Calc seems unstable after update to Version: 5.3.4.2

Windows 7, Google Chrome. Have 30 column/300 line spreadsheet. Originally .xlsx format, then saved as .ods, then saved as .xls. All crash regularly and even after saving after each entry, the file still crashes. The pop up advises a fatal error but the file is always recovered, albeit without the latest update.I’m guessing that the file is now corrupted and any further work on it is going to be really painful, but is there anything I can do to fix?