To-day’s Crossword Puzzle

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22758, 2 October 1948, Page 8

To-day’s Crossword Puzzle

Clues to This Week’s Puzzle Across:

I— European ■juniper s—Crest of cock 9— Sprout 12— In bed 13— Expanse 14— Simian 15 — Throe 16— Magnificent 18—Mar 20— Instead 21 — Face value 23—Cleverest 25— Missive 27—In that place 31 — Possessions 32 Quivering 33 Vat or tub 34_Noblewoman 35_Variety of cat 37 Born 38— Twirled 41—Lay hidden 43—Penitent 45—Current 48— Timehonoured 49 Seaport of Arabia 50— Fret away 51— Solicit c\ 9 Rnrp 53— Hideous man Down: 1— Surpass 2 Syrian cloth 3An arborization 4 Verge

5 Competent 6 Wise answer 7 Skirmish 8 — Bleat 9 Guarantee 10— Javanese tree 11— Erase 17—Confine 19—Enrich 21— Look slyly 22 Part of church 24—Vein 26—Man of learning 28—Improving

29 National flower of England 30— Celtic language 32— Earthy 34—A pigeon 36—Move smoothly 38 — Flat bottomed boat 39 played on horseback 40— Ofiset 42— Therefore 44— Strike

46 To a great degree 47 Sheep

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