SHABBAT SCRABBLE

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SOLVE OUR 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 1G

There is still life in Tutankhamen. (4)

1J Heavier when not inside. (8)

1N Was he the original bell-boy. (5) 2B A ragman needs tidying up. (7) 2D Quite an old thing. (7)

5L He’s got the touch for picking winners. (7)

7G It’s as plain as plane can be. (8) 7O They work for royalty. (4) 8C The fabulous enemy of the lion. (7)

11J Fought to open the carton. (5) 11M It may congregate in Parliament. (3)

12O Heard about a tribal tax. (4)

DOWN 1G 2B

Legally procrastinate. (7)

Did she book a place in the river. (6)

3J Started off a game of golf. (4) 5I A small minded ship’s officer. (5) 6A I ran to my neighbour. (4)

8B Sounds like a serial. (6)

9L Scrabble piece landed on the floor. (4)

11C A hundred on top of the bed. (5)

11J Lazlo did not use a pencil. (4) 13F Reportedly attach it like a drug. (5)

13L A club for merriment. (4)

15I To Autumn and Spring. (4)

ANSWERS TO SCRABBLE CROSSWORD 741

ACROSS Anzio, Pique Sweaty, Peso, Cavort, In-laws, Boxer, Heat, Divest, Urged, Dour DOWN Knap, Incus, Waif, Column, Against, Jobber, Yield, Taxidermy, Shut, Grove, Fog, In situ, Rolled

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.