The Project Gutenberg eBook of The cross word puzzle book: Third series This ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this ebook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook. Title: The cross word puzzle book: Third series Editor: Prosper Buranelli Contributor: Ruth Von Phul Editor: Margaret Petherbridge Farrar F. Gregory Hartswick Release date: August 20, 2022 [eBook #68792] Most recently updated: October 19, 2024 Language: English Original publication: United States: Simon and Schuster, Inc Credits: Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) *** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE CROSS WORD PUZZLE BOOK: THIRD SERIES *** THE CROSS WORD PUZZLE BOOK Third Series A Third Anthology of Fifty New Cross Word Puzzles Selected as the Best of the Thousands Submitted to the New York World, Published Here Exclusively for the First Time, and Edited By PROSPER BURANELLI F. GREGORY HARTSWICK MARGARET PETHERBRIDGE with a BALLADE OF CROSS WORDS by Ruth Franc von Phul Cross Word Puzzle Champion of the World SIMON AND SCHUSTER, INC. THE PLAZA PUBLISHING COMPANY New York ⸬ 1924 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The publishers and editors of the Cross Word Puzzle Books wish to record the debt of all Cross Word fans to The New York World for its pioneer work in the field. Cross Word Puzzles have been run in the Sunday World for over twenty years and their present nation-wide vogue had its origin in and received its greatest impetus from the Puzzle Page of the Sunday World Magazine. The fifty cross word puzzles in this book are all entirely new and have never been printed before in any publication. OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENT The original Cross Word Puzzle Books, published by Simon and Schuster, are the only ones officially endorsed by the Amateur Cross Word Puzzle League of America and edited in conformity with the rules of cross word puzzle construction promulgated by the League and printed on page 9 of this book. PREFACE Controversy, which is the breath of life to any of the arts or sciences, has reared its head among the ranks of Cross Word solvers. The air is filled with ’tis and ’tain’t. The clan is divided into schools, which is well for the vitality of puzzling. It is undoubtedly true that a house divided against itself cannot stand; but it is also veritable that an art divided against itself flourisheth exceedingly. The schism that is causing all the noise, reduced to its simplest terms, is stated in the question, “Shall the Cross Word Puzzle be made hard or easy?” On the one hand stand the pundits, with thesaurus and dictionary armed. They crave queer words and exotic definitions. They thrill to the cross-clue unravelling of some strange combination of vowels and consonants resembling nothing ever uttered by human tongue, but which their reference-books declare is a genuine word, with meanings and inflections and everything. They delight in extracting a simple word from its definition of secondary or tertiary meaning: when “express generally” is solved as “air” they greet the word so often defined as “mixture of gases” with cries of delight; “introduce as an antagonist” is found to be “pit,” and tears of joy are shed over the relief from the common “hole” or “depression.” Thus the solvers who revel in the recondite. Opposed to them stand the serried ranks of those whose pleasure lies in the accomplishment; who do not wish their onward march to victory delayed by forests of Javanese shrubs or oceans full of rajidae with enlarged pectoral fins. Nor do they wish words torn far from their daily, or at least semi-weekly, use. A Leer by the river’s brim a simple Sly Glance is to them, and not an Annealing-furnace. A third element enters the lists at this point—the constructors. When a man has a superb puzzle almost finished, with complete interlock and no abbreviations or unkeyed letters, he frequently finds a space left into which nothing will go except a particularly rare combination of letters—let us say, for example, TIL. The constructor runs hastily through his vocabulary and finds no TIL; he has a vague recollection of such a word somewhere in his poetic remembrances; but the familiar abbreviation of “until” is “till,” and the constructor has no wish to add the damning parenthesis-enclosed “poet. contr.” after his definition. He tries all the combinations possible; none will fit. Torn between despair and hope he seeks Webster’s Unabridged. Trembling finger runs down the columns. Ah! Between “tikur” and “tilbury,” in small type, as though ashamed of existence, he finds what he seeks. “Til—Sesame.” Into the construction goes the word, and the puzzle is finished. Observe that the constructor had no desire to introduce this exotic syllable; he did not even know that there was such a word in any language. If he could have written “tic,” or “tie,” or “tin,” or “tip,” or “tis,” or “tit,” he would have done so. But “til” was his sole refuge, and the Unabridged bore him nobly out. Thus, says the constructor, why should the solver rage when he discovers “sesame” among the definitions? Let him try to make one himself, etc., etc. Returning a moment to the pundits’ side of the argument, observe a fact. If any solver had been asked, before he took up cross words, to give offhand the name of Egypt’s sun-god, a three-letter word meaning island, a four-letter word for handbag, the name of a large Australian bird, or the sash affected by the ladies of cherry-blossom land, it is odds but that he would have been reduced to stammering evasions. But even a tyro at the glorious game can now rattle off by rote the words Ra, Uit, Etui, Moa, Obi. In running down the definitions of a new puzzle it is not the household words that set him scribbling frantically, but such old friends as the above. So, contend the punditti, a word that may be a nameless horror at the moment becomes through association a friend in time of trouble. True enough, answer the believers in the simplicities, but the introduction of such words is evidence of laziness on the part of the constructor. Moreover, their constant use tends to eliminate them, their places to be taken by other literal monstrosities. And there is much in this contention. Where now are the Emu and the Eel? Time was, and not so long ago, that every other construction was the combined aviary and aquarium necessary to harbor these two; today they are one with Nineveh and Tyre. And so it may well be with Ra and Uit and Etui. They will march one by one into the shades where lurk the other gallant words that died of over-work. And the strange combinations that take their places will also abide their little hour, and go their way. Once again the constructor beats on the table and demands to be heard. “Where,” he asks, “do I get off? Am I to be barred from including words that finish my design because a group of you insist that no word not included in everyday vocabularies appear in the little white squares? Or am I to suffer under the lash of scorn because a few of you mock my brilliant construction wherein no exotic letter-combination rears its head?—a construction that cost me more time than if I had allowed a few oddities, I may add. What am I to do?” “Go as far as you like!” cry the Recondites. “Stick to the common words!” insist the Champions of the Plain. Of course, these admonitions do not help the constructor in the least. He is the ham in the verbal sandwich—necessary, but spread rather thin and squashed flat. It is in the nature of things that this should be so. No creator has had a different experience. You can please some of the people, and the rest of it. It is part of the penalty of the builder to receive criticism. Scarce have the birth-pangs passed when the child is the storm-center of a tempest of contradictory comment. It is, of course, an indeterminable debate. The Simplicities have their case, as have the Abstrusities. In the meantime, short of erasure and complete rebirth, the constructor’s pattern remains. For better, for worse, for easier, for harder, in the pocket edition or the Unabridged, his words cross and twine all among the blacks and the whites. In the meantime, the schism remains. What is to come of it, we know not. Whatever the decision may be, the constructor will not change his status. Once a constructor, always between the millstones. Prosper Buranelli F. Gregory Hartswick Margaret Petherbridge BALLADE OF CROSS WORDS By Ruth Franc von Phul (Cross Word Puzzle Champion of the World) [1] Once from the world I sought surcease Between a novel’s covers pressed; No longer there I look for peace; Of anodynes I’ve found the best. So, when the sun sinks in the west Sunk, too, are husband, friends and cook— Where do I find my treasure chest? All in the leaves of the Cross Word Book. If from ennui you seek release Purchase this book; don’t beg; invest! Madame, she will love ze fine service A caller intrudes? Hein? Kill ze pest! Oh, Noah Webster, you are blest When for a clue in your works I look— Where is all life from “less” to “crest”? All in the leaves of the Cross Word Book. What galleon sought the Golden Fleece? What is the Welsh for “eagle’s nest”? What is a Flemish tartan crease? Who was it asked the Erse for “breast”? Who can define a Baltic jest? Who ever called it a six-pronged hook! You will discern them, mixed and messed, All in the leaves of the Cross Word Book. L’envoi Prince: if from affairs your soul craves rest, Hie you to some abandoned nook. There for your mind seek a gayer test All in the leaves of the Cross Word Book. VOCABULARY ENRICHMENT IN THE SUBURBS DUE TO THE CROSS WORD PUZZLE INFLUENCE (Two neighbors, Mrs. Wordsworth and Mrs. Frazee, are spending a warm summer afternoon together on the former’s front porch. They are sewing.) Mrs. W.—What is that you are working at, my dear? Mrs. F.—I’m tatting Joe’s initials on his moreen vest. Are you making that ebon garment for yourself? Mrs. W.—Yea. Just a black dress for every day. Henry says I look rather naif in black. Mrs. F.—Well, perhaps; but it’s a bit too anile for me. Give me something in indigo or, say, ecru. Mrs. W.—Quite right. There is really no neb in such solemn investments. Mrs. F.—Stet. Mrs. W.—By the way, didn’t I hear that your little Junior met with an accident? Mrs. F.—Yes. The little oaf fell from an apse and fractured his artus. Mrs. W.—Egad! Mrs. F.—And to make matters worse Dr. Bloop botched it so that we had to trek into town to a specialist. How Dr. Bloop makes his sal is a rebus to me. Mrs. W.—The zany. Mrs. F.—Joe’s ire was so aroused that he told Dr. Bloop right to his visage that he was a dolt and an ort. Is your offspring well? Mrs. W.—Not entirely. He was abed yester with a severe megrim, dark arcs neath his orbs and as pale as talc. Mrs. F.—Renal? Mrs. W.—That is moot. You see, Dicky is so active. Mrs. F.—A perfect icon of his pater; restless as a little emu. Mrs. W.—He took a canoe out on the tarn and paddled over to the ait. There he stepped into a fen and got his feet roric. Mrs. F.—Boys have such an elan for the eau. Mrs. W.—Why can’t they play on the muirs and in the wald nearby? I gave him a drachm of ricin and thank goodness he was better this morn. Mrs. F.—I’m so glad. This torrid weather is very trying. One’s vitality reaches its nadir in this heat, and to add to the discomfort I have an incompetent serf to contend with. Mrs. W.—Oh, this esne problem. The last one I had was such a schelm I had to let her go. Would you drink a nice cold beaker of negus? I’m so sere. Mrs. F.—Don’t trouble yourself, my dear. Mrs. W.—Not at all. It’s Henry’s favorite quaff and he insists upon it being on the ice at all times. He gets quite roiled if it isn’t. Mrs. F.—Well, we must humor our sires. I hate to hear them gnar. (They are interrupted by piercing juvenile shrieks growing rapidly louder and nearer. Junior and Dicky, ages six and seven, burst into view around the corner of the house. They take final kicks at each other before smothering their sobs in the laps of their respective mothers.) Mrs. F.—Why, Junior, what is this? Mrs. W.—Come, come, Dicky, aren’t you ashamed of such—— Dicky (Howling)—W-well, it’s h-his fault. He said I was a five-letter word meaning a human being with inferior intelligence and wit! Junior—And he called me a four-letter word meaning an invisible particle of matter! Dicky—And that’s what you are. (They mix it up once more and are disentangled with difficulty.) Mrs. F.—I think we had better be going, Mrs. Wordsworth. I’m so sorry. Mrs. W.—Male progeny will be male progeny, you know. (Mrs. F. drags Junior away.) Dicky—(Yelling after him with much feeling)—ATOM!! Junior—(Not too gently)—MORON!!! N. D. Plume+Jean —Reprinted by permission from F. P. A.’s Conning Tower, The N. Y. World. RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CROSS WORD PUZZLES Reported by the Committee on Rules, and adopted by The Amateur Cross Word Puzzle League of America at its meeting, September 27, 1924, in The Wanamaker Auditorium, New York City. 1. Pattern The pattern shall interlock all over. Only approximately one-sixth of the squares shall be black. Only approximately one-tenth of the letters shall be unkeyed. The design shall be symmetrical. 2. Words Obsolete, and dialectic words may be used in moderation, if plainly marked and accessible in some standard dictionary, such as Webster’s New International (Merriam’s), Funk & Wagnalls’ and Century. Foreign words that are more or less familiar and are easily accessible, may be used, but should be marked with the language to which they belong. Technical terms that are found in a standard dictionary may be used. Abbreviations, prefixes and suffixes, should be avoided as far as possible. When used they should be plainly marked and must be legitimate. 3. Definitions Great variety may be attained in writing the definitions and as wide a scope as possible must be left to the constructor. The only requirement is common sense. This means that the definitions may be of the safe and sane dictionary kind, may be literary or historical, may employ secondary meanings cleverly, may be legitimately funny. Synonyms that are too far removed from the word and what Gelett Burgess calls “smarty-cat definitions” should be avoided. HOW TO SOLVE A CROSS WORD PUZZLE There are two essential points that must be remembered by initiates into the cross word puzzlers’ fraternity. First, the numbers in the squares refer to the definitions; secondly, there should be but one letter to each white square. Figure 1 shows a cross word puzzle challenging each and every one of us to solve it. Looking the puzzle over we find that 1 horizontal calls for a seven letter word meaning “disparage.” That is not so easy, so we leave it temporarily. We go on to the next one, which is a three letter word meaning “a cereal grass.” What else could it be but OAT? Therefore we ink in OAT in the proper squares. “Vice Admiral.” That most assuredly must be VA. We place that into position. The ninth, tenth and eleventh do not come to our minds immediately, so we pass them up. We will catch them on the cross check. Twelve is familiar, however, and with a little thought we place LO in the vacant squares. The rest do not come to us, so we leave them also, and turn to the verticals. EXAMPLE +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 5 | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 6 | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 7 | 8 |#####| |#####| 9 | | | | |#####| |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 10 | | |#####| 11 | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 12 | |#####| 13 |#####| 14 | | | | |#####| |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 15 | | 16 |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Fig. 1 DEFINITIONS Horizontal Vertical 1 Disparage 1 Evolve 6 Cereal grass 2 Toward 7 Abbr. Vice Admiral 3 A rodent 9 An edge-tool 4 Near 10 Urge 5 A web 11 Skill 8 Gone by 12 Behold 9 A land measure 14 Prefix: good 13 A male sheep 15 Impair 15 Indeed 17 Agreement 16 Disordered type Looking over the diagram (See Figure 2) we find that one vertical calls for a seven letter word whose third and fifth letters are V and L respectively and which is defined as “evolve.” The V and the L give us the clue. The word is DEVELOP. We place it in the diagram. Two, three and four are easy, for we have three clues to work on and we find the proper words without much difficulty. The next one is beyond us, so we go on to the one numbered 8. We find that a three letter word—starting with A—meaning “gone by,” is needed. The clues of A and O enable us to get that without much trouble, and we place AGO in the square. We pass by nine, but thirteen is easy. “A male sheep?” Why, of course, the word is RAM. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 5 | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 6 | | |#####| | | |#####| O | A | T |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 7 | 8 |#####| |#####| 9 | | | V | A |#####| |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 10 | | |#####| 11 | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 12 | |#####| 13 |#####| 14 | | | L | O |#####| |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 15 | | 16 |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Fig. 2 +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 5 | | D | | T | R | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 6 | | |#####| | | E |#####| O | A | T |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 7 | 8 |#####| |#####| 9 | | | V | A |#####| |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 10 | | |#####| 11 | | | | E | G | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 12 | |#####| 13 |#####| 14 | | | L | O |#####| R |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 15 | | 16 |#####| | | O |#####| | A | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 17 | | | | | | | | P | | | M | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Fig. 3 From now on the going is easy. We have plenty of clues to the words that we do not know. (See Figure 3.) Rechecking the horizontals, we find that we have the first, third, fourth and fifth letters of “disparage,” and with their aid we easily see that the word is DETRACT. Looking for a two letter word meaning “an edge-tool,” we soon find that there is but one word that will fit. We place AX in position. With nine vertical beginning with an A it is easy to find that ARE is the proper word. Ten horizontal proves to be EGG and eleven becomes ART. We say to ourselves that if we could only get five vertical we would have the puzzle solved. Well, why not? Is the second letter an a, e, i, o, or u? The definition gives it as “a web.” What word will fit but TEXTURE? We place that into position. Now, we find that we have the puzzle almost completed. Fifteen horizontal needs a three letter word meaning “impair.” Its middle letter must be an A. With the A to guide us that is simple. The word is “SAP.” Fifteen and sixteen being two letter words are easily found, and we place SO and PI into position. We now find that we have the puzzle completed with one exception. Seventeen horizontal has to be found. Its first, third, fourth, fifth and seventh letters are P OMI E. A consonant is needed for the second letter, and R seems to be the most logical choice. That gives us the word, which is defined as “agreement.” (See Figure 4.) +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 5 | | D | E | T | R | A | C | T | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 6 | | |#####| | | E |#####| O | A | T |#####| E | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 7 | 8 |#####| |#####| 9 | | | V | A |#####| T |#####| A | X | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 10 | | |#####| 11 | | | | E | G | G |#####| A | R | T | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 12 | |#####| 13 |#####| 14 | | | L | O |#####| R |#####| E | U | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 15 | | 16 |#####| | | O |#####| S | A | P |#####| R | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 17 | | | | | | | | P | R | O | M | I | S | E | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Fig. 4 We settle back into our chair with a sigh of content at the thought of a job well done. But that is not the finish. Rather it is but the start. Now that we have tasted the pleasures of cross word puzzling, we are loath to give our time to anything else. What other amusement offers the pleasure, instruction and satisfaction that is to be found in Cross Word Puzzles? There is but one answer to that question, and—foregoing the movies—we settle down to the elusive task of tracking words to their lairs. DO’S AND DON’T’S FOR SOLVERS Don’t get scared if you can’t guess the first horizontal word. Go through the list till you find a definition that you’re sure of. That is the simplest method of beginning the solution. When you have written in all the words you are sure of, you will have plenty of clues for the unknowns. Don’t spend too much time with the long words unless you are sure of them. They will appear when the short ones have been solved. Of course, not all the short ones are easy, but they are generally more readily attended to than the long ones. Also, there are more of them, increasing the chances of finding familiar faces among the definitions. If you think a word is right, pencil it in lightly till you are sure. This saves erosion of paper and temper. But never hesitate to try a word that may be right. The trial and error method holds in puzzling as it does in life. Remember that the horizontals furnish a sure check on the verticals, and vice versa. If you are hopelessly stuck, try another puzzle. Inspiration sometimes waits for a return engagement. A pleasant feeling of something attempted, something done, accompanies the solution of a cross word puzzle. It’s good for the inferiority complex. PUZZLE NO. 101 A CHRISTMAS TREE By Moby Dick This Christmas tree is a tour de force in consecutive two-letter words. Even the veriest beginner should finish it in a half hour, for the words are all fair and should come to mind immediately. This is a case where the rule on ratio of black squares to white is purposely violated for appropriateness of design. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 2 | | 3 | 4 | | 5 | 6 | | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 9 | |#####| 10 | |#####| 11 | |#####| 12 | | | | |#####| | |#####| | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 13 | | 14 | |#####|#####|#####| 15 | 16 | | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 17 | | | |#####|#####|#####| 18 | | | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 19 | 20 | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| 21 | 22 | | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 23 | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| 24 | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 25 | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| 26 | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |#####| 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 35 | | | |#####|#####|#####| 36 | | | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Lover of wisdom 9 Exclamation 10 Conjunction 11 Negative 12 Pronoun 13 Portent 15 Deposited 17 Tailless amphibian 18 Preposition 19 Girl’s name 21 Seize in arrest 23 Printer’s measure 24 Pronoun 25 Toward 26 Sun god 27 Dental filling 31 Warble 35 Garment 36 Italian city VERTICAL 1 Pertaining to measurement of light intensity 2 Man 3 Material part of the earth 4 Bone 5 Preposition 6 Outdoor sport 7 Send out 8 Formidable 14 Simple 16 Presently 20 Latin for I love 22 Atmosphere 28 Not 29 Note of scale 30 Near 32 Conjunction 33 Perform 34 Printer’s measure PUZZLE NO. 102 CHILDSPLAY By Hugo Kladeviko and James McIntyre These contributors have made one for the tots. Likewise it is a good one for beginners at cross word puzzling. Warm up on this one for the holy terrors that later on will beset you. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | | 2 | 3 | 4 | |#####| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | | 9 | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 10 | | |#####|#####|#####| 11 | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 12 | 13 |#####| 14 | | 15 |#####| 16 | | |#####| 17 | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 18 | | 19 |#####| 20 | | 21 | | |#####| 22 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 23 | | | 24 |#####| 25 | | |#####| 26 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 27 | | 28 | |#####| 29 | 30 | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####|#####| 31 | |#####|#####|#####| 32 | |#####|#####|#####| |#####|#####|#####| | |#####|#####|#####| | |#####|#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 33 |#####| 34 | | | 35 |#####| 36 | | | 37 |#####| 38 | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 39 | 40 | | |#####| 41 | 42 | |#####| 43 | | 44 | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 45 | | |#####| 46 | | | | 47 |#####| 48 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 49 | |#####| 50 | | |#####| 51 | | 52 |#####| 53 | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 54 | | |#####|#####|#####| 55 | | 56 |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 57 | | | | | |#####| 58 | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Form of literary expression 5 Speculation 10 Constellation 11 To be mistaken 12 Thus 14 Consumed 16 Character in “Peer Gynt” 17 Upon 18 Tool for cutting threads 20 Be 22 Humped beast of burden 23 Spoken 25 Colored fluid 26 Cook in oven 27 Droop 29 Appear 31 Behold 32 Adverb and conjunction 34 Minute particle 36 Support 39 Undermines 41 Be in debt 43 Unit of linear measure 45 Fasten 46 Trapped, cornered (colloq.) 48 Caress 49 Expression of hesitancy 50 Unit of weight 51 Jurisprudence 53 Preposition, toward 54 Utensil 55 Used in ancient warfare 57 Poor in quality 58 Irritate VERTICAL 1 Church dignitary 2 Elevated R. R. 3 Leaves of a shrub of China 4 Repetition 6 Request (poet) 7 Before 8 Either 9 Citizen of New England 13 Propeller 15 Place for egress 16 Solicits 17 Hard wood 19 Foot 21 Into 22 Tuber 24 Sings with spirit 26 A broom 28 A card game 30 Attention 33 Regard 34 Mimic 35 A.M. 36 Skin 37 Speck 38 Long seat with back 40 Vent 42 You and I 44 Pasture 46 Sound 47 Mend 50 Label 52 Contest between countries 54 Father 56 Mother PUZZLE NO. 103 LADIES FIRST By Albert Buran Here is the puzzle that Mrs. Ruth von Phul did in four minutes and twenty seconds, thereby winning the Ladies’ Championship, at the tournament held in Wanamaker’s Auditorium in September. See if you can clip a second off that record. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 2 | | 3 | 4 |#####| 5 | 6 | | 7 | 8 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 9 | |#####| 10 | | 11 | | |#####| 12 | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 13 | | | | | | 14 |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 15 | 16 | |#####| 17 | | |#####| 18 | 19 | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 20 | | | 21 |#####| |#####| 22 | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 23 | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 24 | | | |#####| |#####| 25 | | | 26 | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 27 | | |#####| 28 | | 29 |#####| 30 | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 31 | 32 | | | | 33 | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 34 | 35 |#####| 36 | | | | |#####| 37 | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 38 | | | | |#####| 39 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Boat hoisting contrivance 5 Prosecuting judicially 9 A pronoun 10 Pertaining to the nose 12 A conjunction 13 A thin oval board used by an artist 15 A pasture 17 The first flapper 18 A color 20 A brownish red stone 22 Mentally sound 23 Savant 24 Notice 25 Saucy 27 Completely 28 Social beginner (slang) 30 A cereal grass 31 Shelters 34 An expression of inquiry 36 A parent’s sister 37 Bone 38 Kingdom 39 To give out VERTICAL 1 Face of a timepiece (pl.) 2 Near 3 A feminine suffix 4 Narrative 5 Glut 6 Ultimo (abbr.) 7 A negation 8 To class or sort 11 XVII 13 Packages 14 Obliterators 16 A wooden frame 19 A vestibule 21 Achieved 22 A slight taste 24 A personal enemy 26 Rigid 28 Sound rhythmically 29 Stupid (Fr.) 32 Presidential nickname 33 Goddess of night (myth.) 35 A pronoun 37 An alleged force PUZZLE NO. 104 THE LAZY MAN’S DELIGHT By B. Benas After you have struggled with a terror and want to rest your weary brain, here’s the puzzle for you. Nice and easy and well put together. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |#####|#####|#####| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 11 | | | | | 12 |#####| 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 14 | | | |#####| 15 | 16 | |#####| 17 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 18 | | |#####| 19 | | | | 20 |#####| 21 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 22 | |#####| 23 | | |#####| 24 | | 25 |#####| 26 | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 27 | 28 | | | |#####| 29 | | | 30 | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####| 31 | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| 32 | |#####|#####| |#####|#####| | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| | |#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 33 | | | 34 | 35 |#####| 36 | 37 | | | 38 |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 39 | |#####| 40 | | |#####| 41 | | |#####| 42 | 43 | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 44 | | 45 |#####| 46 | | 47 | | |#####| 48 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 49 | | | 50 |#####| 51 | | |#####| 52 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 53 | | | | 54 | |#####| 55 | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 57 | | | | |#####|#####|#####| 58 | | | | | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Eyelashes 6 Foundation 11 Decrees 13 Occupant 14 Titled person 15 Through 17 Used in games of chance 18 Before 19 Purport 21 Female deer 22 Selenium 23 Meadow 24 Not within 26 Degree given physicians 27 Clip 29 Plural of vegetable 31 That thing 32 Regarding 33 Character of a people 36 Fragment 39 Article 40 Epoch 41 Course 42 Behold 44 Obstruct 46 Urchin 48 Wager 49 Among 51 Brownish color 52 Make feverish 53 European cuttlefish 55 Oily matter 57 Dirge 58 Come into VERTICAL 1 Resigns 2 Accustoms 3 Body of water 4 Frozen dessert 5 Near 6 Exist 7 Conjunction 8 Reported 9 Annual receipts 10 Horse 12 Weapon 13 Soldiers collectively 16 Printer’s measure 19 A drink 20 Regret 23 Mythological stream 25 Linger 28 To reach exactly 30 Ocean 33 Hard coating 34 Metal bearing rock 35 Seasonings 36 Oscillate 37 Be able 38 Give pleasure to 39 Humble 43 Animal 45 Mature 47 Note of scale 48 Cudgel 50 Excavate 52 Female bird 54 Forever 56 Note of scale PUZZLE NO. 105 NEAT SYMMETRY By Frank A. Ford An unusual disposition of blacks and a pretty symmetry. Decorative patterns give an esthetic charm to cross word puzzling. Before you finish you will have brought home the bacon. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |#####| 5 | 6 | 7 |#####| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 13 | | | |#####| 14 | | | | 15 |#####| 16 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 17 | | |#####| 18 | | |#####| 19 | | |#####| 20 | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 21 | | | 22 |#####| 23 | | 24 | | |#####| 25 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 26 | | 27 |#####| 28 | | |#####| 29 | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 30 |#####| 31 | | 32 | |#####| 33 | 34 | | |#####| 35 |#####| |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 36 | | 37 | | | |#####| 38 |#####| 39 | | | 40 | | 41 | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 42 | | |#####| 43 | | | | | | |#####| 44 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 45 | | | 46 | | |#####| |#####| 47 | | 48 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| |#####| 49 | | | 50 |#####| 51 | | | |#####| |#####| |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 52 |#####| 53 | | |#####| 54 | 55 | |#####| 56 | | 57 |#####| 58 | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 59 | 60 | | |#####| 61 | | | | 62 |#####| 63 | | 64 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 65 | | |#####| 66 | | |#####| 67 | | |#####| 68 | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 69 | | | 70 |#####| 71 | | 72 | | |#####| 73 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 74 | | | | |#####| 75 | | |#####| 76 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Salted smoked pig’s hip 5 An adult swine 8 Demesne estate 13 Sincere 14 Pertaining to a wall 16 Back of the neck 17 Color in spectrum 18 To deface 19 A small dram 20 A receptacle 21 Woodsmen’s implements 23 Arrogance 25 Famous French writer 26 Night moisture 28 Devoured 29 Yankee Jack tar 31 Curved structural member 33 Bay or chestnut 36 Dobbin’s headpiece 39 Slumbers 42 A lyric song 43 Quite a few 44 A pasture 45 Folds in cloth 47 Played golf 49 To interdict 51 Large Siberian river 53 Accomplished 54 To regret 56 An honorable title 59 Senile 61 Concerning the pope 63 To serve 65 Genus homo 66 Racket 67 Early man’s abode 68 Late man’s consolation 69 Every man’s foe 71 Pelted with hen fruit 73 Fermented malt liquors 74 Citrous fruit 75 An indeterminate age 76 Without active properties VERTICAL 1 Borate of sodium 2 Top of pyramid 3 Surrendered 4 Surmounting 5 A shout of triumph 6 Alternative 7 Mr. Goose 9 Indefinite article 10 An Indian viceroy 11 A precious form of silica 12 Kingly 14 Representation of earth’s surface 15 To deceive 22 A place to rest 24 Pronoun 25 A parcel post district 27 Yanked 29 Liquid measures 30 To dip up 32 The peak 34 A species of orange wood 35 Celerity 36 A twining moraceous vine 37 Opposite the wind 38 A physiological distinction 40 A mythical sprite 41 Affected with grief 46 Greedy 48 Deposited by a hen 50 Large globose fruit 51 Dull gray 52 Ship of the desert 53 Coarse cotton drilling 55 Ascending 57 A light firearm 58 Box for valuables 60 Donated 61 American dessert 62 Conducted 64 An observer 70 Behold! 72 Proceed 73 One or any PUZZLE NO. 106 THE DARLING OF THE GODS By Ambrosian This puzzle was used in the All Comers Contest, held at Wanamaker’s Auditorium in September. The time of the winner, W. F. Hunter of Sound Beach, Conn. was 6 minutes, 40⅕ seconds. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | | 2 |#####| 3 | 4 | 5 |#####| 6 | | 7 | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 8 | 9 | | | | 10 | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 11 | 12 |#####| 13 | | | | |#####| 14 | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 15 | 16 |#####| 17 | | |#####| 18 | |#####| |#####| | |#####| | | |#####| | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 19 | | | 20 |#####| |#####| 21 | | | 22 | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 24 | | | |#####| |#####| 25 | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 26 | |#####| 27 | | 28 |#####| 29 | |#####| |#####| | |#####| | | |#####| | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 30 | |#####| 31 | | | | 32 |#####| 33 | 34 | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 35 | | | | | | 36 |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 37 | | |#####| 38 | | |#####| 39 | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 French coin 3 At a latter time 6 High mountain 8 Pole-star 11 Form of “to be” 13 Pedigrees 14 Prefix meaning two 15 Impersonal pronoun 17 Pen 18 Parent 19 Position-proud person 21 Island 23 Words parallel to this 24 Orient 25 Narrow groove 26 Negative 27 Part of anatomy 29 Mountain (abbr.) 30 Like 31 Girl’s name 33 Therefore 35 Spanish dances 37 Perceive 38 Fly 39 Possessive pronoun VERTICAL 1 Large body of water 2 Ascent 3 Exclamation 4 Splits up into parties 5 Playing card 6 Like 7 Greek letter 9 Alternative 10 Exists 12 Pertaining to ancient Greek culture (plural) 14 Votes 16 Trunk 18 Religious song 19 Personal pronoun 20 Morsel 21 Possessive pronoun 22 Founded (abbr.) 27 Stop 28 Father (French) 30 Beast of burden 31 Exclamation 32 Behold 34 Used in boat 35 Exist 36 Therefore PUZZLE NO. 107 RIBS OF THREE-LETTER WORDS By Leonard J. Brightman Over sixty three-letter words here! +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |#####| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 13 |#####| 14 | | | | |#####| 15 |#####| 16 | | | | |#####| 17 | | |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 18 | | | | | |#####| 19 | | 20 |#####| 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 22 | | |#####| 23 | | | | 24 |#####| 25 | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 26 | | |#####| 27 | | |#####| 28 | | 29 |#####| 30 | | 31 |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 32 | | |#####| 33 | | |#####| 34 |#####| 35 | | 36 |#####| 37 | | 38 | | | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 39 | |#####| 40 | | |#####| 41 | | 42 |#####| 43 | | 44 |#####| 45 | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 46 | | |#####| 47 | | | | 48 |#####| 49 | | 50 |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 51 | 52 | | |#####| 53 | | | | | | 54 |#####| 55 | | 56 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 57 | | | | | | |#####| 58 | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 59 | | | |#####| 60 | | | 61 | | | |#####| 62 | | | 63 | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 64 | | 65 |#####| 66 | | | | |#####| 67 | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 68 | 69 |#####| 70 | | 71 |#####| 72 | | |#####| 73 | | |#####| 74 | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 75 | | 76 |#####| 77 | | 78 |#####| |#####| 79 | | |#####| 80 | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 81 | | 82 |#####| 83 | | 84 |#####| 85 | | |#####| 86 | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 87 |#####| 88 | | 89 |#####| 90 | | 91 | | |#####| 92 | | |#####| 93 | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 94 | | | | | 95 |#####| 96 | | |#####| 97 | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 98 | | | | 99 |#####| |#####| 100 | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 101 | | | | | | |#####| 102 | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Branch of medical practice 7 Quiet 14 Gracious 16 Book formed by doubled pages 18 Commonly used 19 Wrath 21 Excluded 22 Born 23 Mean fellow 25 Boy’s nickname 26 Unit 27 Shade of brown 28 Cut 30 Female of swine 32 Before 33 Pinnacle 35 Name (Fr.) 37 Knock 39 Part of verb “to be” 40 Fasten 41 Old soldier (abbr.) 43 Crow-like bird 45 Negation 46 Short hairs on surface of cloth 47 Coffins 49 Flap 51 Heavenly body 53 Fireworks 55 Decorate 57 Attack 58 Prepare the way for 59 A precious stone 60 Tropical fruit-eating bird (pl.) 62 Dissolute man 64 Rent 66 Holy person 67 A color 68 Whether 70 Bark 72 Exclamations 73 Concealed 74 Unassorted printing type 75 Small child 77 Species of fish 79 Earthen vessel 80 Procured 81 To notch 83 Affirmative 85 Wooden tank 86 Solution containing alkali 88 Decay 90 Small headless nail 92 Obstruct 94 Long narrow sword 96 Sensory organ 97 End 98 Plant of the lily family 100 Sacred cantata 101 Insect resembling dragon-fly 102 Enforced VERTICAL 2 Interest 3 Coin of British India 4 Small aromatic shrub 5 First woman 6 A note in music 8 Provided that 9 Lout 10 Ardor 11 Baseball teams 12 South American bird 13 Employment 15 Present tense plural of “to be” 17 Song 19 Hostelry 20 Attention 23 Devitalize 24 Relation 26 Fortify 27 2000 lbs. 29 Shell for seeds 31 Pale 32 Masticates 33 Point 34 Steam 36 Entangle 38 Composition in verse 40 Garden vegetable 41 Food 42 Surgical instrument 44 Irrigated 46 Pertaining to nose 47 Filipino weapons 48 Limit 50 Livelihood 52 Strike gently 53 Wagon track 54 Call of distress 56 Weary 59 Overlook 61 The soft palate (rare) 63 Departure 65 Sailor 67 Accoutre 69 Confusion 71 Recompense 73 Hovel 74 An American author 76 A large fish 78 Opposed to “no” 79 Tooth 80 Revolve 82 Aim 84 Mimic 85 Contend 86 Narrow roads 87 Vase 89 Linden tree 91 Cereal plant 92 Fragments 93 Spout 95 King (Fr.) 97 Enemy 99 Opposed to “yes” 100 Mister PUZZLE NO. 108 THE WHIFFENPOOF By W. C. Brooks Introduce this animal to your menagerie. He has a spotted coat which may give him a terrible aspect. But you’ll find him gentle and kindly most all the time. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |#####| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | 11 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 12 | | | |#####| 13 |#####| 14 | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 15 | 16 | |#####| 17 | | 18 | | 19 | | |#####| 20 | 21 | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 22 | |#####| 23 | |#####| 24 | | |#####| 25 | 26 |#####| 27 | | | | |#####| | |#####| | | |#####| | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 28 | | 29 | |#####| 30 | |#####| 31 | 32 |#####| 33 | 34 | | | | | | | |#####| | |#####| | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 35 | | |#####| 36 | | | | | | 37 |#####| 38 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 39 | 40 | | | |#####| 41 | | | 42 | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 43 | | |#####| |#####|#####|#####| |#####| 44 | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####|#####|#####| |#####| | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 45 |#####| 46 | | 47 | | 48 |#####| 49 | | 50 | | |#####| 51 | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 52 | 53 | |#####| 54 | | | | | | |#####| 55 | 56 | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 57 | | | 58 |#####| 59 | |#####| 60 | |#####| 61 | | | | | | | | |#####| | |#####| | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 62 | |#####| 63 | 64 |#####| 65 | 66 | |#####| 67 | |#####| 68 | | | | |#####| | |#####| | | |#####| | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 69 | | 70 |#####| 71 | 72 | | | | 73 | |#####| 74 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 75 | 76 | | |#####| |#####| 77 | | 78 | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 79 | | | | | | |#####| 80 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Atone 6 Legendary origin of all evil 12 Combining form, air 14 Instrument of transmission 15 Vessel 17 Wander 20 Incite 22 The poor Indian 23 Possessive pronoun 24 Etruscan title 25 Forward! 27 Greek diphthong 28 Unexciting 30 Adverb 31 The same (abbr.) 33 Ellipse 35 Before 36 Having oceans 38 Arabic title 39 Remains 41 South African pen 43 Query 44 Render waterproof 46 Biographies 49 City in Germany 52 Mound 54 One who steps 55 Signal 57 Other 59 Year (abbr.) 60 Part of “to be” 61 Pins 62 Note of diatonic scale 63 First column in baseball box score 65 Us two (obs.) 67 Preposition 68 Army officer (abbr.) 69 Those in power 71 Heir 74 Inspect 75 Olfactory experience 77 Shakespearian character 79 Basic 80 Well VERTICAL 1 Rejoiced 2 Wood god 3 That is 4 Great number 5 Step up to 7 American humorist 8 Latin incendiary 9 Concerning (Latin) 10 Poem 11 Seraphic 13 Literary bits 16 Vociferate 18 Bitter herbs 19 Liquor 21 End 23 Personal pronoun 26 None 29 Disease 30 Background 32 Scans 34 Upper curtain 36 Exclamation 37 Obsolete variant of “daw” 40 Snowshoe 42 Goddess of mischief 45 Workshop 47 New England state (abbr.) 48 Biblical name 49 Decree 50 Senior (abbr.) 51 Occidental 53 Dash 56 Disagreeable 58 Babylonian deity 61 River in Italy 64 Political unit 66 Surface of fibres 67 Poises 70 Turf 72 Period of time 73 Yale 74 Before 76 Greek prefix—two 78 Preposition PUZZLE NO. 109 MIXED DOUBLES By Gregorian This puzzle was used in the mixed doubles contest held in Wanamaker’s Auditorium in September, when Mr. and Mrs. William A. Stern II successfully defended their title. Their time was 6 minutes, 15 seconds. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |#####| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 9 | | | |#####| 10 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 11 | |#####| 12 | 13 | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 14 | | 15 |#####| 16 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 17 | | | 18 |#####| 19 | |#####|#####| | | | | |#####| | |#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 20 | | | |#####| 21 | | 22 | 23 | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 24 | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| 25 | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 26 | | 27 | 28 |#####| 29 | 30 | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####| 31 | |#####| 32 | | | | |#####|#####| | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 33 | 34 | | | 35 |#####| 36 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 37 | | | | | 38 |#####| 39 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 40 | | | |#####| 41 | 42 | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 43 | | | |#####| 44 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Strike sharply 5 Russian mountain range 9 Trial 10 Name of saint given to Spanish watering place 11 Preposition 12 Small fruits 14 Strange 16 Soon (plural) 17 Emperor 19 Pronoun 20 Name of queen who was mother of Edward the Confessor 21 Dispatched 24 Egyptian god 25 Alternative conjunction 26 Obstruction 29 Long 31 Prefix—not 32 Form of parasitic plant life 33 Capital of Croatia 36 Edible seed formation 37 Hinder 39 Italian particle 40 Sheltered 41 Italian dukedom famous in renaissance 43 Forbids 44 Sleep (hobo slang) VERTICAL 1 Two wheeled child’s vehicle (pl.) 2 Lowest rank in navy 3 Conjunction 4 Pin 5 Planet 6 Rest 7 Formal close for prayer 8 Bereavement 13 Egyptian god 15 Obstruction 18 Sun god 22 Disallowed legal claims 23 Supports 27 Fliers 28 Fruits used for making alcoholic beverages 29 Afternoon 30 Product of dissociation 33 King of Israel 34 Festive 35 Personal pronoun 38 Color 42 Thus PUZZLE NO. 110 LONG AND LANGUID By H. Emerson Hough This a neat construction which is filled with pleasant, diverting words. We recommend it for the comfortable hour after dinner. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | | 2 | 3 |#####| 4 | 5 | 6 |#####| 7 | 8 | |#####| 9 | 10 | | 11 | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 12 | | 13 |#####| 14 | | 15 | | |#####| 16 | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 17 | 18 | | | | 19 |#####| 20 | | |#####| 21 | | | | 22 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 23 | | |#####| 24 | | 25 |#####| |#####| 26 | | |#####| 27 | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 28 | | 29 |#####| 30 | | 31 | | 32 | | |#####| 33 | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 34 |#####| 35 | | 36 |#####| 37 | | | | |#####| 38 | | |#####| 39 | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 40 | 41 |#####| 42 | | 43 |#####| 44 | | |#####| 45 | | |#####| 46 | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 47 | | 48 |#####| 49 | | 50 | |#####| 51 | 52 | | |#####| 53 | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 54 | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| 55 | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 56 | | |#####| 57 | | | 58 |#####| 59 | | | |#####| 60 | | 61 | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 62 | |#####| 63 | | |#####| 64 | 65 | |#####| 66 | | 67 |#####| 68 | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 69 | | |#####| 70 | | | | 71 |#####| 72 | | 73 |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 74 | | |#####| 75 | | | | | | 76 |#####| 77 | | 78 |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 79 | | |#####| 80 | | |#####| |#####| 81 | | 82 |#####| 83 | | 84 | | | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 85 | | | 86 | | |#####| 87 | | 88 |#####| 89 | | 90 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 91 | | |#####| 92 | | | | 93 |#####| 94 | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 95 | | | |#####| 96 | | |#####| 97 | | |#####| 98 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Not ruddy 4 A tank 7 Tell 9 Man of valor 12 Eggs (anat.) 14 Domesticates 16 Anathematize 17 Silvery 20 Exactly suitable 21 To burden with 23 To clothe 24 More than enough 26 Evergreen tree 27 Bring forth young 28 Confine 30 Larger 33 Shred 35 Batter 37 Started 38 Sailor 40 Exists 42 State of equality 44 Limb 45 Part of the mouth 46 Toward 47 A meadow 49 Carrying capacity of a ship 51 Smart blow 53 Cooking vessel 54 Skin eruption 55 Fish-eagle 56 Rock containing metal 57 Uncontrolled temper 59 Mere repetition 60 A cardinal number 62 Personal pronoun (pl.) 63 Relatives 64 A beverage 66 Where pigs are confined 68 Perform 69 A size of coal 70 To level 72 Fasten with thread 74 Endeavor 75 Pilgrims 77 Did see 79 Large body of water 80 Bend downward 81 Eggs of fish 83 A primary color 85 A kind of flannel 87 Also 89 Merchant 91 Public conveyance 92 External 94 Present tense of “was” 95 Was sorry for 96 The first house-boat 97 To keep the hair in control 98 The stomach of birds VERTICAL 1 A fruit 2 One who cuts timber 3 The night before a holiday 5 On hand 6 Slight blow 7 Series 8 Similar to 9 Did have 10 Cause to be loved 11 Not shut 13 An insect 15 To be in charge of 16 Obstacle 18 To open a seam 19 To dress in one’s best 21 Title of respect 22 To be slow 25 Sphere 26 Marsh 29 A short sleep 31 Snake-like fishes 32 Shipping tickets 33 Knock 34 Lubricate 36 Substances (Lat.) 38 Coverings for the neck 39 Witty saying 41 Prophets 43 Kind of type 45 Endures 46 Played with 48 The one-spot 50 Scold 52 A card game 53 Fondle 56 Not in 58 A nobleman 59 Advise 61 At the present time 63 That which opens 65 Mourn 67 Affirmative answer 69 A dancing movement 70 Silence forcibly 71 Fail morally 73 Keeper 74 A beverage 75 Shallow dish 76 Drunkard 78 Very small 79 Mark left by a wound 80 Convulsive weeping 82 Epoch 84 Fall 86 Gamin 87 A sea bird 88 Habitation of wild beasts 90 Part of a circle 92 Conjunction 93 Concerning PUZZLE NO. 111 A YULETIDE CHANT By Gregorian Good work with a stunt pattern. Note the fine tree trunk. This is one of those puzzles that are built around a central crossing of long words. A day of joy and feasting to you! +-----+ | 1 | | | +-----+-----+-----+ | 2 | | 3 | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 4 | | | | 5 | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 7 | |#####| |#####| 8 | 9 | | | |#####| |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 10 | | 11 | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 13 | | | | | | | | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 15 | |#####| 16 | | |#####| 17 | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 18 | |#####| 19 | | | | 20 |#####| 21 | 22 | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 23 | | 24 | |#####| |#####| 25 | 26 | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 29 | | | | |#####| |#####| 30 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 31 | | | 32 | | 33 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 34 | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 35 | 36 | | 37 | | 38 | 39 | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 40 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 2 Allow 4 West European capital 6 Coincide 7 Impersonal pronoun 8 Symbol of metallic element 10 Talk over 13 Garment sellers 15 Personal pronoun 16 Cunning 17 Latin diphthong 18 Geometric ratio 19 Dry and hard 21 Conjunction 23 Dionysiac poet 25 Fostering 27 Believers in basic simplicities 29 Customs (Lat.) 30 South American dance 31 Insectivorous mammals 34 Biblical character 35 Western world 40 Elder VERTICAL 1 Familiar salutation 2 Hang behind 3 Bind 4 Court 5 Mode of perception 7 Unoccupied 9 Member of Arab tribe 11 Heavenly body 12 Islands 13 Fabulous monster 14 Belonging to a sailor 18 Equestrian game 19 Top piece 20 Portion (legal) 22 Chanted 24 Closing apostrophe 26 Prevaricator 27 Printer’s measure 28 Adverb and conjunction 32 Devoured 33 Implicit 35 Since 36 Personal pronoun objective case 37 Egyptian god 38 With (prefix) 39 Measure of land PUZZLE NO. 112 THE NOVELTY SHOP By George E. Wilcox We learned a few new useful words from this one. When you’ve worked out a new word in a puzzle, and studied its definition and pondered over its spelling, the chances are ten to one you’ll recognize it next time you see or hear it. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 4 | 5 | 6 |#####| 7 | 8 | 9 | | 10 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 13 | | |#####| 14 | | | | | | |#####| 15 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 16 | | | 17 | | | |#####| 18 | | | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 20 | | |#####| 21 | 22 | |#####| 23 | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 24 | 25 | | |#####| 26 | | | | 27 |#####| 28 | | 29 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 30 | | |#####| 31 | | | | | | 32 |#####| 33 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 34 | | | 35 | | | |#####| 36 | | | 37 | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| |#####| 38 | | |#####|#####|#####| 39 | | |#####| |#####| |#####| |#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####| |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 40 | | 41 | | | | 42 |#####| 43 | | | | 44 | | 45 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 46 | | |#####| 47 | | | 48 | | | |#####| 49 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 50 | | | 51 |#####| 52 | | | | |#####| 53 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 54 | | 55 |#####| 56 | | |#####| 57 | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 58 | 59 | | | | 60 | |#####| 61 | 62 | | | | 63 | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 64 | | |#####| 65 | | | | | | |#####| 66 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 67 | | | | | | |#####| 68 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 City in Bohemia 7 Segregate 13 Thither (poet.) 14 Eighth part of a circle (pl.) 15 Vigor 16 Reconcile parties 18 Shortening of syllable 20 Those in power 21 Bite 23 Part of circle 24 Large bag 26 Slaves (Anglo Saxon) 28 Barks sharply 30 Girl’s name 31 Manifested 33 Die (Scotch) 34 River in Western Africa 36 Sailors, collectively 38 Eagle 39 Reposed 40 Institute of learning 43 Pertaining to the thigh 46 Hasten 47 Times (Latin) 49 Era 50 Term in Jewish calendar 52 Afraid (slang) 53 Stone (Scotch) 54 Strike softly 56 Cereal grass 57 Be sick 58 Branch of theology dealing with union among churches 61 Annuity shared among a number 64 Vehicle 65 Sentry 66 Negative prefix 67 Fifth letter of Greek alphabet 68 Ostensible reason VERTICAL 1 Fermentation 2 Sorrow 3 Glucoside obtained from indigo plant 4 Hawaiian trees 5 Perform 6 Implement 7 Examine 8 Pen 9 Mountain in Greece 10 Fruit of tropical tree 11 Until 12 Rising above a surface, as of water 17 Writing fluid 19 Attempt 22 Hostelry 25 Glandular 26 Good news 27 A seal rookery 29 Slavery 31 Heron-like bird 32 One of the seven arts 35 Elongated fish 37 Combining form denoting connection with the hyoid bone 40 Cup 41 Those who guide 42 American poet and philosopher 43 Platform at head of the foremast 44 Small rope used for rope ladder 45 Gentle 48 Compensate 51 Hastened 53 Pose 55 Statement 57 Poker term 59 Knock 60 Noise made by pigeons 62 Belonging to us 63 Goddess of night PUZZLE NO. 113 A DOODLE BUG By Samuel W. Phillips We decided to call this a doodle bug because it is essentially doable. And it oughtn’t to bite any of you if you handle it gently and don’t stick your pencil in its eye. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |#####| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 14 | | | | | |#####| 15 |#####| 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 17 | | | | |#####| 18 | | 19 |#####| 20 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| |#####| 21 | 22 | | | | 23 | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 24 | | 25 |#####| 26 | | | | |#####| 27 | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 28 |#####| 29 | | 30 | |#####| |#####| 31 | 32 | | |#####| 33 | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 34 | 35 |#####| 36 | |#####| 37 | | 38 |#####| 39 | |#####| 40 | | | | |#####| | |#####| | | |#####| | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 41 | | | |#####| 42 | |#####| 43 | |#####| 44 | | | | | | | | |#####| | |#####| | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 45 | |#####| 46 | 47 |#####| 48 | 49 | |#####| 50 | |#####| 51 | | | | |#####| | |#####| | | |#####| | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 52 | | | 53 |#####| |#####| 54 | | | 55 |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 56 | | |#####| 57 | 58 | | 59 | |#####| 60 | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 61 |#####| |#####| 62 | | | | | | 63 |#####| |#####| 64 | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 65 | 66 | | 67 | |#####| 68 | | |#####| 69 | 70 | | 71 | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 72 | | | | | 73 |#####| |#####| 74 | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 75 | | | | | | |#####| 76 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Deserts 7 Obese 14 Matched 16 Establishment of an invader 17 Spur 18 Beginning of a Nursery Rhyme 20 Proclamation 21 Erudite 24 Vapor 26 Direction 27 Lubricate 29 Rodents 31 Slender marine fish 34 An article (Fr.) 36 An exclamation 37 Part of a hanging scale 39 River in southern China 40 In contact with 41 Immediately 42 Preposition 43 Pertaining to type 44 Temple 45 A pronoun 46 A republic (abbr.) 48 Consume 50 Hawaiian Islands (abbr.) 51 Printers’ measure 52 An iota 54 One of two or more 56 Vehicle 57 Lodge 60 Eternity 62 Current 65 To trim 68 Number 69 Reconcile 72 Less difficult 74 Loops 75 Provokes 76 Lists VERTICAL 1 Whirl rapidly 2 A tight fitting woolen cap (Scot.) 3 A render 4 119.6 sq. yds. 5 Girl’s name 6 A clerical degree 8 Of (Fr.) 9 Frozen 10 A basket (prov.) 11 God of light (myth.) 12 So 13 Part of verb to be (Spanish) 15 A sentinel 18 Exclude 19 One (Scot.) 22 Goddess of dawn (myth.) 23 Unit of work 25 A fruit (pl.) 27 Opening 28 Simple 30 A preposition 32 Like 33 Concerning 35 Insect 37 Mimic 38 Encountered 40 Unit 47 To this extent 49 Originated 50 Half a laugh 52 Majestic 53 Blot 54 Eyes (Scot.) 55 Raucous 58 Wager 59 Lair 61 Frank 62 Skin 63 Philippine men 64 A course 66 A roe (Scot.) 67 The egg of an insect 70 Received 71 Before (poetical) 73 Relating to 74 Negative PUZZLE NO. 114 BATTALION ATTENTION! By Major Cross word puzzles must be something like an intricate plan of a battle. The army delights in them. Here is one with word masses locking at center, masses of good, useful words. Map out your campaign—keep at it until the last long smile. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 2 | 3 |#####| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |#####| 12 | 13 | 14 | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 15 | | | 16 |#####| 17 | | | | | | |#####| 18 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 19 | | | | 20 |#####| 21 | | | | |#####| 22 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 23 | | | | 24 |#####| 25 | | |#####| 26 | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 27 |#####| 28 | | | | 29 |#####| |#####| 30 | | | | |#####| 31 | | |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 32 | 33 |#####| 34 | |#####| 35 | 36 | | 37 | |#####| 38 | |#####| 39 | | | | |#####| | |#####| | | | | |#####| | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 40 | | 41 |#####| 42 | 43 | | |#####| 44 | | 45 | |#####| 46 | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 47 | | | 48 |#####| 49 | | | | | | |#####| 50 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 51 | | | | | |#####| |#####| |#####| 52 | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 53 | | | |#####| 54 | 55 | | | | 56 | |#####| 57 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 58 | | |#####| 59 | | | |#####| 60 | | | 61 |#####| 62 | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 63 | |#####| 64 | |#####| 65 | | 66 | | |#####| 67 | 68 |#####| 69 | | | | |#####| | |#####| | | | | |#####| | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 70 | | | 71 | |#####| |#####| 72 | 73 | | | 74 |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 75 | | | | |#####| 76 | | 77 |#####| 78 | | | | 79 |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 80 | | | | |#####| 81 | | | | 82 |#####| 83 | | | | 84 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 85 | | | |#####| 86 | | | | | | 87 |#####| 88 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 89 | | |#####| 90 | | | | | | | | |#####| 91 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Weapon 4 Cripple 12 Satisfied 15 Miserly 17 Mechanism 18 Native hog of old world 19 Prevent 21 Public 22 Boat 23 Lightning 25 Part of a biped 26 Party periodical 28 Sweet compound 30 Group of native huts 32 Note of scale 34 Interjection 35 Unbounded expanse 38 Into 39 Note of scale 40 High 42 Ruler 44 Silver coin of Spain 46 Spoil 47 Retain 49 Pusher 50 Aid 51 Plant 52 Cold pendant 53 Operated upon with a flat-bladed implement 54 Train 57 Scrutinize 58 Fragment 59 Coin 60 Insulate 62 Play 63 Term of endearment 64 At 65 Value 67 Act 69 Pronoun 70 Small succulent fruit 72 Curl 75 Ball 76 Woman 78 Celebrity 80 Irritating to the mind 81 Kind of oil 83 Head 85 Kind of lily 86 Educate 88 Sovereign state 89 Low haunt 90 Epitomized 91 Rent VERTICAL 1 Furthermore 2 Wind 3 Associates 5 Form of “to be” 6 Stomach 7 Tax 8 Exhalt 9 Vex 10 Poetic name for India 11 Negative prefix 12 True 13 Merit 14 Afflict 16 Play 18 Started 20 Privilege 22 Basket 24 Negative (Scotch) 26 Gold 27 Swear 29 Vociferate 30 Joint 31 Builder 33 City in Pennsylvania 36 Producer 37 Chemical element 39 Delusive reasoning 41 Hauled 43 Mode of generation 45 Water sprite 46 Birthplace of a prophet 48 Tramp 50 Pronoun 55 Explore 56 Treats 59 Entrance to a building 61 Law 64 Strained 66 Unite permanently 68 Part of war vessel 70 Capitalist 71 Matter 73 The writer or speaker 74 Part of a coat 75 Valley 76 Tool 77 Ireland 79 Weary 80 Owned 81 Native of country 82 Abbr. for hand-written book 84 Nip off 86 Negative 87 Any person whatever PUZZLE NO. 115 AN OLYMPIAN DELIGHT By Jupiter Even the eight unkeyed letters in the center can’t detract from the solid worth of this nectar for the gods. We’re glad we didn’t take the modest author’s suggestion to throw it in the wastebasket. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |#####| 6 | 7 | 8 |#####| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 14 | | | | |#####| 15 | | |#####| 16 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 17 | | | | |#####| 18 | | |#####| 19 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 20 | | |#####| 21 | 22 | | | | 23 | |#####| 24 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 25 | | | 26 |#####| 27 | | | | |#####| 28 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####|#####| 29 | 30 | |#####| |#####| 31 | 32 | |#####|#####|#####| |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 33 | 34 | 35 | | |#####|#####| |#####|#####| 36 | | 37 | 38 | 39 | | | | | | |#####|#####| |#####|#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 40 | | | | | | |#####| 41 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 42 | | | | |#####|#####| 43 |#####|#####| 44 | | | | | | | | | | |#####|#####| |#####|#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####|#####| 45 | | 46 |#####| |#####| 47 | | |#####|#####|#####| |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 48 | 49 | 50 | |#####| 51 | 52 | | 53 | |#####| 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 58 | | |#####| 59 | | | | | | 60 |#####| 61 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 62 | | | 63 | |#####| 64 | | |#####| 65 | 66 | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 67 | | | | |#####| 68 | | |#####| 69 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 70 | | | | |#####| 71 | | |#####| 72 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Rodents of Central and South America 6 Stake in any wager 9 County in New Jersey 14 Biographical and eulogistic panegyric 15 Imitate absurdly 16 Tawny thrush 17 Serpent 18 Prohibit 19 River in India 20 Apprehend 21 Perpetual 24 Feign 25 Gaelic and Irish languages 27 Sore 28 Pismires 29 Liquid or dry measure, used especially in the Netherlands 31 Label 33 Pale 36 Hard, transparent resin 40 Hammered 41 White, amorphous or slightly crystalline very bitter alkaloid compound 42 Be initiated into 44 As before 45 Adjust 47 Beast of burden 48 Final 51 African giraffoid ruminant 54 Organs of hearing 58 Part of verb “to be” 59 Anything by which something else is secured or fastened 61 Allow 62 Girl’s name 64 Invite 65 Animals without feet 67 Outcome 68 Shelter afforded by any object in a wind 69 Measured by revolutions of the moon 70 Ladies 71 Art (Latin) 72 Concerning; in regard to VERTICAL 1 Peas collectively 2 Shrub of genus Alnus 3 Systems of signals with arbitrary meanings 4 Epoch 5 Withered 6 Tumult; confusion 7 Subdivision of a province in modern Greece 8 Inferior tin-plate alloyed with much lead 9 Of ill repute 10 Japanese coin 1⁄100 of yen 11 Vehicle of 17th and 18th centuries 12 Belch 13 Garden walks or terraces (Class. antiq.) 22 Exclamation to check rashness 23 Facility; power 26 Most level or uniform 28 Torture 30 Novel by George Sand 32 Sour substances 33 Mimic 34 Male descendant 35 Small dwelling 37 Oppose antagonistically 38 Insect 39 Constellation 43 Commoner 46 More than sufficiently 47 Own (Scot.) 48 Disabled 49 Land that has been tilled 50 Any one of various watery animal fluids 52 Australian bear 53 Sharp points 55 Unparalleled 56 V-shaped rampart 57 Draw the contents from; tap 59 Coarse fabrics of plaited rushes 60 Festive 63 Refrigerate 66 Play on words PUZZLE NO. 116 SOME LIKE ’EM HOT By Madeleine Lubetty A neater example of Cross Word construction one doesn’t come across often in one’s pursuit of the horizontal and vertical. Don’t worry about the unkeyed letters—the design and words more than make up for them. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 5 | 6 |#####| 7 | 8 | | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 13 | | | |#####| 14 | | | | |#####| 15 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 16 | | | | | | |#####| 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 18 | | | |#####| 19 | | 20 | | |#####| 21 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| |#####|#####|#####| 22 | | |#####|#####|#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 23 | 24 | | 25 |#####| 26 | | | | 27 |#####| 28 | | 29 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 30 | | | | 31 | |#####| |#####| 32 | 33 | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| |#####| 34 | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| |#####| |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 35 | | 36 | | | |#####| |#####| 37 | | | 38 | | 39 | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 40 | | | |#####| 41 | 42 | | 43 | |#####| 44 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| |#####|#####|#####| 45 | | |#####|#####|#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 46 | 47 | | 48 |#####| 49 | | | | 50 |#####| 51 | | 52 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 53 | | | | | | |#####| 54 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 55 | | | |#####| 56 | | | | |#####| 57 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 58 | | | | | | |#####| 59 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Arched 7 Resanctified 13 Carnelian 14 Virus 15 Silk fabric 16 Violent ejector of air 17 Right of property 18 Caesar’s bad day 19 Pertaining to a nest 21 Found on dice 22 Animal’s friend (abbr.) 23 A playing card 26 A nut 28 Combustible matter 30 A Mexican blanket 32 French Cathedral town 34 Guardian 35 Card game 37 Short instants 40 “Let it stand” 41 Matted 44 The Father 45 Biblical name 46 And others (Latin) 49 Primary 51 Halt 53 The Czar 54 A dress 55 African nut 56 Famous French writer 57 Ardor 58 Antagonists 59 Fresh hair combing (two words) VERTICAL 1 Co-operates 2 Gold district 3 A plant 4 Relating to (suffix pl.) 5 Close of day 6 To deduce 7 Turn 8 Man’s name 9 To praise 10 Pastoral poem 11 A hare 12 Pendant ornaments 20 Citizen of large American city 24 Change form 25 Boat 26 Harass 27 Non-professional 28 The end 29 Enroll 31 Biblical name 33 To injure 35 Perfume 36 Room of the Last Supper 38 Small casket 39 Reptile 42 Gets up 43 Native of Tuscany 47 Act (suffix) 48 Fertile soil 49 To travel 50 Harmonize 51 A stair 52 Oriental first name PUZZLE NO. 117 A SPECKLED SPECIALTY By Agnes Stewart Though non-symmetrical, this pattern shapes itself to spell out a number of fascinating words. You chemists ought to know all your symbols by heart at the rate those useful two-letter combinations are being brought into the limelight by cross words. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 2 | | 3 |#####| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |#####| 12 | | 13 | 14 | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 15 | |#####| |#####| 16 | | | |#####|#####| 17 | | | |#####| |#####| 18 | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####|#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 19 | | 20 | | | |#####| 21 | 22 |#####| 23 | | | 24 | | 25 |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 26 | | | | |#####| 27 | | 28 | | | 29 | | |#####| 30 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####| 31 | | | 32 |#####| 33 | | | | | |#####| 34 | | | |#####|#####| |#####|#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 35 | 36 | |#####| 37 | | 38 |#####| 39 | | | |#####| 40 | | |#####| 41 | 42 | 43 | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 44 | | | 45 |#####| 46 | | 47 | |#####|#####| 48 | 49 | | |#####| 50 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####|#####| | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 51 | | | | 52 |#####| 53 | | |#####|#####| 54 | | |#####| 55 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####|#####| | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 56 | |#####| 57 | | 58 | | |#####| 59 | 60 |#####| 61 | | 62 | | |#####| 63 | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 64 | | | |#####| 65 | 66 | | | 67 | |#####| 68 | | | 69 |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 70 | | | |#####| 71 | | | | | |#####| 72 | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 73 | 74 |#####| 75 | | | 76 | |#####| 77 | |#####| 78 | 79 | | | |#####| 80 | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 81 | | 82 | | |#####| 83 | | 84 |#####|#####| 85 | | |#####| 86 | | 87 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####|#####| | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 88 | | | |#####| 89 | | | |#####|#####| 90 | | | 91 |#####| 92 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####|#####| | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 93 | | |#####| 94 | | |#####| |#####| 95 |#####|#####| 96 | | 97 |#####| 98 | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| |#####|#####| | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####| 99 | 100 | | |#####| 101 | | 102 | | 103 | 104 |#####| 105 | | 106 | |#####|#####| |#####|#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 107 | | | | |#####| 108 | | | | | | | 109 |#####| 110 | | | | 111 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 112 | | | 113 | | |#####|#####| |#####| 114 | | 115 | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | |#####|#####| |#####| | | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 116 | 117 |#####| |#####| 118 | | | 119 |#####|#####| 120 | | | |#####| |#####| 121 | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####|#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 122 | | | |#####| 123 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| 124 | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Fret 4 Change 12 Period of time 15 Near 16 Open space 17 Wander 18 Thus 19 Gasoline 21 Correlative of either 23 Large American lizard 26 Air 27 Nobility of birth 30 Portends 31 Member of Sheik’s tribe 33 Sharp pointed instrument 34 Exceedingly 35 Etruscan title 37 Golf term 39 Tear down 40 Assistance 41 Contraction of “it is” 44 Musical instrument 46 Despatch 48 Vessel for heating liquids 50 Large island near Florida 51 Pointed ends 53 German for “I” 54 A sty 55 A Dravidian language 56 Old Testament (abbr.) 57 Coldly 59 Note of musical scale 61 Subject 63 A continent (abbr.) 64 Clothed 65 Maker of flour 68 Resonance 70 Lavish extreme fondness 71 Kind of puzzle 72 Biblical name 73 Toward 75 Landing place in India 77 Father 78 Thick soup 80 Promissory note (abbr.) 81 Fill 83 Toe (Scot.) 85 New Zealand bird 86 Carried 88 Low 89 Stable 90 West Indian indigo plant 92 Exhaust 93 Greek letter 94 Exclamation of disgust 96 Piece of wood 98 Atmosphere 99 Noddle (Eng. dial.) 101 Encircling 105 Burial place 107 Period of time 108 Characterized by absence of power 110 Fragrant flower 112 Piled 114 Waste time 116 Indefinite article 118 Rod 120 Heroine of Lohengrin 121 Seventh note of scale 122 Satellite 123 A spirometer 124 Fabulous bird VERTICAL 1 Destiny 2 Old form of “do” (mus.) 3 Chimney post (Old Eng.) 4 Daughters of American Revolution 5 Strong metal 6 Miscreant 7 Note of musical scale 8 Denoting hesitation 9 Din 10 Enclosure 11 Large Australian bird 12 Regard with esteem 13 Ourselves 14 Plunders 19 Island in Bay of Alexandria 20 Snare 21 Genus of trees or shrubs, the true olives 22 Bolsheviks 24 In bed 25 The innermost shrine 28 Sleeping compartment 29 Slumber 32 Small loaf of bread (Scot.) 34 By way of 35 Railway engine 36 Border on 38 Disturb 40 In the year of (Lat.) 42 Sacred Egyptian bird 43 Amphibious lizard 45 Concluding speech 47 Mohammedan saber (var.) 49 Quadrangle 50 Sperm whale 52 To injure severely 55 Admission card 58 Plan 59 Impertinent 60 A seaweed 62 Skin (Fr.) 64 Symbol for cadmium 66 Within 67 Printer’s measure 69 Upon 74 Leave out 76 A western state 79 Straight piece of wood 80 Persian elf 82 To pale 84 Ingress 85 Mother 87 Capable of being tied 89 A dance (Fr.) 91 Biblical character with famous wife 94 Entreaty 95 Pacific island owned by U. S. 97 Precious metal 100 City in New York 101 Muddle 102 Upon 103 New Mexico (abbr.) 104 Triangular spade used in ditching 106 Opaque whitish fluid 107 Bivalve mollusk 108 Long space of time 109 Hurl 111 Smart 113 Very softly (mus.) 115 Sorrow (Scot.) 117 Negative 119 Prefix meaning well 120 Printer’s measure 121 Thus PUZZLE NO. 118 A WINGED BEAUTY By H. R. Koegler This two winged puzzle is of the sort that compels education. You can’t solve it without learning something. What’s better to learn than a new word. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 2 | | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 13 | |#####| 14 | | | | | 15 | | | |#####| 16 | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 17 | | | | | 18 | | 19 | | | | | 20 |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 21 | 22 | | |#####| 23 | | | 24 | | 25 | | | |#####| 26 | | 27 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 28 | | | | 29 | |#####| 30 | | 31 | | 32 | | |#####| 33 | 34 | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 35 | | |#####| 36 | | | | | | | 37 | | | | | |#####| 38 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 39 | | 40 | | |#####| 41 | | | 42 | | | |#####| 43 | | 44 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 45 | | | | |#####| 46 | | | | | | | | 47 |#####| 48 | | | | 49 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 50 | | | 51 | |#####|#####| 52 | | |#####|#####| 53 | 54 | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####|#####| | | |#####|#####| | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 55 | 56 |#####| 57 | | | | 58 | 59 |#####| |#####| 60 | 61 | | | | |#####| 62 | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 63 | | |#####|#####|#####| 64 | | | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| 65 | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 66 | |#####| 67 | 68 | 69 | | | |#####| |#####| 70 | | | 71 | 72 | 73 |#####| 74 | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 75 | | | | |#####|#####| 76 | | 77 |#####|#####| 78 | | | | 79 |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####|#####| | | |#####|#####| | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 80 | 81 | | | |#####| 82 | 83 | 84 | | | | 85 | 86 | |#####| 87 | | | 88 | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 89 | | | | 90 |#####| 91 | | | | | | |#####| 92 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 93 | | |#####| 94 | | | | | | | 95 | | | | | |#####| 96 | | 97 | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 98 | | | 99 | | |#####| 100 | | | | 101 | | |#####| 102 | | 103 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 104 | | | |#####| 105 | 106 | | | | 107 | | 108 | |#####| 109 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 110 | | 111 | | | | | 112 | | | 113 | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 114 | 115 |#####| 116 | | | | | 117 | | | |#####| 118 | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 119 | | | | | | | | 120 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 An authoritative command 7 A musical instrument 13 Conjunction 14 Above 15 Part in a play 16 Upon 17 A medicine 19 A pilgrim to the Holy Land 21 An eagle 23 Loud noise 25 Unaccompanied 26 Poisonous American plant 28 To provoke 30 Preceded 32 Everybody 33 Military muster roll 35 A sailor 36 Prison city in New York 37 One who elevates 38 Girl’s name 39 Throws 41 Prevalent 43 Of “Inferno” fame 45 Pole with foot rest 46 Satisfied 48 A running knot 50 New (Spanish) 52 Spring of mineral water 53 Enthusiastic 55 Conjunction 57 A measure of weight 60 City in Italy 62 A bone 63 Boy 64 Extraction 65 Corpulent 66 Man’s nickname 67 Close to 70 Genial 74 Regarding 75 Artificial waterway 76 Bleat 78 Ventures 80 Sting 82 Begets 87 A tree 89 Bony cavity of the eye 91 Severely simple 92 Essential oil 93 Assistance 94 A child’s toy 95 A pinic acid salt 96 Recent 98 Influenced by money 100 Quick of apprehension 101 Powerful explosive (abbr.) 102 Spell 104 Erect 105 Shallow vessels 107 Prophet 109 Deal out 110 Tenth part of a Roman legion 112 A draftsman 114 Aloft 116 Fermented grain 117 Pain 118 Personal pronoun 119 Optical atmospheric illusions 120 Furnished with stories VERTICAL 1 Powerful 2 Railroad (abbr.) 3 Celestial body 4 Evening 5 Oceanic birds 6 Three united 7 Verbal 8 Dyed 9 Something bestowed out of charity 10 Staggers 11 Negative 12 Breed of cats 17 To dispatch by train 18 Cotton cloth 19 Mannered 20 That which imparts circular motion 22 Respond 24 To run again 25 An inclined plane 27 Surrenders 29 Written communication 31 Small lances 32 Place for combat 34 Citrous fruit 40 Oval bullet 42 Penitent 44 Denials 45 Arctic marine hunters 46 To put existing materials in form 47 Trusts 49 Oriental 51 A state (abbr.) 54 Man’s name (abbr.) 56 Unhappy 58 Angry 59 Before 60 To seize unexpectedly 61 To grow old 62 Light pole with broad blade 67 Sharp point 68 Whole 69 Continent (abbr.) 71 Western state (abbr.) 72 Rough surfaced kitchen utensil 73 A cozy residence 75 Pertaining to the heart 76 Besiege 77 Skillful 79 Wrench for tightening nuts on screws 81 Watered silk 83 Floating on the surface 84 Swallows eagerly 85 Belonging to Ireland 86 Leased 88 Build 90 Embryo frog 92 To draw toward 93 A red ocher 97 Freed from weeds 99 A light preparation of cocoa 103 A Mohammedan ruler 106 Branches of academic study 108 Periods 111 An ugly old woman 113 Pronoun 115 Disordered type 118 Personal pronoun PUZZLE NO. 119 THE MAN WHO CAME BACK By Joseph A. Margolies Remember Puzzle 73 in Series II? Mr. Margolies swore at that time that it was his second and last, but here he is again, and more power to his left elbow—it’s better than ever. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 4 |#####| 5 | 6 | 7 | | 8 | 9 | 10 |#####| 11 | | 12 | 13 | 14 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 15 | | |#####| 16 | | | | |#####| 17 | | | | |#####| 18 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 19 | | | 20 | |#####| 21 | | | 22 | | | |#####| 23 | 24 | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 25 | | | 26 |#####| 27 | | | | |#####| 28 | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 29 | 30 | | | | | 31 | |#####| |#####| 32 | 33 | | | | | 34 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| |#####| 35 | | | |#####| 36 | | 37 |#####| 38 | | | |#####| |#####| |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 39 | | 40 |#####| 41 | | | 42 | |#####| 43 | 44 | | | |#####| 45 | | 46 | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 47 | | | 48 | |#####| 49 | | | | | | |#####| 50 | 51 | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 52 | | | |#####| 53 | | | |#####| 54 | | | 55 |#####| 56 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 57 | | | |#####| |#####|#####|#####| |#####| 58 | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####|#####|#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 59 | 60 | | |#####| 61 | 62 | | 63 |#####| 64 | | 65 | |#####| 66 | | 67 | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 68 | | | | 69 |#####| 70 | | | | | | |#####| 71 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 72 | | |#####| 73 | 74 | | | |#####| 75 | | | 76 | |#####| 77 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| |#####| 78 | | | |#####| 79 | 80 | |#####| 81 | | | 82 |#####| |#####| |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 83 | | 84 | | | | | 85 |#####| |#####| 86 | | | | | 87 | | 88 | | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 89 | | | |#####| 90 | 91 | | 92 | |#####| 93 | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 94 | 95 | | | |#####| 96 | | | | | | 97 |#####| 98 | | | 99 | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 100 | | |#####| 101 | | | | |#####| 102 | | | | |#####| 103 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 104 | | | | |#####| 105 | | | | | | |#####| 106 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Wigwam 5 Component 11 Proofs 15 Boat propeller 16 Rescuer 17 Thin dress material 18 Headgear 19 Impress 21 Oriental 23 Expiate 25 Additional 27 Scorches 28 Resound 29 Instrument used by Spanish dancers 32 Worshippers of the beautiful 35 Finishes 36 Insect 38 Afresh 39 Brawl 41 English author and critic 43 Perfume made from rose petals 45 Promptly (obs.) 47 Expunge 49 A wasting away 50 Fine-grained, laminated rock 52 Impertinent 53 Novice 54 Affected manners 56 First 57 Heavy cord 58 Man’s name 59 Animate 61 Knot 64 Consanguineous 66 What Eve was made from (pl.) 68 Belonging to an ancient Greek city 70 Narrator 71 Insertion 72 Term of address 73 Pit 75 Anthropoid ape 77 Possesses 78 Discharge 79 Pacifier 81 Shade 83 Selected again 86 Spanish lady 89 Derisive shout 90 Prevent 93 Periods of time 94 Foreigner 96 Metallic element of the chromium group 98 Point of an eccentric orbit nearest or farthest from center of attraction 100 Destroy 101 Alleviates 102 Fish eggs 103 Indian tribe 104 Lance 105 Duplicate of original record 106 Lock of hair VERTICAL 1 Theme 2 Part of the head 3 Becomes stiffly decorous 4 Alienate 5 First lady of the land 6 Slightest 7 Language of Scottish Highlanders 8 Always 9 Scandinavian 10 A metal 11 Instructors 12 Sprout 13 A color 14 Paces 20 Observe 22 Small mountain lake 24 Sinew 26 Within, combining form 28 Vessel to heat liquids 30 Worship 31 Treatise 33 Woodland deity 34 Ejects 36 Air, combining form 37 Cloth used in the South Sea Islands 39 Meals 40 Soldier 42 Walks in pompous manner 44 Cogitator 45 Discoloration 46 Hates 48 Tale 51 Ascertain 53 Decade 55 Transgression 60 Commonplace 62 To talk publicly 63 Kind of trees 64 Above 65 Incensed 67 Animal 69 Kind of rigged vessel 71 Uninformed 74 Array 76 A number 78 Footgear 80 Unclosed 82 Snare 83 Raises 84 Scold 85 Nostrils 86 A compress of soft material 87 Progeny 88 Projecting parts of a building 91 Immense 92 Ascend 95 Part of the mouth 96 Utilize 97 Floor covering 99 Belonging to it PUZZLE NO. 120 SANCTA SIMPLICITAS By John Fasel A little too much black for the best construction, but full of ease such as delights the puzzler in his more languid hours. Whet your appetite with this, and then try stronger meat. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 |#####| 2 | | 3 | 4 |#####| 5 | | 6 |#####| 7 | 8 | | 9 |#####| 10 | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 11 | 12 | |#####| 13 | | | |#####| 14 | | | |#####| 15 | 16 | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 17 | | | | | |#####| 18 | | |#####| 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 20 | | |#####| 21 | | 22 | |#####| 23 | 24 | | |#####| 25 | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| |#####| 26 | | | |#####| 27 |#####| 28 | | | 29 |#####| |#####| |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 30 |#####| 31 | | |#####| 32 | 33 | | 34 | |#####| 35 | | 36 |#####| 37 | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 38 | 39 | | |#####| 40 |#####| 41 | | |#####| 42 |#####| 43 | | 44 | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 45 | | |#####| 46 | | | |#####| 47 | | | 48 |#####| 49 | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| |#####| 50 | | |#####| |#####| |#####| 51 | | |#####| |#####| |#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 52 | | 53 |#####| 54 | | | |#####| 55 | | | |#####| 56 | | 57 | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 58 | | | 59 |#####| |#####| 60 | 61 | |#####| |#####| 62 | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 63 | | 64 |#####| 65 | | | | 66 |#####| 67 | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 68 |#####| 69 | | 70 | |#####| |#####| 71 | 72 | | |#####| 73 |#####| |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 74 | | 75 |#####| 76 | | | 77 |#####| 78 | | | |#####| 79 | | 80 | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 81 | | | | | |#####| 82 | | |#####| 83 | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 84 | | |#####| 85 | | | |#####| 86 | | | |#####| 87 | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 88 | | | |#####| 89 | | |#####| 90 | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 2 Iranian language 5 Perverted 7 Reduce from frozen condition 11 Clear from weeds 13 Facility 14 Dark colored layer of the iris 15 A girl’s name 17 A counterstatement 18 Piercing instrument 19 Entrance court 20 Hush 21 A lectern 23 Orient 25 Lick up 26 Otherwise 28 To sow 31 Wrath 32 Beyond (prefix) 35 Cereal 38 The forearm 41 Hatchet 43 Exclamation of pleasure 45 Species of ox 46 Pertaining to the laity 47 Clotted blood 49 To agree 50 Supreme deity 51 Alkaline solution 52 Theory 54 Prefix, oily 55 Haut boy 56 Support 58 Grained sheepskin leather 60 Metal in its natural state 62 Large plant 63 To steep in water 65 To grind the teeth 67 Calm side 69 Novice 71 A cyma 74 Attempt 76 A girl’s name 78 Straightway 79 A land measure 81 Freeholder 82 Priestly vestment 83 A rain cloud 84 A seat in a church 85 Cattle of the bovine genus 86 Mischievous child 87 Even (abbr.) 88 Great quantities 89 Likewise 90 Stained VERTICAL 1 Talk in an easy manner 2 Relish 3 Pointed steel instrument 4 Ventures 5 Pliant 6 Christmas 7 Irritate 8 Maker of hats 9 To lament 10 Spring 12 Duty 16 Composed of the number two 22 Congeal 24 Beast of burden 26 Period 27 Goddess of peace 29 Color 30 Delude 31 A viscous material for writing 33 A badger-like animal 34 African blacks 36 To urge 37 Lyric poem 39 Noose used for catching cattle 40 A deep spoon 42 Lowest deck of a ship 44 Eagle’s nest 46 A card game 48 Bud 52 To weary 53 To injure 56 Of the verb “to be” 57 Aqueous vapor 59 Snare 61 Mean dress 62 Nodule of earth 64 Despot 65 Learned 66 Distinguished (abbr.) 67 Humanity 68 Licentious 70 Runic letters 72 A germ gland 73 Correct 74 Symbol 75 Yell 77 Abhor 78 An ecclesiastic 79 In bed 80 Hireling PUZZLE NO. 121 A ROSE WITH A THORN OR TWO By Alfred A. Wicklund Conscience compels the editors to warn the solver of several troublous words lying unobtrusively among a collection of pleasant and easily diverting ones. But that is the delight of cross word puzzling. The solver likes a little pain mixed with his pleasure. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |#####| 5 | 6 | 7 | |#####| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 12 | | | | |#####| 13 | |#####| 14 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 15 | | | |#####| 16 | | | |#####| 17 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 18 | | | | 19 |#####| 20 | |#####| 21 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| |#####| 22 | | 23 | | | 24 | | |#####| |#####| |#####| |#####| | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 25 |#####| 26 |#####| 27 | | | | | |#####| 28 |#####| 29 | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | |#####| |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 30 | 31 | | 32 | | |#####|#####| 33 | | 34 | | 35 | | | | | | | | |#####|#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 36 | | | | | |#####|#####| 37 | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####|#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| |#####| 38 | | 39 | 40 | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | |#####| |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 41 |#####| 42 | | | | | | | 43 |#####| 44 |#####| |#####| |#####| | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 45 | | 46 | | |#####| 47 | |#####| 48 | | 49 | | 50 | | | | | | |#####| | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 51 | | | |#####| 52 | | | |#####| 53 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 54 | | | | |#####| 55 | |#####| 56 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 57 | | | |#####| 58 | | | |#####| 59 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Market 5 Anything sour 8 Iron or wooden post 12 Farewell 13 One or any 14 Western sport 15 Tax 16 Small insects 17 Usage 18 Mohammedan devil 20 In accordance with 21 Brute 22 A register 27 An occupation 30 Part of dynamos 33 Form of affection 36 Higher knowledge 37 To slip away 38 Sign for giving notice 42 Repeated 45 Intoxicated 47 About 48 Entice 51 A salutation 52 One 53 Hollow tube 54 Extents 55 Proceed 56 Base of a statue 57 Zealous 58 Determined 59 Be full VERTICAL 1 An equal 2 Mexican brick 3 Small stream 4 Denoting the final end 6 Easy gallop 7 To recite in monotone 8 An arbor 9 Belief 10 Irritate 11 In law any damage 19 Vestry 21 A watch case 23 A young girl (Scotch) 24 Frustrate 25 Therefore 26 Cease 28 Dry by rubbing 29 Emitted blood 31 Upon 32 A bone (Latin) 34 Note of the scale (mus.) 35 A Roman weight 39 A farm 40 Realm 41 A crown 42 Mohammedan religion 43 Warehouse 44 A fruit 45 To melt 46 A wharf 49 Rodents 50 Be full PUZZLE NO. 122 NINE CROSSES By Madge Sweeney Fine masses of words, but not too difficult. A few unkeyed letters. Most puzzlers complain about them, and we don’t blame them. At the same time, it is good dictionary practise to hunt along among the “pal”s until you come to “pali.” +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | |#####| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |#####| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 12 | | |#####|#####|#####| 13 | | |#####|#####|#####| 14 | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 15 | | | 16 |#####| 17 | | | | 18 |#####| 19 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 20 | | 21 | | |#####| 22 | | 23 | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####|#####| 24 | | | |#####| 25 | | | |#####|#####|#####| |#####|#####|#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####|#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 26 |#####| 27 | | | | |#####| 28 | | | | 29 |#####| 30 | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 31 | 32 | | | | | |#####| 33 | | | | | 34 | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 35 | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| 36 | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 37 | | | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 |#####| 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 46 | | | | |#####| 47 | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####|#####| 48 | | | |#####| 49 | | | |#####|#####|#####| |#####|#####|#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####|#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 50 |#####| 51 | | | | |#####| 52 | | | | 53 |#####| 54 | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 55 | 56 | | |#####| 57 | | 58 | | |#####| 59 | | 60 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 61 | | |#####|#####|#####| 62 | | |#####|#####|#####| 63 | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 64 | | | |#####| 65 | | | | |#####| 66 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Talented 4 Lyric poem 8 Child 12 Card game 13 Enlarge 14 Past 15 Mop 17 Ruin 19 Justify 20 Little face 22 Pithy 24 Loose outer garment (Roman) 25 Beams 27 Heavenly body 28 Hirelings 31 Proceed 33 Indian 35 Viscous liquid 36 Jot 37 Drills skull 42 Chatterer 46 Portable chair 47 Gone astray 48 Sacred chamber of Hopi Indians 49 Xmas hymn 51 One who loves to excess 52 Rising and falling of water 55 Ball of thread 57 A system of elementary manual training 59 Further 61 Outcry 62 Measure for cloth 63 Garment 64 Eye 65 Method 66 Bills VERTICAL 1 As well 2 Curve 3 Lounge 5 Shield-shaped 6 Liquid measure (1⅓ qts.) used in Turkey 7 War horse 9 Rage 10 Mature 11 Civil offense 16 Staff 17 Generate 18 Beg 19 Dolts 21 State of insensibility 23 Iron holding millstone on spindle 26 Landing wharf 27 Troubles 29 Norse singer of heroic poems 30 Apathetic 32 Deface 34 Cool 38 Kind of tea 39 Passage 40 Parts of churches 41 Growler 42 Pagan 43 Pertaining to Arum family 44 Trained 45 To secure by winding rope around cleat 50 Response 51 An affair of honor 53 Metallic vein 54 Quarrel 56 Pull with force 58 Experienced 60 Point of a story PUZZLE NO. 123 THIS ONE WON’T BREAK YOUR HEAD By Isidore Edelstein Not much here to make you go around the house shouting, “a twenty-seven letter word meaning ‘cat’s eyeballs.’” Mr. Edelstein by no means makes himself a fiend, as some of the constructors do. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 1 | 2 | 3 | | 4 |#####| 5 | 6 | | 7 | 8 |#####| 9 | | 10 | 11 | 12 |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 13 | | | |#####| 14 | | | |#####| 15 | | | |#####| 16 | | | 17 | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 18 | | | | 19 | |#####| 20 | | 21 | | |#####| 22 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 24 | | | | 25 |#####| 26 | | |#####| 27 | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 28 | 29 |#####| 30 | | | | | |#####| 31 | | | | | |#####| 32 | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 33 | | |#####|#####| 34 | |#####| 35 | 36 | |#####| 37 | |#####|#####| 38 | | | | | | |#####|#####| | |#####| | | |#####| | |#####|#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| |#####| 39 | 40 | | | 41 |#####| |#####| 42 | | | 43 | 44 |#####| |#####| |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 45 | | 46 | | |#####| 47 | | 48 | | 49 | | |#####| 50 | | 51 | | 52 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 53 | | | | | 54 |#####| 55 | | | | |#####| 56 | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| |#####| 57 | | | | |#####| 58 | | | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 59 | 60 | | 61 | | |#####| 62 | | 63 | | |#####| 64 | | 65 | | 66 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 67 | | | | |#####| 68 | | | | | | 69 |#####| 70 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| |#####| 71 | | 72 | | |#####| |#####| 73 | | 74 | | |#####| |#####| |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 75 | | |#####|#####| 76 | |#####| 77 | | 78 |#####| 79 | |#####|#####| 80 | | 81 | | | | |#####|#####| | |#####| | | |#####| | |#####|#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 82 | |#####| 83 | 84 | | | | |#####| 85 | | | | 86 | 87 |#####| 88 | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 89 | | | | |#####| 90 | 91 | |#####| 92 | | | | 93 |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 94 | 95 | | | | |#####| 96 | | | | 97 |#####| 98 | | | | 99 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 100 | | | |#####| 101 | | | |#####| 102 | | | |#####| 103 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 104 | | | | |#####| 105 | | | | |#####| 106 | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Prostrate 5 Raving insanity 9 Inferred 13 Dread 14 Malicious glance 15 Tradition 16 Pertaining to mouth 18 Kindle 20 Figure of speech 22 Spoliation 24 Overflows 26 Utensil 27 Manners 28 Toward 30 Drift of vessel to leeward 31 Water nymphs 32 Like 33 Central part of wheel 34 Point of compass 35 Disconsolate 37 Monetary unit (abbr.) 38 Remains of fire 39 Restrain 42 Class among Hindus 45 White heron 47 Irritates 50 Ancient 53 Jet of water 55 Pay 56 Carnivore 57 Wrathful 58 Claw 59 Selection 62 Fertile spots in desert 64 Inborn 67 Earth 68 Bears 70 One who lavishes fondness 71 Inspirit 73 Single masted vessel 75 Congealed water 76 Hush 77 A newt 79 Hindu god 80 To catch 82 Obj. case of I 83 Racing horses 85 Aid 88 Exclamation 89 Mendicant monk 90 Portable bedstead 92 Abhors 94 Register 96 That which one does best 98 Despot 100 Achieves 101 Scent 102 Oppress 103 For snow running 104 Strict 105 Upper air 106 Precipitous VERTICAL 1 Wooden pin 2 Rave 3 Window built out from wall 4 Ingredient 5 Encountered 6 Orders 7 To be imminent 8 Yes 9 Esophagi 10 Vies with 11 Rainbow 12 Yellowish brown 13 Dirt 17 Thong 19 Golf term 21 An animal 23 Unite 25 Range 27 Kinds of isinglass 29 Output 32 Tree 36 Singing voice 39 A month (abbr.) 40 Pertaining to morals 41 Make amends for again 42 Wrinkles 43 Violent storm 44 Shade tree 45 Decree 46 Report passing from person to person 48 Service 49 Go in 51 Finger or toe 52 At no time 54 Before 56 Age 60 Consequently 61 Anger 63 Swell of sea 65 Apex 66 Mercenary 68 The upper air 69 Gash 72 Magic sword 74 Drugs to induce sleep 75 To cover with earth 77 Convoy 78 Blab 81 Eats quickly 83 Of a commonplace character 84 To be sick 86 Pen 87 Concise 89 Agitate 91 Either 93 Behalf 95 Our (Fr.) 96 Enemy 97 Head as of wheat 99 Blight PUZZLE NO. 124 POLYGON By Harry R. Torr It is pleasant sometimes to get away from the even square construction. This constructor does it quite neatly. He has a nice selection of easy and difficult words. +-----+-----+-----+ +-----+-----+ +-----+-----+ +-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 4 | 5 | | 6 | 7 | | 8 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 11 | | | | 12 | | | | 13 | | 14 | | | | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 16 | |#####| 17 | | | | | 18 | | | |#####| 19 | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 20 | | 21 |#####| 22 | | | 23 | 24 | | | |#####| 25 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 26 | | | 27 |#####| |#####| 28 | |#####| |#####| 29 | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | |#####| |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 30 | | | 31 |#####| 32 | | | |#####| 33 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 34 | | | | | 35 |#####| 36 | |#####| 37 | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 38 | | | 39 |#####|#####| 40 | | | | | | | | |#####|#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 41 | | | |#####|#####| 42 | | | | | | | | |#####|#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 43 | 44 | 45 | | | |#####| 46 | 47 |#####| 48 | | | 49 | 50 | | | | | | | | |#####| | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 51 | | | |#####| 52 | | | |#####| 53 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 54 | | | |#####| 55 |#####| 56 | |#####| 57 |#####| 58 | | | 59 | | | | | |#####| |#####| | |#####| |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 60 | | |#####| 61 | | 62 | | | 63 | | 64 |#####| 65 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 66 | |#####| 67 | | | | | 68 | | | 69 |#####| 70 | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 71 | | 72 | | | | | | 73 | | | | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 75 | | | | 76 | | | 77 | | | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+ +-----+-----+ +-----+-----+ +-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Skill 4 In that direction 6 Higher 8 A grain 11 An ocean wave 13 A non-existent place 16 Conjunction 17 Long for 18 Street car 19 Correlative of either 20 Vapor 22 Classification of diseases 25 Stripped felled tree 26 Chant 28 You and I 29 Photographic developer (abbr.) 30 Blood 32 Too 33 Attempt 34 Advance 36 Abbr. of city road 37 Tree destroyers 38 Heart 40 Cling to 41 Pastoral poem 42 Heap 43 Brave men 46 Pronoun 48 A cutter 51 So 52 Large snakes 53 True 54 Observes 56 Bone 58 Delineated 60 Period of time 61 Rushing waters 65 Woman of the garden 66 Not out 67 Folk tales 68 Famous for abuse and also a railroad 70 There 71 Civilized tribes 73 Vegetable (pl.) 75 Cut off 76 Latin “and” 77 Southern state (abbr.) 78 Form of “to be” VERTICAL 1 Censure 2 Concerning 3 Strike gently 4 Male voice 5 Metal bearers 6 Preposition 7 Fish 8 Resistance (elec.) 9 Diphthong 10 Cavalrymen 11 Marshes 12 Family 14 Method 15 Therefore 21 Winter blanket 23 Night birds 24 For fear that 25 Harp 27 Kindly 29 Toughened 31 Rusts 33 The “Almighty” 35 Prohibitionists 37 Tumor 39 Elevated R. R. 40 Abbr. measure of power 44 Perpetual 45 Ostrich 46 Plateau 47 Comfort 49 Worry 50 Raise 54 Net 55 Carried 57 Wander 59 Anti-prohibitionists 61 Also 62 Sleep 63 Head support 64 Respectful salutation 67 Either side of the mouth 69 Period of time 72 Toward 74 Conjunction PUZZLE NO. 125 FILLIP FOR AN IDLE HOUR By Captain F. F. Stewart If you have never solved a cross word puzzle before, this one might be good for a starter. Captain Stewart displays an admirable taste for simple words, even though he must have his black squares to get them. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | | 2 | | 3 | 4 |#####| 5 | | 6 | | 7 |#####| 8 | 9 | | 10 | | 11 | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| |#####| 12 | | | |#####| |#####| 13 | | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 14 | | | | | |#####| 15 | | | | |#####| 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| |#####| 17 | | 18 | |#####| |#####| 19 | 20 | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 21 | 22 | | 23 | |#####| 24 | | 25 | | 26 | | |#####| 27 | 28 | | 29 | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 30 | | | |#####| 31 | | | |#####| 32 | | | 33 |#####| 34 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| |#####| 35 | 36 | | |#####| |#####| |#####| 37 | | 38 | |#####| |#####| |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 39 | | 40 | | | |#####| 41 | | 42 | | 43 |#####| 44 | | | 45 | | 46 | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| |#####| 47 | | | |#####| |#####| 48 | | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 49 | | | | |#####|#####| 50 | | | | |#####|#####| 51 | | | | | | | | | | |#####|#####| | | | | |#####|#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| |#####| 52 | 53 | | |#####| |#####| 54 | | 55 | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 56 | 57 | | 58 | | |#####| 59 | 60 | | 61 | |#####| 62 | | 63 | | 64 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| |#####| 65 | | | 66 |#####| |#####| |#####| 67 | | | |#####| |#####| |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 68 | | 69 | |#####| 70 | | 71 | |#####| 72 | 73 | | |#####| 74 | 75 | | 76 | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 77 | | | | 78 |#####| 79 | | | 80 | | | |#####| 81 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| |#####| 82 | 83 | | |#####| |#####| 84 | | 85 | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 86 | | | | | |#####| 87 | | | | |#####| 88 | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| |#####| 89 | | | |#####| |#####| 90 | | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 91 | | | | | |#####| 92 | | | | |#####| 93 | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Engagement 5 Mixture of flour and water 8 Wire fastener 12 A good wash 13 Dark colored layer of the iris 14 Usual 15 Mixed with 16 Mien 17 Lacerate 19 Direction 21 Dodge 24 Young aquatic bird 27 Upright 30 Part 31 Birds’ house 32 Wild animal 34 Unemployed 35 Has no feet 37 Unborn plant 39 Choke 41 Old 44 Chooses 47 Or 48 Fabricated 49 Meeting place 50 Propel 51 Without evil 52 Kind of deer 54 Repose 56 A pilgrim to the Holy Land 59 Foe 62 Baby bed 65 Employs 67 Peasant 68 Helps 70 H. M. 72 Place 74 Fill to satiety 77 Guide 79 Well cooked 81 Dishonor 82 Hear ye 84 Kind of duck 86 An Indian monkey 87 African equine 88 Renter 89 Aquatic mammal 90 Flower 91 Literal meaning 92 Having lugs 93 Implement that cuts metal VERTICAL 1 Collect to a point 2 Fatal 3 Lessen 4 Story 5 A lighthouse 6 Shallow place 7 Famous prince 8 Big waters 9 Savor 10 Skinned 11 Condition of life 18 Old 20 Eras 22 Unit of electrical pressure 23 Unable to hear 25 Let it stand 26 Object of worship 28 Float on 29 Coagulated substance 31 Christmas 33 Specie of grass 36 Gratifies 38 Pertaining to an elemental force 39 Impress 40 Model 41 Swamp grass 42 Thronged 43 An abrasive 45 Belief 46 Understanding 53 Journey 55 Inhabitant of northern country 57 Mine entrance 58 Classical goddess 60 Cobra 61 Major part 63 Of the first rank 64 Soil 66 Father 67 To augur 68 Of the stars 69 Run away 71 Stream directer 73 Military explosive charge 75 Dried fruit 76 Shooting star 78 Excite 80 Unsmiling 81 Reposeful stupor 83 European river 85 Too PUZZLE NO. 126 GRACEFUL By Agnes Stewart Good words here, the kind that may not be on the tip of your tongue, but which you will add to your vocabulary for speaking or writing. Try out Horizontal 23, 25 or 86 at your next dinner party. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |#####| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |#####| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 14 | | | | |#####| 15 | | | | | 16 |#####| 17 | | | | 18 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 19 | | | |#####| 20 | | | | | | | 21 |#####| 22 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 23 | | | | 24 | | | |#####|#####| 25 | | | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####|#####| | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 27 | |#####| 28 | | | | |#####|#####| 29 | | | | |#####| 30 | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####|#####| | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 31 | | |#####| 32 | | 33 | 34 | | |#####| 35 | | 36 |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 37 | | | | 38 |#####| 39 | | | |#####| 40 | | | | 41 |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 42 | | | | | | 43 |#####| 44 | |#####| 45 | | | | | | 46 | | | | | | | | |#####| | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 47 | | |#####|#####| 48 | | 49 |#####|#####| 50 | | |#####|#####| 51 | | | | | | |#####|#####| | | |#####|#####| | | |#####|#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 52 | | |#####|#####| 53 | | |#####|#####| 54 | | |#####|#####| 55 | | | | | | |#####|#####| | | |#####|#####| | | |#####|#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 56 | | | 57 | 58 | | |#####| 59 | 60 |#####| 61 | | 62 | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 64 | | | | |#####| 65 | | | 66 |#####| 67 | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 68 |#####| 69 | | |#####| 70 | | | | | 71 |#####| 72 | | |#####| 73 | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 74 | 75 |#####| 76 | | 77 | | |#####|#####| 78 | | 79 | | |#####| 80 | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####|#####| | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 81 | | 82 | | | | | |#####|#####| 83 | | | | | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | |#####|#####| | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 85 | | | |#####| 86 | | | 87 | 88 | | | |#####| 89 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 90 | | | | 91 |#####| 92 | | | | | |#####| 93 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 94 | | | | |#####| 95 | | | |#####| 96 | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Let in 5 Back of neck 9 Earliest 14 Large 15 Word 17 Deputy 19 Nurse (Hindu) 20 Shapes 22 103 23 Lowest regions (Gr. myth.) 25 Chinese province 27 Not (prefix) 28 Short pastoral poems 29 Greek theatre 30 Towards 31 With 32 Holding (property) 35 Lair 37 Joints 39 Fleet 40 Foundation 42 Scatter 44 Father 45 Prop 47 Any 48 Spanish hero 50 Mouth 51 River (Sp.) 52 Street (abbr.) 53 One (Scot.) 54 Tree 55 Undivided 56 Slipping 59 Exists 61 Controls 64 Decree 65 Hutch 67 Hubs 69 Bird 70 Middle 72 Large cask 74 The object 76 Life principle in Hinduism 78 Resin 80 Italian river 81 Following 83 Town in Czecho-Slovakia 85 Electricity (abbr.) 86 Small bone in horse’s foot 89 Jot 90 Town in Belgian Congo 92 Icelandish giants 93 Pious 94 Dough for crust of pies 95 Disappeared 96 Coin VERTICAL 1 Indo-European 2 Valuable 3 Strict disciplinarian 4 Neuter pronoun 5 Explorer 6 Skill 7 Exclamation of ridicule 8 Evasive 10 Four 11 Wealth 12 Greek island 13 Stain 14 Town in Canal Zone 15 Young partridge 16 Eat away 18 Severity 20 Call 21 Beg 24 Snake 26 Pertaining to a system 31 Like a goose 33 Surface of cloth 34 Grape 36 Colorless gaseous element 37 A hundred weight 38 Cutting into two parts 40 Archer 41 Nets 42 Protrusion 43 Side building 45 Salve 46 Fish spawn (pl.) 49 Prefix—from 50 Myself 57 Ancient city 58 Mountain in Venezuela 59 Chemical unit 60 Imbiber 62 African country 63 Forcible separation 65 Telephone exchange 66 Sinning 68 Having two feet 70 Indian bark 71 Bellows 73 Now 75 Flower 77 Son (Gaelic prefix) 79 Inspect curiously 80 Aptly 82 Short for Rebecca 84 Portend 87 Tribe of Sioux Indians 88 Numbers (abbr.) 91 And (Latin) 93 Depart PUZZLE NO. 127 SPREADEAGLE By R. T. and C. K. The spread eagled “X” seems to be one of the most natural ways of disposing blacks in a cross word puzzle. Do you know, by the way, that some of the most fascinating problems in cross word puzzling lie in the difficulty and ease involved in the various designs of the blacks. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | 6 | 7 |#####| 8 | 9 | | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 14 |#####| 15 | | | |#####| 16 | | 17 | | |#####| 18 | | | |#####| 19 | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 20 | 21 | | | | | 22 |#####| 23 | | |#####| 24 | | | | | 25 | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 26 | | |#####| 27 | | | 28 | |#####| 29 | 30 | | | |#####| 31 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 32 | | | 33 |#####| 34 | | |#####|#####|#####| 35 | | |#####| 36 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 37 | | | | 38 |#####| 39 | | 40 |#####| 41 | | |#####| 42 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 43 | | | 44 |#####| 45 | | 46 | | |#####| 47 | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 48 | 49 |#####| 50 | | | 51 |#####| 52 | | |#####| 53 | | | |#####| 54 | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 55 | | 56 | |#####| 57 | | 58 |#####| |#####| 59 | | |#####| 60 | 61 | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 62 | |#####|#####|#####| 63 | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| 64 | |#####| |#####| | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 65 | | | 66 |#####| 67 | | |#####| |#####| 68 | | 69 |#####| 70 | | | 71 | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 72 | |#####| 73 | 74 | | |#####| 75 | | 76 |#####| 77 | | 78 | |#####| 79 | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 80 | | | |#####| 81 | | | | 82 |#####| 83 | | | 84 |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 85 | 86 | | | |#####| 87 | | |#####| 88 | | 89 |#####| 90 | | | 91 | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 92 | | | |#####| 93 | | |#####|#####|#####| 94 | | 95 |#####| 96 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 97 | | |#####| 98 | | | | 99 |#####| 100 | | | | 101 |#####| 102 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 103 | | | 104 | | | |#####| 105 | 106 | |#####| 107 | | | 108 | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 109 | | | |#####| 110 | | | | 111 |#####| 112 | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 113 | | | | | | | |#####| 114 | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Subtracted 8 A written agreement 15 Clayey earth 16 An imbecile 18 A Japanese food 20 Adds to 23 To marry 24 Idle talker 26 Wager 27 The Devil 29 Weird 31 A meadow 32 Security for liberation 34 A bone in the body 35 Covered wagon 36 Stop 37 Spaces 39 A color 41 Nervous energy (slang) 42 Number one 43 Face of an instrument 45 A drunkard 47 Evergreen trees 48 Babylonian god 50 Of the same age 52 Period of time 53 Taunt 54 Personal pronoun 55 Remain 57 An avoirdupois measure 59 Part of a golf course 60 Not living 62 Either 63 Small waves 64 A preposition 65 So be it 67 Small viper 68 Hard shelled fruit 70 Distance measured by the foot 72 A college degree 73 Unoccupied 75 Stable 77 Indicative of grief 79 Seventh note of the musical scale 80 To weave 81 A weak acid 83 Kind of fish 85 The elect 87 Male child 88 Part of a pea 90 A town near Bombay 92 Member of an ancient Teutonic race 93 Short fine hair 94 A dolt 96 Final purpose 97 Opposed to science 98 An ocean-going steamship 100 A small shoot 102 Kind of pastry 103 Descriptive of heavy rainfall 105 To affect with pain 107 Captivates 109 Designating title 110 That inside 112 Exclamation 113 Star-like mark 114 Lessens VERTICAL 2 Vacated 3 A cast 4 Bottle-like vessels 5 Tree found in swamp land 6 Measure (printing) 7 Soft feathers 8 Classified regulations 9 Upon 10 Retinue 11 Ritual 12 Division of play 13 Underground apartments 14 Herbiferous vegetables 17 Regarding 19 Talked idly 21 A fruit 22 Mix 24 Snare 25 Elongated fishes 28 Encourage 30 Eternal 33 Religious term designating the people 36 Engaged 38 A cutting instrument 40 Feminine of deer 41 Leguminous plant with edible seed 42 Fabrication 44 Lighted 46 Supporter 47 Expression of contempt 49 Smallest particle of matter (pl.) 51 Pertaining to Norway 53 The Saviour 54 Abhors 56 Part of the verb “to be” 58 Bite 59 Decade 61 Devour 65 To reject 66 After the eighth 67 High in the scale (mus.) 69 Neuralgia 70 Movement of the shoulders indicating indifference 71 Without commiseration 74 To end life 75 Species of bean 76 Overturn 78 Loose talk 80 The young of a feline family 81 To drill 82 Cage 84 Suggest 86 Learning 87 Stopper 89 Challenge 91 Satisfy with food (Scot.) 93 Of better quality 95 Decisive 98 Calcium compound 99 Position 100 Toboggan 101 Strong wind 104 Woven texture 106 Within 108 Entangle 110 Exists 111 Note of the musical scale PUZZLE NO. 128 YOU’LL HEAR ME CALLING YAHOO By Charlotte G. Davis Good design, good words, good puzzle. Bring forth the Venus Pencil. This one will give you the time of your life. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |#####| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |#####| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |#####| 14 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 15 | | | | 16 |#####| 17 | | |#####| 18 |#####| 19 | | |#####| 20 | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 21 |#####| 22 | | | | 23 |#####| 24 | | 25 | | 26 | | |#####| 27 | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 28 | 29 |#####| 30 | | | | 31 |#####| 32 | | | | |#####| 33 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 34 | | 35 |#####| 36 | | | | 37 |#####| 38 | | |#####| 39 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 40 | | | 41 |#####| 42 | | | | 43 | |#####| 44 | 45 | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 46 | | 47 | |#####| 48 | | |#####| 49 |#####| 50 | | | |#####| 51 | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 52 | | | |#####| 53 | | | |#####| 54 | 55 | | | |#####| 56 | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 57 |#####| 58 | | | 59 |#####|#####|#####| |#####| 60 | | | |#####| 61 | | | | |#####| | | | |#####|#####|#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 62 | 63 | | |#####| 64 | 65 | 66 | | | | | | |#####| 67 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 68 | | |#####| 69 | | | |#####| |#####|#####|#####| 70 | 71 | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####|#####|#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 72 | |#####| 73 | | | | |#####| 74 | 75 | 76 | |#####| 77 | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 78 | | | |#####| |#####| 79 | | |#####| 80 | | | |#####| 81 | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 82 | | | | | 83 |#####| 84 | | | | 85 | |#####| 86 | | 87 | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 88 | | | | |#####| 89 | 90 | |#####| 91 | | | | 92 |#####| 93 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 94 | | | |#####| 95 | | | | 96 |#####| 97 | | | | 98 |#####| 99 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 100 | | |#####| 101 | | | | | | 102 |#####| 103 | | | | 104 |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 105 | |#####| 106 | | |#####| |#####| 107 | | 108 |#####| 109 | | | | 110 |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 111 | | | | |#####| 112 | | | | |#####| 113 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Carrier of goods 6 Despicable character 10 Sounded through the nose 15 African river 17 Ugly old woman 19 Space between two columns 20 Person aforesaid 22 White of egg 24 Drilled 27 Devoted woman 28 Denial 30 A fungus 32 Striking effect 33 Burning wood 34 Instrument for cooling 36 Flies high 38 Wicked spirit 39 Obscurely 40 Metallic element 42 Made one 44 Imbues 46 Untilled land 48 Incision 50 Solemn statement 52 A necessity of civilized society 53 Forbid 54 European country 56 Toward 58 Russian political body 60 Particles of earth 61 To place 62 Slender 64 Kind of engraving 67 Insect 68 Dry 69 Japanese liquor 70 Pretense 72 Denoting presence 73 Twelve 74 Mind 77 Form of ownership in English islands 78 A game 79 Precious stone 80 Regular route 82 The East 84 Hard native iron 86 A comfort in winter 88 Kind of horse 89 A vegetable spike 91 Grumble 93 Bright saying 94 Foreign poet 95 Character in Dickens 97 Killed 99 To exist 100 Morbid growth 101 Outside the law 103 New field of exploration 105 In like manner 106 A person 107 Kind of fish 109 Author’s final word 111 To join 112 Poisonous snake 113 East Indian soldier VERTICAL 2 One 3 Light carriage 4 Side glance 5 Comes close 7 Exclamation 8 Article of wearing apparel 9 A monster 11 To aid 12 Mournful 13 Affirmative 14 Notorious lawyer 16 Stiffness 18 Used with camera 20 Throws violently 21 Improper 23 Spotted 25 Sharp 26 Short slumbers 27 Mythological maiden 29 A means of propulsion 31 Short time 33 Reverence for duty 35 Pastoral 37 To astonish greatly 39 Distributed 41 Dorsal aspect of thorax in insects 43 Study of derivations 45 Browns 47 Unit of electric measurement 49 The South 51 Ancient barbarians 55 Large cask 56 Ancient king (abbr.) 57 To try 59 A virago 61 Toilet unguent 63 To grant 65 To lengthen 66 Greek philosopher 67 Courteous form of address 69 Pertaining to center of our system 71 Color 73 English seaport 75 Chunk of ice 76 African chieftains 78 A nut 80 On guard 81 Later 82 Disables 83 Water fowl 84 Superior fellow 85 Uttered 87 Small pocket 88 A decorative tree 90 Ancient 92 Rights to retain property 95 Disappear 96 Aromatic plant 98 Hub of wheel 101 Tavern 102 Youth 104 To wipe 106 Contact 108 A pronoun 110 Expressive of effort PUZZLE NO. 129 BEDIAMONDED BEAUTY By P. R. Brown This diamond studded puzzle is truly a gem. It should prove only moderately difficult, for all its pretty designs. (You know, of course, that a handsome design often leads the builder into difficulties from which he escapes by resort to some musty word concealed in the depths of the dictionary.) +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |#####| 7 |#####| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 14 |#####| 15 | | | | |#####| 16 | | 17 |#####| 18 | | | | |#####| 19 | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 20 | 21 |#####| 22 | | |#####| 23 | | | | 24 |#####| 25 | | |#####| 26 | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 27 | | 28 |#####| |#####| 29 | | | | | | 30 |#####| |#####| 31 | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 32 | | | | | | | | |#####| 33 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 34 | | |#####| |#####| 35 | | | 36 | | | |#####| |#####| 37 | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 38 | |#####| 39 | | 40 |#####| 41 | | | | |#####| 42 | | 43 |#####| 44 | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 45 | | | | 46 |#####| 47 | | |#####| 48 | | | | 49 |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 50 | | | | | | 51 |#####| |#####| 52 | | | | | | 53 |#####| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 54 | | | |#####| 55 | | | | | | | | |#####| 56 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 57 | | | 58 | | | |#####| |#####| 59 | | | 60 | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 61 |#####| 62 | | | | |#####| 63 | | 64 |#####| 65 | | | | |#####| 66 | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 67 | 68 |#####| 69 | | |#####| 70 | | | | 71 |#####| 72 | | |#####| 73 | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 74 | | 75 |#####| 76 |#####| 77 | | | | | | 78 |#####| |#####| 79 | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 80 | | | | | | | | |#####| 81 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 82 | | |#####| |#####| 83 | | | 84 | | | |#####| |#####| 85 | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 86 | |#####| 87 | | 88 |#####| 89 | | | | |#####| 90 | | 91 |#####| 92 | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 93 | | | | 94 |#####| 95 | | |#####| 96 | | | | 97 |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 98 | | | | | | |#####| |#####| 99 | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Striking part of a bell 8 That which draws 15 At right angles to ship’s keel 16 Head covering 18 Pains 20 Pronoun 22 To be incorrect 23 Procreated (arch.) 25 Period of time 26 Southern state (abbr.) 27 Sign of the Zodiac 29 Inferior crown 31 An enclosure 32 One who applies 33 Not permanent 34 A uniting force 35 Atmospheric conditions 37 A digit 38 Past tense (suffix) 39 Deity (Latin) 41 Fathers 42 Head covering 44 Personal pronoun 45 An Oriental shrub or tree 47 Also not 48 Flies aloft 50 Harkens 52 A medicinal plant 54 A raw hide 55 Entrapped again 56 Calcium oxide 57 An allowance made by court order 59 Registers 62 Muzzle 63 Long church seat 65 Light pith helmet 67 Land measure 69 Periods of time (abbr.) 70 Preserved 72 Married 73 Parent 74 A spigot 77 Verbal pledges 79 Remote 80 Teachers 81 Corrupt (obs.) 82 Pinch 83 Primness 85 Hazard 86 Toward 87 Offer of price 89 Periods of time 90 A domestic animal 92 Ahead 93 Morning 95 Mythical female being (Norse) 96 Harbor 98 Larynx (combining form) 99 One who obliterates VERTICAL 2 Musical syllable 3 Man’s name (abbr.) 4 Relevant 5 Equality of value 6 Printer’s measure 7 A dark-skinned foreigner (colloq.) 9 God of noon-day sun 10 One 11 Professing a certain religion 12 A beverage 13 Bone 14 Expands 16 Beyond question 17 Large feline carnivore 19 Soldiers’ drinking flask 21 Lukewarm 23 Removes bones from 24 Weeds 26 Poisonous fluid 28 To open (arch.) 29 Cry of a bird 30 Dark viscid oily fluid 31 Peevish mood 36 Former French palace—now museum 39 Fate 40 Burdensome 42 First name of a President of the U. S. 43 Cooked on a gridiron 45 Elevations 46 Concerning 48 Odor 49 Steps in a fence 50 A grassy field 51 Filthy habitation 52 To mimic 53 Squares of type 58 Death rate 60 Agent 61 Government grants 63 Followed up 64 Uniters of metal 66 Heels over 68 A popular diversion 70 To convey 71 Ruminant, possessive 73 Open inner court (Sp.) 75 Young dog 77 A small report 78 To explore secretly 79 Capricious hobby 84 Raised platform 87 An obstruction 88 Clamor 90 Boon companion 91 Obtain 93 Parent 94 Worthless (colloq. abbr.) 96 Personal pronoun 97 Negative reply PUZZLE NO. 130 FOR INSOMNIACS By Dennis R. Smith We are told that puzzles put people to sleep and prevent nervous breakdowns by taking the subject’s mind off his troubles. This one should have therapeutic qualities, for according to the ratio rule it could have at least 38 black squares, whereas it has only 33. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |#####| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 14 | | | | | |#####| 15 |#####| 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 17 | | |#####| 18 | | 19 | | 20 | | |#####| 21 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 22 | |#####| 23 | | | | | | | | 24 |#####| 25 | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 26 | | 27 | |#####| 28 | | | | |#####| 29 | 30 | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 31 | | | | 32 |#####| 33 | | |#####| 34 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 35 | | | 36 | |#####| 37 | 38 | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 39 | | | | |#####|#####|#####| 40 | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 41 |#####| 42 | | | | 43 |#####| 44 | | | | |#####| 45 | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 46 | 47 | | | |#####| 48 | 49 | |#####| 50 | | | 51 | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 52 | | | |#####| 53 | | | | 54 |#####| 55 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 56 | |#####| 57 | 58 | | | | | | 59 | |#####| 60 | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 61 | | 62 |#####| 63 | | | | | | |#####| 64 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 65 | | | 66 | | |#####| |#####| 67 | | 68 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 69 | | | | | | |#####| 70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Indian squaws 7 Sociable 14 Drier 16 An injury 17 Obtain 18 One who slanders 21 A broad ferryboat 22 A denial 23 A lynx 25 Symbol of metallic element 26 Island connected with life of Napoleon 28 To shut in 29 Land measure (pl.) 31 To wait 33 Suffix denoting superlative 34 To eat away 35 To reward 37 Form 39 Intentions 40 To avoid 42 American journalist 44 Tail-like plait of hair 46 “That is to say” (two words) 48 Name of either boy or girl 50 Vehicles on runners 52 Stop 53 Nobleman of lowest grade 55 Part of the eye 56 Anglo-French (abbr.) 57 Impartation of knowledge 60 Greek letter 61 Egg of a louse 63 A country 64 A prefix denoting through 65 Willows 67 Projecting edge in carpentry 69 A copper alloy 70 Small device for throwing a stream of liquid VERTICAL 1 Loadstones 2 A small space 3 Strike 4 In the year of our Lord 5 Mother of Helen of Troy 6 Acute crest of a mountain range 8 Flower (Fr.) 9 Decorative plant 10 Denoting equality 11 Upper part of apron 12 Lent 13 Enclosed 15 Young sheep 19 Noted 20 Ditches used as fortifications 23 Religious order 24 Canvas covered with waterproof material 27 Tool used to make holes for small nails 30 Smallest European deer 32 Fungus used in cooking 34 Edge of a roof 36 Combining form meaning within (Greek) 38 Ejaculation meaning “alas” 41 Furnace used by alchemists 43 Location 44 Proportional share 45 Soothe 47 Simple 49 Mouths (more common as adjective) 51 Eating principal meal of the day 53 Saclike cavity 54 Simpleton 58 Loose soil 59 Smell 62 Fasten 64 Confused noise 66 Prefix, geological epoch 68 Seventh tone of musical scale PUZZLE NO. 131 HOCUS POCUS By M. H. Foster Doesn’t this look easy, a simple little pattern that seems certain to be filled with such words as “dog” and “cat?” The editors did not want the solver to have the shock of picking this one as a light ten minutes, and then find himself involved in tormenting perplexities. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |#####| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 10 | | | | |#####|#####|#####| 11 | | | | 12 | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 13 | |#####| 14 | | |#####| 15 | | |#####| 16 | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 17 | | 18 | | |#####| 19 |#####| 20 | | 21 | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 22 | | | |#####| 23 | | 24 |#####| 25 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 26 | | |#####| 27 | | | | 28 |#####| 29 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 30 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 31 | 32 | |#####| 33 | | | | |#####| 34 | 35 | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 36 | | | 37 |#####| 38 | | |#####| 39 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 40 | | | | 41 |#####| |#####| 42 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 43 | |#####| 44 | | |#####| 45 | | |#####| 46 | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 47 | | 48 | | |#####|#####|#####| 49 | | 50 | | | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 51 | | | | |#####| 52 | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Proper name 5 Lawful 10 Freeman of the lowest rank (anc. English) 11 Highest mountain in Africa 13 King of Bashan (Bib.) 14 Common nickname 15 Study with care 16 One 17 A semicircular base 20 Combining form for a gaseous element 22 Roman god of war 23 Good (Fr.) 25 Places where two parts come together 26 Number 27 Malicious burning of another’s house 29 Biblical character 30 Shocking 31 Rested 33 Moderately wet 34 Entire man, body and mind 36 A county seat in Oklahoma 38 Bring to court 39 Madam (German) 40 Smells 42 Fertile spot in a waste 43 Note of scale 44 Negation 45 Facility resulting from practice 46 Any powerful deity 47 To furnish with an engine 49 A man who does woman’s work 51 Town in Siberia 52 Testing of an alloy VERTICAL 1 Part of Mediterranean sea 2 Behold 3 Songs 4 Kinds 6 Holy picture 7 Mountain between France and Italy 8 Preposition 9 Headdress (pl.) 10 Sound judgment 12 Unusually 18 Extended written exposition 19 Friend of Cicero, Roman comic actor 21 Plaguers 23 Broth (pl. Scot.) 24 Sound 27 Limb 28 Negative 32 Rub oil upon 35 Mirth 37 Cotton goods used for overalls 39 Destiny (pl.) 41 Descendants 42 Globes 48 Leave 50 Exclamation used in double as a farewell PUZZLE NO. 132 A WORD FEST By Aard-vark The gentleman whose nom-de-plume appears above—look it up if you think there ain’t no such word—is a highly trained dictionary hound. He pulls out some amazing words sometimes. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |#####| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |#####| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 14 | | | |#####| 15 | | | | |#####| 16 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 17 | | | | 18 |#####| 19 | | |#####| 20 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 21 | |#####| 22 | | 23 | |#####| 24 | 25 | | |#####| 26 | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####| 27 | | | |#####|#####|#####| 28 | | | 29 |#####|#####| |#####|#####| | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | |#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 30 | 31 | |#####| 32 | | 33 | 34 | 35 | | |#####| 36 | 37 | 38 | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 39 | | | 40 |#####| 41 | | | | |#####| 42 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 43 | |#####| 44 | 45 | | |#####| 46 | | 47 | |#####| 48 | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 49 | | 50 | | |#####| 51 | 52 | |#####| 53 | | 54 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 55 | | |#####| 56 | 57 | | | | 58 | |#####| 59 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####| 60 | 61 | | |#####|#####|#####| 62 | | 63 | |#####|#####| |#####|#####| | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | |#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 64 | 65 |#####| 66 | | | 67 |#####| 68 | | | |#####| 69 | 70 | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 71 | | 72 | | |#####| 73 | 74 | |#####| 75 | | 76 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 77 | | | |#####| 78 | | | | 79 |#####| 80 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 81 | | | |#####| 82 | | | | |#####| 83 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Poisonous tree 5 Theme or subject (mus.) 10 Color of unbleached stuff 14 Style 15 Tusks 16 Spoils 17 Kind of wind 19 Man’s name 20 Kind of cross shape 21 All right 22 To offer to verify 24 Obstruct 26 Roman copper coin 27 An arrow poison 28 Besides 30 The earth (Prov.) 32 Kind of scepter 36 Separate portion 39 Species of duck 41 Household utensils 42 Empty 43 Chinese cash 44 Scope 46 Prefix, air 48 Verb intransitive 49 Seed of canary grass 51 Anything small 53 Offcut 55 Knot (rare) 56 Contemporary 59 Beverage 60 Irregularly employed person 62 To remove 64 First month of Jewish year 66 Spanish dollar 68 Original sin (symbol.) 69 Always 71 Passed 73 Pass over ridge 75 Float of mill wheel 77 Dark 78 Lowest deck of vessel 80 Deer 81 Inner sole of a shoe 82 The nether world 83 Allowance for waste VERTICAL 1 To 2 Bring together compactly 3 Vessel for consecrated wine 4 Covered vehicle 5 Syllable of scale 6 Crosswise 7 To take away (obs.) 8 Rainbow 9 Suffix signifying “to make” 10 Genus of venomous snakes 11 Coop or pen 12 Ecclesiastical court of Rome 13 Indian tribe 18 Common newt (obs. Sp.) 20 Blow or thump 23 Serving to inspire fear 25 Rigid 27 Artificial international language 29 Originally the highest note in scale 30 Glory 31 Turbid 33 Enraged 34 To cause 35 Growing out 37 Window 38 Witness (leg.) 40 Pertaining to language of Indo-China 42 Good 45 Snatched away 47 Religious book 50 Segment of the hind limb 52 Bone 54 Rested 57 A matter 58 Unknown land 61 To set on end 63 To suffer 64 The southwest wind 65 Kind of plum cake 67 An annual plant, good for food 68 A genus of succulent plant 69 Away from the wind 70 Spume 72 Name of King Arthur’s lance 74 Original 76 Joke 78 An exclamation 79 A paragraph added to a writing PUZZLE NO. 133 SMALL BUT MIGHTY By Irvan Neckerman Mr. Neckerman, well enough known to those that solved the first two Cross Word Puzzle Books, has concocted one of his choice brews. That is to say, he has found some unsuspected words. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 2 | 3 |#####| 4 | | 5 | | 6 |#####| 7 | 8 | 9 | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 10 | | | | |#####| |#####| 11 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 12 | | |#####| 13 | | | | |#####| 14 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 15 | | | 16 | |#####| |#####| 17 | 18 | | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 19 | | | |#####| 20 | | |#####| 21 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 22 | | 23 |#####| |#####| 24 | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 25 | 26 | |#####| 27 | 28 | | 29 | |#####| 30 | 31 | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 32 | | 33 | | |#####| 34 | | 35 | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 36 | |#####| 37 | | |#####| 38 | | |#####| 39 | 40 | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 41 | | 42 | |#####| 43 | 44 | |#####| 45 | 46 | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 47 | | | | 48 | | | | 49 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 50 | | |#####| 51 | | | | |#####| 52 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 53 | | | |#####| 54 | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Colossal wooden statue 4 Another colossal wooden statue 7 Where both statues can now be seen (abbr.) 10 A weight of twelve grains 11 A medley 12 Genus of ruminant quadrupeds 13 Domestic fowl 14 The highest part 15 Shoemaker’s awl 17 The appointor 19 Large European dormouse 20 An alcoholic beverage 21 A rude man 22 Bill of an anchor 24 For each 25 Brood of pheasants 27 Star of first magnitude in Orion 30 Refuse 32 Circular 34 Clasp to fasten garments in front 36 Jade 37 A card 38 Artificial international language 39 As the definite article was often written in old English 41 Imitator 43 To carve or cut up a fish 45 Musical instrument 47 The condition of being consumed by a low form of organism 50 Actually existing being 51 Unique 52 Trembling poplar 53 The needlefish 54 Double VERTICAL 1 Pertaining to tapestry 2 Coin in the Ionian Islands 3 Prater 4 To intend 5 Fowl 6 A sort of dice, formerly used 7 Inhabitants of parts of S. America 8 Dealer in unctuous substances 9 Billet 16 Strong emotion 18 Turkish weight 23 Recompense formerly given by murderers 24 To toil 26 Shrub of the holly family 28 Mass of ice 29 Towering 31 To throw again 33 Yeast 35 Vermillion red 36 Blistered 40 Measures of linen thread 42 Scotch highlanders 44 Well-known Japanese 46 Seed of a leguminous herb 48 Part of head 49 Unspent PUZZLE NO. 134 THE BUTTERFLY By Mr. and Mrs. Ottokar T. Cadek This winged masterpiece represents an achievement in the interlocking of long words in a beautiful design. All hats off to the constructors! +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |\\\\\| |\\\\\| | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | |\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 15 | | | | | | | | 16 | 17 | 18 |#####|#####|#####| 19 |#####|#####|#####| 20 | 21 | 22 | | | | | | | | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 24 | | | |#####| 25 | | | | | | |#####| 26 | | 27 |#####| 28 | | | | | | |#####| 29 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\| 30 | | |#####| 31 | | |#####| 32 | |#####| 33 | | | | |#####| 34 | |#####| 35 | | |#####| 36 | | |\\\\\| |\\\\\| | | |#####| | | |#####| | |#####| | | | | |#####| | |#####| | | |#####| | | |\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\| 37 | | | 38 |#####| |#####| 39 | | | 40 |#####| 41 | | |#####| 42 | | | 43 |#####| |#####| 44 | | | |\\\\\| |\\\\\| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\| 45 | | | 46 | | 47 | |#####| 48 | | | | | | | | |#####| 49 | 50 | | 51 | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\| |#####| 52 | | | | | 53 | | |#####| 54 | | |#####| 55 | | 56 | | | | | |#####| |\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\| |#####| | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | | |#####| |\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| 57 | | | | | | | | | 58 |#####| |#####| 59 | | | | | | | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|#####| 60 | | | |#####| 61 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| 62 | | | |#####|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| 63 | |#####| 64 | |#####| |#####| 65 | |#####| 66 | 67 |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| | |#####| | |#####| |#####| | |#####| | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|#####|#####| 68 | 69 | 70 | | | 71 |#####|#####| 72 | | 73 |#####|#####| 74 | | | 75 | 76 | 77 |#####|#####|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|#####|#####| | | | | | |#####|#####| | | |#####|#####| | | | | | |#####|#####|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|#####| 78 | | | | |#####| 79 | 80 | | | | | | 81 | |#####| 82 | | | | 83 |#####|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| 84 | | | | | | 85 | | |#####| 86 | | |#####| 87 | | 88 | | | | | | 89 |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| 90 | | |#####| 91 | | | | | 92 | | | | 93 | | | | | |#####| 94 | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| | | |#####| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| 95 | | | 96 | | |#####| 97 | | | | | | | | |#####| 98 | | 99 | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| 100 | | | |#####| 101 | 102 | |#####| 103 | | | | |#####| 104 | 105 | |#####| 106 | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| 107 | | | 108 |#####| 109 | | 110 |#####| 111 | | |#####| 112 | | |#####| 113 | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| 114 | | | 115 | |#####| 116 | | | | | | |#####| 117 | 118 | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| 119 | | | | | 120 | |#####| 121 | | |#####| 122 | 123 | | | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |#####| 124 | | | |#####| 125 | | |#####| 126 | | | |#####| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| 127 | | | | |#####|#####| |#####|#####| 128 | | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | | |#####|#####| |#####|#####| | | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| 129 | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| 130 | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Boundary 8 Conjecture 15 Relieves 20 Pugnacity 24 Fuse 25 Repartee 26 Pronoun 28 Confection 29 Responsibility 30 High priest 31 Digit 32 State (abbr.) 33 Muck 34 Conjunction 35 Reply (abbr.) 36 Basket (Prov. Eng.) 37 Borders 39 Swine 41 Beverage 42 Cleverness 44 Concavity 45 Candor 48 One of an early sect of Christians 49 Thrust in fencing 52 Automobile 54 Discover 55 Renounces 57 Priestly 59 Distinctive characters 60 Last (obs.) 61 Moths 62 Shreds 63 Negative 64 Pronoun 65 Hypothetical natural force 66 Pronoun 68 Claws 72 Of God 74 Set 78 Gallic priest 79 Perpetual 82 Cooks 84 Keeper of funds 86 Spanish hero 87 Old French coins 90 Female bird 91 Diplomatic representative 94 Female rabbit 95 Surround 97 Scratched 98 Admonish 100 Imitate 101 Tinge 103 Small crane on a ship 104 Consume 106 Secretion of the kidneys 107 Fowl 109 Encircle 111 Number 112 Unite 113 Grating 114 Revelry 116 Silly 117 Eats sparingly 119 Projecting 121 Old soldier 122 Grow slender 124 Indian nurse 125 Point of compass 126 Jot 127 Offense 128 Wrecks 129 Corroded 130 Spawn VERTICAL 1 Mohammedan prince 2 Blossoming 3 Farthest 4 Note of the scale 5 Wrong 6 Hydrometer 7 Deceased 8 Hip bones 9 State of U. S. A. 10 Units 11 Move 12 Sowbug 13 Assyrian city 14 Study 15 Part of “to be” 16 Preposition 17 Hence 18 Become inert 19 Love of children 20 More intelligent 21 Orient 22 In the place quoted (abbr.) 23 Forked pipes 26 Flings (coll.) 27 Substance used for polishing 38 Woman’s robe (obs.) 39 Drove 40 Angel 42 Compressed 43 Young oyster 44 Examples 46 Voice; used in music 47 Split 50 Greedy 51 Drink 53 Punctuation mark 56 Slug 58 Rest 59 Japanese statesman 63 Knotted 67 Stool 68 Wooden plates 69 American Unitarian Association (abbr.) 70 Childish utterances 71 English poet 72 Beautiful 73 Vague 74 Checkered 75 Part of a flower 76 Obtain with difficulty 77 Disinfect 78 Flood 80 Scandinavian navigator 81 Poker term 83 Breathed heavily 84 Pronoun 85 Concerning 88 Parent 89 Bristle 92 Tablet 93 Louse egg 96 Pertaining to the muses 99 Rush 102 National reservation 105 Accession 108 Phoebus 110 Suffuse 112 Norse pantheon 113 Pike (Scot.) 115 Coronet 118 Vacant 120 Identify 123 Shed freely PUZZLE NO. 135 SAFE AND SANE By “Old Nick” Many puzzlers will find an ideal example of what a Cross Word should be. In design, interlock, words and definitions it is very near to perfection. Constructors can learn a thing or two here. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 5 | | 6 | 7 |#####|#####|#####| 8 | 9 | | 10 | | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 15 | | | |#####| |#####| 16 | | 17 |#####| 18 | | |#####| |#####| 19 | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 20 | | |#####| 21 | | 22 |#####| 23 | | 24 | | |#####| 25 | | 26 |#####| 27 | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 28 | |#####| 29 | | | | 30 |#####| 31 | | |#####| 32 | | | | 33 |#####| 34 | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 35 | | | | | | 36 |#####| |#####| 37 | | | | | | 38 |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 39 | | | | |#####| 40 | | | | | | | | |#####| 41 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 42 | | | 43 | | | |#####| |#####| 44 | | | 45 | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 46 | 47 |#####| 48 | | | | |#####| 49 | | 50 |#####| 51 | | | | |#####| 52 | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 53 | | 54 |#####| 55 | | |#####| 56 | | | | 57 |#####| 58 | | |#####| 59 | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 60 | | 61 |#####| |#####| 62 | | |#####| 63 | | 64 |#####| |#####| 65 | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####| 66 | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| 67 | | | | | | |#####|#####| |#####|#####| | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | |#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 68 | | |#####| |#####| 69 | | 70 |#####| 71 | | |#####| |#####| 72 | | 73 |#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 74 | | |#####| 75 | | 76 |#####| 77 | | 78 | | |#####| 79 | | 80 |#####| 81 | | 82 | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 83 | |#####| 84 | | | | 85 |#####| 86 | | |#####| 87 | | | | 88 |#####| 89 | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 90 | | | | | | 91 |#####| |#####| 92 | | | | | | 93 |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 94 | | | | |#####| 95 | | | | | | | | |#####| 96 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 97 | | | 98 | | | |#####| |#####| 99 | | | 100 | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 101 | 102 |#####| 103 | | | | |#####| 104 | | 105 |#####| 106 | | | | |#####| 107 | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 108 | | 109 |#####| 110 | | |#####| 111 | | | | 112 |#####| 113 | | |#####| 114 | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 115 | | | 116 |#####| |#####| 117 | | |#####| 118 | | 119 |#####| |#####| 120 | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 121 | | | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| 122 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Antithesis of reverse manner 8 Make clear 15 Loyal 16 Edible grain 18 Brother 19 Variety of quartz 20 Agitate 21 Disease 23 Ceremonial plate 25 Son (Scotch and Irish) 27 An arch 28 Part of “to be” 29 Bulky packages 31 Couch 32 Evergreen tree 34 Otherwise 35 Finch-like bird 37 Sharer 39 Reproach 40 Adjustable fronts of armor headpieces 41 Dishearten 42 Delayed 44 Enchantment 46 About 48 Restrain 49 In addition 51 Oblique direction 52 Energy 53 Nevertheless 55 Female 56 Keen watcher 58 One (Scotch) 59 Play on words 60 Card game 62 Hymenopterous insect 63 Tibetan antelope 65 Bring forth young 66 Lay prior claim to 67 Condemn 68 Metal collar (obs.) 69 Foodstuffs container 71 Mimic 72 Plant moisture 74 Term of respectful address 75 Man (Latin) 77 Wavy 79 Precious object 81 Immense fabulous bird 83 Printer’s type measure 84 Part of an ornamental edging 86 Toddler 87 Fertile spot 89 Interjection of surprise 90 Nautical rope 92 Certifies 94 Contemptuous insinuation 95 Dangerous snowslide 96 Taste 97 Originator 99 Method of painting 101 As far as 103 Harden 104 Single spot 106 Showers 107 Close to 108 Carp-like fish 110 Squares of type sizes 111 Unable to move 113 Genie 114 Japanese waistband 115 Exceedingly 117 Kind of conveyance 118 Rule of action 120 A hybrid 121 Indispensable 122 Adorns VERTICAL 1 Capacity to smell 2 Shine 3 Large covered wagon 4 Mode of metropolitan travel 5 Surgical instrument 6 Observe 7 Bark 8 Eagle 9 Expression of mild wonder 10 Diagram 11 Execute 12 Literary miscellany 13 Novice 14 Discharge of waste matter 17 Tally 18 Nourished 21 Cloaks 22 Heir 24 Trying 25 Sicilian wine 26 Forgive 29 Poisoned 30 Cleave asunder 32 Invitations 33 Attractive woman (slang) 35 Small cask 36 Anarchistic 37 Rough oblong mass of metal 38 Title of a recent play 43 Physical exercises 45 Metallic element 47 Apodal fish 49 Craft 50 Excavated 52 Firearm 54 Sot 56 Prank 57 Saponaceous 59 Parental pet name 61 Metalliferous mineral 62 Pertinent 64 Took sustenance 65 Extremity 68 Storage receptacle 70 Kind of fruit 71 High (musical) 73 Court 74 Touchy 75 Throb 76 Turns as on an axis 78 Fanciful fiction 79 Entrance guard 80 Incorrectly forwarded 82 Benevolent works 84 Versifiers 85 Backgammon 87 Different 88 Prominent stage artists 90 Small Roman copper coin 91 Gnar 92 Performance 93 Mineral spring 98 Abate 100 Softly 102 Lofty lyrics 104 Somewhat 105 King of the elves 107 Competent 109 Species of vetch 111 Evil 112 Small street boy 114 Exterior 116 The (archaic) 117 Subdominant tone of the scale 119 Editorial pronoun 120 But (musical) PUZZLE NO. 136 THE LITTLE TERROR By Irvan Neckerman Mr. Neckerman thinks obsolete words need an airing. He’s afraid they’ll get motheaten. We’ll say he does his best to prevent any such catastrophe. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |#####| 6 | | 7 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 10 | | | | | | |#####| 11 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 12 | | | | |#####| 13 | 14 | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 15 | | |#####| 16 | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 17 | 18 | | | |#####| 19 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| |#####| |#####| |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 20 | | 21 | 22 | 23 |#####| 24 | 25 | 26 | | 27 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 28 | | | | |#####| 29 | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 30 | | | | |#####| 31 | | | 32 | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 33 | | |#####| 34 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 35 | | | | |#####| 36 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Opening in a forest 6 Fanatical 10 Dealers in small wares 11 The name of King Arthur’s lance 12 Bag 13 Elevate 15 Cover 16 Feast 17 Parts with 19 Milestone 20 Mild 24 The red monkey 28 Vessel 29 Kind of rubber tree 30 Expression of good wishes 31 Sheet; surface 33 Discarded call 34 Importune 35 Rectify 36 Premonitions VERTICAL 1 Reinforcements 2 Counseled 3 Confuse 4 To prepare for weavers’ use (obs.) 5 Crowds 6 Employers 7 Crossbeam (Prov.) 8 Round shield 9 Anoint 14 Suffer 18 Sanctity (arch.) 20 Used up 21 An umbelliferous plant 22 Born 23 One of an ancient order of priests 24 Hit (fencing term) 25 To disturb 26 Tent 27 Printers’ marks 32 God of shepherds (myth.) PUZZLE NO. 137 CRUTCHES AND CROSSES By Knacker Here’s a stiff one, with enough mythology and history in it to keep even the scholars guessing. But the marvellous double interlock and the presence of only four unkeyed letters should help out in the solution. Knacker didn’t care what problems he set himself in this construction. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |#####| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |#####| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 22 | | | | | | |#####| 23 | | | | | | |#####| 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 25 | | | |#####| 26 | | 27 | | | |#####| 28 | | | 29 | | |#####| 30 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 31 | | | |#####| 32 | | | | | |#####| 33 | | | | | |#####| 34 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 35 | |#####|#####|#####| 36 | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| 37 | | | |#####|#####|#####| 38 | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 39 | | 40 | 41 | 42 |#####| 43 | | | 44 | 45 |#####| 46 | 47 | | | |#####| 48 | 49 | 50 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 51 | | | | | 52 |#####| 53 | | | |#####| 54 | | | |#####| 55 | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####| 56 | | | | 57 |#####| 58 | | | 59 | | | |#####| 60 | | | | |#####|#####| |#####|#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 61 | 62 | | | | | | 63 |#####| 64 | | | | |#####| 65 | | | | | | 66 | 67 | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 68 | | | |#####| 69 | | | 70 |#####| 71 | | |#####| 72 | | | |#####| 73 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 74 | | | |#####| 75 | | | | 76 |#####| |#####| 77 | | | | |#####| 78 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 79 | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| 80 | | | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| 81 | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 82 | | 83 | 84 |#####| 85 | 86 | | | |#####| |#####| 87 | | | 88 | 89 |#####| 90 | 91 | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 92 | | | |#####| 93 | | | |#####| 94 | | 95 |#####| 96 | | | |#####| 97 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 98 | | | | 99 | | | |#####| 100 | | | | 101 |#####| 102 | | | 103 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####| 104 | | | | |#####| 105 | | | | | | 106 |#####| 107 | | | | |#####|#####| |#####|#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 108 | 109 | | | | |#####| 110 | | | |#####| 111 | | | 112 |#####| 113 | | | | 114 | 115 | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 116 | | | | |#####| 117 | | | | |#####| 118 | | | | 119 |#####| 120 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 121 | |#####|#####|#####| 122 | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| 123 | | | 124 |#####|#####|#####| 125 | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 126 | | 127 | 128 |#####| 129 | | | | 130 | 131 |#####| 132 | 133 | | | | |#####| 134 | 135 | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 136 | | | |#####| 137 | | | | | |#####| 138 | | | | | |#####| 139 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 140 | | | | 141 | | |#####| 142 | | | 143 | | | |#####| 144 | | 145 | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 146 | | | | | | |#####| 147 | | | | | | |#####| 148 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Breastwork 8 Town, Heard Co., Ga. 15 Unproductive 22 Cupidity 23 Half-free people of the Frankish Empire 24 God of Himalaya Mt. (India Myth) 25 Sleep; death 26 Cotton cloth 28 Mt. of California 30 Singing girls of Egypt; hired mourners 31 Greek God of war 32 One who charges exorbitant interest 33 Buddhist title 34 Fermented liquor 35 West African tribe 36 Comely 37 Terms of respect 38 Half the square of a type 39 Cymae 43 Kidneys 46 Instances of disease 48 35.31 cubic feet 51 Oil of orange blossoms 53 Flip 54 Among 55 Cauterized 56 Mexican tree 58 Gryphon 60 Inner court 61 Restrains again 64 More arid 65 Retracted 68 Delightful region 69 Minute insect found in cheese 71 One-half an em (Pl.) 72 Laid hold of 73 Prong 74 Faction 75 Russian Capital under Jenghiz Khan 77 Bears young 78 Scrutinize 79 Supposing that 80 Simple rural people 81 State (abbr.) 82 Concave vessel 85 Authority on games 87 To travel by auto 90 Finely divided carbon 92 Reverberate 93 Comply 94 Chance 96 Divorce seekers’ Paradise 97 Genuine 98 Inured 100 Humble 102 Abandons hope 104 Decorated with climbing plants 105 Market basket 107 Prophets 108 Inflexible 110 Plucky 111 A chief (Brit. India) 113 Consecrate 116 Delay 117 Tapestry 118 Home of the Krupps 120 Pertaining to punishment 121 Forward 122 Narrow aperture 123 Hebrew term for world 125 Tramp 126 Priestly caste of Persians 129 Penthouse 132 Italian scholar of 15th century 134 Sudden fall into water 136 Elderly 137 Ethers 138 Triangular sail 139 Olden time 140 Cylindrical plant stems 142 Blooming 144 More fatigued 146 Ormazd’s daughter 147 Impressed 148 Acquiesces VERTICAL 1 Model 2 Mean 3 Demolish 4 Branches of learning 5 Jumble 6 Town in County Yorkshire, Eng. 7 Harasser 8 Coquetting 9 Cereal 10 Scent 11 Chinese measure of about ⅓ mile 12 Wide mouthed jar 13 Approach 14 Slayer 15 Clips close 16 Tinges 17 Them (colloq.) 18 River in Hungary 19 Formerly one of the four divisions of Yeovil 20 Well known Brussels professor, authority on Diptera 21 Immortalized 27 Entices 29 Swerved aside 40 Corroded 41 Lower subdivision of rocks of Tertiary era 42 Trail of a deer 44 A specie of valerian 45 Steeple 46 Coffee-houses 47 Mohammedan Prince 48 Bristle 49 Pollutes 50 Amorous 52 Separate articles 55 Pillages 57 American R. R. 59 Over-subtle 60 One in servitude because of debt 61 Dwells 62 Building 63 Wandered 65 Ridiculed severely (colloq.) 66 To inspire with ardent love 67 Indicates 70 Before time 72 Trend 76 Frosting 77 Sweet potato (U. S.) 83 Lad (colloq.) 84 Dealer in stockings 85 Flower nectar 86 Son of Boaz (Bible) 88 Units 89 Perfumed 90 Famish 91 Devotional prayer 94 Sharpens 95 Equanimity (obs.) 99 Solitary 100 Buddhist priest 101 Portuguese coin 103 To look inquiringly 105 Accessories 106 Repaired 108 Pores 109 Finch-like bird 110 Fourpence 112 Hand-to-hand fight 114 Stool 115 Absconders 117 Famous Italian architect (1512–1572) 119 Bay on Vanua Levu, Fiji Islands 122 Frozen rain 124 Explosive charges 127 Bacterium 128 Conception 130 Gait of horse 131 Mountain in Thessaly 132 Blow delivered with open hand 133 Top of the head 134 Funeral pile 135 Lower part of the back 141 Si 143 Square type body 145 Roman weight PUZZLE NO. 138 THAT STRANGE CIRCUS ANIMAL! By Gertrude B. Chestresmith Here is an ornamental design with some useful words in it. The locking is very pretty and as for that circus animal in its midst, it’s about time he strayed into a Cross Word Puzzle. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####|#####|#####| 1 | 2 | 3 | | 4 | | 5 | 6 | 7 |#####|#####|#####|#####| |#####|#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 8 | 9 | 10 | | | |#####| |#####| 11 | | | 12 | 13 | 14 |#####| |#####| | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 15 | | | | |#####| 16 | | 17 |#####| 18 | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 19 | | | |#####| 20 | |#####| 21 | 22 |#####| 23 | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | |#####| | |#####| | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 24 | | | |#####| 25 | | | 26 | | | |#####| 27 | | | 28 | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 29 | | |#####| 30 |#####| 31 | | | | |#####| 32 |#####| 33 | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 34 | |#####| 35 | | 36 |#####| 37 | | |#####| 38 | | 39 |#####| 40 | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 41 | | | | 42 |#####| |#####| 43 | | | | 44 |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 45 | | | |#####| 46 | | | | | | |#####| 47 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 48 | | 49 | | |#####| |#####| 50 | | 51 | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 52 | 53 |#####| 54 | | |#####| 55 | | 56 |#####| 57 | | |#####| 58 | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 59 | | 60 |#####| |#####| 61 | | | | 62 |#####| |#####| 63 | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 64 | | | 65 |#####| 66 | | | | | | |#####| 67 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 68 | | | 69 |#####| 70 | |#####| 71 | |#####| 72 | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | |#####| | |#####| | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 73 | | | | 74 |#####| 75 | 76 | |#####| 77 | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 78 | | | | | 79 |#####| |#####| 80 | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####|#####|#####| 81 | | | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####| |#####|#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Foolish fellow 8 Territory of emperor 11 Raises 15 Racket 16 Remark 18 Assembly 19 Fine powder 20 Near 21 Maiden changed into heifer by Juno 23 Remove surface 24 Shove 25 Touching at one point 27 Point of compass 29 100 square meters 31 Writer of game book 33 Female deer 34 Note of scale 35 Child’s game 37 Paternal relative 38 Make or mend 40 North River (abbr.) 41 Fertile spot 43 Popular violinist 45 Passage 46 Like swine 47 Desert 48 Cleanse 50 Put off 52 Conjunction 54 Napoleon’s marshal “Bravest of the brave” 55 Goddess of mischief 57 Turret or high hill 58 Exclamation of surprise 59 Born 61 Grown up 63 Bed 64 Animal cries 66 Eating away 67 Wild European plum 68 Bursting sounds 70 Male designation 71 By the grace of God (abbr.) 72 Aperture for sliding piece 73 Magistrate, ancient Rome 75 Scotch for “no” 77 Annoy 78 Withdraw 80 Guard 81 Mitigates VERTICAL 1 Suspension of proceedings 2 Anger 3 Myself 4 Meadow 5 Tellurium (symbol) 6 Anglo-Saxon money 7 Horses (obs.) 8 Bear 9 Lover of cheese 10 Exclamation of disgust 12 Blast furnace fuel 13 Union of three 14 Strong man of old 16 Ecclesiastical council 17 Submit 20 Exclamation of dislike 22 Single 24 Meanness 26 Imaginary hillside animal of circus 28 End 30 Chauffeur’s necessity 32 Jewel 35 Green and yellow finch 36 One of wandering band 38 Frozen rain 39 Bet 41 Over 42 Bucket on yoke 43 Terminus 44 Also not 49 Entangle 51 Mist 53 Harvester 55 Decorate 56 Cut out 58 Plunderer 60 Aftersong 61 Prepare for war 62 To dress up 63 Cathedral precinct 65 Revolving roasting bar 67 Blow 69 Skid 72 Views 74 Reckoning of years 76 Keel billed cuckoo 77 Golf term 79 Deity (Heb.) 80 Knights Templar (abbr.) PUZZLE NO. 139 NOT SO EASY AS IT LOOKS By M. B. Gillung Some of these concoctions of short words are terrors. This one is by no means the most difficult puzzle in the book, but it has places where you may have to stop for a moment’s thought. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | | 7 | 8 |#####| 9 | 10 | | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 16 | | | | |#####| 17 | | 18 | | |#####| 19 | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 20 |#####| 21 | | | | 22 |#####| 23 | | |#####| 24 | | | | |#####| 25 | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 26 | 27 |#####| 28 | | | | 29 |#####| |#####| 30 | | | | |#####| 31 | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 32 | | 33 |#####| 34 | | | | |#####| 35 | | | | |#####| 36 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 37 | | | 38 |#####| 39 | | |#####| 40 |#####| 41 | | |#####| 42 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 43 | | | | 44 | | |#####| 45 | | 46 |#####| 47 | | 48 | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 49 | | | |#####| 50 | | | | 51 |#####| 52 | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 53 | 54 |#####| |#####| 55 | 56 | | | | | | 57 | |#####| |#####| 58 | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 59 | | | | |#####| 60 | | |#####| 61 | | |#####| 62 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 63 | |#####| |#####| 64 | | | | 65 | | | | 66 |#####| |#####| 67 | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 68 | | 69 | |#####| 70 | | | | |#####| 71 | 72 | | 73 |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 74 | 75 | | | | | 76 |#####| 77 | | |#####| 78 | | | | | 79 | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 80 | | | |#####| 81 | | 82 |#####| |#####| 83 | | |#####| 84 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 85 | | |#####| 86 | | | | |#####| 87 | | | | 88 |#####| 89 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 90 | |#####| 91 | | | | |#####| 92 |#####| 93 | | | | 94 |#####| 95 | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 96 | | | | |#####| 97 | | 98 |#####| 99 | | | | 100 |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 101 | | | | |#####| 102 | | | | 103 |#####| 104 | | | | 105 |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 106 | | | | | | | | |#####| 107 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Flow 9 Voracious 16 Down 17 Spiral 19 Interstices 21 Speak 23 Queer (colloq.) 24 Boozer 26 Whether 28 Makes a whirring sound (Scot.) 30 He-animals 31 Senior (abbr.) 32 So 34 Chigoe 35 Aureolas 36 Sediment 37 Horde 39 Swab 41 Supplicate 42 Equality 43 Liberates 45 Rested 47 Paramount 49 Sea eagle 50 Rulers 52 Bird 53 Mother 55 Hesitates 58 Denoting presence 59 Similitude 60 Macerate 61 Buddy 62 Mold 63 Not (Scotch) 64 Enslaves 67 Forward 68 Ardor 70 Net 71 Heap (obs.) 74 Spreaders 77 Reams (pl. abbr.) 78 King salmon 80 Rainbow 81 Three-toed sloths 83 Silent 84 Cab 85 Scrap 86 Shoot 87 Sarcasms (obs.) 89 River 90 Canadian province (abbr.) 91 Irrigate 93 Chilling 95 Tin 96 Initiated 97 Flush 99 Doorkeeper 101 Dispassionate 102 Shoe 104 Minus quantities 106 Reasseverates 107 Politicians VERTICAL 2 Note of scale 3 Sock 4 Vessel for coal 5 Couple 6 Plain 7 Thorium (abbr.) 8 Ever 9 Verge 10 Implement 11 Fables 12 Contends 13 Rages 14 Over 15 We 18 Ear 20 Sagacities 22 Therefores 24 Memoirs 25 Predeterminations 27 Animate 29 Dine 30 Queen 31 Pretend 33 Relinquish 36 Stead 38 Fines 40 Allurement 42 Vibrating 44 Printer’s measure 45 Nimble (obs.) 46 Snares (arch.) 48 Afternoon 50 Countenances 51 Vapid 54 Receptacle for wine 56 Grave 57 Wing 58 Past 64 Fascinate 65 Chink 66 Blundering 68 Prepare for publication 69 A Latin diphthong 72 Sloth 73 Growl (obs.) 75 Deviates 76 Whistle 78 Placidity 79 Spindle 82 Gentleman 83 A drinking cup 86 Sapients 88 Tanks 91 Ensnares 92 Boy 94 Impression 96 Serpent 97 Chief 98 Joke 100 Riddle 101 Selenium 102 Thoroughfare (abbr.) 103 Titanium 105 Strontium PUZZLE NO. 140 WEARY WILLIE By Margaret Wade If the constructor felt like Weary Willie after filling in this criss-cross pattern, which has only twelve unkeyed letters, there are bound to be a lot of W. W.’s among those who try to solve it. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |#####| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |#####| |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 12 | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| 13 | | | | | 14 | | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 15 | | | | | | 16 |#####| 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 18 | | |#####| 19 | | | 20 | | | |#####| 21 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 22 | | | 23 |#####| 24 | | | | |#####| 25 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 26 | | | | 27 |#####| 28 | | |#####| 29 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 30 | | | 31 |#####| |#####| 32 | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####|#####| 33 | | | |#####| 34 | | | |#####|#####|#####| |#####|#####|#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####|#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 35 |#####| 36 | | | |#####| 37 |#####| 38 | | | 39 |#####| 40 | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 41 | 42 | | | |#####| 43 | | 44 |#####| 45 | | | 46 | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 47 | | | |#####| 48 | | | | 49 |#####| 50 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 51 | | |#####| 52 | | | | | | 53 |#####| 54 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 55 | | | 56 | | | |#####| 57 | | | 58 | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 59 | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| 60 | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 61 | | | | | |#####| 62 | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Constructors 6 Quarrels 12 Nautical 13 Crescent shaped 15 The actinia 17 Near the middle 18 Trespass 19 Principal commodities in a market 21 Conjunction 22 Track of a deer 24 Stopped 25 Moulding 26 Alleviated 28 Secret watcher 29 Waste matter 30 Girl’s name 32 Vegetable 33 Undivided whole 34 Examine minutely 36 Departs 38 Apron for vehicle 41 Loudly 43 Equal value 45 Mistake 47 Melts (Scot.) 48 Kind of acid 50 Dry 51 Finis 52 Former gold coin of Europe 54 Author of “Fables in Slang” 55 Vain person 57 Moslem enemy of Christendom 59 Remains 60 Country houses 61 To steal workers’ tools 62 Small portion of food (Univ. Eng.) VERTICAL 1 Capital of Philippine Islands 2 Gritty 3 Book by Kipling 4 Biblical character, son of Seth 5 Hires 7 Var. of clead, to clothe (dial. Eng.) 8 Hastens 9 Insect 10 Model 11 Stones (Scot.) 12 Assembles 14 First in origin 16 Devours 17 To surfeit 20 Bishop of Rome 23 Subtile 25 Speakers 27 Ate 29 An author 31 The infernal regions 32 Kind of napkin 35 Move rapidly 36 Kind of boat 37 Vehicle 39 Molasses 40 To trim feathers 42 Hesitate 43 Support 44 Rivers (Span.) 46 Severe trial 48 Snake borne as a charge (Fr. Her.) 49 Part of brain 52 Early inhabitant of Scotland 53 Part of “esse” (Lat.) 56 Small singing bird 58 Higher part of scale PUZZLE NO. 141 WORDS AND MUSIC By Mr. and Mrs. Ottokar T. Cadek Mr. Cadek is quite a figure in that field of music where the string quartette raises its austere voice. But no feat of counterpoint is more difficult than the placing against each other of two long words such as in 19 and 26 Horizontal or 72 and 78 Horizontal. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####|#####| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |#####| 9 | | |#####| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |#####|#####|#####| |#####|#####|#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####|#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####| 14 | | | | | 15 |#####| |#####| 16 | | | | | 17 |#####|#####| |#####|#####| | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | |#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 18 | |#####| 19 | | | | 20 | | 21 | | | | |#####| 22 | 23 |#####| |#####| | |#####| | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 24 | | 25 |#####| 26 | | | | | | | | |#####| 27 | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 28 | | | 29 |#####| |#####| 30 | | |#####| |#####| 31 | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 32 | | | | |#####| 33 | | | | 34 |#####| 35 | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 36 |#####| 37 | | |#####| 38 | | | | | | 39 |#####| 40 | | |#####| 41 | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 42 | 43 |#####| 44 | | | | |#####| |#####| 45 | | | | |#####| 46 | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 47 | | | |#####|#####| 48 | | | | | | |#####|#####| 49 | | | | | | | | |#####|#####| | | | | | | |#####|#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 50 | |#####| 51 | 52 | | | |#####| |#####| 53 | | | 54 | |#####| 55 | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 56 | | |#####| 57 | | 58 | | 59 | | |#####| 60 | | 61 |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 62 | | | | |#####| 63 | | | | |#####| 64 | | | | 65 |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 66 | | | |#####| 67 |#####| 68 | | |#####| 69 |#####| 70 | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 71 | | |#####| 72 | | 73 | | | | 74 | | 75 |#####| 76 | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 77 | |#####| 78 | | | | | | | | | | 79 |#####| 80 | |#####| |#####| | |#####| | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####| 81 | 82 | | | | |#####| |#####| 83 | | | | 84 | |#####|#####| |#####|#####| | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | |#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####|#####| 85 | | | |#####| 86 | | 87 |#####| 88 | | | |#####|#####|#####| |#####|#####|#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####|#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| 89 | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Froth 5 Nimbus 9 Number 10 Forbid 14 Clogs 16 Thin 18 Article 19 Motors 22 Point of compass 24 Break 26 Metrical recantations 27 Conducted 28 Ages 30 Distinguished service order 31 Retained 32 Hinder 33 Scolds 35 Golf term 37 Excavate 38 Surplus 40 Distal segment of hind leg 42 Near 44 Chaste 45 Lessen gradually 46 Spiritual essence in modern occultism 47 Light 48 Blank 49 Brave 50 King of Bashan (Josh. 12) 51 Drizzle 53 Plunder 55 Half an em 56 River in Scotland 57 Descendants of Shem 60 Evil spirit 62 State in Germany 63 Entrances 64 Pays court to 66 Book of the Bible 68 Single 70 U. S. coin 71 Contains 72 Alienated 76 Pinch 77 Part of “to be” 78 Exposed 80 Abbreviation of a coin 81 Concealed 83 Holding 85 Disorder 86 Japanese statesman 88 Unit of force 89 Vast depth VERTICAL 2 River in Italy 3 State of being contrary to fundamental law 4 Pronoun 5 Exclamation 6 Sleeveless haircloth garment 7 Melt suddenly, as snow 8 Perfume 10 Roofed 11 Beverages 12 Conveyance 13 Note of Guido’s scale 14 Trapped 15 Phoebus 16 Executed 17 Administers extreme unction (obs.) 18 Seasoned 20 King of Phrygia (myth.) 21 Hissed 23 Whirlpool 25 Parchments written on twice 27 Jugglery 29 Farinaceous food 31 Trust 33 Germane 34 Junctions of two surfaces 36 Prowess 38 Rages 39 Relieves 41 Portents 43 Lamb or yearling sheep 46 Crude metal 52 Inferior 54 Strove 56 March away 58 Irish poet 59 City in Italy 61 Cellular volcanic lava 62 Hedge 65 Clan 67 Ancient seaport of Cicilia 69 Cauterized 72 Consequences 73 Article 74 Acquire 75 Disown 78 Exercise (obs.) 79 Press for payment 82 Printers’ unit 84 Concerning 86 In the same place (abbr.) 87 Bone PUZZLE NO. 142 DON’T BE CROSS By Daniel O’Leary The old slogan—“one cross word leads to another”—seems to have been taken literally here. Get out your Webster New International before calling the whole family into conference. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |#####| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |#####| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 18 | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| 19 | | |#####|#####|#####| 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 21 | | | | | | 22 |#####| 23 | | | | 24 |#####| 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 26 | | |#####| 27 | | | 28 | | |#####| 29 | | 30 | | | |#####| 31 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 32 | | | 33 |#####| 34 | | | |#####|#####|#####| 35 | | | |#####| 36 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 37 | | | | 38 |#####| 39 | | | 40 |#####| 41 | | | |#####| 42 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 43 | | | 44 |#####| 45 | | | 46 | | | |#####| 47 | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####|#####| 48 | | | 49 |#####| 50 | | | | |#####| 51 | | | |#####|#####|#####| |#####|#####|#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####|#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 52 |#####| 53 | | | | | 54 |#####| 55 | | |#####| 56 | | | | | 57 |#####| 58 | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 59 | 60 | | |#####| 61 | | | 62 | |#####| 63 | 64 | | | |#####| 65 | | 66 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 67 | | |#####|#####|#####| 68 | | |#####|#####|#####| 69 | | |#####|#####|#####| 70 | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 71 | | | 72 |#####| 73 | | | | 74 |#####| 75 | | | | 76 |#####| 77 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 78 | | 79 | | | |#####| 80 | 81 | |#####| 82 | | | 83 | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####|#####| 84 | | | |#####| 85 | | | | 86 |#####| 87 | | | |#####|#####|#####| |#####|#####|#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####|#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 88 |#####| 89 | | | |#####| 90 | | | | | | 91 |#####| 92 | | | 93 |#####| 94 | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 95 | 96 | | | |#####| 97 | | | |#####| 98 | | | 99 |#####| 100 | | | 101 | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 102 | | | |#####| 103 | | | |#####|#####|#####| 104 | | | 105 |#####| 106 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 107 | | |#####| 108 | | | | | 109 |#####| 110 | | | | | 111 |#####| 112 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 113 | | | 114 | | | |#####| 115 | | 116 | | |#####| 117 | | | 118 | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 119 | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| 120 | | |#####|#####|#####| 121 | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 122 | | | | | | |#####| 123 | | | | |#####| 124 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Thorny 7 Dele 11 Shudders 18 Brigand 19 Unit 20 Bring to light 21 Ideal 23 Father 25 Fall, glide, slip (rare) 26 Common metal 27 Outburst 29 Jewels 31 Edge of a dress 32 Lime tree 34 Wooden water vessels 35 Musical group 36 Work slowly through 37 Composition 39 Satiate 41 Wagers 42 Give syntax 43 Row 45 Muscular cords 47 Facts 48 Adam’s son 50 Frighten 51 Famous Italian actress 53 Room in a house 55 Golf term 56 Pie 59 Water container 61 Corrode 63 Severed 65 Not mad 67 Natural metal 68 Type of fly 69 Elongated fish 70 Beverage 71 Wax 73 Glisten 75 Sober; steady 77 Gentle 78 Anger 80 Veteran 82 White ant 84 Old (Scotch) 85 Musical instrument 87 Animal fat 89 Swell of the sea 90 Playthings 92 Boy’s name 95 Fruit 97 Risqué 98 Soft drinks 100 Not tight 102 Island in the Pacific 103 Oversatisfy 104 Strip of wood 106 Sleigh 107 Altitude 108 Says 110 Prizes 112 Anglo-Saxon money account 113 E. Indian gums 115 Direct 117 Contriver 119 Forever (poet.) 120 Period of time 121 Far East 122 Continued stories 123 Melt ore 124 Barns VERTICAL 1 Throw out hastily 2 Feels sorry for 3 Master of a style of literature 4 Short sleep 5 Pertaining to the ear 6 Fastens 8 Loud noise 9 Insect 10 Percolate 12 Greeting 13 Sickness 14 By the way of 15 Projection 16 Those who get up 17 Stopped 22 Body of ancient temple 23 Mailed 24 That which is kept 25 Rainbow 28 Flesh 30 Sciences 33 Pertaining to the uninitiated 36 Wets 38 Cycle of time 40 Growing out 41 Parts of the body 42 Bygone days 44 Annoy 46 Owing 47 Powder 49 Turned northward 51 Newspapers 52 Era 53 Docks 54 Product of coniferous trees 56 Fold 57 Gates (obs.) 58 Not water-tight 60 Part of “to be” 62 Lair 64 Fondle 66 Born 72 Shoulder of a bastion 73 I 74 All 75 Baseless column 76 Band instrument 77 Metre (Greek) 79 Tempt 81 Lessen 83 Flour 85 Speeders 86 Vault 88 Controls 89 Speak confusedly 90 Companion 91 Sea mammal 93 Army officer 94 Hurls again 96 Biblical character 97 Rodents 99 Soot from flue of mercury furnace 101 Calm 103 Metal 105 Spartan slave 108 Bone of arm 109 Part of a plant 110 Calf 111 Girl’s name 114 Three (prefix) 116 Before 118 Pen point PUZZLE NO. 143 A MILITARY SALUTE By Sergeant This one comes from West Point. Note the fine central backbones of long words. You will observe something interesting about these two. Incidentally, is there anything finer than the way difficulties dissolve once long words like these flash into your mind? +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | | 7 |#####| 8 | | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 15 | | | | |#####| 16 | 17 | |#####| 18 | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 19 | 20 |#####| 21 | | | |#####| 22 | | |#####| 23 | | | |#####| 24 | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 25 | | 26 |#####| 27 | | |#####| 28 | | |#####| 29 | | |#####| 30 | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 31 | | | 32 |#####| 33 | | 34 | | | | 35 | | |#####| 36 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 37 | | | | 38 |#####| 39 | |#####| |#####| 40 | |#####| 41 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | |#####| |#####| | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 42 | | | | | 43 | |#####| 44 | | 45 |#####| 46 | 47 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####|#####|#####| 48 | |#####| 49 | | | | 50 |#####| 51 | |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| | |#####| | | | | |#####| | |#####|#####|#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | |#####| 56 | | | | | | 57 |#####| 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 62 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 63 | | | | |#####| 64 | | | | | | |#####| 65 | | | | 66 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####|#####|#####| 67 | 68 |#####| 69 | | | | |#####| 70 | |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| | |#####| | | | | |#####| | |#####|#####|#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | | | 75 |#####| 76 | | |#####| 77 | | | 78 | 79 | 80 | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 81 | | | | |#####| 82 | 83 |#####| |#####| 84 | |#####| 85 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | |#####| |#####| | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 86 | | | |#####| 87 | | | 88 | | 89 | | | 90 |#####| 91 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 92 | | |#####| 93 | | |#####| 94 | | |#####| 95 | | 96 |#####| 97 | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 98 | |#####| 99 | | | |#####| 100 | | |#####| 101 | | | 102 |#####| 103 | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 104 | | | | |#####| 105 | | |#####| 106 | | | | 107 |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 108 | | | | | | | | |#####| 109 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Pertaining to images 8 Concealed passengers 15 Blaze 16 Reptile 18 Ancestors 19 Continually 21 Earring 22 Arable land 23 Reward (Fr.) 24 Two (prefix) 25 God of thunder 27 More than enough 28 Evil 29 A color 30 Arabian shrub 31 Sacred symbol 33 Tendered 36 Official seat (leg.) 37 Sailing ship 39 Toward 40 Adjective suffix meaning “of” 41 Word of unknown meaning found in the Bible 42 Side bars of pair of spectacles 44 Support 46 Variety of pyroxene 48 Article 49 Fruits 51 Personal pronoun 52 Measure of weight 56 Peaceful 58 Weights 62 Paradoxical 63 Proportion 64 Crushed 65 Begin 67 Sun god 69 Ricochets 70 Conjunction 71 Pillars 76 Once (obs.) 77 Makes level (Engl. dial.) 81 South American armadillos 82 Exclamation 84 Live 85 Flag 86 The number of muses 87 Respiration 91 Japanese spirit gods 92 To beat (Scot.) 93 Vat 94 Knot 95 Branch 97 Thrice 98 Printing unit 99 Genus of shrubs 100 A large weight 101 Heap (obs.) 103 Egyptian deity 104 Kilns 105 Tavern 106 Hatred 108 Designating a crystalline acid 109 Machine run by mixture of gases VERTICAL 1 Pertaining to the classification of facts 2 Whether 3 Ancient 4 Separate 5 Company 6 Accounts 7 Mohammedan ruler 8 Temporary cross timber used in shipbuilding 9 Large hawks 10 Telegraphed 11 Barren 12 Irritate (obs.) 13 Because 14 Seamstresses 17 Independence 20 Warble 24 Territory governed by a ban 26 Space 30 Prickly plant of the glasswort family 32 Hew 34 Hawaiian bird 35 Concerning 36 Fruit of India yielding a yellow dye 38 Stages 41 Protected 43 Measure of type 44 Share 45 A worsted yarn 47 Part of verb “to be” 49 Notches 50 Margins 53 Biblical character 54 Soak 55 The first name of a character in the “Arabian Nights” 56 The goddess of dawn 57 Chief (Sp.) 59 Age 60 Dexterity 61 Stain 63 Those who disavow 66 Breathe 68 Article 70 Mystic ejaculation used by Hindus 72 A narcotic 73 Alley 74 Accustom by practice (obs.) 75 Contemptuous irony 77 Member of a legislative body 78 A vessel 79 Handle of a joiner’s plane 80 Greek poet 83 Personal pronoun 84 Prefix denoting two 87 Enough! (It. interj.) 88 Garret 89 Reddish orange dye 90 Order 93 Trough used in smelting 96 Chief 99 Strike 102 Sow (Scot.) 104 Suffix meaning oil 107 A tone of the diatonic scale PUZZLE NO. 144 OCEAN WAVES By Mrs. H. A. Wolfe Don’t get seasick, although it is a little difficult. We have to do something to please those crusty puzzlers who snort with contempt at easy problems. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 5 | 6 |#####| 7 | 8 | | 9 | 10 |#####| 11 | 12 | 13 | | 14 | 15 | 16 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 17 | | | |#####| 18 | | | | |#####| 19 | | | | | |#####| 20 | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 21 | | | | 22 | | |#####| 23 | | 24 | | |#####| 25 | | | 26 |#####| 27 | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 28 | | | | | | | | |#####| 29 | 30 | | | | | 31 |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 32 |#####| 33 | | | |#####| 34 | | | |#####| |#####| 35 | | | | 36 |#####| |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 37 | | 38 |#####| 39 | | | 40 | | | |#####| 41 | | 42 |#####| 43 | | | | 44 | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 45 | | | 46 |#####| 47 | | | | |#####| 48 | | | | 49 |#####| 50 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 51 | | | | 52 |#####| 53 | | |#####| 54 | | |#####| 55 | | 56 |#####| 57 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 58 | | | | 59 |#####| |#####| 60 | | | | 61 | | | | 62 |#####| |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 63 | | | | | | 64 | | 65 | | | |#####| |#####| 66 | | | 67 | | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| |#####| |#####| 69 | | |#####| |#####| 70 | | 71 |#####| |#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####| |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 72 | 73 | | 74 | | 75 |#####| |#####| 76 | | 77 | | | | 78 | | 79 | | 80 | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| |#####| 81 | | | 82 | | 83 | | | |#####| |#####| 84 | | | | |#####| |#####| |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 85 | | 86 |#####| 87 | | |#####| 88 | | |#####| 89 | | 90 |#####| 91 | | | | 92 | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 93 | | | 94 |#####| 95 | | 96 | | |#####| 97 | | | | 98 |#####| 99 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 100 | | | | 101 |#####| 102 | | |#####| 103 | | | | | | 104 |#####| 105 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 106 | | | | 107 |#####| |#####| 108 | | | |#####| 109 | | | 110 |#####| |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 111 |#####| 112 | | | | 113 | | 114 |#####| 115 | | | | | | | | 116 |#####| 117 | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 118 | 119 |#####| 120 | | | |#####| 121 | 122 | | | |#####| 123 | | | | | 124 | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 125 | | 126 |#####| 127 | | | | | |#####| 128 | | | | |#####| 129 | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 130 | | | | | | |#####| 131 | | | | |#####| 132 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 African spear 7 Language of Semitic origin 11 Climbing 17 Dead (Scotch) 18 Reverie 19 Harangues 20 Title 21 One who bequeaths 23 Ties 25 Too 27 Behold 28 Quality 29 Every third day 33 Fat 34 Bathe 35 Monsters 37 Non-poisonous strangling serpent 39 To sort 41 A kind of pastry 43 Island in the British West Indies 45 Land measure 47 Condition 48 Staggers 50 Half 51 Large volumes 53 Nightfall 54 Friend 55 Roman earth goddess 57 Decay 58 Nickname (female) 60 Royal banner 63 Combined 66 German province 69 Metal 70 Unit 72 Farm 76 Forests 81 Female singer 84 Fine 85 Incite 87 Point of the compass 88 Anger 89 Vehicle 91 College slang for a gathering 93 Horse 95 Vestige 97 Change 99 Bird 100 Drudge 102 Number 103 Dust collector 105 Corrode 106 Exhausted 108 Spanish lady 109 Fears 112 To make indented lines 115 Obstruction 118 Note of scale 120 Appendage 121 Expiate 123 Care 125 Fortify 127 Religious song of praise 128 Avarice 129 Reptile 130 Musical instrument 131 Worthless 132 Main component VERTICAL 1 Increases 2 Perceive 3 Hindu deity 4 Revises 5 Worshippers 6 Annoy 7 Schedule 8 Pattern 9 A measure 10 Previous 11 Celestial body 12 Pertaining to the Gaels (combining form) 13 Allot 14 Exists 15 Nothing 16 Increase 22 Thorn (Scotch) 24 Mountain top ice 26 Equipped for propulsion 30 Lake in North America 31 At no time 32 Mountains in Eastern U. S. 36 Sandstorm 37 Club 38 Country in the Near East 40 Follower of the Dutch founder of Anabaptists 41 Wealth 42 Girl’s name 44 Rest 46 Scavenger fishes 48 Invade 49 Totals 52 Swamps 54 Assumption 56 Tyro 59 Suffix radical (chem.) 60 Suffix diminutive 61 Tear 62 Prefix, out 63 Tooth 64 Pronoun 65 Article 67 Dim 68 Affirmative 70 Suffix toward 71 Suffix one who 73 Small portable organs 74 Southern state (abbr.) 75 Orient 76 Previously existed 77 Place for the seal on legal papers 78 Southwestern state 79 Murdered 80 Pertaining to Italian volcano 82 Roman emperor 83 Cereal 85 Printer’s measures 86 Fruit of the vine 89 Dirt removers 90 Sharp rejoinder 92 Suffix quality 94 Occurrence 96 Antagonistic 97 Shades 98 Recompenses 101 Employ 103 Quarter in London 104 City in Nevada 107 Quaver 110 Scale 111 Biblical character Old Testament 113 Plant 114 Placed 116 Black 117 Give 119 Weary 122 Dark viscid oil 124 Insect exudation 126 Personal pronoun PUZZLE NO. 145 WAFFLED WORDS By Mrs. Eric Crull Some people mumble their words, but what is more appropriate than this waffling of Mrs. Crull’s? This is medium well done—by which we refer not to quality, but to difficulty. Try it when the simple ones seem too easy and the difficult ones too tough. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 5 | 6 | 7 |#####|#####|#####| 8 | 9 | 10 | | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | | | | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 15 | | | |#####| 16 | | | 17 |#####| 18 | | | |#####| 19 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 20 | | | |#####| 21 | | | | 22 | | | | |#####| 23 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 24 | | |#####| 25 | | |#####| 26 | | |#####| 27 | | 28 |#####| 29 | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####|#####| 30 | | |#####| 31 | | | | 32 |#####| 33 | | 34 |#####|#####| | | |#####|#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####|#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 35 | 36 | 37 | | |#####| 38 | | | | | | 39 |#####| 40 | | 41 | 42 | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 43 | | | |#####| 44 | | |#####| |#####| 45 | | 46 |#####| 47 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 48 | | |#####| 49 | | |#####| 50 | | 51 |#####| 52 | | 53 |#####| 54 | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 55 | | 56 | | |#####| 57 | | | | 58 |#####| 59 | | 60 | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####| 61 | | | | | | |#####| 62 | | | | | | |#####|#####| |#####|#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 63 | | | | |#####| 64 | | 65 | | |#####| 66 | | | | 67 |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 68 | | |#####| 69 | | 70 |#####| 71 | | |#####| 72 | | |#####| 73 | | 74 | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 75 | | | 76 |#####| 77 | | 78 |#####| |#####| 79 | | |#####| 80 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 81 | | | | 82 |#####| 83 | | 84 | | 85 | | |#####| 86 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####|#####| 87 | | 88 |#####| 89 | | | | |#####| 90 | | |#####|#####| | | |#####|#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####|#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 91 | 92 | 93 |#####| 94 | | 95 |#####| 96 | | |#####| 97 | | |#####| 98 | 99 | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 100 | | | 101 |#####| 102 | | 103 | | | | 104 | | |#####| 105 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 106 | | | |#####| 107 | | | |#####| 108 | | | |#####| 109 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 110 | | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| 111 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Ancient burial place 8 Dormant 15 Metallic rocks 16 Instrument 18 Vegetable 19 Medicinal herb 20 Low 21 Plateau 23 Design 24 Shake 25 Wager 26 Salutation 27 Lair 29 Rider Haggard’s heroine 30 Body organ 31 To add to 33 Small point 35 To rule 38 Stigmatized 40 Mythological queen 43 Hence 44 Pony of India 45 To bite lightly 47 To chastise 48 Clamor 49 Performed 50 A numeral 52 To tangle 54 Compete 55 A tribal symbol 57 A large bird 59 Adventitious sounds (med.) 61 Finery 62 Beyond 63 Girl’s name 64 A measure 66 Boisterous 68 A color 69 Attempt 71 Transgression 72 Piece of connecting pipe 73 Little Eva’s friend 75 A cereal 77 Placed 79 Of equal value 80 Legend 81 Contiguous (poet.) 83 Of greater density 86 Drunkard 87 Sailor 89 Not the same 90 Moisture 91 Pronoun 94 Weight 96 Pitch 97 A metal 98 Denoting three 100 Field 102 Scriptural animals 105 Fold 106 Heroine of a Wagnerian opera 107 Always 108 Cozy spot 109 A girl’s name 110 One who slows up 111 A kind of acid VERTICAL 1 Summoned 2 A space 3 Lacerate 4 Cleopatra’s finish 5 An amphibious mammal 6 Ditch or trench 7 Popular style of hairdressing 8 Salt water 9 Earth 10 Done with 11 Soft food 12 Troubles 13 Biblical character 14 Produce 17 South American animal 18 Mix 22 Dusk 25 Bar 28 Immediately 30 Self 31 Skill 32 Retreat 34 Shoe latchet 36 Latin verb (form of “to be”) 37 A great menace 38 Evil 39 Not bright 41 Perpetual motion (compound word) 42 Raised platform 44 Used in building 46 Associate 49 Relating to debts 50 A green spot 51 Fairylike 53 A beautiful lake 56 One of Dickens’s characters 57 Finish 58 Consume calories 60 Hawaiian decoration 63 Name of a street 65 Kind of cloth 67 Long ago 68 Change 70 Still 72 A black substance 74 Name of a boat (historical) 76 Corrode 78 Also 79 Through 80 Depressed 82 A rodent 84 Extreme 85 A bird 86 A number 88 Dressed 90 Flat plates 92 Robust 93 Once 95 Glacier ice 97 Thunder 98 Relate 99 Branches 101 Common European gull 103 Possessive pronoun 104 Also 105 Chemical base PUZZLE NO. 146 THE QUESTION MARK By Mrs. E. I. Ashton This puzzle is well named, to say the least, and those curving question marks will try the endurance of the solver to the utmost. Some of you will get out your Atlases and love this. Others in despair will throw themselves in the Siberian river and drown their woes. Good luck to all of you! +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |/////| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |#####|#####|#####| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |/////| |/////| | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | |/////| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 11 |/////| 12 | | | |#####| 13 | 14 | 15 |#####| 16 | | | |/////| 17 | | |/////| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |/////| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 18 | 19 |/////| 20 | |#####| 21 | | | | 22 |#####| 23 | |/////| 24 | | | | |/////| | |#####| | | | | |#####| | |/////| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 25 | | 26 | | |#####| 27 | |/////| 28 | |#####| 29 | | 30 | | | | | | | | |#####| | |/////| | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 31 | | | | |#####| 32 | |/////| 33 | |#####| 34 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | |/////| | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 35 | | | | | 36 |#####| 37 | 38 | | |#####| 39 | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####|#####| 40 | | | 41 | | | |#####|#####| 42 | |#####|#####| | | |#####|#####| | | | | | | |#####|#####| | |#####|#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 43 | 44 |#####| 45 | | | |#####|#####| 46 | 47 | |#####| 48 | 49 |#####| |#####| | |#####| | | | |#####|#####| | | |#####| | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 50 |#####| |#####| 51 | | |#####|#####| 52 | | | | 53 |#####| |#####| | |#####| |#####| | | |#####|#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 54 | 55 | |#####| 56 | |#####|#####| 57 | | | | | | 58 | |#####| | | | |#####| | |#####|#####| | | | | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 59 | |#####| 60 | |#####| 61 | 62 | | |/////| 63 | | | |#####| 64 | | | |#####| | |#####| | | | |/////| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 65 | | |#####| 66 | | |/////|/////|/////| 67 | |#####| 68 | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |/////|/////|/////| | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 69 | | |#####| 70 | | | 71 |/////| 72 | | |#####| 73 | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |/////| | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 74 | | |#####|#####| 75 | | |/////| 76 | | |#####| 77 | | | |#####| | | |#####|#####| | | |/////| | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 78 | | | | | | | | | | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 80 | | |#####|#####| 81 | | | | | | |#####| 82 | | | |#####| | | |#####|#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 A science 6 Most loyal 12 A city in Nevada 13 Queen of the fairies 16 Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudarum (abbr.) 18 Paid (abbr.) 20 Ecclesiastical abbreviation 21 A great nation of ancient Syria 23 Prefix meaning together 24 One of the United States (abbr.) 25 Barren open country 27 Conjunction 28 Thou (Ger.) 29 A perfume (obs.) 31 Babylonian goddess 32 Or (Latin) 33 Chinese book of rights and ceremonies 34 One of the Banda Islands 35 A hero of the Trojan war 37 Spanish ecclesiastical historian 39 A fish 40 Any pointed saying 42 Thee (French) 43 Adverb 45 Ancient Roman poet 46 Russian penal colony 48 Female parent 51 Human beings 52 Famous Austrian electrician of 19th century 54 Night (Latin) 56 Preposition 57 To mark with degrees 59 Assyrian god 60 Bromine (abbr.) 61 Native of Turkey 63 Irritating sensation 65 A young dog 66 King of ancient Britain 67 Pronoun 68 Indefinite article 69 Tree 70 Portuguese chronicler 72 Part of the anatomy 73 Prefix meaning “twice” 74 A Hawaiian food 75 Grassy plant 76 River in Siberia 77 Silver (abbr.) 78 Philosophical theory of Hume and Kant 80 Tributary of Drina River 81 Foot coverings 82 Each (abbr.) VERTICAL 2 Conjunction 3 Bequeath 4 Transformation into human shape 5 Word of refusal 7 One of the United States (abbr.) 8 Unlawful 9 Interrogation point 10 If (French) 11 Monster of Greek mythology 13 A plant 14 Preposition 15 Pandemonium 17 Mountains in Bolivia 19 River in Venetia 21 German political economist of 19th century 22 Night (French) 24 Geological term 26 At suit of (abbr.) 30 To bind 36 Torn asunder 38 Ancient Cappadocian goddess 41 A spirituous liquor 44 A sacred box 46 Prefix, through 47 A town in southeastern Africa 49 Noted American humorist 50 To introduce something new 52 Town in southeastern Slavonia 53 Lymph vessels 55 Cape in Scotland 57 A province in Spain 58 A digraph 60 A famous modern pianist 61 Gratuity (colloq.) 62 Federations 64 A riddle 65 Ecclesiastical term 68 To humble 71 Egyptian god 72 A queen of Navarre 79 No date (abbr.) PUZZLE NO. 147 NOT A FLIVVER By Frank A. Ford Mr. Ford is not one of those puzzle builders, who, grown sated with simple things, grow perverse in their madness for the dark and recondite. And, if you are inclined to call Mr. Ford a Master of Unkeyed Letters—well, just try your hand at constructing a twenty-one square puzzle. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |#####| 6 | 7 | | 8 | 9 |#####| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | | 15 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 16 | | | |#####| 17 | | |#####| 18 | | 19 |#####| 20 | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 21 | 22 | | | |#####| 23 | | | |#####| 24 | | | 25 |#####| 26 | | | 27 | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 28 | | |#####| 29 | 30 | | | | |#####| 31 | | | | 32 | |#####| 33 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 34 | | | 35 |#####| 36 | | | |#####| 37 |#####| 38 | | | |#####| 39 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 40 | |#####| 41 | 42 | | | |#####| 43 | | 44 |#####| 45 | | | 46 | |#####| 47 | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 48 | | | |#####| 49 | 50 | | | | 51 | |#####| 52 | | | 53 |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 54 | | | | | 55 |#####| 56 | | | | |#####| 57 | | | | | 58 |#####| |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 59 | | | | |#####| 60 | 61 | |#####| |#####| 62 | 63 | |#####| 64 | | | | 65 | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 66 | | | |#####| 67 | | |#####| 68 | | 69 |#####| 70 | | 71 |#####| 72 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####|#####|#####| 73 | | | | | |#####| 74 | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 |#####| 79 | | |#####| 80 | 81 | |#####| 82 | | |#####| 83 | 84 | 85 | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 86 | | | | 87 |#####| 88 | | 89 |#####| |#####| 90 | | |#####| 91 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 92 | | | | 93 | |#####| 94 | 95 | | 96 | |#####| 97 | 98 | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 99 |#####| 100 | | | |#####| 101 | | | | | | 102 |#####| 103 | | | |#####| 104 | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 105 | 106 |#####| 107 | | | 108 | |#####| 109 | | |#####| 110 | 111 | | | |#####| 112 | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 113 | | 114 | |#####| 115 | | | 116 |#####| |#####| 117 | | | |#####| 118 | 119 | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 120 | | |#####| 121 | | | | | 122 |#####| 123 | | | | | 124 |#####| 125 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 126 | | | 127 | |#####| 128 | | | |#####| 129 | | | |#####| 130 | 131 | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 132 | | | 133 |#####| 134 | | |#####| 135 | | |#####| 136 | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 137 | | | | | | |#####| 138 | | | | |#####| 139 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Confirms 6 Ahead 10 Fur-bearing animal 16 On the top of 17 Rodent 18 Possesses 20 Marsh 21 Traffic 23 To whine like a child 24 Retired 26 A balanced stone 28 Concealed 29 Quality of being rigidly perfect 31 To bestow 33 Vessel 34 Otherwise 36 To give a dinner to 38 Fixed allowance 39 Not more than one time 40 Second tone of diatonic scale 41 Projecting ridge 43 Female of the sheep 45 Manner of continuity 47 Pronoun 48 Decline 49 Different 52 Repeats noisily 54 Withdraw 56 To border upon 57 Tract of land surrounded by water 59 Harmonized 60 The hawthorn 62 Appropriate 64 A disciple of Zeno 66 Hymenopterous insects 67 Suitable 68 Measure of yarn 70 Knock lightly 72 Wide mouth pitcher 73 Calm 74 The European hedge sparrow 75 The reverse side of a coin 79 Period of time 80 Before 82 Unite 83 A percoid fish 86 A mistake 88 Name of a letter 90 Sliding weight on a steelyard 91 Dallied 92 Amounts 94 Progeny 97 Impartial 100 A number 101 Protuberant glands 103 Not near 105 Printer’s measure 107 Fur-bearing animal 109 Dread 110 A weight 112 Exclamation 113 Method of preserving 115 Address 117 Mark 118 Was indebted 120 Native metal 121 Annoy 123 Garment 125 Of the verb “to be” 126 Without content 128 Roman garment 129 Letters of ancient Scandinavians 130 Female fox 132 Lime, clay and sand mixture 134 External covering of down, or fiber 135 Quadruped of genus Equus 136 Procreate 137 Loud voiced herald 138 English theologian and philologist 139 To quiet VERTICAL 1 Pollen containers 2 Species of batrachians 3 Stop 4 To erect a mast (naut.) 5 Preposition 6 Not real 7 An article 8 Species of fish 9 Small drum 11 Of the verb “to be” 12 A plant of the cabbage genus 13 To show affection 14 Musical instrument 15 Cloth of firm texture 17 Destroyed 19 Governing body 22 Stir up 23 Conceited fellow 25 Fruit 27 Curve 30 A mammary gland 32 Inclines 35 Lifts up 37 Differ 39 Finely finished 42 One of Tennyson’s heroines 43 Biblical character 44 Measure of physics 46 Used in painting 48 Of the verb “go” 50 Species of plant 51 The swell of the ocean 53 Crystallized rain 54 Pathway 55 Countries 57 Pertaining to a Latin race 58 Punch block 59 A sense 61 A rich kind of India satin 63 Mature 65 Summary of professed principles 67 Destroyed 68 Caustic 69 Mimic 71 The box containing the Host (obs. Sp.) 76 Application of knowledge 77 Metal 78 Preparation for the skin 81 Saws again 83 Vegetable 84 Inspection of a deed or bond (law) 85 Prefix meaning through 87 Empty declamation 89 Title 90 Lamb brought up by hand 91 Porous stone 93 River of Hades (myth.) 95 Large inland body of salt water 96 Employ 98 Merits 99 Takes a reverse motion 101 Native of Great Britain 102 Descendants 104 Rhythmical flow of language 106 First part of day 108 Cardinal point of compass 111 Disease 112 Hither 114 Obsolete spelling of realm 116 Authorized 117 Mixture of white lead and lime 119 Covered with wax 121 Bold 122 Variety of turnip (obs.) 123 Game of cards 124 Producing injury 127 Girl’s nickname 131 Anger 133 Behold 136 Note on diatonic scale PUZZLE NO. 148 THE SQUARE ROOT OF CROSS WORDS By Irvan Neckerman How does he get that way? Here are some conversational words cheek to cheek with monstrosities dragged forth from their native obscurity. We warn all those to whom an obscure word is as a red flag to a bull to keep away from here. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |#####| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |#####| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 13 | | | | |#####| 14 | | | |#####| 15 | | | | 16 | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 17 | | | | |#####| 18 | | | |#####| 19 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 20 | | | | |#####| 21 | | | |#####| 22 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 23 | | | | |#####| 24 | | | |#####| 25 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####|#####|#####| 26 | 27 | |#####|#####| 28 | 29 | |#####|#####|#####|#####| |#####|#####|#####|#####| | | |#####|#####| | | |#####|#####|#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | | |#####| 34 | 35 |#####| 36 | | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | | | | | | | |#####| | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 41 | | | |#####| 42 | 43 | | | 44 | |#####| 45 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 46 | | | |#####| 47 | | | | | |#####| 48 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 49 | | | | 50 | |#####| 51 | |#####| 52 | 53 | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | |#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####|#####|#####| 54 | | 55 |#####|#####| 56 | | |#####|#####|#####|#####| |#####|#####|#####|#####| | | |#####|#####| | | |#####|#####|#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | |#####| 61 | 62 | 63 | |#####| 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 69 | | | | |#####| 70 | | | |#####| 71 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 72 | | | | |#####| 73 | | | |#####| 74 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 75 | | | | |#####| 76 | | | |#####| 77 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 78 | | | |#####| 79 | | | |#####| 80 | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 A dissension 5 Expression of pity 9 Any slender bristlelike organ 13 Smooth and transparent 14 Afforded 15 Plain 17 Revolves 18 Passageway 19 Frame for drying clothes 20 Small island 21 Geometrical figure 22 An allotted portion 23 Manifestation 24 Outcry 25 Commands 26 Eastern title of authority 28 One of Rider Haggard’s books 30 To annoy 34 Chinese Buddha 36 Geometrical figure 41 Early name of Ireland 42 Poisonous extract 45 Wander 46 A chink 47 Rubber 48 A throng 49 Cotton or woolen dress goods 51 Old way of spelling “that” 52 Additional 54 Goddess of vengeance 56 Literary fragments 57 Dance 61 A borrowing 64 To name 69 Relating to spaces 70 Father 71 A student (Fr.) 72 Measure of capacity 73 Batrachian 74 Artist’s models 75 Household gods 76 Besides 77 River in England 78 Inclinations 79 To account 80 Commissioned VERTICAL 1 Wallow 2 A cloth worn by Roman ladies 3 City in France 4 Canopies 5 Mixtures 6 To set out 7 Historical record 8 Shelters (obs.) 9 Random cuts 10 Choice body 11 Darnel 12 Concerning 13 Small ditch or furrow 16 Fragments 27 Eminence 29 Consecrated place 30 Possessive pronoun 31 Enclosed place 32 Fissure 33 Put up 34 Contest 35 Malt kiln 37 Chief; greatest 38 To penetrate 39 Across 40 Information 43 Abraham’s birthplace 44 Syllable of diatonic scale 50 Unwilling to hear 53 Special gifts 55 Transported 56 Chaplet or wreath 57 To invite 58 Ancient heretical sect 59 Combining form, meaning stone 60 Heard 62 Weight of twelve grains 63 To lower 65 A walk or passageway 66 Wild goat of the Bible 67 Conclusion 68 For fear that PUZZLE NO. 149 THE OLD ARMY GAME By Charley Cinderglass and Stoney Lonesome Remember “West Pointer” in Series I? The soldiers are at it again. There ought to be some healthful dictionary practice here. 37 Vertical, by the way, appears to have been conned from some erudite work on natural history. (Might as well tell you that the two unkeyed letters are U and O.) +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 10 |#####| 11 | | | | 12 | 13 | 14 |#####| 15 | 16 | 17 | | | | |#####| 18 | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 19 | 20 |#####| 21 | | | | | |#####| 22 | | | | | |#####| 23 | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 24 | | 25 |#####| 26 | | | | |#####| 27 | | | | |#####| 28 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 29 | | | 30 |#####| 31 | | | |#####| 32 | | | |#####| 33 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 34 | | | | 35 |#####| 36 | | | 37 | | | |#####| 38 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 39 | | | | 40 | | |#####| |#####| 41 | | 42 | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 43 | | | | | |#####| 44 | | 45 |#####| 46 | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 47 | | | | |#####| 48 | | | | 49 |#####| 50 | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| 51 | | | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | |#####| 56 | | | | |#####| 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 62 | | | | | 63 |#####| 64 | | |#####| 65 | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 66 | | | | | | 67 |#####| |#####| 68 | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 69 | | | | |#####| 70 | | 71 | | 72 | | |#####| 73 | | | | 74 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 75 | | | |#####| 76 | | | |#####| 77 | | | 78 |#####| 79 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 80 | | |#####| 81 | | | | |#####| 82 | | | | 83 |#####| 84 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 85 | |#####| 86 | | | | | |#####| 87 | | | | | 88 |#####| 89 | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 90 | | | | | | |#####| 91 | | | | | | 92 |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 93 | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| 94 | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Spoil or mar 6 Species of rodents 11 Reduces 15 A petty dude 19 The sun god 21 Woe 22 A genus of American monkeys 23 A musical note 24 Belonging to a thing 26 Eat grass 27 Issue 28 Maker of honey 29 Produce designs on metal 31 Small wild ox (zool.) 32 Tidy 33 Stupid 34 The European finch (zool.) 36 Headmen (Hindu.) 38 Foundations (var.) 39 Showing favors 41 Silt (hyd. engine) 43 Exile 44 A compass box (naut.) 46 One who fishes with a net 47 A reptile 48 Scrapes together 50 Amphibians 51 Recital 52 Prominent people 56 Scatter 57 Etheral salt (chem.) 62 A vessel for holding soup 64 Dries by receding tide (reformed spelling) 65 Broil in a covered pan 66 The angel of the bottomless pit 68 Reduce in grade 69 Steeple 70 Crest 73 The carcass of a whale after blubber is removed (var.) 75 A bone of the forearm 76 Deep dislike 77 Crafts 79 At the (obs.) 80 Member 81 Trait 82 A fish 84 Evening (poetical) 85 So 86 Shout 87 Mist (meteorol.) 89 Regarding 90 Species of birds 91 A storehouse for arms 93 Judges 94 Serving as a type VERTICAL 2 Force of mesmerism 3 Contraction meaning “the thing exists” 4 Obstruct 5 A cry of joy 6 The European owl (zool.) 7 Rank 8 Those who are in 9 The euphonic form of ad before g 10 Attempts 12 An instrument used by engineers 13 Pertaining to the Upper Archaean rocks 14 To affirm solemnly 15 The animals of any given period 16 Fur bearing animals 17 The winged cap of mercury 18 Celts 20 Looks after 23 Machines for cutting down trees 25 Shade 28 Bent outward 30 A genus of marine decapod crustaceans 33 The goddess of the hunt 35 Cozy corner 37 Small S. African antelope 38 The muse who presided over history 40 Having tresses 42 Epistles 44 Cross shaped 45 Arctic forked-tailed gulls (zool.) 48 Abyssinian title 49 Unite by stitches 52 Fasteners 53 A series of tubes 54 The palm cockatoo (zool.) 55 Advise (Scot.) 58 Shirt (Scot.) 59 Head-dress 60 Social standing 61 Enter again 63 Noticeable 65 A spirituous liquor 67 Idea 68 A window in a roof 69 Sea birds 71 Wahoo 72 Marine gastropod (zool.) 74 A pony 76 Stops 78 Rain, wind and snow 81 Rodent 83 Small 86 Head covering 88 Short sleep 90 Mother 92 Note of musical scale PUZZLE NO. 150 AN INDENTED TERROR By J. T. Delaney “With such friends one does not need enemies,” an old proverb goes. Mr. Delaney is a familiar friend to followers of The Cross Word Puzzle Books, but the editors will bet that many a one has said that his worst enemy could not have given him more cold sweats. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\| 14 | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| 15 | | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| 16 | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 17 | 18 | | | | | 19 |\\\\\|\\\\\| 20 | | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\| 21 | | | | | 22 | 23 | | | | | | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 24 | | | | | | |\\\\\| 25 | | | | | | 26 |\\\\\| 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |\\\\\| | | | | | | |\\\\\| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 28 | | | |#####| 29 | | 30 | | | |#####| 31 | | | 32 | | |#####| 33 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 34 | | | | 35 |#####| 36 | | | |#####|#####|#####| 37 | | | |#####| 38 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\| 39 | | | 40 |#####| 41 | | | 42 |#####| 43 | | | |#####| 44 | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| 45 | | 46 | |#####| 47 | | 48 | | |#####| 49 | 50 | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| 51 | | | |#####|#####|#####| 52 | | | | 53 |#####| 54 | | | 55 |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 56 | 57 | 58 | | | | | 59 |#####| 60 | | | |#####| 61 | 62 | | | | | 63 | 64 | 65 | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 66 | | | | |#####| 67 | | 68 | | | |#####| 69 | | | |#####| 70 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 71 | | | |#####|#####|#####| 72 | | | |#####| 73 | | | |#####|#####|#####| 74 | | | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 75 | | | | 76 |#####| 77 | | | |#####| 78 | | | | | 79 |#####| 80 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 81 | | | | | 82 | | | |#####| 83 | | | |#####| 84 | | 85 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| 86 | | | |#####| 87 | 88 | | | |#####|#####|#####| 89 | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| 90 | | | 91 |#####| 92 | | | | 93 |#####| 94 | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\| 95 | 96 | | |#####| 97 | 98 | | |#####| 99 | | 100 | |#####| 101 | | 102 | 103 |\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 104 | 105 | | | |#####| 106 | | | |#####|#####|#####| 107 | | | 108 |#####| 109 | | | 110 | 111 | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 112 | | | |#####| 113 | | | | | 114 |#####| 115 | | | | | 116 |#####| 117 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 118 | | | | 119 | | |\\\\\| 120 | | | 121 | | | |\\\\\| 122 | | 123 | | | | | | | | | | | | |\\\\\| | | | | | | |\\\\\| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 124 | | | | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\| 125 | | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\| 126 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\| 127 | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| 128 | | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| 129 | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\| 130 | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| 131 | | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| 132 | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Contraction of common New England first name 5 Fragment of earthenware 10 Slight coloring 14 Shriek 15 Linen cloth once worn in a head-dress 16 River in Germany 17 Edible root 20 East Indian cereal 21 Distribute (obs.) 24 Philippine tree, blind-your-eyes 25 Moving company 27 Profuse talk 28 European burbot 29 Submerged marine plant 31 Purgative principle of rhubarb, etc. 33 Sharp flavor 34 Physician or surgeon 36 Equable 37 Secular 38 Italian sou 39 Stalk 41 Cuchullin’s wife in Celtic mythology 43 Steal 44 Simple 45 Bellow 47 Exudation from certain plants 49 Obstruct 51 Flow in a stream 52 Property 54 Greek letter 56 Outlying districts 60 Inner bark of trees 61 Wilful disobedience 66 Avail 67 Philippine date plum 69 Struggle 70 Round hill or point of land 71 Auditory 72 Heelless slipper 73 Move suddenly and rapidly 74 Interpret writing 75 Assign 77 Clever 78 Fall of earth into a mine, etc. 80 Path 81 Globular flask once used for ointments, etc. 83 Comfortable 84 Revolving platform with seats for children 86 Native amorphous silica 87 Significant date 89 Play on words (pl.) 90 Pastoral composition 92 Cannon 94 Inclination 95 Rabbit 97 Entrance 99 Dry 101 Trial 104 Worship 106 Chart 107 Variety of chalcedony 109 Household deities 112 Assuredly (slang) 113 Spanish copper coin 115 Terrible woman 117 Erudition 118 Tuneful 120 Italian game resembling tennis 122 Typical genus of the mustards 124 Remove hair 125 Silk cotton tree 126 Itch 127 Satiate 128 Dishearten 129 Furnace 130 Swarm (Eng.) 131 Sudden involuntary movement 132 Footgear for snow travel VERTICAL 1 Sulphide of iron, copper, etc. 2 Esteem 3 Bone of the arm 4 Select group 5 Sieve 6 Detected by the ear 7 Seaweed 8 Pass a rope through 9 Region of fancies 10 Gateway to Buddhist temple 11 Adored one 12 Anarchist of most extreme type 13 Vibrant effect on a tambourine 17 Satiate 18 African medicinal plant 19 Panel 21 Of heroic proportions 22 Give heed 23 Consequently 25 Famish (Eng.) 26 Bullfinch (Eng. and Scot.) 30 Affirm 32 Metal blocks for stamping, etc. 35 Epistle in dactylic hexameters 38 Partition 40 Petulant grimace 42 Gratify 43 Disturbance 44 Debate 46 Plant with large spathe and starchy corn 48 Passable 50 Prong 51 Prescription given merely to satisfy a patient 53 Tally 55 Affectionate 56 Itch 57 Absolute 58 Consider the subjective objectively 59 Negro name 60 Trunk 62 Pertaining to the eye 63 Biblical name 64 Box of wooden slats 65 Warble 68 Parcel of jewels 69 Guinea pig 73 Moves with rapidity 76 Plunder 77 Associate 78 Faucet 79 Back part of the neck 80 Small beak-like process 82 Title of nobility 83 Outer garment 85 Dwarf 88 Typical genus of parrots 91 Passable 93 Resounding 94 Mass of ice 95 Designating a certain valve gear and engines so equipped 96 European bunting 98 Hamlet 100 Unusual 102 Marketable 103 Derivative of atropine 104 Culmination 105 Ocean 106 Brownish purple 108 Place to sleep (slang) 110 Indian of an Iroquoian tribe 111 Bar of a soap frame 113 One summoned 114 Fragrant 115 Designating the numerals from which Arabic numbers are derived 116 Notches 119 Point in time 121 Designating a common bean 123 Native corporal in India ADONIS’ DREAM By Mrs. E. I. Ashton Hoboken proves that it not only can manufacture Venus, the largest selling quality pencil in the world, but also some of the hardest puzzles. As a special reward for solving this puzzle you can receive a Venus Perfect Colored Pencil by sending the correct solution to the American Lead Pencil Co., 220 Fifth Avenue, New York. +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 1 | 2 | 3 |#####| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |/////| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |#####|#####|#####|#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | |/////| | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 13 | | |#####| 14 | | |/////| 15 |/////| 16 | | | |#####| 17 | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |/////| |/////| | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####| |#####|#####| 18 | |/////|/////| |/////|/////| 19 | | |#####|#####|#####|#####| |#####|#####| |#####|#####| | |/////|/////| |/////|/////| | | |#####|#####|#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 20 |#####| |#####| 21 | |/////| 22 | | | | |/////| 23 | | 24 | 25 | 26 |#####| | |#####| |#####| | |/////| | | | | |/////| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####|#####|#####| 27 | | 28 |/////|/////| |/////|/////| 29 | | | | | |#####| | |#####|#####|#####| | | |/////|/////| |/////|/////| | | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 30 | 31 |#####| 32 | | | | 33 |/////| |/////| 34 | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####| | | |#####| | | | | |/////| |/////| | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 35 | | 36 |#####|#####|#####|#####| 37 | 38 |/////| 39 | |#####| 40 | |#####| 41 | 42 | | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####| | |/////| | |#####| | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |/////| 43 | |#####| 44 | | 45 | | | 46 | | |#####| 47 | |#####| 48 | |/////| |/////| | |#####| | | | | | | | |#####| | |#####| | |/////| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |/////|/////| |#####|#####|#####| 49 | | | | | |#####| 50 | |#####| |/////|/////| |/////|/////| |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | |#####| | |#####| |/////|/////| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |/////| 51 | |#####| 52 | | | | | | | |#####| 53 | |#####| 54 | 55 |/////| |/////| | |#####| | | | | | | | |#####| | |#####| | |/////| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 56 | | |#####|#####|#####|#####| 57 | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####| 58 | | 59 | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####| | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 60 | | | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 69 | | | | | | |#####| 70 | 71 | 72 |#####| 73 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |/////| 74 | | |/////| |#####| 75 | | |#####| |/////| 76 | | |/////| | | |/////| | | |/////| |#####| | | |#####| |/////| | | |/////| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 77 | 78 | |/////| 79 | 80 | |#####| 81 | | |#####| 82 | 83 | |/////| 84 | 85 | | | | | |/////| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |/////| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 86 | |/////|/////|/////| 87 | |#####| 88 | | |#####| 89 | |/////|/////|/////| 90 | | | | |/////|/////|/////| | |#####| | | |#####| | |/////|/////|/////| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Latin for “I love” 4 Opera by Verdi 8 Tragedy by Sardou 13 Transgression 14 French for “Mrs.” 16 Prejudice 17 Instrument for writing 18 Adverb 19 Bales (abbr.) 21 French for “bone” 22 A quality pencil or a planet 23 Ancient state in Asia Minor 27 Lair 29 Anew 30 Gold (abbr.) 32 Any cleaning agent 34 Name of one of the British Isles 35 South African antelope 37 Pronoun 39 That is (abbr.) 40 Royal mail (abbr.) 41 A color 43 Indefinite article 44 Ancient worshippers of Venus 47 Not (French) 48 Section of a foot (abbr.) 49 Tincture for wounds 50 Preposition 51 God willing (abbr.) 52 Cipher of several letters 53 Preposition 54 Preposition 56 Form of verb “to be” 57 River in Nevada 58 Lament, complaint (French) 60 Means of travel 65 Obliterators 69 Waterfall 70 Exclude 73 A dignitary 74 American temperance society (abbr.) 75 Rage 76 Liable 77 Comrade (coll.) 79 An organ 81 Lake in Galway 82 Pronoun 84 Unit 86 Consumption (coll.) 87 Adverb 88 A parent (coll.) 89 Post scriptum (abbr.) 90 A Phoenician god VERTICAL 1 A Roman coin 2 An island in the Aegean Sea 3 Preposition 4 Entertains, diverts 5 A wicked spirit 6 French for “of” 7 Indefinite article 9 Bay in Siberia 10 Arabian seaport 11 One of the United States 12 Variety 15 Goddess of love 20 Pull roughly 21 A form of poetry 24 New England (abbr.) 25 Form of verb “to be” 26 An exclamation 28 Word of refusal 29 “Pertaining to” (suffix) 31 Spanish feminine for “a” 33 Reflector 34 An annual plant of southern Asia 36 Affecting the whole 38 Tint, color 39 Ancient Indians 41 Opera by Verdi 42 Prefix meaning “in” 45 Household dish 46 Town in south of France 51 River in Morocco 55 A game of chance 56 Receive 59 A kingdom of antiquity 61 Deed 62 Ornamental vessel 63 To, at (prefix) 64 African 65 Hinder 66 Italian historian 67 Town in central Persia 68 Undermine 70 Species of animal 71 Any plane surface 72 Peruse 78 From (Latin) 80 Conjunction 83 Pronoun 85 Northeast (abbr.) NOTE [1] Winner of the Woman’s Singles and of Challenge Round, First National All-Comers Cross Word Puzzle Tournament, held at the Wanamaker Auditorium, September 26th–27th, 1924. *** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE CROSS WORD PUZZLE BOOK: THIRD SERIES *** Updated editions will replace the previous one—the old editions will be renamed. Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to copying and distributing Project Gutenberg™ electronic works to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG™ concept and trademark. Project Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you charge for an eBook, except by following the terms of the trademark license, including paying royalties for use of the Project Gutenberg trademark. If you do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the trademark license is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and research. Project Gutenberg eBooks may be modified and printed and given away—you may do practically ANYTHING in the United States with eBooks not protected by U.S. copyright law. Redistribution is subject to the trademark license, especially commercial redistribution. START: FULL LICENSE THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK To protect the Project Gutenberg™ mission of promoting the free distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase “Project Gutenberg”), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Gutenberg™ License available with this file or online at www.gutenberg.org/license. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg™ electronic works 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg™ electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy all copies of Project Gutenberg™ electronic works in your possession. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Gutenberg™ electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. 1.B. “Project Gutenberg” is a registered trademark. It may only be used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg™ electronic works even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gutenberg™ electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg™ electronic works. See paragraph 1.E below. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation (“the Foundation” or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Gutenberg™ electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an individual work is unprotected by copyright law in the United States and you are located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Gutenberg™ mission of promoting free access to electronic works by freely sharing Project Gutenberg™ works in compliance with the terms of this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg™ name associated with the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Gutenberg™ License when you share it without charge with others. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Gutenberg™ work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning the copyright status of any work in any country other than the United States. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate access to, the full Project Gutenberg™ License must appear prominently whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg™ work (any work on which the phrase “Project Gutenberg” appears, or with which the phrase “Project Gutenberg” is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, copied or distributed: This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg™ electronic work is derived from texts not protected by U.S. copyright law (does not contain a notice indicating that it is posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work with the phrase “Project Gutenberg” associated with or appearing on the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Project Gutenberg™ trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg™ electronic work is posted with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked to the Project Gutenberg™ License for all works posted with the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg™ License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg™. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Gutenberg™ License. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg™ work in a format other than “Plain Vanilla ASCII” or other format used in the official version posted on the official Project Gutenberg™ website (www.gutenberg.org), you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon request, of the work in its original “Plain Vanilla ASCII” or other form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg™ License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg™ works unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing access to or distributing Project Gutenberg™ electronic works provided that: • You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from the use of Project Gutenberg™ works calculated using the method you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg™ trademark, but he has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the address specified in Section 4, “Information about donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.” • You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg™ License. You must require such a user to return or destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Project Gutenberg™ works. • You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days of receipt of the work. • You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free distribution of Project Gutenberg™ works. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg™ electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the manager of the Project Gutenberg™ trademark. Contact the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. 1.F. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread works not protected by U.S. copyright law in creating the Project Gutenberg™ collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg™ electronic works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain “Defects,” such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by your equipment. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the “Right of Replacement or Refund” described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gutenberg™ trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Gutenberg™ electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH 1.F.3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further opportunities to fix the problem. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you ‘AS-IS’, WITH NO OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone providing copies of Project Gutenberg™ electronic works in accordance with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg™ electronic works, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg™ work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Project Gutenberg™ work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg™ Project Gutenberg™ is synonymous with the free distribution of electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from people in all walks of life. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the assistance they need are critical to reaching Project Gutenberg™’s goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg™ collection will remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure and permanent future for Project Gutenberg™ and future generations. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 and the Foundation information page at www.gutenberg.org. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service. The Foundation’s EIN or federal tax identification number is 64-6221541. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state’s laws. The Foundation’s business office is located at 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887. Email contact links and up to date contact information can be found at the Foundation’s website and official page at www.gutenberg.org/contact Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Project Gutenberg™ depends upon and cannot survive without widespread public support and donations to carry out its mission of increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be freely distributed in machine-readable form accessible by the widest array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt status with the IRS. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any particular state visit www.gutenberg.org/donate. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who approach us with offers to donate. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Please check the Project Gutenberg web pages for current donation methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other ways including checks, online payments and credit card donations. To donate, please visit: www.gutenberg.org/donate. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg™ electronic works Professor Michael S. Hart was the originator of the Project Gutenberg™ concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared with anyone. For forty years, he produced and distributed Project Gutenberg™ eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Project Gutenberg™ eBooks are often created from several printed editions, all of which are confirmed as not protected by copyright in the U.S. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Most people start at our website which has the main PG search facility: www.gutenberg.org. This website includes information about Project Gutenberg™, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to subscribe to our email newsletter to hear about new eBooks.