SHABBAT SCRABBLE

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Shabbat-friendly crossword. Writing is not required — just use your Scrabble board and tiles to spell out the answers to the cryptic clues.

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

Heard you joined the yellow centre (4)

2C A light weight wizard (2)

2L A previous attempt (3)

3G A small village prince (6)

4I Seen but not heard (6)

4K Yes, Reginald may spring into action (6)

4N East may go green if partner revokes (6)

5C Jacob and us mint a gold coin (7)

6E An insect with a perfect PhD (5) 9O Wilt and drop nothing (5)

10G Opponent went viral (5)

11K Works best with a woof (4)

12E Hold back the leading reindeer (4)

DOWN 1D

Walk through a stormy river styx (4)

2K A follower would wave this (3) 3C Nothing is good enough for this clue (5)

4I Six go urgently with strength (6) 6E He shouldered every ones troubles (5)

7M It’s the end for him (3)

8A Said years ago (5)

9K Dressed for bath and bed (5) 10B Red rum would annihilate the opposition (6)

12E Looked over the scene in the grass (8)

14A The first letter (7)

14J Time to repent? (5)

ANSWERS TO SCRABBLE CROSSWORD 737

ACROSS Nook, Red, Medium, Ouija, Wealth, Ole, Unity, Oryx, Tivoli, Awning, Staff, Bend, Neap Organza, Orchid, Luck, Waive, Obtuse, Opaque, Yesterday, Haste, Eve, Brain, Losing

Devised and compiled by Derek Wine. SCRABBLE ® is a registered trademark of JW Spear & Sons Ltd, Maidenhead SL6 4UB, England, under licence from Mattel Europa BV, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc., ©Mattel 2006.