"STAR" CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 4, 6 January 1937, Page 12

"STAR" CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

VOTE. —The figures In parentheses denote ACROSS. i —Proving satisfactory with part of Australia and Ireland inside (9). S—Scarcely a spark of intelligence (4). 9— He is a producer of green soap (9). 10 —Swindled and finished (4). 11—Taunt (4).

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the number of letters In the words required. 15—Disorder of the underfed (8). Income from broken bread (hyphen 4 and 4). 17—The bay that swallowed the spoon couldn't! (4). 18—Its squeak does not emanate from its tongue (4).

21 —No French swank, but & murderer or his crime (9). 23—A1l this is obviously not forbidden (4). 24—Hop it. (9). DOWN. 2—They are not in favour (4). 3 Evidence of Shaw's East Anglian origin (4). 4 —First in rank (3). s—Has often caused an engagement to be broken off (9). 6 Obsolete as a stone may be (three words) (9). 7—Mythical (9). Jl-He begins the quarrel (9). }?~^. sa,lor and a pennv left (9). £ lc kname of an English king (9). 1 9 —One sort of test (4). 20—Image (4). Pole the juvenile mathematician mipht identify as a positive nuisance (3) " (w) TUESDAY'S SOLUTION. T —Mecca. Elope, Canoe. Aloe, JLutus, JL nison. End. Ear, Cabot. Span, Ostia. Globe. Rangp. DOWN*.—Smears. Account book. Pan, Mwts, Counterpane. Sees. Caen. Denial. Stoep. Asia. Try. (v)