PETER SIMPLE'S POSERS
■ Re-sort this tangle of words and meanings, and score: 10-12, excellent; 8-9, very good; 6-7, fair. I—Archaist: A man or animal that will eat anything eatable. 2—Ultraist: One who eats raw 1 flesh. 3—Cambist: A controversialist. 4—Cubist: An expert in or student of seaweeds. s—Polemicist: A supposed mischievous household sprite. 6—Exorcist: An imitator of old styles. ■ 7—Modist: One of a modern school of painters. B—Poltergeist: One who advocates extreme measures. 9—Cueist: A follower of fashion. 10— Omophagist: A money changer; a billbroker. 11—Pantophagist: One who exorcises or pretends" to cast out demons. 12—Algist: A billiard player. (Answers on Page 9)
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXVI, Issue 237, 6 October 1945, Page 7
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