CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Reprimand a magic flying Persian, perhaps? (6)

5 A very large bottle for an old king of Israel (1 Kings 11:26) (8)

9 Archaeological crock shoots large number of animals (8)

10 Riyadh arabs proclaiming independence in special force (6)

11 A certain Benjamin’s daughter, Tel Aviv resident, perhaps (8)

12 Smallest amounts of skirt on mother (6)

13 Inspector who monitors kashrut compliance (Hebrew - alternative spelling) (8)

15 Companion’s first-class - that’s life in Israel (Hebrew) (4)

17 Ada being insufficient, he got Eve! (4) 19 City a little east of Tel Aviv, one of the world’s leading diamond centres (5,3) 21 One of the sons of Shimon (1 Chron. 4:20) (6)

22 Ken dared to change as the lights failed (8)

23 Arabic equivalent of ‘Shalom’ makes parent, I’m sad to say, upset (6)

24 Fighting against the extremes of terror, and getting a grip (8)

25 Might be mitred? Yes, it could be (8) 26 Doesn’t go right inside, but wanders around (6)

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2 King of Israel, rival to Solomon (2 Sam. 3:4) (8)

3 Done with farm butter, I produce seasoned beef (8)

4 Body of water, in a desert, he polluted (3,3,3)

5 Appraising - a trying task maybe? (7) 6 Shortest book of The Nevi’im (7)

7 Destined to be invested as a congregational rabbi (8)

8 Israeli agricultural settlements (Hebrew) (8)

14 People who could make real gains in North Africa (9)

15 Sweet paste made of fruit and nuts eaten at the Seder table (Hebrew) (8) 16 Liturgical hymn ‘Lord of The Universe’ (Hebrew) (4,4)

17 Forebear? No traces, sadly (8) 18 Ella turns up bloodstained in this short moral fable (8)

19 Lady-killer inspires strange awe to stir again (7)

20 Such accounts have been checked (7) 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

2H Protrude from Denmark. (3)

2J A portable shelter. (8)

2L Shake like the Severn. (6)

3D Looks like charity’s post code. (4) 4B Good, but not worth a puff. (5) 6G Same as two parallel lines. (5) 6N Oliver wanted more. (4)