"STAR" CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 200, 23 August 1940, Page 11

"STAR" CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

ACROSS. 4—Game to have one vehicle back and another forward at (8). B—Half of this Canadian town does actually exist! (8). 9—Aβ modern as an Arab climbing a palm (8). 10 —If central, its an animal (6). 11—Taxing ub he becomes very tiring (10). 16—-Game collections? (4). 18 —Mixed part of 37 across p r ovidcs the rest (3). 19 —This is finer than shaving (7). 21—What to do to the sick reversal for your own sake (5). 22—11 across work makes one "this (5). 23—Hie arguments are fallacious (7). 26—The end of 4 actons (3). 28—A double-barrelled name ig no evidence of capacity for this (4).

TESTS FOR OUR READERS.

29—Very unsafe from prior cause (10). 33—Anger (8). 35 —A wish to the parting guest (two words—3, 5). 36—See in your mind's eye two plants, one mixed (8). 37—This spots things (8). DOWN. I—Fish1 —Fish from the end of 10 down (41. 2—This kind of animal is harmless, possibly just in case (7). 3 —When she's about fifty *he hag no rival (7). 4—This puts the best of feces beyond the P !e (5). s—A\ hat a dressmaker has to do is eliminate (two words—3. 3). 6—People doing this have to look after their figures (5).

7—Xo cat comes from this London district (5). 10 —Not the place to impart secret* (8). 12 —Classical protection is finished (5). 13—Rabbits make it, bat the black afaeep gets into it (6). 14 —injure a claim to be two (6). 15—A tongue is included in this jelly (8). 16—A deviation from the straight path (6). 17 —One of the -wonders of Russia, even the Russians themselves can't get over it in summer (6). 20—Musical direction (5). 24—The looker on can this, but he who waits may have to last part (7). 25—Shell gain pounds and pounds some day (7). 27—Very eager to have a snug place in art (6). 30—Turn a bird to this river (5). 31—Part of an Inc&'n text (5). 32—We shall all be this next Sunday (5). 34—Thie is eaten when green (4). (FA23)

THURSDAY'S SOLUTION. ACROSS.—I Polecat, 8 Holiday, 9 Gasbomb, 10 Protean, 11 Austria, 14 Easier, 18 River. 20 Oblong, 22 Tomtom, 23 Giveu, 25 Esteem. 28 Eyewash. 29 Braverv, 32 Outlook, 33 Beseech, 34 Keyhole. DOWX.—I Pig in a poke, 2 Lost. 3 Chow, 4 Tubular, 5 Four feet. 6 Hiatus, 7 Carafe, 12 Split, 13 Range, 15 Arose, 16 Intra. 17 Ramshackle, 19 Ire. 21 Gimerac-k. 24 New York, 2« Surrey, 27 Envied, 30 Stay, 31 Polo. (HA22)