COMPETITIONS CORNER.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 242, 12 October 1929, Page 19

COMPETITIONS CORNER.

TESTS FOR OUR READERS. In this corner is given 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. Force. 5. Two relations make a fruit. 10. Royal castle. 11. Java port. 12. Skilled. ir>. Author of Lavengro. 16. This oar is partly "difficult." 17. Selvage. IS. Swiss city. 19. Enclose (with a double ending). 20. Movement known in the Army in the plural. 22. City division. 25. Loving. 27. The name of this twin suggests oil. 28. Make of car that should do good work. 31. Strength and etidurai.-e. 32. A solver performs this action less often as his proficiency increases. 3:3. Sad. 34. Tort of the Near East.

DOWN. ■J. Indian city (the name looks like a hybrid son of war). :j. Part of a soldier that he keeps on the march. 4. "Like softest music to attending —" Shakespeare. 5. Fisii. i>. Orderliness. 7. The chief side of a medal. S. A ?ea-dog of my acquaintance used to call a squint a this eye. D. Famous scientist. 13. Make of car. 14. The prototype of the Tank. 15. There are two in the cine for 2 down. 20. Humorous. 21. Public Fi-liool. •13. Anagram of "0 dun jar" (not little brown jug). 24. We often run into this in the midst of traffic. •_V). Mask. 215. Sad. 2!). Ouinfa-pijr. 32. English river.