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5 Review on best types of steak (1-5)

7 Second month of the Hebrew civil year whose Gregorian equivalent falls between October and November (8)

9 ***** -*** Oberman, actress who played Auntie Val in TV sitcom ‘Friday Night Dinner’ (5-3)

10 Jonathan ****** Foer, US writer who wrote the novel ‘Everything Is Illuminated’ (6) 11 Playwright who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005 upset top hardliner (6,6) 13 Enjoyed long period in northern Israeli city (6)

15 Hebrew prophet whose mother was Hannah (6)

18 London suburb in which the Dunstan Road shul was founded in 1915 (7,5)

21 Mount Hermon, Neve Ativ is a resort for this activity (6)

22 Jerry ******** , TV talkshow host who once served as Mayor of Cincinnati (8)

23 A real day in training for Israeli judoka (4,4)

24 An etrog used during Sukkot is a yellow one (6)

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1 Cadet, one that’s embroidered short amusing story (8)

2 ‘The ****** of Dr Moreau’, 1996 science iction film directed by John Frankenheimer (6)

3 See wit’s at work penning book showing things with links? (8)

4 Hollow ram’s horn used in religious ceremonies until now around Hungary (6) 6 Cypriot Jew whose original name was Joseph the Levite (8)

7 ****** Francis, actress and singer born in Newark, New Jersey in 1937 (6)

8 **** Lambert, US singer-songwriter noted for his collaboration with Queen (4)

12 Peter in Spain enthralling European about short-barrelled cannon (8)

14 Benjamin Tammuz’s novella ‘The Orchard’ is an example of this literary narrative (8)

16 Name trio devised for member of a Christian sect living chiefly in Lebanon (8)

17 Hired out facility in outskirts of Lod (6)

18 Spanish artist lately discontented causing horror (6)

19 Second vehicle for Hermann ****** , German artist born in 1876 noted for his etchings (6)

20 Small green pods featuring with tomatoes in a bamia stew (4)