SHABBAT SCRABBLE 779

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

1D He writes in a notebook. (6)

1H It’s fair to say she’s this. (6)

1M He’s told to beware. (5)

2B It’s a one off. (6)

3J Top independent man. (6)

6G Once upon a time. (9)

7N Candidly outspoken. (5)

8C Heard with thunder. (5)

8I Leave them asking for more. (7) 8L Often noticed in a hot spring. (6) 11O Said was once a platform. (4)

DOWN

1M Noise of disapproval. (3)

2D No small measure last month. (6)

3A Purl may unite the bone.(4) 3J NV. (4)

4F Annoyed to excess. (5)

5O Read only from memory. (3) 6F Heavenly culmination. (6)

8C Usually seen where there’s muck. (5)

8I Get out of a tight spot. (7) 10B A frothy mouthful (4)

11L Small rocky grains. (4)

12A A skirting of wood. (4)

13F I left 7N for the blue print. (4)

ANSWERS TO SCRABBLE CROSSWORD 778

ACROSS Vowel, Darting, I, do, Obelisk, Question, Venice, Weft, Earthly, Sago, Rouge, Rail DOWN Avoid, Acid, Towbar, Jennet, Zip, Pix, Wedge, Kerosene, Trauma, Thrice, Argued, Mayfly

Devised and compiled by Derek Wine. SCRABBLE ® is a registered trademark of JW Spear & Sons Ltd, Maidenhead SL6 4UB, England, under licence from Mattel Europa BV, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc., ©Mattel 2006.