SHABBAT SCRABBLE

ACROSS

1 Anglo-Jewish Man Booker Prize winner, author of ‘The Finkler Question’ (b. 1942) (6,8)

9 Isaac’s future wife (Gen. 24:15) (7) 10 Small premature eggs - Ashkenazi delicacy (Yiddish) (7)

11 Placed in recumbent posture, face upwards (4)

12 Five in women’s head-dress show delight and pride (Yiddish) (5)

13 Judge in this place, we’re told (4) 16 Armed leader and his gun going off can create distress (7)

17 Hamlet’s first speech, not all to his friend (7)

18 Bumbledom establishes revolutionary record (3-4)

21 Synagogue officials not taken around in vehicles (7)

23 Flag down, in bad weather (4)

24 Father of one of Solomon’s officers who stayed in Ramoth-gilead (1 Kings 4:13) (5)

25 Part of an azalea, for example (4) 28 Small covered scrolls attached to every Jewish ‘gatepost’ (Hebrew) (7) 29 Current President of Iran (7)

30 Reformed Leninist evoking one lost capitalist leader (3,11)

DOWN

1 Ancient patriarch in rash development by fiery chariot racer? (6,8)

2 Belt material, initially weak, and weakening (7)

3 Duck, losing head to ladies’ man (4) 4 Have O.J. free before end of month - God! (7)

5 During tea, everyone’s wanting hot bread (Hebrew) (7)

6 Raised dough with no agent, initially (4)

7 On top, take in gorge (7)

8 For Eric, faith so moulded movie about 1 Down (8,2,4)

14 A month in London is a nightmare (Hebrew) (5) 15 Moshe ***** , who served as Israel’s Foreign Minister during 1988-1990 (5) 19 Fine wet weather? (7)

20 ‘Good Evening’ (Hebrew) (4,3)

21 Sign of rank, as in moustache Vronsky sported (7) 22 Herb, bit of olive, and orange in a stew (7)

26 Furthest reach of the Valley of the Mountains (Zech. 14:5) (4)

27 Containers made of copper empty pans (4) 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

1E Condensed like the sola plant. (5) 1K Are they borrowers. (5)

2O One can loiter here at the airport. (6)

3C Comes before the fall. (5)

3H Who rhymes with steak. (5)

5A The expert didn’t spend a penny on effort. (5)

5M Calling on an eccentric person. (4) 7D Not a soldier nor a tinker . (6) 7J Don’t serve gander to him. (5) 9H Operatic bodyguard. (6)

10B Animal belonging to Cleo. (6) 11L Lay waste to an arid landscape. (4)

12F Heard Perry wore one. (3)

DOWN

2K Don’t accept tripe off Alfred. (5) 3B Put skin under the rocket. (7)

5G First in England but sixth in Scotland. (5)

7A Holy land. (5)

7H ‘E left to save our enjoyment. (6) 9H A bear devotee. (4)

10B Can’t get into this position. (7) 11H Show nerve when in possession. (5)

12A These slaves sang in chorus. (6) 13K The team is not scared of the Ides. (4)

14A Electing to make ones mark. (6)