JUMBO CROSSWORD: Number 875
ACROSS
1 Make favourable mention of someone (3,2,1,4,4,3) 10 Curved sword (8) 15 Deceased's property (6) 16 Smother (10) 17 Old coin (8) 19 Drive backwards (7) 21 Insurgent (5) 22 Situation of fierce, ruthless competition (3,3,3) 25 Highest (9) 27 Having the ability (7) 29 Planks (6) 33 Sailing vessel (5) 34 Country formerly Ceylon (3,5) 36 Put a name to (10) 39 Novel (3) 41 Bland (7) 42 Overseas (6) 43 A pound has 16 (6) 44 At a distance (4) 45 Student (7) 48 Type of food-poisoning (10) 53 Tasted (7) 57 Compulsion (4) 58 Improvement (6) 59 Revenue (6) 60 Army officer (7) 62 Metal with symbol Sn (3) 64 Intended to criminally deceive (10) 65 Supervisor (8) 66 Fence of bushes (5) 69 Horse barn (6) 70 Thaw (7) 71 Violent disaster (9) 76 Returned to health (9) 77 Sing the praises of (5) 78 Excessive bureaucracy (3,4) 83 Raised (8) 84 Light (10) 85 One who owes money (6) 86 Scatter (8) 87 Concession that a person suspected of guilt is innocent (7,2,3,5)
DOWN
2 Invisible (6) 3 Extremely angry (5) 4 Beer (3) 5 Egg-shaped (4) 6 Make downhearted (7) 7 Vital gas (6) 8 Speaker's platform (4) 9 Discretionary (8) 11 Sly (6) 12 Large busy city (10) 13 Threesome (4) 14 Feelings of remorse (7) 18 Deadly nightshade (10) 20 Storage building (4) 23 Clever (5) 24 Producing good results, profit (8) 26 Condition in contract (7) 28 Forsake (7) 30 Private or specialised hospital (6) 31 Notify (6) 32 Riles (6) 35 Country with Tripoli (5) 37 Challenged (5) 38 Prima donna (4) 40 Sheep's covering (4) 45 Powdered tobacco (5) 46 New Year's Eve in Scotland (8) 47 Tiny wave (6) 48 Wasted (10) 49 Fluff (4) 50 Foreshadowing tragedy (7) 51 Go over (6) 52 Branches (5) 54 Eagerly expectant (4) 55 Superior skill or ability (7) 56 Vigour (6) 61 Mix impurities in (10) 63 Hold up (5) 67 Extremely loyal (4-4) 68 Run off (4) 69 Follow (7) 72 Green-fleshed fruit (7) 73 Very intimate friends (6) 74 XXX less II (6) 75 Self-assurance (6) 79 Forbidden (5) 80 Untidiness (4) 81 Silent (4) 82 Matted wool fabric (4) 85 Colouring agent (3)