"STAR" CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 138, 12 June 1936, Page 15

"STAR" CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

ACROSS. I—Surprisedl—Surprised expressions when one's tax claim is adjusted. B—Sounds8 —Sounds as if I owe childish thanks for a trifle. 9 —Schemers adapt a sport I scorn. 10—This botanic emblem is in the list. 11 —Reddish deer round a bench. 12—Not the animal cries you'd expect from a stable. 13 —Fame less as the very identical. 17—A girl in a different age becomes a secret agent. 20—A wrinkle at cricket. 23 —Quakings. 24 —Owning but not possessing. 25—Bents for coins in Latin. 26—Conversely this role's a snare. 27—After a fright dealers became alarmists.

Tests For Our Readers.

DOWN. I—Easilyl—Easily provokable out of that which may be quoted. 2 —Money for ten mice. 3—Disarms ? 4—Aeronauts remain in one formation s—Shut5 —Shut up! Rudeness not intended. 6—Relations I stress. 7—Adjusted properly tar must form layer. . 14—Is not remembered. 15—Endows with power and upsets 16—Does" this fighter take out an all-m 18—Assemble a swamp with nearly every19—Highest points for this solution. 91—Fattv—dope is a clue to tins. 22 —A wine bottle of double capacity, (w