. Thick woollen trouser fabric
165. Place for washing clothes
166. Decreases in intensity, the storm … 168. Prague is there, the … Republic
170. Cobra or python 171. Hybrid citrus fruits 172. Stiff, unbending 173. Backless sofa
175. Classic protest song, We … Overcome 177. Invited, … to dance 181. Anita Brookner novel, Hotel du … 184. Earth’s natural light source
Solution in next month’s issue.