The Colossus
ACROSS
4. Rouse from sleep
7. Outspoken, a … opponent
11. Hymn, Rock of … 16. Recur unexpectedly, the illness may … again (5,2) 18. Adolescent (abbrev) 19. Strictly Ballroom star, … Mercurio
20. Recoil from a blow 21. Weepie vegie 22. Arrange once more 24. Canine restraint
26. Smile smugly, simper 27. Financial accounts examiner
28. Inevitably result in 30. Large tropical lizard 34. Antlered deer
35. Charity giver, eg 36. Membership group, join the …
38. Alehouse
39. Morse code elements, … and dashes
40. Very overweight 45. Inoculation fluid
46. More alarming
48. Ship’s skipper 52. Ukraine’s capital 53. Open-back vans 54. Carve in relief 58. Embalmed ancient Egyptian
61. US actor, … Depp 63. Famous golfer,
Tiger …
64. State of agreement, in …
65. High-intensity flashing beam of light 66. Baby king of the jungle (4,3)
68. Swiss tennis star, … Wawrinka
70. Hessian bags 73. Noddy’s pal, Big … 75. Add together, calculate (3,2) 78. First-rate, a … performance 80. Acorn tree
83. Visually unappealing 84. Disentangle
85. Top card in suit 87. Laments, regrets 88. Fashion reminiscent of time past
89. Jane Austen novel, Lady …
90. Purposes
91. Oil, gas or electricity, eg
92. Arid, parched 97. Explosive (1,1,1) 98. Burning brightly 100. Skilled stone-worker 101. Mechanical man 102. Jelly-like lolly,
Turkish …
105. Diminished towards a point
107. Wool-flock animals 108. Jeans material 109. Scrubs, scours 111. Resinous conifer 114. Paint pot, eg
116. Small whirlpool
117. Thick air pollution 118. NSW, New South … 120. Colloquial language 122. Extremely disgusting 123. West Indies cricket great, … Hall
125. Cruel fairytale giant 126. Oscar-winning movie, … Is Beautiful 127. Calf’s mother 128. Detection device, motion …
130. Leers at
132. Senior naval rank, … admiral 136. Precipitous 141. Spartacus actor, … Curtis
143. Entourage, attendants
144. Stares angrily, … at 146. Farm buildings
147. Very windy
148. Jamaican music genre
151. Successors
153. Consider it correct, … to (3,3)
157. Relinquish, … ground 160. Coffee shop
161. Chic, well-dressed 163. Moving into berth, … the ship
166. Serious play, eg 172. Rome landmark, … Fountain 174. Australian actor, … Bana
175. Type of poem 177. Glamour dress, evening …
180. Author of The Godfather, … Puzo 181. Polygonal church recess
182. Tribal symbols 185. Lounge, couch 186. Sweeping or extreme, make … changes
189. Yellow citrus fruit 190. Fine porcelain 191. More unusual 194. Gravity scientist, Sir … Newton
195. Hurt, damaged 196. Completed,
… and dusted 197. French artist, … Chagall 198. Retaining, … hold 199. Cuts grass,
… the lawn
200. Finally become, … as (3,2)
201. Smooth, level
DOWN
1. Soccer rule infringement, be … 2. Hospital inmate
3. The Carnival Is Over band, The … 5. Sharp-tasting 6. European volcano 7. Italian opera composer
8. Movie, … Fine Day 9. Gorilla, eg
10. Classical language 11. Friend in war 12. Depicts or performs 13. Dame Edna’s favourite flowers 14. Made from wool, … garment
15. Hire on contract,
… a flight
17. Timber uprights, eg 23. Ostracise
25. Crones
29. Woolly pack animals 31. Mining billionaire, … Rinehart
32. Opposed to 33. Venerate 34. Ornamental plaster 37. Low, unprincipled 41. Insect, witchetty … 42. Length from thumb to little finger
43. Become extinct (3,3) 44. Obvious, plain
45. Make legal claim, … for damages
Aries symbol
47. 49. No matter which,
… of them
50. Subtle shade of meaning
51. Person under financial obligation 55. Married woman’s title 56. Boat paddles
57. Sheds tears
59. Forearm bone
60. Timid, … and mild 61. Connect, link 62. Worshipper of
Krishna and Shiva, eg 67. Nude
68. Epee or sabre
69. Mix with a spoon 70. Children’s game, Simon …
71. Famous Las Vegas casino (7,6)
72. Knock senseless 74. Ancient cereal grain 76. Walkway
77. Allotted amounts 78. Chinese dish, sweet and …
79. Implore
81. Human energy field 82. Piano-like electronic instruments
85. True
86. Part of a dollar
93. Supply food, … for the function 94. Choc-coffee flavour 95. Group of witches 96. Located at
99. Fight injury, black … 103. And so on (abbrev) 104. Alternative to petrol 105. Movement of the sea 106. In low spirits, down in the …
110. Grain storage tower 111. Smaller in number, … than
112. Russian composer, … Stravinsky
113. Angel’s ring of light 115. Full of topical information
118. Spiders’ traps
119. Verbal mistake,
… of the tongue
121. Large divide
124. Lager or stout 129. Unpaid, money … 131. Firm and trusty, a …supporter
133. Tooth coating 134. Shooting areas, rifle …
135. Seethe
137. Haul, carry
138. Middle Eastern ruler 139. Woe is me!
140. Gum or wattle 142. Report to, … the authorities
145. Glide over snow 148. Music great, … Charles
149. Go faster, … speed 150. Remain attached 152. Pen fluid
154. Bestows
155. Open tart, fruit … 156. Darjeeling or Earl Grey, eg
158. Official decree 159. Open-mouthed, … with excitement 162. Nickname for a birdwatcher 164. Congeal
165. Entry on a list
167. Stiff, formal 168. Mortgage institutions, home-loan … 169. Sniffed, … the air 170. Collection of percussion instruments (4,3) 171. Freight-carrying capacity
173. Dusting powder 174. Inuit, eg
176. Property paper, title …
178. Cancel, annul
179. Pile, heap 183. Endangered layer of atmosphere 184. Waste metal
187. Thin cushions
188. Small rodents 192. Animal’s lair
193. John Williamson song, Old Man …
Solution in next month’s issue.