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1 Russian beetroot soup, short BC version (7)

5 Breakfast food to make you ultimately strangely slim, with energy input? (6)

10 The largest international Zionist Youth movement in the world (4,5)

11 To impress, a mug of beer perhaps is about right (5)

12 ‘It’s true, it really is’ (Yiddish variant spelling) (5)

13 The first Mayor of Tel Aviv after whom its main leisure street is named (9)

14 Jewish-American saxophonist, mainly famed for his ‘velvet sound’ tenor saxophone (1927-1991) (4,4)

16 Bosses of firm lacking enthusiasm, reportedly (5)

18 Jehoiakim mother’s home town (2 Kings 23:36) (5)

20 People ducking unfortunate king up at Oxford? (8)

23 Leader of ‘The Zealots’ revolt against Rome (3,6)

26 Prophet penning fine scribe’s scroll (Hebrew) (5)

27 Recess husband found in pleasant surroundings (5)

28 The uncle who brought up Esther as his own daughter (Est. 2:7 - variant spelling) (9)

29 London square that could be on sale (6)

30 Halachic prohibition of wearing wool and linen together (Hebrew) (7) DOWN

1 A trifling amount, almost nothing (Yiddish) (6)

2 Give another term to dance - “shock treatment” (2-5)

3 A wedding (Yiddish) (9) 4 Exasperated, listened to the evidence (5) 6 Israeli language school (Hebrew) (5) 7 After revolution, little weight is attached to article in Dutch-Jewish philosopher’s name (1632-1677) (7)

8 In endless quarrel, beginning of Arabs’ direct action (8)

9 Traditional Chanukkah song ‘Rock of Ages’ (Hebrew) (4,4)

15 One of King David’s sons (2 Sam. 5:16) (8)

16 The Negev’s largest town (9)

17 Ashkenazi chicken or goose skin cracklings (Yiddish) (8)

19 North African country of strong ale and a kind of leather (7) 21 Iranian city is cooler, but with hot area inside (7)

22 Results of one’s labours in the orchard (6)

24 The last word in prayer ‘May it so be’ (Hebrew) (5)

25 A ringleader, African prince, is for hanging (5) 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.

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1C A battle for Zion in Italy. (5)

2E We hear ill-feeling on the hill top. (5)

3I Over heated. (6)

4N Would you pose for this small amount. (4)

5B Frolic on the dance floor. (6)

6L Legal relations. (2 – 4)