"STAR" CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 37, 13 February 1937, Page 12 (Supplement)

"STAR" CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

BY GEORGE AGNEW CHAMBERLAIN

TESTS FOR OUR READERS,

NOTE.—The figures in parentheses denote the number of letters in the words require

ACROSS. I—Sort of beds suitable for small hoard7—Part of a catastrophe to put one on edge (5). B—The tiler has a capacity for liquid (5). 9— One can put one's legs in such fires (6). 10—This expedition might easily fall flat, one would think (4). J2-Wood for Turf (4). 14—Ensures a musical start for one's son at a good school (C). 17—You'll cop it if you break it (5). 18—It will be very funnv if vou sing about it (5). 19—Sort of cricketer who is not a runnerup (11). DOWX. I—Anglers hope to line up catches on them (two words) (7, 4). 2—Strip nautical)}' (5). 3 and 4—Seasonably suitable material for men's wear (two words) (G, 4). s—Word to attract income (5). 6—A professional woolgatherer? (two .words) (5, G). 11—One is bound to find it in bachelor chambers (0). 13—Reverse of "in action"? (5). 15—A Spanisli coin relating to square measure (5). 16— One must take care in constructing it (4). (g) THURSDAY'S SOLUTION-(I 2). ACROSS—MoIe, Deep, Roman, Avenue, Lacerate. Lend, Mesh. Fakes, Insecure, Mute, Aura, Deserts, Xitre, States, Acres, Errs, Pip. Need. Stake. Seer. Tat. Seas, Stave, Stares, Pikes. Pesters, Obit. Caps, Trenched, Sharp, Rats, Hide, Conveyer, Eleven, Hates, Port, Dent. DOWX.-Malignant, Oven, Lens. Endeared, Demur. Else, Pah, Refuses, Orates, Maker, Ate, Nests, Eras, Cues, Metre, Dark, Thieve, Iceaxe. Tret. Tease. Peak, President, Sears, Tars, Stitched, Steppes, Spin, Starve, Sort. Paseli, Scant, Beset, Taro, Hive, Eden, Hoa, Rep