JUMBO CROSSWORD: Number 905
ACROSS
1 Ceasefire (5)
4 Become more ambitious (5,4,6)
14 Investigate (5)
15 Seller’s patter (5)
16 Good poker hand (5,5)
17 River freight boat (5)
19 Boy (3)
20 Spotted feline (7)
21 Customer base (9)
22 Hole (6)
25 Thwart (9)
27 Dexterous (6)
28 Renowned (6)
33 Place of restricted flow (10) 35 Jamaican musical style (3) 36 Undergo pain (6)
37 Final (4)
39 Intestine (3)
41 Tycoon (7)
42 Thin covering (6)
43 Financial obligation (9)
44 Coral island (5)
45 Mended (8)
50 Expression of hesitation (2) 51 Rebel; outlaw (8)
55 Shepherd’s staff (5)
58 Abundant (9)
59 Combined (6)
60 Walk heavily or tiredly (7) 61 Night flier (3)
63 Speaker’s platform (4)
64 School non-attender (6) 65 Go astray (3)
66 Headland (10)
68 Meat pin (6)
69 Stinging plant (6)
71 Going up (9)
76 Floor covering (6)
77 Allowed (9)
79 Pair (7)
81 Court (3)
84 Backbone (5)
85 Considerate (10)
86 Soldier’s decoration (5)
87 Throw out (5)
88 Very difficult to catch, pin down (8,2,2,3)
89 Penniless (5)
DOWN
2 Sword (6)
3 Inexpensive (5)
5 Tiny particle (4)
6 Bright red colour (7)
7 Counterbalance (6)
8 Burst (5)
9 Learned person (7)
10 Asian desert (4)
11 Intimidating remark (6) 12 Mirthful (5)
13 Interferes (7)
14 Fishing bird (7)
18 Gold seeker (10)
23 Basket for fish (5)
24 Hidden or unsuspected difficulty (7)
26 Circular building (7) 27 Word puzzle (7)
29 Egg-shaped musical instrument (7)
30 Discover the position of (6) 31 Grey-faced (5)
32 Partial refund (6)
34 Was aware of (4)
36 Bend down (5)
38 Culinary herb (5) 40 Conceal (4)
45 Quick (5)
46 Childish (7)
47 Jot (4)
48 Exertion (6)
49 Automaton (5)
50 Stringed instrument (7) 52 Reduce the number of options (6,4) 53 Shine wetly (7) 54 Crave (6)
55 Meat chopper (7) 56 Saltpetre (5) 57 Retain (4) 62 Pugalist (5) 67 Thaw (7) 68 Underwater plant (7) 70 Playhouse (7) 72 Add sugar (7)
73 Story in episodes (6) 74 Periods in development (6) 75 Go onboard (6) 76 Managed (5) 78 Irritable (5) 80 Diaphanous (5)
82 Cry (4) 83 Uncontaminated (4)