STAR CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Auckland Star, Volume LXXVI, Issue 65, 17 March 1945, Page 10

STAR CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS I—Antony said that ambition should be made of this stun*. (7) 6 —Are all these blockheads old ones? (7) 11—Go in red. (7) 12—The fisherman does without Its head. (7) 14—Am green, and rather more than a Teuton. (7) 16—Not quite pale, though It may be described so. (3) 17—Always cold, but only vicious alter five. (3) 19—Keeps bis distance In the winter. (3) 20—There are keys to It. (3) 22 —It turned out to be a Boojum. (5) 24—In addition. (3) 25—Kept in a valise. (3) 28—Sat In front to produce irony. (3) v 31 —I'm a step. (7) 35—Grinds 20 to the middle. (7) 38 —Scarcely ripe. (3) 39—Dress Pa. (7) 40—Intoxicating drink imbibed by savages? (3) 41—May be a miser, but he first confesses to being a donkey. (7) 43—He awakes with Mr. Wells. (7) 45—She Is obviously the mother of heroes. (3) 47—Will certainly flood the desks! (3) 48—It has its queen, fly and beetle. (3) __^___^___ 50—The lass is very confused in the presence of a thousand.. (5) 53—The age of Leontcs? (3) 55—An Oriental. (3) 58—Metal providing little more than an alternative. (3) 60—In the playground it may be dogged by its past. (3) 62—Draw forth confused tact about perverse art. (7) 64—Medieval Arab with the appearance of broken mother-of-pearl. (7) 66—0.0.0. (7) 67—Artists In difficulties. (7) 63—The deanery? (7) DOWN I—Nothing sad? (4) 2—The birds are not quite serene. (5) 3 —Surname Trent in "The Old Curiosity Shop." (4) 4—Before leaving 68 Andy remains. (3) s—Solid remains of turpentine. (5) 6—Behold Reg in the river! (5) 7—6 across when not sold. (3) B—The monster rose from nothing. (4) 9—"Summer's — hath all too short a dat«" (Shakespeare). (5) 10—55 turns back below the south. (4) 13—A pound wrapped in two articles? (3) 15—A later hatch produced the bird. (3) 18—Chimney-pot. (3) 21—It has its own trick. (3) 22—The M.P. rises. (T) 23—Ignites. (7) 24 —May esteem and long life wait on him! Unci.). (3) - ....-• 25—"Blossoms and dewdrops, at the bent —'I edge" (Robert Browning), (6)

27—Such threads lie round the steamer. (5) 29—Cancels. (5) 30—Stars out ot their courses. (5> i 32—"Thou hadst one , one business, one desire" ("The Scholar Gipsy"). (3) I 33—Place to northern Spain? (3) 34—Wander among the herrings. (3) . 3S—ltself across In the absence of the hens. (3) 36—A chancy bit of happiness? (3) i 37—A woman at ber best to twilight. (3) 42—Cautious toss. (3) 44—Lengthen both ways alike. (3) 46—Does the discordant sound come from its wide mouth? (3) 48—Matthew has no muscle. (3) 49—Father's head Is not screwed on right! (5) 51—Ulysses lived with these eaters. (6) 52—Formed like network, and timid at the last. (5) 54—Language akin to Latin. (5) 55—A ne'er-do-well is born. (3) 56— J.J., omithologlcally. (4) 57—An Indian lady is outwardly an artist. (4) . 59—He Is both major and minor In heaven. (4) 61—The daughter of Earl Ynlol, (4) 63 —Such a man was a landscape painter. (3) 65—"Caesar's spirit, ranging for revenge. With by his side." ("Julius Caesar.") (3) THURSDAY'S (MARCH 15) SOLUTION - Across—4 Apt, 6 Juggling, 7 Eau, 8 Eggspoon, 9 Tot, 11 He-m. 14 Over-come, 16 Lad, 17 Eyeballs, 18 Sol. Down—l Jungle, 2 Ages, 3 P-iv-ot, 4 Agent, -. 5 Trust, 10 Or-M.0.-lu, 11 Holes, 12 Model, 13 L-ever, 15 Clam.