STAR CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 281, 27 November 1941, Page 18

STAR CROSSWORD PUZZLE

NOTE. The figures in parentheses denote the number of letters in the words required.

ACROSS I—Lot's fate in commercial traffic (two words 7. 4) B—Joint last appearances are made in it (4) B—He may be quite fearless, in spite of the name (6) 12—Fish that gyrates if curtailed (4) 13—The besieged of old might retain it when all else was lost (4) 14—Its keeper often sees people with froth at the : mouth (3) 15 —state of things that was (two words— ; JZ —Si?' "i 4 * 1 a fellow to be in majority (6) 18 —Throttle to accelerate one's passing (7> * 20—Rousing action (7) 24 —He feels no embarrassment at being in a • hole (6) 26—Having been subjected to a 20 across? (8) : £5 —§ reak a limb to put back the butter (3) 29—Nosey end of many a quality (4) 31—Victor in field of fiction (4) 32—This bird's end is rapid (6) 33—Is this part of a ship on the light side' (41 1 34—Occasion for decoration (11) ' : DOWN 2—A message not to ignore (4) l 3—Conflict in fish reveals the poltroon (6) l 4—lts maker is never omniscient (7) s—True of winkles, landscape sketches, aad wires : (two words—s. 3)

6—lts end we lons to enjoy, and tto sak IB so small (4) . 7—May refer to the severely taxed spirit tC H» Scot (two words—6, 5) B—When he has that empty fee&nc lie tsro> to fly (6) !0 —A whole lot of paper about early W 11 —How to ascertain the con tents of a fcxtai safe (three words—4. 3. 4) 16—Part of 18 across (3) 19—Times out for the bird (8) 21—Plant from end of 34 across (3) 22—This clips the wings of time (6) 23—Try Hove to make things really warm (tfi words—4. 3) 25—Never give your adversary this, or JOQ.H lose (4) 27—Fish (6) 30—Avoid giving a military, order like this (4) 31—Women seldom have the face to grow it (4) - (MOT*) SATURDAY'S (NOVEMBER 22) SOLUTION Across.—s Mirage, 8 Calf love. 9 Living. II Idleness. 11 Veil. 14 Queen of the May. 19 Aleit. 22 Glisten. 23 Prior. 25 Brought to book. 31 Tied. 33 Man power. 34 Plunge. 35 Gunmetal. 36 PollenDown.—l Landau. 2 Effete. 3 Bolero. 4 Teasefc. J Malice, 6 Revival. 7 Genii. 12 Eyes. 13 Late, tt Negro. 16 Fling. 17 Hit it. 18 Mango. 20 Spa. 21 Jibe, 24 Ordinal. 26 Unseen. 27 Homage. 28 Tuning, 29 Broken. 30 One day. 32 Igtop(M2TlT)