Puzzle Corner
A CHRISTMAS RIDDLE-ME-REE. My first is in Christmas, but not in cake; My second is in icing, but not in bake; My third is in Santa Claus, and also in basin; . . My fourth is in stocking, but not in raisin; My fifth is in carol, but not in singing; My sixth is in bells, but not in ringing; My seventh is in turkey, but not in dine; My eighth is in bonbon, but not in wine; My ninth is in mince-pie and jelly and cream; My whole is part of the decoration for an English Christmas. FIND THE STRANGER. Vast, Immense, enormous, stupendous, diminutive. Painfully, famously, sorely, sadly, grievously. Shabby, mean, wretched, pitiful, impressive. Jam, treacle, honey, vinegar, sugar. Balls, wicket, umpire, service, over. (Answers next week.) Last Week’s Answers. Rlddle-ine-ree: Badge. Find the Stranger: Milk, sand, hammer, gather, picture, France, dice. Can You Guess: Daffodil.
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Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 75, 21 December 1935, Page 31
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148Puzzle Corner Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 75, 21 December 1935, Page 31
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