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 Coating on ones tongue. (5) 1J Levies charges. (5) 1M A cretan wrote about this dancer. (5) 2C Cheated by flattery. (7) 5A Stole our card. (6) 7F He intimidates others. (5) 7H It’s a darn hard clue. (4) 9J Members of a vicious gang. (5) 10B Lose energy. (4) 12H Ten to the ninth power. (4)

DOWN

1J Cheeta’s co-star. (6) 2C Sounds like another way to pay. (6) 4C Represents any card. (5) 4L Lean against the wall. (4) 5G Causes a rise in the kitchen. (5) 6A Don’t cry for this animal. (4) 7H Past experiences. (8) 8A Look after ones feet. (8) 9H Vague idea. (6) 10A Waste drip by drip. (8) 11J As far as. (4) 12H Don’t allow one to speak. (3) 13J Important men return. (4) 15G Ivan thinks highly of himself . (4)