CROSSWORD PUZZLE.—No. IV.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 32, 7 February 1925, Page 24

CROSSWORD PUZZLE.—No. IV.

Here is the fourth of our series of cross-word puzzles. In case you have not yet joined the. puzzlers, here is vrhat to do. Id eaub of the -white squares you are to place one letter of a word which answers to the meaninfr given in the list against the correct number, until every word is lettered into the. puzzle. When you have done this words which cross will interlock, and the puzzle will be solved. Certain white, squares are numbered; they arc the squares which start words; and each number refers to a correspondingly numbered definition. The black squares are only to end words, and are blanks. Words run horizontally (from left to ripht i and vertically (downwards) until stopped l\v a black square or the edge of the puzzle.

HORIZONTAL. 1. Wearied willl pleasure. .">. Malicious burn- ] ng. 10. Small fur-bear--12. Dteadful, terrible. 14. Part of the verb "to be." 1.".. Shell that fails to explode. Hi. To accomplish. 17. .Strictness, rigidity. 10. Fogginess. 20. Prefix meaning to include. 21. Part. of the verb "to he." 23. A numhVr. 24. Kaeh (abhr. i. 2(i. Two plus onr. 2s. Writing implement. 20. A kind of tree. HI. Strengthening medicine. 34. Into, .iii. A wager. 0~. Domestic ijuadru ped. 3n. A thoroughfare ■40. That under which Jonah sat. 42. Small wood, picnic ground. 4.*>. A pronoun. 44. Clinging vine. 4-*t. A conjunction. 40. A citrus fruit. 40. Custom. 51. Variety of motor car. 52. Kjtcrt ained with festivities.

VERTICAL. 1. Small vessel used for laving purposes. 2. Pound (abbr.). :!. To permit. ■1. Point of compass. 0. Egyptian sun pod. 7. To faint. lose consciousness. s. A proposition. 0. To touch with the elbow. 10. Enchanting, bewitching woman. 11. Hilarity, good times. 1.1. True, faithful. is. A rodent. 10. Professional remuneration. ■22. To discharge a weapon. Si. Lukewarm. 2ft. Aftirmati\p. 27. Not young. :«l. A -watchin?. ■'11. Boy's name. (abbr.). :>2. The tooth of a wheel. 33. Open, public 35, Short, messages 36. To think gloomily. ,'iS. I>arpe. huge, immense. 39. To evade. 41. A girl's name. 47. Myself. 48. Continent l abhr. ). 4!>. Personal pronoun. 50. To exist.