JUMBO CROSSWORD: Number 895 ACROSS
1 Speak derisively (5) 4 Water tortoise (8) 9 Hair cutter (6) 14 Cavalry sword (5) 15 Overwhelming election win (9,7) 17 Courage (5) 18 Colouring agent (3) 19 Brief communication (7) 20 Law enforcer’s four-legged assistant (6,3) 21 Heavy downpour (6) 24 Remaining alive (9) 25 Writer (6) 26 Ship (6) 29 Not anticipated (10) 31 Noisy quarrel (3) 32 Follow secretly (6) 33 Open pastry (4) 35 Play division (3) 37 Buckle out of shape (4) 39 Military unit with big guns (9) 40 Rash, impetuous (9) 41 Cleave (5) 42 Trend, inclination (8) 47 Gemstone (8) 51 Steam bath (5) 55 Celebrity’s signature (9) 56 Theatre (9) 58 Heavy volume (4) 59 Friend (3) 60 Beer ingredient (4) 61 Expensive (6) 62 Not at home (3) 63 Early piano-like instrument (10) 66 Monotony (6) 67 Residential area (6) 69 Willing to obey (9) 72 Tufted cord end (6) 73 Many-legged creature (9) 75 Dropped in rank (7) 77 Armed conflict (3) 80 Japanese city (5) 81 Surrender (4,3,5,4) 82 Privileged group (5) 83 Imaginary (6) 84 Fairground stall (8) 85 Basket for fish (5)
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2 Colour-changing lizard (9) 3 Loses colour (5) 5 Small whirlpool (4) 6 Filled pasta envelopes (7) 7 Hierarchy (7,5) 8 Rope loop (5) 9 Refuse to do business with (7) 10 Skating area (4) 11 Gained by work (6) 12 Residence (5) 13 Army commander (7) 14 Made fast (7) 16 Sleight of hand (11) 22 Divide into two parts (6) 23 Live together (7) 24 Bent down (7) 25 Eternally (6) 27 African language (7) 28 Fairground game (6) 30 River through Egypt (4) 32 Musty (5) 34 Subject matter (5) 36 Turn over (4) 38 Mimic (3) 42 Help to learn (5) 43 Jotter (7) 44 Slight advantage (4) 45 Waxy colouring stick (6) 46 Easily startled (5) 48 Plight (11) 49 Short-handled axe (7) 50 Alcoholic drink (3) 51 Double-barrelled firearm (7) 52 Poise (6) 53 Took part (12) 54 Fashionable (4) 57 Incapable (6) 64 Say again or repeatedly (9) 65 Beat rhythmically (7) 66 Fishing boat (7) 68 Tool (7) 70 Infuriates (7) 71 Calculate (6) 72 Characteristic (5) 74 Sounds horn (5) 76 Bid (5) 78 Nucleus (4) 79 American state (4)