"STAR" CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 144, 19 June 1940, Page 15

"STAR" CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

NOTE.—The figures in parenUieses Jenote the number of letters in the words required.

ACROSS. '1—"If cat's tail" (anag.) (10). 6—British river (not a Grerman) (4). 9—ln it I had some food about four (10). 10—Fifty after thie vessel would give it an ugly look (4). 12 —The Duchess' cook used this generously (6). '

14-No* a cereal but a seed (5). 17 —Upset in 14 aeroes, and not in 20 clown (3). 18—Xot a variety of the Cakewalk but more than enough' (9). 21—Part of Lake Como m the clue here ■to worry you (5). 22—This olVi town of France gave its name to a Bible (5).

23—A Dak perhaps (»). 25—It usually hold* liquids (3). . 26—Xame atwociWted with radium (5). 27 —An unpleasant feature of crowded city life (6). 32—Bustling a giant (4). 33—Side by side (10). 34 —Did Gowper find thia poem seme job? 35—Ask to be the batsman to make a start (10). DOWN. 1 —"If she be not bo to me -what care I how — ahe be?" Wither (4). 2—Decent footballer* do not go for this outing (4). 3—French river (5). 4—Erect after winning first part of the tennis match (two words—3, 2). s—Scottish town (9). 7—Though winning the winner is left with debte (10). B—Occasionally (apparently only on two occasions) (three words—3, 3, 4). 11—One essential of life (6). • 13—The head of the successful man referred to an 20 down (3). 15—Practical skill that sounds dear to sailors (10). 16—Distinctly sad (10). 19 —Force a number and a larger number split a smaller (yea, it doea make nonsense) (6). 20—Firet reached in 1908 (two words— 5, 4). 24—Iβ it wrong to find this in teetotal exhortations? (3). 28—A tasty dish probably (5). 29—Origin of 31 down (5). 30—Bird used in the Great War (4). 31—A cross is the symbol for this (4). (MJI7)