COMPETITIONS CORNER.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 186, 8 August 1930, Page 11

COMPETITIONS CORNER.

TESTS FOR OUR READERS.

| ACROSS. 1. To do wit-h the chef's science; beheaded, to do with a higher science. . S. Ur of the Chaldees, being no more, has not this, it has the rest of it without itself. I 9. Material- wrapping up a Queen. Jl. A lengthy matter of a few lines. 12. Part of this is washed in salt water. 13. More than this a day. l(i. Steep. ! |-t 17. Advice the pleased visitor gives li'uu- • * self.; - .■ ; " . . 1 18. "Shut axe" (anag.). 21. Means of transport, with , a single article between two vehicles. 23. What we lost on April 13. 24. Very fine; especially without a head, for mining. 25. What a fair knockout will <10. 28. District of London. 29. "See mine" (anag.). '■ 30. How the humble should act towards , the exalted (Socialists excepted, of course). ■* DOWN. Lr. 2. C'ited as instance. I 3. Patronised by Royalty, but cut by i golfers. ... I 4; "Soddens" (anag.). ;.. - After tlie war l-o haps, to vit limit « : • ; >

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.

G. Man very .backward in navigation. 7. Shelters from the sun. 8. An ago of British advancement in many fields. .. « „ 10. These warriors thanked tlieir stars they were not in the ranks. 14. A Biblical King in a public .vehicle ?, 'lis false! J i . 15. The pianist has it under his hand. 10. It's, a drawback if the motorist has to resort to this to get home. 20. Male .;ame. „ 21. If jn were out, then Europe, for , ' example, would be satisfied, as here. indicated. 22. A powerful acid (sometimes used by the jealous woman). 26. The limit. 27. Would this dare remind you of the stage? ( <l )■