THINK TWICE

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 130, 29 November 1930, Page 20

THINK TWICE

PREFIX PUZZLE. Make the following- changes by adding the letter "s" in each case. ■ 'The first answer is "cone, 'scOM-" .'■' (1) Change a geometrical figure into a cake. . . (2) Change a deep shovel .into a confined place. (3) Change the innermost part into a mark. (4) Change a cereal seed into contempt. (5) Change a monk's, hood into" an unpleasant look. (6) Change an American coin into an odour. (7) Change a .border into a plant allied to the grasses. (8) Change a bird into part of- A ship. . ■ , . (9) Change a head to a flood. (10) Change grasslands into an atom of-f1.r0.-. ' .' ■

RIDDLE-ME-KEE.- ---; Black within, red. without,..; ■ .-.-. Four, corners- round about, ■ . ■ .■: - ■■; ...'. ~—-A. chimney. Lives in winter, dies in. Rummer, . And grows. with. roots upward. :' . ■ • ... . •.-. :.'-r-r-Ah icicle. . "PEINCESS SPRING." Seatbuu; * . ' , ..' : WORD SQUARE. • Top Square: (1) An area of land. (2) call' of a cock. (3) A flower. (4) Large water iiight-hand Square:—(l) Mature. (2) Image. (3) A small collection of water. (1) A girl's name. Left-hand Sciu.iro: (1) To telegraph. (2) A thought. (3) To briug up. (-1) To deserve by labour. Bottom Square: (1) Part of the neck. (2), The first man. (3) A tropical tree. ' (4) A girl's name. "SXOOKUMS" (12). City.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE. -'•'• ACROSS. DOWN. 1. Bird. 1. "And.the —^ra* 4. A young horse. "away with' th» 8. Frozen water. '.- spoon." •- ■ --'.- v.' 9. I\'olso of cow. . 2.. The :soa. ~;." 10. Water animal. :i. A kind' of meat. ' 12. A largo town. -5. To.-leavo out. ■"•' 13. Large flat fish. (i. -A. great' deal.;,..'. 13. Conjunction. T. Playthings. .: IS, Small stones 'ou Ml.. Cloth inado <* x beacli. -;fias. ■" ' - '■■ 21. Old name of Ire- 12. Keeps in check. * laud. 14. A Curtsey. ■ 23. Herb. 16. To start. : ' 24. Northern sea bird. IT, Loud ringing.- ■ 23. A white metal. -. 18. Fresh water, flsh., 26. National emblem 19. r thatt of Wales. never.". ':." 27. "It's never too 20. Despatch. - • lato to " 22. Bo sorry, for. ,

•ANSWERS FROM XAST--WEEK; :-' ~ , ' (!) Jumbled Fish: TcraklU'lj'herring, flonncter, gurnet, salmon skate.• ■:■• :\ • ■ ; '■-, '- ■ (2) Jumbled Elves:■ Tunibletoes,, ■■„ PsfldeJ, 'Saucy Siilly, Printer, Susie, Lady Apn), Pierrot. CS) Riddle in rhyme: Cricket. ' ('!) Jumbled Trees: Birch,; ash,- pear, appl«, pine, walnut. ■■■:■•■■ ■"• (5) Hidden King Elf: "Universe." . Elves who found right answers were: "Jack* the Monko" (10); "Tim" (7) ; "Oherry-Bell" (12); "Scarlet Pimpernel" (II); "X,t."(ll)f "Hermlonc" (II); "Anonymous" • (10): and "Marguerite" (12).