To-day’s Crossword Puzzle

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 302, 17 September 1936, Page 3

To-day’s Crossword Puzzle

CLUES —Across. I—The Jew who won Britain's support for the plan for a Jewish national home In Palestine. 7—The Norse god of thunder. 10— Seoreh. 11— Be in pain. 12— Alexander the Great’s first victory over the Persians (334 8.C.). 14— Ancient name for the principal river feeding the Aral Sea in Central Asia. 15— Electric particle. 18—Original name of the distinguished Tory lawyer and statesman who became “Lord Birkenhead.” 17—The evil King of Israel who coveted Naboth’s viriAvnrd.

vineyard. (Bible.) 18— Name given to the governor of Algiers before the French conquest. 19— Detest. 21—Strike. 23—Pen. 25—Damage. 27—Army Ordnance Corps (abbr.). 20— The goddess ot the dead in Norse mythology. 31 —Exclamation. 33—Fabulous bird. 35—Existed. 38—Poems. 40— Destiny. 41— Companion. 42— Eighteenth century German composer whose operas often deal with mythological subjects. 43— Recede.

44— Song. 45— The Greek name for the evening star. 47— Hotel - crowned Swiss mountain on the shore of Lake Lucerne. 48— Bird. 41) —Dash. 50— The founder of a famous institute of research in W a s h 1 n gton, U.S.A. Down. 1— Napoleon's victory in 1809 that brought him four years’ peace with Austria. 2— T h e prophet who cured King Hezekiah when he was ‘‘sick unto death.” (Bible.)

3— Queen of Palmyra carried to Rome’ in chains in 272 A.D. 4— Chief. 5— Curve. 6— English engineer who invented the steam-hammer. 7— The ibis-headed god of wisdom of ancient Egypt. 8— Northumb r i a n town where St. Wilfred founded an abbey in 674. 9— Roll of names. 13—Employs. 20—Become s u n - burnt. 22—Hill. 24—Tree whose wood was used for the bows ot the archers ot Crecy and Agincourt. 26—Evil. 28—Land to which

the Argonauts o sailed to find the s Golden Fleece. (Greek myth.) 30— The London palace of the r Archbishop o f e Canterbury. 31— Man’s name. d 32—Tile flight of n Mohammed from t. Mecca, startingn point of Moslem t. chronology, d 34—Eminent 17th 4. century lawyer who drafted the Petition of Right. - 36—Swords. 37—Swedish count wh made the d arrangements for le Louis ■ XVl’s io flight to y Varennes in 1791 39—Killed. 43—Epitaph (abbr.). h 46—Snow-shoe.

SOLUTION TO TUESDAY’S PUZZLE.

ACROSS.—I Basalt, C Thatch. 11 Alps. 12 Dire. 13 Siesta 15 Brogue 17 Tea. 18 Imbue, 20 Eel, 21 Enrol. 23 Carts, 25 Alcohol, 28 Tiara, 2J Verge, 33 And, 35 Geose. 3? Era, 38 Leaned, 40 Proper, 42 Urge, 43 Ween._ 44 Steely, 4,> yields. Cruet.°M > Heels, I ’l4 t Tinage 1 , !e rG Roeover. 19 Broke. 22 Oar, 24 Ale, 26 Talus. 27 Inert, 28 Adage, 30 Repel, 31 Greed, 32 Earns. 35 Eddy, 3b Spry, 39 Nee, 41 Owe.