LAST WEEK'S PUZZLE.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 73, 27 March 1929, Page 24

LAST WEEK'S PUZZLE.

THE COMPLETE LIST,

The words br|r>w eupply the solution to the recrnt "— nnf puzzle:— 1— Plufanr. 16—Roppntnnt 2—Gallant -. 17—Pennant IK—Pedant 4—Errant If»—Plrasant r»— Arrnnt -JO—Pnndant d —Currant *_'l—Truant 7 —Wnrrnnt 22 —Rampant H —Wμ nt -•"—PlipiHint ft—Servant 2\ —Exuberant 10—Fp-nsnnt -■">-Ppodorant 11—Coramunrlimt 'JO—Flamboyant 12 —P.int IT— Petulant 13—Giant. 2R—Vacant 14—Tenant 29— Discordant 15 —PhrUßiint THE DECIDING RIDDLES. The riddles below nir those submitted by the winner of the " —ant" competition. (First by Nell McMillan, Great North Road, Henderson; age 12.) What word of five letters ia never pronounced right?— Wrong. (Second by Bessie Perrett, 29, Mount Smart Road, Oneliunga ; nge 16.) What is the least playful part, of a house?— The doora, because they won't even swing unless you hang them. (Third by Neville Hlllman, 10, Mamma Avenue, Mount Eden; ago 14.) Why do we know that banking is a very ancient custom?— Because we know that Pharaoh received a check on the bank of the Red Sea, which had been crossed by Moses and Company. (Fourth by Doris Campbell, 35, Arlkl Street, Grey Lynn; age 14.) Why is a horse a very strange creature? —Because It enjoys its food better when there is not a bit in its mouth. (Fifth by Rosalie Walker, 2, Halls Ayenue, Remuera ; age 12.) If a soldier and a sailor were locked in a car, which would get out first?—• The eoldier, because he has the khaki ;(«W k.J>

PROVE THESE. "TAR" IS "SALT." A "tar" is a sailor." A "sailor" is a "eeaman." A "seaman" ie a "salt." A "ROW" IS A "HORSE." A "row" is a "quarrel." A "quarrel" is a "dispute." A "dispute" is to "nag." A "nag" is a "horse." A "PENNY" IS A "SHILLING." A "penny" is a copper." A "copper" is a "policeman." A "policeman" is a "Robert." A "Robert" is a "bob." A "bob" ie a "shilling."