STAR CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 34, 10 February 1943, Page 5

STAR CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACEOSS 7—This ia made almost entirely ol cane and paper (two words—B, 7) B—Politely drunk (7) 10—Is this knot designed to cut through the waves? (7) 11—Order for the deserving (5) 12—The convicts who this through the prison did not necessarily escape (5) 14 —Lure (5) 15—Suitable exclamation lor pig-stickers? (4) 16—A son in this would be mature (4) 17 —Herein the press would be sad (4) 19 —Where a few of our women soldiers get their drinks? (4) 21—Tribe like a woman (5) 22—Famous stone (5) 23 —Opera composer (5) 25—French china (7) 26 —Language (7) 27 —A barrow may be one (two words—lo, 5) DOWN I—County races (15) 2—But would the Premier get his cigars hence? (7) 3—Oriental lady of rank (5) 4—A sailor in his little bed is a great voyager (5) s—Loitered5 —Loitered (apparently a backward boy and untruthful) 6 —How gardening suits those that like it (four words — 4, 2, 3, 6) 9—Early O.T. character (4) 10 —Bay famous for pirates (4) 13—-Old engraver (5) 14—This charge is not an overhead one from the name of it (5) 17 —Proper behaviour showing some spirit (7) 18—Acta like some deer (4) 19—Acted in rivalry (4) 20—Army formation cut off from the rest (7) 23 —No this regiment is not mis-spelt (5) 24 —Weapon for a robber? (5) Note. —The figures in parentheses denote the number of letters in the words required.

TESTS FOR OVR READERS

- SATURDAY'S (FEBRUARY 6) SOLUTION Across.—l Eighty. 4 Obliging. 9 Timbre. 10 Carousal, 12 Metre, 13 Aggregate, 15 Nib. 16 Trout, 17 Riddle, 22 Creche. 24 Bluff, 27 Pas, 28 Orange tip, 31 Caste, 32 Trimming, 33 Dug-out, 34 Right arm. 35 Heated. Down. —1 Estimate, 2 Gumption. 3 Tormentor, 5 Bhang. 6 In one. 7 Inspan, 8 Gafey, 11 Fabric, 14 Rid, 18 Dieppe. 19 Lobscouse. 20 Cut short. 21 Affected, 23 Eve. 25 Porter. 26 Padi\g. 29 Gamut. 30 Tenor. . CSF6)