SHABBAT SCRABBLE 057

Shabbat-friendly crossword. Writing is not required .

HOW TO PLAY: Use the letter tiles from the game of Scrabble to spell out the answers. Do not use the two blank tiles. Place the tiles on the Scrabble board according to the grid references given with the clues – rows are designated by number and columns by letter. If you successfully complete the puzzle, you will have used all 98 tiles.

Across 2C

Western bear of little brain returns - cry of joy! (5) 2I Swung wildly - I’ll fade badly (7)

3G I love North-East (3) 4A Cereal grain found in boatyard (3)

4E Total of some umpteen million, initially (3)

5M Newt featured in brief tale (3)

7E Society for female U.S. college students - or Tory is mistaken (8)

8A Tries out rows (5)

9K Contender from viral broadcast (5)

10C Boat followed fish for area reserved for vehicles (3,4)

11K Diana transforms into nymph (5)

12B Tree in Skye woods (3) 12F Vixen bewildered with dog’s tail - annoying! (6)

Down 2C

Moisten wheat at regular intervals (3)

2G Garbled poem: elderly relative consumed fruit associated with Rosh Hashanah (11)

2I Half-portions of feta and nuts with, for example, Cretan herb associated with Rosh Hashanah (9)

2M Was idle in blaze drama (5)

2O Initially, does every bank take what’s owing (4)

3A Miscellaneous collection of items from two Biblical characters (3,3)

4E Southern cross is moving for cutters (8)

4K Mumbling male speaking (9)

6C Satisfied thirst (8)

9O Cover student with identification (3)

Across:2A Mood,

3G Fringe, 4B Rental, 4L Clad, 6C Quizmaster, 7L Deep, 8G Otto, 9J Nudge, 11G Noel, 12C Eight, 13K Java, 15E Hebrew.

Down: 1B Four, 1J Sensational, 2L Recorded, 3G Flamboyant, 4C Exquisite, 4E Twinkling, 4N Apiece, 9M Groovy, 12F Hive.

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