PUZZLE CORNER

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 45, 16 November 1929, Page 30

PUZZLE CORNER

■ANIMALS AND BIRDS. In each of these sentences is hidden the name of an animal'or a bird:— 1. You must agree with me when you have thought it over. 2. She came long ago .and has now left. « 3. Do venture farther., into the sea when you bathe. • , . ( 4. The lilac, a tree with a lovely flower, blossoms in spring. 5. I think that with rushing we can get there in time. . . HEADS, ’AND TAILS. Only the centre Tetters of these words are .given. You may, guess the whole words by adding the same number of letters at the beginning as at the end. Each dash stands for a letter. 1. —. — coun — — 2.—— — ergro - 3. oati ? 4. — as .5. • az— — 6. — rl — — — WORD SQUARE . : •■' ■■ ( I The following .clues indicate five words, , each containing five letters, which when' written one • under the other-will form a square of words. A council. One who oils. Plea of being elsewhere. An insurgent. Pierce; ■ , i"• - - CAN YOU DO THIS? Place two- eggcups together on the table and a ping-pong ball In the one hearer to you. l The game is to blow the ball'into the next cup without touching the ball. TONGUE TWISTERS Thrifty Thomas thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb. ' . . BEHEADED WORD Complete I am a valuable plant; behead and I am very warm; behead again and you will do this to me when I am complete. (Behind, means to take away the first letter of the word.) ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK’S ' PUZZLES f ? LETTER WORDS 1. B.D. 6. U.K 2. E.R. 7. I.L 3. O.N. 8. Q-Q. 4. 8.8. 9. J.J. 5. E.D. 10. U.U. NEW WORDS’ Army, soar, set, her, label, hurt, ■wind, Are. '■ ' BEHEADED WORD Usage, sage, age. REVERSED WORD Drab, bard.