COMPETITIONS CORNER.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 3, 5 January 1931, Page 14

COMPETITIONS CORNER.

TESTS FOR OUR READERS

ACROSS. I—Caluminous.1 —Caluminous. 6—Tart. 9—Bird that is certainly longer than its tail. 10—"Dust we are," they say, but this great Oriental might be made of mud. 12—River of India. 13 —American country. 16—"As he remains a Liberal I want to elect another" (hidden). 17 —Irregularity. 19 —What chromium-plating tends to obviate. 21—Town of India. 24- L -One who is always busy before the Derby. 26—This ring is edible. 27 —Rock that figures in fable. 28;— Trees. 31 —Connect. 32—This 'man of old often sold his goods in his first four letters. 33—This lot isn't dear after a century. 34—Excelling.

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. I—A foreigner of sorts, some live centuries ago. , : 2—This ornamental pattern suggests otherwise irritation. 3—One of the U.S.A. 4—Cambridge College. s—Sounds an unpleasant noise, but iB used in many games. 7 —Enemies of society. B—English county. 11—Describes that horrible drill the dentist has to use. 14 —A cry of praise. 15—Put its last three letters first to see when this musical instrument is seldom heard. 18—Card game. 20—Hidden with 16 across. 22 —One of the world's great rivers. 23—Sound of canine unhappiness, perhaps. 24 —This often supports the carpenter's work. 25—Town of Italy. 29—"Forbade to through slaughter to a throne and shut the gates of mercy on mankind" (Gray). 30 —If this Indian were changed to a Tory, 7 down would do their best to change him for you. (t)