STAR CROSSWORD PUZZLE .

Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 60, 11 March 1944, Page 8

STAR CROSSWORD PUZZLE .

ACROSS I—Partly right, but weak at the knees (10) 9—lt may be seen in bands (4) 10—One need not well go into it, but many come well out ot it (10) 11—Collecting it gives some folk unalloyed pleasure, oddly enough (6) lz —True hag has assumed shape oi a loathsome great creature (two words—4, 3) 15—Do not treat its warning lightly (two words—3. 4) 16—Leave this to those who like to be self-satisfied (5) I'—This is often thoroughly slated (4) 18—Going through it. might make one feel fine (4) 19—It might be binding (5) 21—Only the tail of it can buy the tail of it (7) 22—The invisible .hunter with the United Nations (7) 24—Sound cause of a famous twin conflict (6) 27—Superfluousness of mixed £i 1 , racc in rh ' er < 10 ) 28—Chief attraction of fruitless mandate? {t) 29—The happy lover will not need this flower (10)

DOWN J —The end for 15 across (4) s—Np< a penetrating look (6) 4—Where the ex-office girl keeps her flies, these days? s—Very dark form ol metal (4) . , (V , 1 6—Old Father Thames doesn't catch cold from Note—The figures in parentheses denote u» ; snoozing in it (two words—4, 3) number of letters in the words required. 2 . bl ?. r out" (anas.) (10) „ Place 'here a troop can break up 12—One of those tt thil?gs li^e eS ow l e o, to port (10) WEDNESDAY'S (MARCH 8) SOLTTTIOK words-5 d 5) S rElated With 50me spirlt (two Across —1 Horsepower. 8 Exit 10 Stalagmite 1' 14—Is it well housed' fS) Lath. 12 Flaw. IS New 'iork. 18 Cargo, 19 I 15—Not a civil bank (5) 20 Cut up. 21 Gauze, 22 Tench, 23 Les up. , 19 —Advice to drivers- brake It eentlv and avoid Ascot, 25 Under, 26 Yorkist, 30 this (7) gently and avoid 34 Aberration, 35 Buss, 36 Trained men. : 20—Lead to the wrong turning (7) Down—2 Oath, 3 Salve. 4 Pigmy, 5 Whirr,,, J Efi aces chan^e wi " be the this from war Reef, 7 Lira. 9 Blackguard, 10 Stirrup MP, , ~ , 6) , . . Learned man, 14 Witchcraft, 15 Novelty. 16 » ; leZih ut 5 variation for playing (4) top, 17 Kept out, 20 Cigar, 27 Opera. 28 son--26— They are done (4) 20 sated. 31 Opus, 33 East, 33 Cone.