CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22335, 24 February 1938, Page 3 (Supplement)

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

CLUES Across; I that which may be believed. 6 make extremely thin, 12 possessive pronoun. 13 small carpet. 14 common ending for nouns; name given to elements in electricity. 15 the mermaid’s brother. 17 this is a very large and fierce animal; Kipling wrote a story of how it got its coat. 21 a name for Christmas. 23 the spring of the year and the time of rejoicing in the northern hemisphere. 24 the time in between. 26 the name of a cloth. 28 a brown colour. 29 a Latin is a short saying, often a proverb. SO past tense of to eat. 32 the title often used for a clergyman. 33 this bird has very bright feathers and is most inquisitive. 36 courage. 38 Royal Naval Reserve. 40 sorrowful or mourning poem. 41 long-established, incurable. 45 immaturity, state of being under age. 48 through by way of. 49 in the middle. 50 went quickly at; a gait faster than a walk. 51 a happy land; the name of a poem by Edgar Allan Poe. 52 most tasty. Down: 1 as of competitions. 2 feel sorrow and regret, 3 make an error. 4 this was the name of a woman’s hat 100 years ago. 5 this Insect sometimes crawls into ears and then its name sounds logical. 6 German Christian name for a man. 7 Homo sapiens. 8 Lord Rutherford made researches into the nature of this. 9 tune, melody, refrain. 10 as well as, also. 11 state of slavery. 16 plural of 7 down. 18 turned part on a garment. 19 carriage. 20 “an for an —; a tooth for a tooth. 22 spoken, verbal. 24 this is used for writing. 25 a deer. 27 peer into. 30 stop check. 31 occurrences. 34 before. 35 this animal creature is famed for its patience; it once taught a king a lesson if we are to believe the history books. 36 the chief metal part in a horse s bridle. 37 go at a trotting pace (not of horses). 39 these letters make the word ream. 40 the top border in a wallpaper. 42 the worst score to make. 43 a volunteer nurse. 44 get free of. 46 present plural of verb to Be. 47 this when poisonous is used with deadly effect in warfare.

SOLUTIONS TO LAST WEEK’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE Across: 1 music. 3 affect. 9 undo. 10 origin. 13 all. 15 draper. 17 tall. 18 vats. 20 ramp. 21 ply. 22 emit. 24 mite. 25 lode. 27 acme. 30 fray. 32 pier. 33 set. 35 afar. 36 seen. 38 tree. 40 lyrics. 43 axe. 44 innate. 45 oats. 46 sewing. 47 terse. „ . , _ Down: 1 Marvel. 2 cult. 3 add. 4 for. 5 esprit. 6 torments. 7 pit 8 only. 11 gap. 12 illume. 13 avid. 14 late. 16 eat. 19 shuffles. 23 modern. 26 barrow. 27 apex. 28 cine. 29 ermine. 31 ray. 33 stir. 34 ten. 37 east. 39 ear. 41 con. 42 sag.