colossus stinker 135

5a ww11 pow camp=s??l?? STALAG
7d scottish hunting guide=?i?l?e GILLIE
53d retire to the country=r????c??e RUSTICATE
72a central asian ranges...mts=a???i ALTAI
63d imponderables=un?n?w?s UNKNOWNS
146a caving hobbyist SPELUNKER
92d vehemently=a?a??o ADAGIO
195d channel connecting lakes=nar??w? NARROW
297a expanse of grass=s?a?d SWARD
282 ends of the earth POLES

Hope that helps.

thank you heaps--------------i'v now finished them all--------thorn36