To-day’s Crossword Puzzle

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 265, 5 August 1937, Page 3

To-day’s Crossword Puzzle

CLUES.—Across. I — Three - masted vessel, much used by the former corsairs o f Algiers. o—Charley , a young thief in the employ of P agin, in Dickens's “Oliver Twist.” ll— C o u t emporary poet and friend of Chaucer, who surnamed h i m "Moral.” 12—Lettuce. .14—Thief. JG— Son-in-law of Oliver Cromwell, and one of King Charles Ist’s judge s, who signed his death warrant. IS—British order. ID—-Steward. 21— Holy Roman Empire (abbr.). 22— Tough. 24— Pen. 25— German term of address. 26— Pull. . 28—Reward. 30— Solid essential oil. . 31— Return an impulse. S3—Plaything. 30—District. 37—Sew. 33—The little heroine of Dickens's "Old Curiosity Shop.” 41— Metal. 42— Kind of thrush. 44— Sussex town. 45— Rise from. 47—A Gloucesterborn printer, who founded Sunday schools, and Ijved to see them spread all over England.

49— Atmosphere. 50— Move smoothly. 51— Tree. 52— Rub out. Down. 2— King <>f Wessex who became the first real King of E n g 1 a u d, although he did not , formally assume that title. 3— Dangle. 4— Jug. 5— The Roman name ' for the Greek Demeter, goddess I of tillage and i corn. • 7—Measure of land. B—Digit.

9— Adopted daughter of Mordccai, who succeeded Vashti . as the favourite wife: of King Ahaseurtts. (Bible.) 10— Birds. 13—Inactive. 15— River of West Siberia. 16— Climbing plant. 17— Species of iris. 20 —Town of North France, used by the British in the Great War. 23—Genus of plants. 25—Water-fowl. 27— Strait. 28— Witty saying. 29— Barren British island at the

mouth of the Red Sea, only used as a coaling station. 3132 — Trojan chief, the hero of an epic poem by Virgil. 34- Railway financier who in 1892 endowed the observatory in connection with the University of Chicago. 35— Meat. 37— Colour. 38— Blackbird. 40—Potash solution. 12 —Monster. 4.'! —Animal’s den. . 40—Tear. i 48 —Feminine name.

SOLUTION TO TUESDAY’S PUZZLE. Across. —1 Balance, 7 Smash, 12 Abound, 13 Aloe, 14 Estates, 16 Stole. 17 Spin. S .Suborned, 20 Sends. 22 Eerie, 28 Own, 25 Gem, 28 Snail, 30 Solid, 33 Trampled, Nice, 37 Eaves, 3S Vallses, 40 Even, 41 Serial, 42 Pests, 43 Endless. Down. 1 Bless. 2 Latin, 3 Abandonment. 4 Not, 5 Cues, 6 Ensue, 8 Matrimonial 9 Alone, 10 Sole, 11 Heeds, 15 Sped, 16 Sores, 19 Beg, 21 Swaps, 24 Nil, •'ll Mice 27 Steep, 28 Saves. 29 Levee, 31 Lisle, 32 Desks, 34 Rave. 35 Darn, 39 Lid.