CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Harold ******* - Jewish novelist to steal from rubbish containers? (19161997) (7)

5 King in dispute with seminal Jewish psychoanalyst (5)

9 Last mentioned son of Becher (1 Chron. 7:8) (7)

10 Spring and oasis on the shore of The Dead Sea (3,4)

11 British composer displaying ecstatic joy (5)

12 Abstemious member of the tribe fathered by Jehonadab’s dad (2 Kings 10:15) (9)

13 Israeli politician currently serving as Israel’s Defense Minister (9)

15 Mum’s about to get drink knocked back - untranslatable word used seventy-four times in the Tanakh (Hebrew) (5)

17 Water-line to clean a member of the Nevi’im (5)

19 American movie actor notorious for his drunken antisemitic rant (3,6) 21 The son of Gideon proclaimed king after the death of his father (Judg.8:31) (9)

24 These are tied to rates at sea (5) 25 King hastened to interrupt revolutionary Jewish convert (7)

26 Patriarch giving a poor actor housing support (7)

27 After alteration, new suit is capital (5) 28 Body of Jewish dietary laws (Hebrew) (7)

DOWN

1 Appreciate how to cash in (7)

2 Drinks with fellow graduate in The Negev’s major town (9)

3 One of the sons of Kohath (Ex. 6:18) (5) 4 Translation of casual Zen passage (4,5)

5 Father Henry and daughter Jane’s comparatively affectionate broadcast (5)

6 Bottom half of frieze coiled like Book of The Nevi’im (7) 7 Doctor, I have to go by car (5)

8 Body of Jewish Mysticism (Hebrew) (8)

14 A naughty little boy (affectionate) (Yiddish) (9)

15 Heavy drinker (Yiddish) (9)

16 Give a percentage, being goodlooking (8)

18 Third territory mentioned in Joshua 19:15 (7)

20 Kosher slaughterer (Hebrew) (7) 21 Let in, or own up (5)

22 Cut up manuscript after tests (5) 23 Large quantities out of shape (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.

ACROSS

1B Not suitable to be read on this Yom Tov. (7)

2I Want the WI to keep quiet. (4)

2K Profited in aged payments. (6)

2N Reported on a rodent. (6)

4G Lego could be a new dance. (5)

5D Candy is dandy but this is quicker. (6) 7I It’s fav at the race course. (9)