COMPETITIONS CORNER.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 263, 5 November 1932, Page 8 (Supplement)

COMPETITIONS CORNER.

ACROSS, I—Butterfly, or flower. ■ &—A broken pitcher is plurally past. 10—The home of "shades" and also of shady people. 11—The man who ought to know. 12—This "persuader" might have been lower. 15—Cables originate from this! station. 18 —Material. 19 —Fairly obvious, this. 20—Might be one supporter, or many helpers. 1 21—The beginnings of ability can be turned to this. 22—This may carry one away; behead it and the movement is plain. 23 —This might be finer. 24—Women put it on. 26 —Sounds of cheerfulness. 29—Male name. 31—Eather an eye-opener. 32—A collection of hands. 33—Describes 17 down; remove the sixth letter and Hitler might think it referred to Mussolini. DOWN. coarse, but it might provide you with a taxi. 3—After this time we start again. 4—lf taxes were this one might the middle less. s—Weapon. 6—Perform vocally with poetic heart. 7—The stock company stock. B—Atlantic islands. 13 —River of South America. 14—The proper time for making things leveL la—An obstacle in money is a real plague. 16—Dock hand with prominent finger. 17—See 33 across. 18—Wherein spectators paradoxically sit. 25—Possibly, being no good, he drinks like a fish; certainly without his head he can 6wim like a fish. 26—The portions of this fastener are all the wrong way. 27 —A literary work. 28—Where works of art may be seen. that comes from a topsy-turvy frame of mind. (u)

ITESTS FOR OUR READERS.

THURSDAY'S SOLUTION. » ACROSS.—Barrow, Claptrap, Dolmen, Espalier, Notts, Extensive, Ale,' Groan, Next, Hemp, Lathe, 800, Ullswater, Print, Magdalen, Moriou, Lynxeyed, Beagle. ' DOWN.—Badinage, Relation, Obeisance, Liszt, Plain, Raisin, Porter, Beer, Eve, Xylophone, Striking, Pittance, Moa, Ebro, Kummel, Flagon, Whale, Theme.