SHABBAT SCRABBLE 057

Shabbat-friendly crossword. Writing is not required .

HOW TO PLAY: Use the letter tiles from the game of Scrabble to spell out the answers. Do not use the two blank tiles. Place the tiles on the Scrabble board according to the grid references given with the clues – rows are designated by number and columns by letter. If you successfully complete the puzzle, you will have used all 98 tiles.

Across

1J Push student’s tool (6) 3C One taking delivery of nice tripe order (9)

5J A drama about fleet of warships (6)

6D Hebrew prophet (7)

7A Sibilant sound from this snake (4) 8D Try cricket match? (4) 8I Diary: ‘Lou ran about after 1st of January’ (7) 10D Adoring, discerning electors, initially, made their choice (7)

12A Outstanding - but lacking skill? (7)

12I Non-believer father on horseback (5)

14I and 15G UN wary about landing strip (6)

15G See 14I

Down 1J

Fragrant tree represented as download (10)

1M Braving it, otherwise all aquiver (9)

2D Asked for search in tall grass? (9)

3G Child’s allowance kept economy in turmoil (6,5) 7A Dancing and kicking a long way (7)

7O Illness feels like ulcer, to start with (3)

10I Demise of old flame, rip up last bit

Across:

2C Whoop, 2I Flailed, 3G One, 4A Oat, 4E Sum, 5M Eft, 7E Sorority, 8A Tiers, 9K Rival, 10C Car park, 11K Naiad, 12B Yew, 12F Vexing.

Down: 2C Wet, 2G Pomegranate, 2I Fenugreek, 2M Lazed, 2O Debt, 3A Job lot, 4E Scissors, 4K Muttering, 6C Quenched, 9O Lid.

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