"STAR" CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 17, 20 January 1940, Page 9 (Supplement)

"STAR" CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS. I—Useful in the kitchen or the theatre s—This sort of person is far from vulgar and appears Brand in one colour (/J !) —Spasmodically (four words—2, 4, 3, bj 10—This vehicle has got upset in 26 across 11—Is' it after five? Peiiiaps rather late , for this (5) , 13—A halter of a sort for a horse (4) 15—This process in the making of wine would have been easy to the sen ants ] of the inquisition (7) . , , 10—Dog of foreign origin that might be a j fabulous creature (7) r-n'q r 17—Describes most buildings In !No Man s . 19—ifthis'is out of order it makes a chat- ; 21—Cook 7 iises this for puddings but it is upset in 26 across (4) , 22—A Prima Donna (5) 23—A foreign needle ease (4) i,, 20—For him the stirrup cup (three wolds 27—An 'expert in figures (7) . ] 2S—ln a deed that _is not straight men 1 stand corrected (7) DOWN. I_A clever fellow not' ne_ceesarily in ] catching little flat fish (7J . J 2—"Xeat French mines ' (aline.) (la) > 3—An early O.T. character (4) < 4_Y ou could not solve this without tins ..

TESTS FOR OUR READERS.

English town (7) . s—Bird that suggests a political party of the Left (7) . g "There is no armour against : I death lays his icy hand on kings" j (Shirley) (4) , , 7—Scotland provides your clue (four words —5, 2, 3, 5) B—Scorn (7) 13—Much may,turn on this (o) 15—Is this a county that doesn t flourish.' (a) 17 —A famous stone set in the roster (7) IS—Bashful about a blemish? It is far from fair (7) 19—What the Chancellor of the Exchequer wants (7) . 20 A vulgar denial that it is Edward is not in a perfect state (7) 24—Lake of Wales (4) 25—A fabulous monster (4) (&—-20) SOLUTION TO PUZZLE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13. Across. —4 picked up, S overdone, 9 restrain, 10 plover, 11 milled edge, 10 anna, 18 ode 19 rigging, 21 false, 22 grasp, 2.5 holdall' 2G lad, 2S bear, 20 title deeds, 33 excess,' 35 parasite, 36 ravenous, 37 not "'Sown.—l oval, 2 craving, 3 poor man, 4 peril, 5 chased. 0 Eerie, 7 using, 10 put riflit 1" Loath, 13 dehle, 14 dollar, l;i eyeglass,' 10 aghast, 17 nipple 20 glade, ,24 observe, 2o dancing, 27 adding, 3'> ">». 31 Llama, 32 emery, 34 soup.