COLOSSUS NO 157 GIANT CRYPTIC

I NEED HELP WITH
4D ABLE IN A WAY TO SAY NO TO FRENCH REPUBLIC L???N?N
6D I TAKE THE WRONG DOSE FOLLOWING RECORD EVENT E??????
8D CALLED FOR A SUBSTITUTE PARTNER IN BALLPARK M?P?????A?E
12A BELLRINGER HAS NO RIGHT TO BE OUT PROTESTING E???L???G
16A SENSITIVE TO DO WITH INFECTED SPOTS ???E???N?S
19A WRITER TO SAIL OF EAST FINE P??A???E
43A NOT OLD OR BOLD ??E?H
43D DECEPTIVE APPEARANCES OF FACES AROUND THIS AGE ???A?ES
55D COMBINES UNIFORM QUALITIES ON THE OUTSIDE U?I?I?S
56D EMOTIONAL RESPONSES CONCERNING DEEDS ?E??T???S
69A THIRD PERSON ENTERS INTO OPENING PASSAGE I?T??
THANKS MAIZIE