STAR CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 63, 15 March 1944, Page 2

STAR CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS ' I—Fish on which birds .may rest (5) 4 —Even a little child may get this author's privilege (9) B—African (5) D—Might be a field, a yard or a postal order (9) 11 —Shelter apparently no longer in use (4) 12—Only pretence and sounds feeble (5) 13—'Though alien to her her charges are small (4) • 10 —The blind must find this coin convenient (two words—lo, 3) 19 —The Married Women's Property Act spoilt his business 'two words—l, 6) 20—Melliod tli£»t may be fashionable (4) 22 —Suing about this is strength giving (5) 23—Just a bit of the Lake District (4) 26—"Stct" in military language vthres words —2, 3, 4) 27—River of Italy on a town 'i India (5) 28—Yours is often this at the end ol a letter (9) 29—Pat (5) DOWN I—Not a rod for catching jack, it's plain (9) 2—This is made to give light returns (9) 3 —His job is just to care for himself in a way (4) 4—Even the men are upset by this drink at last (three words—s, 2, 6) s—This loft is rarely complete now in our chuvhes (4) this entertainment is not vulgarly showy j" wh ! ch the stage pirate may be armed (5) 10—In series (13) 14 ~'' In arguing too the parson owned his skill ?- r n.. ev ,JJ , tllou 6h vanquished he could ' still (Goldsmith) (5) 15_ ?nd d acUon a (5) hOUld h3Ve th ' S ° £ time ' place X hen £ e 8 , lone crab m 'sht be obtained (9) Iceland "(9) that thlS ls a distant part 01 20—Implies wealth often (5) 21—The senior member (5) 24—Musical part of 19 across (4) i^ ON Y, —T~ s , tiie lated traveller apace to gain the timely inn" ("Macbeth") (4)

FRIDAY'S (MARCH 10) SOLUTION I ? rl ,S htened v 0 Oboe - 10 Sanatorium, in Huge rat, 15 Red lamp 16 Greed 24 RaniP i 9 Strap * 21 ° strich » 23 Nemesis,' 24 Rattle, 27 Exuberance, 28 Girl, 29 Hearts ease. Down-—j? Rear, 3 Glance, 4 Tool bag 5 Noir 0 ?if^ P l 3 rhnS blt V arißs, Metropolis, 12 Harbourage, 13 Ghost story. 14 Truth. 15 Rcdnn 1(1 Screech, 20 Pervert, 23 Escape, 25 Tuba,, 2G Acts.

Note—The figures in parentheses denote the number ol letters in the words required.