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7 A jerk - a real idiot (Yiddish - slang) (8) 9 Unfasten but lose no change (6) 10 Where Huxley’s bad vision has become even worse? (4) 11 Classic Hebrew prayer ‘Everlsasting Love’ (Hebrew) (6,4) 12 The direct action arm of the Haganah in Mandate times (Hebrew- variant spelling) (6) 14 The Hebrew list of letters making up words(5,3) 15 Hallowed place (6) 16 Dress worn at Lebanese port, say (6) 19 Ancient region of southern Mesopotamia from which Abraham came(8) 21 Acronym for Rabbi Mosheh ben Maimon (Maimonides) (6) 23 Stalin’s ruthless Jewish brother-in-law and politburo member (1893-1991) (10) 24 A pillar of strength for Solomon (1 Kings 7:21) (4) 25 An old Jewish spice, liquid Myrrh (6) 26 Small Israeli collective farms (Hebrew) (8)
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1 Old clothes, products of ‘The Rag Trade’ (Yiddish) (6) 2 One of the five slain kings of Midian (Num. 31:8) (4) 3 Where Abdon was buried in the land of Ephraim (Judg. 12:15) (8) 4 Stick or split? Both! (6) 5 Record the doctrine and belief such as Judaism (10) 6 Beirut citizens perhaps shelter when invaded by trouble-makers (8) 8 Mareshah’s father (1 Chron. 4:21) (6) 13 Moving protest about obscure London monument (6,4) 15 Cooking fat, over sentimentality (Yiddish) (8) 17 Whither Jonah’s ship was bound (Jonah 1:3) (8) 18 Ethic bigotry, e.g. antisemitism (6) 20 Made up on Yom Kippur for having put the date on wrong? (6) 22 Ma’ariv ******, the blessing recited before the evening ‘Shema’ (6) 24 ****Shem Tov (Besht)- founder of Chasidic Judaism (4)