CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 The Women’s Zionist Organisation of USA and a biblical name for Queen Esther (Hebrew) (8)

5 Pampers with ill-gotten gains (6)

9 Nothing! (Yiddish) (8)

10 Among openers for Melbourne Test, Australia needs a run scorer (6) 11 Israel’s most famous superspy in Syria, convicted and executed in Damascus in 1965 (3,5)

12 Her sin is transformed at such hallowed spot (6)

14 Academic talk on one final film that shows the Jewish in-laws (Yiddish) (10)

18 Non-drinking tribe descended from Jehonadab’s father (2 Kings 10:15) (10)

22 Two males, one in bed to pledge (6) 23 The priest married to Jehoshabeath (2 Chron. 22:11) (8)

24 Fundamental code of Jewish laws & ethics (Hebrew) (6)

25 Ammiel’s daughter, wife of King David (1 Chron. 3:5) (8)

26 Healthy! (Zei ****** !) (Yiddish) (6) 27 Non-Jews requiring information on wall covering (8)

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1 Ritual of opening and elevating The Torah in synagogue (Hebrew - variant spelling) (6)

2 Australian city having remarkable draw at home (6)

3 Where Elkanah met the priest Eli (1 Sam. 1:3) (6)

4 East European Jews shake off National Socialist monster’s head (Hebrew) (10)

6 The props, reorganised, for the Nevi’im? (8)

7 One royal wife with a new son - they could be from Isfahan (8)

8 Traditional large fur hat worn by Chasidim (Yiddish) (8)

13 Pictures of girls making a traditional Jewish dairy dessert (10) 15 Label on cap tiger chews up (5,3) 16 School cereal unknown cooking fat (Yiddish) (8)

17 After whip-round, I become disinclined to speak (8) 19 Headgear that masks minor surgery (3,3)

20 The younger of Laban’s two daughters (Gen. 29:16) (6)

21 Vessels inlaid with silver for unbelievers (6) 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

1D Circus slang for a rope. (4)

2B Go around the brim in Italy. (6)

2F He renamed his horse Rocinante. (7)

2J Worth a visit in the spring time. (5) 2M Plays with ones affections. (4) 2O Look again. (5)

3H Seen on the tips of the fingers.