To-day’s Crossword Puzzle

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 171, 17 April 1934, Page 3

To-day’s Crossword Puzzle

CUUES.—Across.

I—E liza b e t han actor - manager for whom Shakes care wrote manj' of his plays. 7—lndian name for a Rajah’s Finance Minister. 11— Song. 12 — Italian name of tlie present town of Dubrovnik. Yugoslavia. 13 — The parliament of Denmark. 15 —Splendour. 17— French author famous for liis anticipations of many scientific Inventions. 18— Italian town where Bonaparte a u d a c i 6‘u sly forced the Austrians from the bridge in the campaign of 1796. If)—Starting-point. 21—Eagle’s nest. 23 —Scandinavian adventurer w li o became the tirst Duke of Normandy. 25—T h e maiden name of Shakespeare's mother. 27—The husband of Fatima, Mohammed's favourite daughter. 29— Famous bridge over the Grand Canal at Venice. 31—Noxious exhalation. 3-I—South - south - west (abbr.l. 3."—Gather. 30— Italian wine. 39—City of N. France 42 — Curve. 43— Scottish island whose monks Christ lanised most of northern England. 45—Spout. 47—Surrey town popular as a spa in the later 17th century.

48—S u p p o s e d descendants of Shem. 50— Three-wheeler. 51— French block I 52— Discovered. 53— French Marshal held in check by Wellington at the Lines of Torres Vcdras. Down.. 1— I s 1 a n d which Sancho • Panza, servant of Don Quixote. was given to govern. 2— Swiss canton. 3— The first of the Tour Vedas, the hoi}’ books of the Hindus. 4— Vile. 5— Siegfried’s horse, whose speed outstripped t h e wind. 6 — Keen. 7— Combat.

8 — Immense palace near Madrid built by Philip 11. on the ground plan of St. Lawrence’s Gridiron. 9— The founder of a Christian sect cruelly persecuted in S. France during the 12th century. Jo—Snare. 14—Drawls (prov.). 16—Be in pain. 29—Edward, King and Emperor (Lat. abbr.). 22—Edible tuber. 24—The • Lady of Rimini whose tragic love for Paolo is told by Dante. 2G —7) a n i s h castle where Shakespeare lays the sceiip of w “Hamlet.”

28—W'ood. 30—The sacred bird of Athene, the Greek goddess of wisdom. 32 —Seaport in the State of Washington, U.S.A., one o f ' t. h e w o r 1 d ’s finest Natural harbours. 3:l—Spoil. 37— Drink In small quantities. 38— Italian composer of many draw-ing-room ballads very popular in Victorian times. 40— T h c principal x tea-growing district of India. 41— Musical drama. 44—In the middle of. 46— Ridges. 47— German spa. 49—Age.

SOLUTION OF SATURDAY’S PUZZLE.

ACROSS. — 1 Meryon. 6 Elects, 11 Oke. 12 Gaddi. 13 Rat. 14 Tegmen. 15 Ullage, 16 Edict IS Eden, 21 Ure, 22 Abel, 21 Yates. 26 Arecn, 27 Vat, 28 All. 2!) Timid. 32 Regal, 35 Isi's, 36 Sap. 38 Site, 31) Moren, 11 Sadler. 43 Allows, 45 111, 46 Realm, 47 Too, 48 Teeter. 49 Samson. DOWN.— I Motley. 2 Eke. 3 Regret. 4 Ogee, 5 Nandu. 6 Educe, 7 Lilt, 8 Crabbe. 9 Tag 10 Stella. 17 Irk, II) Davis, 20 Nevis, 22 Arles, 23 Helot, 25 Sad, 26 Air, 29 Tilsit, 30 Middle, 31 I’ar, 33 Gigots, 31 Lesson, 36 Sorer, 37 I’eals, 39 Mere, 10 Alma, 42 Ale, 44 Woo.