"STAR" CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 167, 18 July 1938, Page 15

"STAR" CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

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ACROSS. I—Certainlyl —Certainly not attractive description of 9 game of bridge by the sound of it (10) 6 —This stone can be easily burnt (4) 9 —A vessel with age becomes a cr : ,'? (10)

10—"And borrowing « the edge of hue bandry" (4) ("Hamlet") 12—An underground nor'/r starts t< worry (6) 1-J —with a t.irjio aooard (5) :3—lt takes tight peas to make this disl * —

21—Kind of sword (5) 22—Under Dora's protection (5) 23—Ripe at last but all too Boon (•) 25—The back portion of a -vehicle (3) 26—Were Ur in this part of Africa it would be quite normal (5) 27—British shipbuilder or Scottish river (6) 32—Bungle a Scottish island (4) 133 —Express otherwise what might be a saying from Brazil (10) 34—Actual part of 22 across (4) 35—It was tactless of the builder dunning the buyer to say he expected an early this (10) DOWN. I—Little lies (4) 2—Bird to abuse (4) 3—One of the U.SJL. (5) 4—No, not the sort of ear to avoid necessarily (5) s—The telephone extension to the doctor's bedroom might be a contrivance for catching fish (9) 7—Devious (10) B—He may make a mine larger (10) 11—Part of N. American (you will need to inquire part) (6) 13—An ingredient in soapmaking (3) 15—A skilled night-worker (10) 16—Italian dance (10) 19—"In a bondman's key, with bated breath, and whispering ness ("Merchant of Venice") (6) 20—In spite of its name this sweat is fcot drunk but eaten (9) 24—This row may be found in the kitchen garden (3) 28—One way to cook (5) 29—Colouring matter (5) 30—Package that was evil of old (4) 31 —It is lucky if this is ail your car suffers in an accident (4) (AD) FRIDAY'S SOLUTION (FIS). ACROSS—Rabble, foreman, bare, endow, pale, enrage, retire*, states, duties, yet, fob. tot, omen, ceded, maps, wad, * moderately, venerates, itinerated, rod,- i_£si tart, sates, done, ear, led, wit, ambles, _ '. palace, solidly, legator, ekes, aerie, tens, s- redeems, elders. ■'-• DOW>T.— Rant, arrayed,. b»jptsn.^*ee«.; -,- to end, for, owed, epitomes, ma ***Ji_*Jfr*'' y£S| ne=ses, bestow, pet, tut, mo jM^- >^'-^M federal, berated, mania,^Jss2*\wiTtor. ' ssssl j pylon., men. ted ..?*B^P*SZ , ,»oke, H ;h defer*, tenter, dilate, red, »■», jbm I .-l.im, pec?, cons, >"«*• **■ %