COMPETITIONS CORNER.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 255, 27 October 1928, Page 12

COMPETITIONS CORNER.

TESTS FOR OUR READERS. In this corner we will give daily a problem for solution by our readers. Prizes will not be offered, the idea being to present the reading public with some brain-testing difficulties which each may smooth out to his satisfaction.

ACROSS. 1. Kpithct wo wish we could transfer from divorce courts to nurseries. 0. Wears a cap, indoors and out. 10. Operations of uo benefit to the patients. 11. Round the riddle is the middle. 14. Roots that seem to warn you of the consequence of having no garage. 18. Fruit. 19. Make a prefix from an aid to travel. 20. Make a party from a feature. 21. Add a boy and make a girl. 22. Poem that helped to pass the winter evenings 3000 years ago. 23. Fretted. 24. A seaside rite. : 26. Which is more entertaining when taken with a this. 27. A smooth movement. 28. Executioner who turned actor. 29. Inhabitants of part of France. i 33. Unnecessary in a motor boat. 3(5. An offence forgetful motorists arc liable to commit. 37. One of several to harass the householder. 38.n|Quibbles.

I DOWN. 2. Musical instrument. 3. Word mentioned once in these clocs. 4. Girl's name. 5. This describes one 37 across, tnd is the scene of 24 -across. 6. This famous man by his name does honour to the insect world. 7. Without knowing. S. The blood of international circulation. 12. Used by divers. 13. The father of contempt 14. Scolded; concealed but for the fceai 15. Reptiles furnish this material 16. A fragment from a bilL 17. Remedies. 25. Knock backwards. 20. Sweet and green varieties are te soon. 30. A rainy prefix from broom. 31. Houses a potential -"i"2. Names. !s.'i 34. A sun we sec at nijrht. 35. Space turns this volume to H*