To-day’s Crossword Puzzle

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 117, 11 February 1936, Page 3

To-day’s Crossword Puzzle

CLUES—Across,

I—Most famous of the epic poets, the reputed author of the “Iliad” and the "Odyssey.” s—‘'lsland” State of the U.S.A., between Connecticut and Massachusetts. 9—Rocky hill. 10— Daughter of a King of Argos, confined in a brazen tower to prevent the fulfilment of II prophecy (myth.). 11— Curve. 13— Pseudonym of the American humorist famous for his "Out of the llurly Burly.” 14— British genera; distinguished in tlie Peninsular War and in India. 15— The upright column about whien the steps of a circular stairease

wind. 17—Gas. 20— Cereal. 21— Eminent engineer among whose great works was the Assouan Dam on the Nile. 23—Indian coins. 25—Came about. 28—Garment. 27—Pigment. 20—Hasty meal. 32—Footwear. 3.3—lnsect. 15—At a distance. 38—Musical composition. 38—One of the Bahamas, W.I. 40—Aii eminent Hebrew prophet in the reigns of David and Solomon (Bible), 42—Deer.

13—One indifferent to pleasure, or pain. 44— Part of the verb "To be.” 45— Migrates. 48—Sing. Down. 1— Carrier. 2— Stale between Washington and California, known ns the “Beaver . State.” Ipnradjse. 4— Scarcer. 5 — Wife of a rajah. 6— Cure. 7— Title of the feudal nobles of Japan, now abolished. 8— Before.

1 9—Province in dis- 2 puto between , 'Chile and Peru, given finally to Peru In 1929. .12—Unfinished. 18— -One of the U.S.A - known as tin; “Equality Stille" because It was the pioneer in wo- . i man suffrage. 1 18 —The father of ' Methuselah, said to have lived 385 . years. : '. 19— Mother-of-pearl. ; 21— Enclosure. ■ 22 — Initials of an uni- ; mills’ protection ■ society. 24— Pronoun. a 25— Donkey. -I

IT—King of Norway and Sweden from 1872, who firmly opposed the division of the two countries. 28-Eminent naturaltst: from 1885 to 1885 Director of rhe Royal Gardens at Kew. 30— Native nf the “Buffer” State between N.W. India and Russia. , 31— Foreign coin. 33—Relations. 31—Garment. 38— The treasury of ancient Rome, or the Emperor's privy purse. 37—Everyone. 39— Cradle. 41—Skill.

SOLUTION OF SATURDAY’S PUZZLE. ACROSS—I Solana, 8 Beheld, 11 Tay, 12 Acgir, 13 Nor, It Utters. 15 l<ldley, 18 Defoe, 18 Brow. 21 Lon. 22 Este, 24 Sinai, 28 Alton. 27 Trieste. 28 Tirec, oO Ectal, 33 Adur, 34 For, 38 Tale, 37 Olney, 39 Epelra, 41 Missed, 43 Nor, 44 LlniL. 45 Ure. 48 Tether, 47 Teased. DOWN' —1 .Stubbs, 2 Oat, 3 Lytton. 4 Nurd, 5 Ocsel. G Biron, 7 Erie 8 Enlist, 9 Lee, .10 Dryden, 17 Fenelon, 19 Rigid. 20 Water. 22 Elect. 23 Tonal, '-o Ire, Ate, 28 Talent. 29 Rupert, 31 Tarsus, 32 Leaded, 3-1 Flair, 35 Remit, 37 Orle. 38 Yltc, 40 Poe, 42 Ere.