CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 One of the twelve spies sent by Moses to search the land of Canaan (Num. 13:12) (6)

4 Serial is fine-tuned for people from Tel Aviv (8)

9 Crowe, the film star, is said to steal cattle (7)

11 Son of Hilkiah, master of Hezekiah’s household (Isaiah 36:3) (7)

12 Fish catch a Kerryman nets (4)

13 The Temple’s ‘Western Wall’ in Jerusalem’s Old City (Hebrew) (5) 17 Israel’s Prime Minister who signed the Peace Treaty with Egypt in 1979 (19131992) (8,5)

19 Jewish-American invvestigative journalist who together with Bob Woodward exposed the Watergate scandal (4,9)

22 Palal’s father (Neh. 3:25) (4)

23 Hunter addicted to drinking port! (5) 24 Sharpen the broke point first (4)

27 From endless wind, I shelter in northeastern area of Israel (7)

28 Abandon, on account of Japanese drink (7)

29 Ashkenazi goose fat or undue sentimentality (Yiddish) (8)

30 Son of David by Bath-shua, daughter of 1 Across (1 Chron. 3:5) (6)

DOWN

1 Harold ******** , Jewish Gold Medal winner in the 1924 Olympiad (8)

2 The Israelites’ portable tabernacle (Hebrew) (7)

3 Need raking over, this garden? (4)

5 Anglo-Jewish actor who played General Orlov in the Bond ‘Octopussy’ movie (b.1937) (6,7) 6 Single tucker for old Nisan (4)

7 Hotel finally approves chicken and noodles (7)

8 Prophet, Pepys, or Pickwick (6)

10 Anglo-Jewish distinguished orientalist who was made a Companion of The Bath in 1937 (1871-1960) (6,7) 15 Point to crop in disdain (5)

16 Type of prejudice is seen in Annual General Meeting (5)

18 Contained in marijuana, the major hated thing (8)

19 Bread from dining room brought over after tea (Hebrew) (7) 20 I hamper arrangement made for Joseph’s son (Gen. 48:1) (7)

21 Forms an opinion on book following Joshua in the Nevi’im (6)

25 Appeal, whether Dad is there or not (4)

26 Roguish tramp, not married (4) 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

1K Olga’s aim in life. (4)

1O Fie fend to a Turkish official. (7) 2C His toy had the power of three. (5) 2F Angular instrument that’s extant. (7)

4I A bee sheepishly left a cow. (6)

5A PQRS raised the Roman’s standard. (4)