To-day’s Crossword Puzzle
Clues—Across. I—French poet and novelist, author of “Les Miserables.” s—English satirical poet, chaplain to Henry II and John. 7—The leader of the Pilgrimage o f Grace in 1536. 11— The Muse of t Astronomy. 12— The angel of death in Mohammedan mythology. 13— Animal. 14— The heavens. 16— Cloth measures. 17— Antiquity. 18— Be stationary. 19— First woman. 21—Prosecute. 23—The greatest and wisest of the Mogul emperors of India. 26—Solitary. 29— “The Demon” Australian cricketer, who died in 1926. 30— Young owl. 32—Distlngul shed
British general 4 who routed Hy- 4 der All at Porto Novo, in 1781. 34—Gentle blow. 36—South American plant. :tB—Possessor. 39—And others. (abbr.). U—Dirty untidy, person. 43— Feminine name. 44— Urn. 45— Town, capital of a State of the same name In the Kajputana Agency, India, noted for Its sword manufactory 46— The Scottish math ematician who invented logarithms. 47— Distant.
48— ’Denial. 49— Smallest and most beautiful of the Channel Islands. Down. 1— Famous Scottish historian and philosopher, born in 1711. 2— Russian district. 3— French department whose capital is Nimes. 4— Number. 5— Poles. 6— American actor and playwri ht, author of "Home, Sweet Home.” 7— Part of the verb “To be.’ 8— Auction.
9—British physicist who made important contributions to our knowledge of electricity, magnetism and heat. 10—Otherwise. 15—S wise woman historical and portrait painter, who was a friend of Sir Joshua Reynolds. 20—Surname given to the founder of the French monarchy. 22— Russian salt lake. 23— Long since. 24— Botanical Society of London. (abbr.) 25— Rust. 26— Part of a circle.
27— Exclamation of surprise. 28— Organ of sight. 31—The great English religious reformer of the 14th century. 33— A tri- weekly journal founded by Steele in 1709. 34— American novelist and humorist, author of "The Innocents Abroad.” 35— Copper coin. 36— Classical mountain. 37— Subtle emanation. 39— Charles Lamb’s pen-name-40— Anxiety. 42— HUI. 44—The Roman goddess of Abundance.
SOLUTION OF TUESDAY'S PUZZLE. Acrosa _l Whisper 6 Deter, 11 Near. 1 2 Eemove. 13 Emerged, 16 Ripen, 17 Carve, 18 White ”''o Kite 21 Paid 22 Raw. 24 Starved. 27 Web, 29 Rife, 30 Iron, 33 Aware, 35 Alive, 36 Eased', 3S Debates, 40 Exiled, 4 1 Fete, 42 Lends, 43 Attests. Down.—l Wreck, 2 Inert, 3 Serves, 4 Page, 5 Ere, 6 Deride, 7 Emit, 8 Toper, 9 Eve 10 Renew, 14 Maize, 15 Dwarfed, 19 Hive, 21 Pair, 23 Above, 25 Trades, 26 Dilate, 27 Wheel, 28 Basin, 31 Rites, 32 Nests, 34 Weld, 35 Abet, 37 Axe, 39 Eft.
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Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 285, 29 August 1935, Page 3
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423To-day’s Crossword Puzzle Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 285, 29 August 1935, Page 3
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