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7 The Grand ***** of Jerusalem, Hitler’s friend - for starters, military uniform? Frankly, this isn’t! (5)

8 Israel’s first PM and eponymous international airport (3,6)

10 Audibly breathe deeply, vital for one’s personality and emotions (6)

11 Class name of Torah and Talmud scholars of the period 1040 to 1400 CE (Hebrew) (8)

12 Sixth PM of The State of Israel and founder of the Likud party (8,5)

14 The elite fighting force of The Haganah (Hebrew) (7)

16 UK city light filled with gas, exploding (7)

19 French-Jewish actress - sometimes termed ‘The most famous actress in the history of the world’ (1844-1923) (5,8) 23 Father of Benaiah, one of David’s warriors (2 Sam. 8:18) (8)

24 Change into and it will look good on (6)

25 ‘Fine, thanks - all’s good with me’ (Hebrew) (6,3)

26 Palestinian city in the northern West Bank (5)

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1 ‘The New Year For The Trees’ (Hebrew) (2,1’6)

2 ‘The Tree of Life’ (Hebrew) (3,5)

3 English farmer about to put painting in new surround (7)

4 Delicate paint shade - can you crack it? (8)

5 One of King Saul’s sons by Rizpah (2 Sam. 21:8) (6)

6 Gentiles disturb yogi, Head of maths (Hebrew/Yiddish) (5)

9 Adam’s son selected from among those that applied (4)

13 Israel’s greatest stateswoman (5,4) 15 Synagogue cantors (Hebrew) (8) 17 Traditional Ashkenazi marriagemaker (Yiddish) (8)

18 King David’s rebellious son, alas, mob destroyed (2 Sam. 13:1) (7)

20 Israel’s greatest novelist, recently died (1939-2018) (4,2)

21 A king of Midian slain by the Israelites (Num. 31:8) (4)

22 Nine (Hebrew) (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 A cluster of chocolate bars. (6) 1M Intentionally temporary accommodation. (6)

2D Argue over very little. (7)

2K In a frozen state. (6)

6N Any drink in a storm. (4)

7F Do quickly and save time. (6) 7H Miss out paying tax. (5)