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1 International Jewish sports festival (7,5)

9 Biblical drum diverted to Burma (7) 10 Cap returned, Austen girl in a fix (7) 11 The man who became Aaron’s brother-in-law (Ex. 6:23) (7)

12 After shortened time, whale comes to Balearic island (7)

13 Hygienic installation to stay on time (5)

14 Flat - like a fizzy drink that’s lost its sparkle (Yiddish) (9)

16 Jewish extremist who assassinated Yitzhak Rabin in 1995 (b.1970) (5,4) 19 Bestow a ‘brocha’ (5)

21 At home, female’s exhausted, soaked (7)

23 East Anglia city doctor, now rich (7)

24 Word in ‘Yinglish’ often used for the action of ‘reading Torah in shul’ (7)

25 Contested sale you announced, in case (7)

26 Famous Austrian-Jewish composer of ‘Das Lied Der Erde’ and much else (1860-1911) (6,6)

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2 Pedihel’s father (Num. 34:28) (7) 3 Peevish, finishing short musical note (7)

4 Daniel ********* - virtuoso Israeli pianist and conductor (b.1942) (9) 5 Where the Israelites killed two thousand (Judg. 20:45) (5)

6 Gleeman’s unusual mixture (7)

7 Abraham’s native land around the city of Ur (7)

8 Can’t name Shah for producing commemorative Purim pastries (12) 9 Distinguished British Reform rabbi and and former President of the Movement for Reform Judaism (4,8) 15 Use force to switch Satchmo’s parts (6-3) 17 Making donation, provided money is in GG’s (7)

18 “Girls,” I interposed, “will be girls” (7)

19 One of King David’s ‘Mighty Men’ (1 Chron. 12:3) (7)

20 Swedish centre, back two-thirds of office building (7)

22 Follow the old lady in established religious belief (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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1G There is still life in Tutankhamen. (4)

1J Heavier when not inside. (8)

1N Was he the original bell-boy. (5) 2B A ragman needs tidying up. (7) 2D Quite an old thing. (7)

5L He’s got the touch for picking winners. (7)

7G It’s as plain as plane can be. (8)