CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Large fur hat favoured by some Lubavitch Jews (Yiddish) (8)

5 Jewish wedding canopy (Hebrew variant spelling) (6)

9 Despair a worry? Not here, surely (8) 10 A funeral (Hebrew) (6)

11 Having risen, go off to meet bad end (not at Pesach!) (8)

12 The Hebrew bible (Hebrew) (6)

14 Traditional white burial shrouds (Hebrew) (10)

18 Famous novelist and essayist in Yiddish (1880-1957) (6,4)

22 Feel bad, conned about plant (6)

23 The ‘washing of the hands’ ritual at The Seder (Hebrew) (8)

24 Rending of the garment ritual by a mourner (Hebrew) (6)

25 Movement for Religious Zionism (Hebrew) (8)

26 Ambassador journalists paid attention to (6)

27 Old Jewish sectarian from Persia, he worked out (8)

DOWN

1 Drink and travel regularly, showing flexibility (6)

2 Shofar’s series of staccato blasts followed by a longer high note (Hebrew) (6)

3 Revolutionary movements (6)

4 One-eyed general, director of operations in The Six Day War (5,5)

6 How to rent the top room for the priests, reportedly (8)

7 Rulers of ancient Egypt who oppressed the Israelite slaves (8)

8 Amateur leader in vocal music, a thing one can’t stand (8)

13 Shemaiah’s father (1 Chron. 3:22) (10) 15 Righteousness, the giving of charity (Hebrew - variant spelling) (8)

16 Informal restaurant or cafe (Yiddish) (8) 17 Set aside time in which dice can be played (8)

19 Father of Ahiam the Hararite (2 Sam. 23:33) (6) 20 Central Europeans reporting money orders (6)

21 Holy place seeing religious leader bathed in glow (6)

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

1L Wets the meat. (4)

2G Don’t give your name. (4)

2J The waiter’s comment. (5)

3D An Irish cowboy! (8)

5A Like a passport. (4)

5H Bangs on the fort door. (4)

6K Level of protection. (5)

6N Can it be found in the garage. (7) 8I Personal teachers. (6)