To-day’s Crossword Puzzle

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 41, 12 November 1936, Page 3

To-day’s Crossword Puzzle

CLUES —Across. I — Terrible “Khan” who led the Mongol conquest of Asia in the 13th century. 7— Ancient city of North Africa, of which St. August i n e became bishop. 10— Swiss canton. ll— Egg-shaped. 12—The brother of Mary aud Martha who was raised from the dead. 11 — Laughing. 17—Auto-Cycle Union (abbr.). IS—Splendour. 20 —Greek island. 22— Cereal. 23— Longitude (ab.). 25—One of the U.S.A., originally founded by Lord Baltimore as a refuge for Catholics. 27—T h e Austrians’ name for their capital, Vienna. 29—The mother of 4 Down. .30 —English a s t.r 0ioger who originated the “Nebular Hypothesis.” 33— Alabama (abbr.). 34— Row. 35— Be stationary. 38—Pavements. 40— Telegram (abbr.) 41 — Viennese doctor who originated “psycKo-au a 1 y43— 15th-century Itali a n navigator from whom America gets its name. 46— Chatter. 47— Babylonian deity known to the Jews as "Baal.” 4.8 —Ancestral Duchy of the present Royal House of Italy. 49—Pen-name of a 19th-century naval officer, compiler of an astrological almanac.

Down. 1— The heraldic name for the colour red. 2— Period. 3— Title of the ruler of Hyderabad, India. 4— Ancient Egyptian deity, son of Osiris and judge of the dead. 5— Acknowledgement of debt. 6— Canaanite captain whose death at the hands of Jael is celebrated in the “Song of Deborah” (Bible). 7_T o r y Minister whom Queen Anne made Earl

of Oxford. B—Hip-bones. : 9—Vessel. i 13—Oak seeds. 15 —The great mountain range of N. ■ Africa. , I(l—lnclines. 19—Saint reputed to i have invented a E modified form of j the Greek alphabet. t 21—Spirit enslaved by Prospero in i S h a k espeare's t "The Tempest.” 1 24—Vegetable. i 25—American admiral, author of works on the ini’ fluence of seai power on history. 1 26—English surgeon

who originated modern antiseptic methods of surgery. 27— Qua v. 28— Efface. 31— Young woman from Normandy who assassinated Marat. 32— Substitute. 35— Horse. 36— Proof of innocence. 37— Amusing. 39—Motor-car (U.S.A.) 42—Royal Field Artillery (abbr.). 41 —Member of Legislative Assembly (abbr.). 45—Call to a horse.

SOLUTION TO TUESDAY’S PUZZLE. Across—l Manx, 4 Damocles, 14 Ago, 12 Mona, 13 Hugo, 14 Cato, 16Waterloo. 18 Aran ‘’o Ail 21 Bad, 22 Airs, 25 Lollards. 28 Meed. 31 Ale, 32 Miall, 34 Bee, 5 ass, 37 Traitors ’.39 Lies, 41 Mir, 43 Son, 44 Unua, 45 Atlantis, 49 Seat, 51 Gean, •>- Orcs, 53 Ure, 54 Inverted, 55 Omer. Down —1 Macaulay 2 Aga. 3 Notables, 4 Down. 5 Ana. 6 Mat, 7 Chrism 8 Lull, 9 F-o 10 Sion 15 Oral, 17 Ea?. 19 Adam, 22 Adars. 23 Isla, 24 Peer, 26 Olaf, 27 Rite, 29 Dboracum 20 Deserter, 33 Limn, 36 Sloane, 28 Tins, 40 Inn, 4- aiagi, 4o Slav, 44 Used, 46 Ten, 47 Tot, 48 Ire, 50 Are,