SHABBAT SCRABBLE 807

SOLVE OUR Shabbatfriendly 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 Dry as a bone. (3)

2H A mad cap. (4)

2K Permission to avoid things. (6)

2N Bag it for the sailor. (5) 3D A pretty angle. (5)

3F On the crest of a hill. (4) 6I Immature youth. (8)

6M Act with more than three people. (4)

8C Strange ground for cricket. (4)

9E Jack was quick. (6)

9G Stick carried by authoritarian. (7)

9O Needs to be dressed. (5) 13L Used to raise oil. (3)

DOWN

2G A shade of blue. (5)

2M O! dear what a saga. (3) 3C The framework went to ruin. (4)

4J Put your soul into this. (5) 5C It sounds simple to be sick. (6)

6I It’s an act of mischief. (6) 9C Disappeared in a puff of smoke. (8)

9M Drag the two along. (3) 11G I got bail for this channel. (5) 11M She didn’t have much money. (3)

13L Sounds an impolite measurement. (4)

14B A sign of weakness. (6) 15G An equestrian activity. (6)

ANSWERS TO SCRABBLE CROSSWORD 806 ACROSS Quaint, Cabal, Lark, Zero, Egged, Edition, Twotimer, Pleasant, Winder, Hoof, Dupe DOWN Crayon, Humble, Zobo, Six, Kirtle, See, Jetty, Living, Statue, Hide, Miscued, Ruff, Travel

Devised and compiled by Derek Wine.

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