Puzzledom
Riddle-me-ree. My first is in colour but not in paint, Mv second is in weary but not in faint, Mv third is in bottle but not in glass, My fourth is in copper but not in brass, My fifth is in work but not in play, My sixth is in donkey but not in bray, My seventh is in miller but not in flour, Mv eighth is in hall but not in tower, My ninth is in chisels but not in saws, Mv whole is a reptile with fearsome jaws. Buried Animals. Put the piccalilli on the dresser. Did Sambo arrive safely? The Eskimo uses much blubber. The first oats are sprouting. The loafer retold' his tale. Jessica melted the bees-wax. —Naomi. Celebrating. As the maid brought in early-morning tea, her employer said: “Is my bath ready?” “I’m sorry, sir,” replied the maid, “but the bath is engaged. It's being used by the goldfish. Mistress said it was to have a treat on its birthday.” Answers to Last Week’s Puzzles. Biddle-me-reo: Heroism. The Mysterious Numeral: None. Riddle-me-ree: Annual.
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Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 190, 8 May 1937, Page 9 (Supplement)
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179Puzzledom Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 190, 8 May 1937, Page 9 (Supplement)
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