"STAR" CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 71, 25 March 1940, Page 10

"STAR" CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

ACROSS. s—Perform in water like a fenced in divine (6). B—A regulator of war-time reports (two words— l, 4). 0-Xo.t the first time (6). 10—Like wrong in wager, and holds the baby (8). 11—It can be made from the osier, but to do so would not be practical (8).

12—A mixed dish (4). » I+_ (3" ly Pan ° f ?1 d ° Wn ' ° ddly "»«>«»> 15 —A real curdler (6). » 16—An outsize in wickednew, or in illwill (8.«. ! 19_ §^ ckup " the B° ,den role in this game 2S-Flj ere start whafs in the roof (6V im* *° catch lhe Btart «f 10 «"•

27—Languid or drooping (4). 28—An adult is more likely to get over H than is a child (8). 29—Court boxers used not to like being ™ (8). 31—Land in the Pacific (6). 32—The kind of order some consider sweet (8). 33—Hardly a capital place to visit just now (ffl. DOWX. * Calm and anger mingle, aa extraordinary thing to happen (8). '—T l ** offic* worker's reward after lavine down the head? (7). 3—What's in it could pot out what started to this (4). 4—American town that stands on its head s—Unsubstantial directors of artificial gem company? (10J. B—What is becoming (7j. 7 protracted court affair (two words— 4, 3). 12—Parts of 6 down and 30 down are not written (4). J3-- One of the early Americans (4). I*—lt draws the crowds, and there's something doing finally (10). 17—A small thing, but nine letters if upset 18—Choice of the ends of 29 across and 27 across from the North (4). 20—To arms! (7>. 21 —Trap that may cause a miner's deati 22—A classical scholar, maybe (7). 24—Light variation <7). 25—Take your seats, please! (7). 30—Formidable 28 across to Hannibal (4). (MM2S) WEDNESDAY'S SOLUTION. ACROSS. — Revert*. poems. avenue, 1 s—"l** rcn,ed - relate. ended. posc-d, dividend, tweed, red, sav. decades, cab, cat. sheep, operates, hides, layer, eraser. - morals, ravens, averse, spent, sternerDOWX —Rarest, even. vend, entered, - rued, ted. presides, oiled, evades, met, ■teady, proved, pirates, name, wrap, decadent, caters, shearer, cowers, behave, > parser, risen, love, yarn, else, rap. mat.