JUMBO CROSSWORD: Number 896
ACROSS
1 Change (5)
4 Malingering (8,3,4)
14 Canal boat (5)
15 Navigation aid (5)
16 Taking of another’s work and presenting as one’s own (10)
17 Hot drink (5)
19 Able-bodied (3)
20 Cowboy film, novel (7)
21 Cold country (9)
22 Earnestly religious (6)
25 Disbelieving, doubtful (9) 27 Night-time howler (6)
28 Dealer in textile fabrics (6) 33 Try sailing (anag)(10)
35 Young male (3)
36 Circuit-breaking device (6) 37 Round handle (4)
39 Climbing plant (3)
41 Ahead (7)
42 Atoll lake (6)
43 Accord (9)
44 Tiler’s filler (5)
45 Girl’s name; fragrant shrub (8)
50 Exists (2)
51 State of great disorder (8) 55 Hairdresser’s premises (5) 58 Obsessive desire to burn things (9)
59 Agitated (6)
60 False belief (7)
61 Rascal (3)
63 Affair of honour (4)
64 Reddish metal (6)
65 Go wrong (3)
66 Extended (10)
68 Sea trip (6)
69 Factory second (6)
71 Estranged (9)
76 Cheerfulness (6)
77 Mountain system in Asia (9) 79 Long eventful journey (7) 81 Long fish (3)
84 Saturated (5)
85 Facial appearance (10)
86 Poisonous (5)
87 Accounts check (5)
88 Go out and enjoy oneself flamboyantly (5,3,4,3)
89 Curt (5)
DOWN
2 Departs (6)
3 Precise (5)
5 Water hole (4)
6 Country in Africa (7)
7 Ageism (anag)(6)
8 Question intensively (5) 9 Sound-alike word with a different meaning (7)
10 Decorative fabric (4)
11 Bow user (6)
12 Go aimlessly (5)
13 Plume (7)
14 Soldier’s blade (7)
18 Brainwashing hype (10) 23 Simple song (5)
24 Natural home or environment (7)
26 Pungent red pepper (7) 27 News (7)
29 Become gelatinous (7) 30 Gambling house (6)
31 Distant in manner (5) 32 Char (6)
34 Hidden obstacle (4) 36 Church council (5) 38 Public swimming pool (5) 40 Side (4)
45 Quick (5) 46 Witchcraft (7)
47 Play charades (4) 48 Haphazard (6) 49 Natural ability (5) 50 Examine (7) 52 Radically new; daring (5-5) 53 Accept as true (7)
54 Go over (6)
55 Tasted (7)
56 Linger (5)
57 Chime (4)
62 Not married (5) 67 Versus (7)
68 Old hand (7) 70 Distinguished (7) 72 Secret sexual relationship (7)
73 Mark of disgrace (6) 74 Improvise (4,2) 75 Mental giant (6) 76 Forest clearing (5) 78 Sufficient (5) 80 Gain points (5) 82 Church song (4) 83 Manage (4)