COMPETITIONS CORNER.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 210, 5 September 1930, Page 11

COMPETITIONS CORNER.

TESTS FOR OUR READERS.

ACROSS. ; 5. The •order he figures in best. 8. Speed, following the fashion, is not too great. 9. In this high district there's certainly some point in beer. 10. "Poor glue" (anag.). 11. Records of the cricketers' prowess. 13. It's no use seeing a nobleman about an outing with a gun, if this is the only weapon you have. 17. Knitters buy these. IS. A nasty storm. ' 21. Reptile'known in naval circles. 2.i. Developed in the end. . .. 29. Cash in. hand, so to speak (two words). 31. ''Shady oil" (anag.). ... 32. Cigv be seen running, along a country road. 33. Exposed by "the turn-coat. .. 34. Followed back. 35. Ancient inhabitants of- Britain who figured, probably, in/ the eternal . .triangle.

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. . , - ■

DOWN. 1. Edible races. 2. Understand. 3. One of Amy Johnson's halts. ' 4. Reverse. 5. A valuable quality in. war, and very final. G. This is out of date for the morning tub. 7. Italian resort. 12. "Devote" (anag.). 14. Like. 15. To become a fencer, you must first Qf all grasp'this. .16. Bird. 19. The sea front in slang. 20. A covenant without hypocrisy. 22. A 'Varsity man. 23. The. beginning is all you want here. 24. Fniits. ■2(i. An explosive. 27. One of the weasel family. 28. Faithful. 30. As two words the remains after smelting; as one where it is clone.

ANSWER TO THURSDAY'S PROBLEM. Across.—Baldric, Cuticle, Court, Steadfast, Hosea, Arkwright, Ind, Small, Vedette. Twaddle, Banal, Pea, Inculpate, Turin, Garibaldi, Badge, Royalty, She boon. Down. Bacchus, Louisiana. Rattailed, Cascade, Cleefc, Tudor. Chang. Entitled, Woe, Debatable, Tbnbridgi;, I ria.u'er. Lap, Specie?, Lantern, Curry, Libel. A'i ( >y '»<