New Riddles.

Otago Witness, Issue 1650, 7 July 1883, Page 23

New Riddles.

3303. Squarb.— By Kate, Invercargill :— 1, Docile ; 2, absent ; 3, aus -ful animal (female) ; i, important organs generally situated in the head. 3301. Cuaradb - By Jessie and Aleck, Pukerau :— All green, grey, silver, and golden Grew my firut in the dull, dark wood ; Crowned with gems in the morning light, Quten of the garden my second stood. You'll find my whole when days are long, When summer biases warm the earth, Within the culturM, round The emblem sweet of highest worth. 3305. Diamond. -B> S 0, Arrow :— 1, A. cooßonant ; 2, small river in China ; 8, river in Belgium; 4, town in Asia Minor; 5, town in Spain; 6, seap-.r.. on west «f Scotland (beheaded) ;. 7, town in SpMn ; 8, town in Morocco ; 9, acoosonant.' Centres, a cown in b'pain. 3306 Cuaradh — By Double UV, Oarnaru :— The smallest particle behead And my nrst shall appear ; Reverse to come my second is ; Your swain would gay it's clear T hat hu's not wanted, still my third Might awe him in the fix, as it is full-brother to the organ fun, And never found at nix ; My fourth is bold promontory, ' Where is heard the seabird'd cries You'll think this rather hard to find. But it is printed before your eyes. 8307. Cuaradb.— By' J P M and CJ C, Wrey's Bushi~ My first is a p&rt of a horse, And also the part of a fan ; My second is n cr seen on a racecourse, But is of the grave of a man. My third is as common as sauce, And is often as black as the tann'd ; My whole is to be tseen in great force In the wilds of America's land. I 331S Square.— By Annie J Terry, Alexandra :— ! , A small vessel ; 2, a side glaace ; 3, an exclamation of grief ; 4, to prove. 3i09. Charaph. -By JTM, Timaru:— Two words there are, pray find them out, Ami do not make a blunder, Of different meanings without doubt, One over and one under. Over mv first my second ran — Means " rabbits " none can doubt it ; Uuder my hrst my second stood — Moans " he knew all about it.' 3310. Charadh.— By Comet, North-east Valley :— A cat doss my flrdt (phonetic), And you drink my sec Jnd ; Any my whole is the draft j uf an argument reckoned. 3311. Charade. — By John Whyte, Oatnaru :- • First, to turn ; second, to languish ; whole, something unexpected. 3312. AcaoSTiCAii Enigma.— Selected by Bill, Dunedin; — 1, The goddess of war ; 2, a, renowned conqueror ; 3, one of the Cyclopß ; 4, a portion of time ; 5, a Onrint;au king of Thebeß ; 6, a mountain in Thessaly ; 7, the founder of idolatory. Add these initials together aud you will discover the name of a celebrated aijuient city.