"STAR" CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 114, 15 May 1936, Page 15

"STAR" CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

ACROSS. I—lt's all my eye, so let us change the subject. 7 —This animal is sometimes out for a duck. 9 —Control the beer allowance? Well, here is the logic of it. 10—Fibre for making nets or tiles. 11—Spirit of Geneva. 13—An affair, but never mind. 17 —Point of the compass, showing all the cardinal points in turn. 20 —An island in Finchley. 21 —Solar heat dissipates moisture in a lot of little things. 22 —One doesn't bargain for this, not by a good deal. 24—Little rascals. 25—A fence to make one laugh. 2(5 —Closely related. 27 —Just part of lakeland scenery. 29 —By no means tongue-tied. 30 —This tramp needs a stick at the start and seems very hesitating latterly. 32 —Pay to carry on. 33—This hand is used and is therefore inferior. 36 —Mid cut from a saw out of order. 40 —Layer. No, not a hen. 42—Here's the best answer. 43—Searched thoroughly for a red snack. 44—Right of this is a public path. 45 —Equalises by giving two and five in a different way. DOWN. I—"Tear-gas"l—"Tear-gas" plant of pre-war origin. 2—lnscription. 3 —Familiar to anglers, whole, headless or twice beheaded. 4 —Stalk of a pentstemon. s—You may put your foot in it. 6—Food that may go a long way before it is done. 7 —This one means depart. Ask if you want to know. B—Can metal answer this? 12—For a beginning settle a nice point. 14 —Gives assistance, it may be said. 15—Flows gently. I(s—ls in a circle for an insurrection. 18 —A river with one rat in it to clear. 19—Pleasant to the ear. I

23—Revealed that the lady married. 28 —A fare list. 31—Retire to revise the decree. 34—Colour found among the hors d'oeuvres. 35—Apparel. 37 —There are hosts of these places of entertainment. 38—A topsy-turvy portion. This is a catch. 39 —Fashion. 40—Incline where the rainbow ends. 41—Thirsty. (y)