CROSSWORD 971

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1 1 Ashkenazi hot-pot eaten on Shabbat (Yiddish) (7)

5 Deuterium can cripple (7)

10 Clement, thanks to the French, almost replete (8)

11 Shame, disgrace, scandal (Yiddish) (6)

12 ‘A Woman of Valour, of Worth’ (Hebrew) (6,6)

14 Free, some bound off (4)

15 Extricated gold seam, becoming traditionally happy (8)

18 Rabbi, perhaps, one entering cathedral (8)

19 The taxi situation, it’s offensive (4) 21 Judaism’s era when the Moshiach will reign victorious and rebuild the Temple (9,3)

24 Cycling no good on island, it being an H-bomb site (6)

25 Despite the saying, people don’t die of hilarity (8)

26 Breaking the law, you begin to be comfortably off (7)

27 In some kibbutzim messmates share a carrot dish (Yiddish) (7)

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2 Attention paid to Ambassador and Editor (4)

3 Traditional hymn welcoming Shabbat (Hebrew) (5,4)

4 A marker over a grave visible from afar (Hebrew) (6)

6 Jacob’s ninth son (Gen. 30:18) (8)

7 Desert area between The Dead Sea and Eilat (5)

8 German-Jewish industrialist in whose name the Royal Society of Chemistry presents an annual award (1839-1909) (6,4) 9 Jewish-American movie actor, star of the 1983 film ‘Get Crazy!’ (1939-2020) (5,8)

13 One prejudiced against Jews (10)

16 ********* Rab-saris, a Prince of Babylon (Jer. 39:3) (9)

17 A daughter of King Omri (2 Kings 8:26) (8)

20 Early Jewish immigrant into Palestine who helped with agriculture (Hebrew) (6) 22 Sales patter, gamble at a casino (Yiddish) (5)

23 George needs to hide vital piece of information (4)