To-day’s Crossword Puzzle
CLUES—Across. I—English prelate, became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1611, and was one of the translators of the New Testament. 6—l’eiouious burning. 11—Term for a mechanical man invented by Karel Capek in his play, "R.U.R.” 13—Suffer. 15—Famous French Socialist who advocated a system of self-contained communities of about 1800 persons, which faili ed. 17—Test. 19— Stand up to. 20— Prinking vessel. 22— Newts. 23— Lengthen. 24— gird. 26— Liquid. 27— Card game. - 28— S.W. province of China, long a prey to revolt against Chinese rule. 30—River dam. 32— Fruit. 33— Artless. 35—Professor. 37— Poem. 38— Uncanny. 40— Egyptian cap. 42—Mass of ice. 41— Noso. 45— Japanese naval Commander - in - Chief, who destroyed a Russian fleet in Port Arthur in 1904. 46— German town. 4,B—English essayist associated with Richard Steele in the production of : the “Tatler” and : the "Spectator.” 50—Undivided.
51— Gets up. 52— Go in. 53— Knobs. Down. 2— Scottish King and national hero. 3— Tidal wave. 4— Siberian river. 5— Part o£ a shoe. 7— KodentJ 8 — Father. i 9— Kinsman of Lady Bellenden of the Towers, Tillietudlein, in Scott’s "Old Mortality.” 10—Tender. f 12—Basket. 1 14—Island off the •' coast of Den- 3 mark.
IG—Tree. 18—Mountain range of N.W. Africa. 21—Wield. 24— Major - General in command oi Alexandria, who was killed while leading a column to the rescue of Gordon in 1885. 25— River in Purgatory, a draught from which re calls to mind ait the good deeds of life. 27—Pinch. 29— Recluse. 30— Cricket term. 31— American essayist, one of the
greatest pros e writers of the U.S.A. 33— Staid. 34— Even (poet). 35— English writer of nearly a hundred sea songs ineluding "Tom Bowling.’’ 33—Sea air. 311—Set upright. 4(l—Ditch. 41—Self. 43—Gentleman (abbr.) 45—Fastened. 47—Born. 49—. Military distinction.
SOLUTION TO SATURDAY'S PUZZLE. ACROSS. —1 Salamander, 9 Puma, 10 Under corer, 11 Once, 12 Danes, 13 Pacify 10 Turban, 18 Sermons in stones, 19 Mowing, 21 Barset, 22 Accra, 23 Step 20 Lieutenant, 27 Ella, 28 Camberwell. DOWN.—2 Arne, 3 Aden. 4 Arcady, 5 Devonshire cream, 6 Rarest, 7 Fitnnv bones 8 Game and set, 13 Postmaster, 14 Cart wheels, 15 Frown, 17 Ultra, 20 Garlic 21 Battle, 24 Snow, 25 Anil
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Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 186, 4 May 1937, Page 3
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365To-day’s Crossword Puzzle Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 186, 4 May 1937, Page 3
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