Jumbo 706

[bald eagle]

25a PM who gave service to monarch once, 11 letters, chamberlain?
14a respect old city's given within nation, 7 letters
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36a Winter's horrid hail enveloping European capital, 8 letters ?i?e?n??

40d vessael that could become tacky with rust, 2 words 5 and 4 c?t?? ????

thanks for any assitance

[MCC]

40d - Cutty Sark

[MCC]

14a - stature (Ur within state)

[mac44]

14a. STATURE, ur inside state.
36a. HIBERNAL, bern inside anag of hail.
40d. CUTTY SARK, anag of tacky & rust.

[MCC]

36a - hibernal (Bern in an anagram of hail)
25a - expect this is chamberlain, as you suggest. Obviously, Neville Chamberlain, and a chamberlain was someone who managed the king's household.