CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19142, 7 October 1925, Page 15

CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.

The winning puzzle in the Hebald's closing competition in cross-word puzzle construction is now given. As already notified, it was contributed by Master K. Mainwaring, of Woodhill, Kaipara Line. Its solution will appear on Saturday.

HORIZONTAL. Sour. A serpent. Jhe Greek God of War. Shining A "hard 8 fusible, malleable metal. Some people have sevoral. A narrative. A valley. ~ To turn asida. Shut violently. The little lamb did. A costly china. Inhuman. Foreign A tree Mocked . Name applied to several species willow. The Roman symbol. city of Wurtembure To lift. , Great speaker. Plays. Lies close. So let it be. , A weaver's reel. To die. Contrary to ear y. To colour slightly. A character to be played. A tall slender turret Relating to the Turks. The re mi It of a wound. Obtuse. To guard. of

VERTICAL. 1. Parched. 2. A sweetmeat. 8. An otnecl of worship. 4. To eat. 6. i early records. 6. Turn piece of timber. 7. Motionless. 8. Social classes. 9. Deeds. 10. Genuine. Si. Inert-une. 12, Part of a plant. 17. Pasture grounds. 22. A bws-smg. 24. Poniards. ■24. A volley fired as a salute. Bi>. A genus of plants. 26. To set again. 28. A country seat. 29, Crosswise of a ship. 50. Rime. _ . . 32. An island off New Guinea. 153. What all girls should learn to do. 38. The language of the Syrian* and thai dean#. , 40. A town in England 42. Formed in laminae. 44. Reposed. 45, Destroy. 47. Malice. 4fl. The Divine Word. 49. Gifts to the seedy, 60. An Italiftn volcano. 51, Close. 53, To vegetate. „ 54. A t<!wn in Queensland, • M. Tc curve.