CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Jewish maths wizard and co-presenter of the Channel 4 ‘Countdown’ show (6,5)

9 Bit of a stunner, vermouth - deprive of bottle (7)

10 Tea’s mostly pricey round port in Abraham’s native land (7)

11 A doctor injected into two feet (5) 12 After party, Harry holds container for giving to charity (8)

14 Jewish-American TV producer whose sitcom ‘One Day at a Time’ inspired the Netflix-original comedydrama (b.1922) (6,4)

15 Jewish-American singer and actress dear to the French (4)

17 Ruth’s husband stole Hazel’s heart (Ruth 4:13) (4)

19 Jewish lyricist partner to Richard Rodgers in composing ‘My Funny Valentine’ etc (1895-1943) (6,4)

21 Faith is one girl I fancy (8)

23 Backed eccentric old Greek proponent of zero tolerance (5)

25 Oasis and resort on The Dead Sea (3,4)

26 East Asian ape fractured gas main (7)

27 I rejected paper taken in by grotesque racist as 8 called Corbyn to his face! (11)

DOWN

1 Israeli lawyer who won ‘Miss Universe’ in 1976 (4,3)

2 Church dignitary - eccentric character in a line (8)

3 An old garden in Wiltshire, densely overgrown (Gen. 2:8) (4)

4 ‘Ma’oz Tzur’ - English translation (4,2,4)

5 In the morning, everyone up to see this animal (5)

6 Amateur handiwork upset pretty girl , hence the language! (7)

7 Courageous Jewish MP for Liverpool Wavertree who has faced so much 27 abuse (7,6)

8 Courageous Jewish MP for Barking who faced down Corbyn (8,5)

13 They may have long-standing practice at the bar (10)

16 Scattered, mixed-up (Yiddish) (8) 18 Swift old Greek runner dropping a letter in Georgia (7)

20 Tongue from a sheep, excellent cold (7)

22 Supposed, say, one’s invited (5) 24 Going without food, fast (Hebrew) (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

1E Girl gets drink from a bowl. (5)

1J Not the head office. (6)

1L Hold back the water. (4)

2G Prototype. (7)

2N Don’t leave a trace of food. (5) 4C BJapanese person of art. (6)

6I Avoid paying for the ship’s trip. (8) 6L You sound just like witchcraft. (6)