SHABBAT SCRABBLE

SOLVE OUR Shabbat-friendly crossword. Writing is not required — just use your Scrabble board and tiles to spell out the answers to the cryptic clues.

HOW TO PLAY: Use the letter tiles from the game of Scrabble to spell out the answers to the clues below. Do not use the two blank tiles. Place the tiles on the Scrabble board according to the grid references given with the clues. If you successfully complete the puzzle, you will have used all 98 tiles.

ACROSS

2C A capricious finger. (6)

2E Boy acting in Aladdin. (3)

2I Not one shade. (3 - 4)

2N Pursue direction. (3)

3L A handsome Lordship. (6) 5FStroke made in a game of croquet. (6) 8B Give set evidence. (7)

8DAn earthy person is always cheerful. (6) 8J Sailors’ hair cut. (4)

10M Raged about mark obtained. (5) 11G A musical staff. (5)

DOWN

2C Flash, like a complete man. (7)

3I How a horse is halted. (4)

4C An unsuitable aide-de-camp. (3) 4L Crazy but it can hold back water. (3) 5I Novice discovered with a pretty rose. (4)

6A Keep your medicine under your hat. (7)

8H Conclusive judgement. (8)

9A Frankie Laine’s virago. (7)

10J It’s a game in a riddle. (6)

12D How Nureyev reached the heights. (6)

12L Told the Egyptian played cards. (4)

13B Is he worth a penny. (3)

14G Plant a fly catcher on a planet. (5)