To-day’s Crossword Puzzle

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 65, 10 December 1936, Page 3

To-day’s Crossword Puzzle

CEUES.—Across. I—An eccentric English painter of religious pictures who committed suicide in 1846. 6—Highland girl’s name. 11— Yorkshire river. 12— An official expounder of Mohammedan law in Turkey. 14— Fixed. 15— Boast. 17—The surname of the titular hero of one of Scott's novels. IS—Ruler. 19—Soon. 21— An Irish river which gave its name to a battle. 22— The Senior Service (abbr.). 23— The goddess of the Dawn. 25— The nick - name given to a premier of the Victorian era. 26— Day of the week (abbr.). 27— Fever. 28— Cards. 30— Aloft. 31— A German musical composer of the 18 th century who reformed the opera. 32— Part of the verb "to be.” 34—Sunk fence. 36—■ Scottish garment. 39—Co n j unction. 41— Exclamation of contempt. 42— Bend in timber. 43— Note in the solfa notation. 44— A rem a r k a b 1 e .1 ewis h woman of the late 18th century sometimes called "the foster mother of German fgeniufi.” 47—Light. 49— Pond. 50— Du de. 52—E a s t Anglian

river. 53—Number. • 51 —'Current date. • 56—Offspring. 57—T h e w 1 ses t anti » oldest of the Greek heroes at the siege of Troy. 58 -Work for six voices. Down. I—The1 —The patron saint • of huntsmen. f 2—Scottish island. ■ 3—'Period of time. > 4—A mystic word r among the Hindus and Buddhists; supposed to be full of magic virtue. s—Knot in wood. i 6—Animal home.

I —Exclamation. 8— A village near Paris, where tlu French were defeated in July, 1815. 9— Inclined. 10—Tn Greek legend King of Mycenae and father oi Agamemnon. 13—An imal. 10—Clever. 18—Volume. 20— Irish seaport. 21— Support. 21—« A Hebrew word in the Psalms supposed to Indicate a pause in the music. 25—-Loads. 27—'The initials of a humorous essayist and playwright of the

present day. r 29—Rest. e 33 —A large fish of the herring fam- , ily found in the tropical Atlan- • tic. [, 35—An Old Testar» ment victim of f murder. 37— English writer of the 16th century, the famous author of *‘Euph ties.” 38— Dirge. 1 40 —French river. s , 't’H'iip of Dari.sh islands. i 45—Gardening tools. 46—Ivy bush. 48—Orient, 1 50—Preposition. - 51—Step. - 54—Towards. 3 55 —Pronoun.

SOLUTION TO TUESDAY’S PUZZLE.

Acrons.—l Japhet, 6 Abydos, 10 Ave., 11 Bryce, 12 Naseby, 13 Thalia, 15 Solon, 17 Ism, 18 Efts. 21 Nan, 22 Pupa, 23 Neaps, 25 Susan 26 Ulysses, 27 Tromp, 29 Telae, 32 Race, 33 Emu. -35 Yunx, 36 Art, 37 Glist, 39 Barnum, 40 Ilcriot, 42 Noted, 43 Are, 44 A linens 45 Render.

Down—l Jansen, 2 Ave, 3 Peseta, 4 Ebbs, 5 Tryon, 6 Acton, 7 Belin, 8 Deljus, 9 Seaman. 14 Ispahan, 16 Lakshmi, 19 Ferrera, 20 Spume. 22 Pusey, 24 5.1. p.. 25 Set, 27 Trabea, 28 Octroi. 30 Lusiad, 31 Exeter, 33 Elmo’s, 31 Usher, 37 Gunn, 3S Tcde, 41 Orc.