COMPETITIONS CORNER.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 122, 25 May 1932, Page 13

COMPETITIONS CORNER.

TESTS FOR OUR READERS

ACROSS. I —"A poet could not but be gay" in company of this flower. s—Ancestral. 10—-Lays down. 11—An undesirable bodily development. 12 —There is many a this on our coast. 14 —You will doubtless find a, this amongst 10 across. 15—One of the war towns. 17 —A nautical fellow. 18—From Herefordshire or 19 down? 20—A fighting race of Africa. 22—Just a deck, but not of cards. 24 —A water area of Europe. 25—A particular type of garment. 27- —A girl's name. 31 —This is for tying. 33—To do this to the people was once a sin. 35 —An Irish town. 37 —Collected.

.38—A Yorkshire ducliy. 39—Maybe in honour or as precaution. 40 —Flag. DOWN. I—Without deviation. 2—Many a theory is proved to be this. 3 —This makes the desert tolerable. 4—A famous one was a calf of gold. C —Worshipped by millions in the East. 7 —Term known to the gas inspector. s—Brights—Bright and clear. 9 —Part of the Spaniard's home. 13—20 across is. 10—This came a long way to fight in the Great War and named a cove. 17 —Often betrays the thief to the policeman. 19—See 18 across. 21 —An Empire of old, the age is obvious. 23 —Sometimes worn, sometimes framed. 26 —Many a 23 down is after this man. 2S—Describes Che smaller.