CROSSWORD PUZZLE CASE.
" SIXTY-FOUR SOLUTIONS." PROSECUTION OF PROMOTERS. [BV TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WELLINGTON. Sunday Stating that a crossword puzzle advertised in a Wellington newspaper could be solved no fewer than 64 ways, and that there was a money prize for its solution, the police, who proceeded against the promoters in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, alleged that it was more a game of chance than .of skill. Mr. E. Page, S.M., said that if a competitor sent in only one solution there was certainly an element of chance, but if he took the trouble to arrive at all the possible solutions he would bo absolutely cfertain of winning. The detective sergeant said the Attor-ney-General had given an opinion on the matter, and this could bo put in if it was desired. Mr. Page: I am afraid I cannot consider that. Decision was re'served.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19721, 22 August 1927, Page 12
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142CROSSWORD PUZZLE CASE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19721, 22 August 1927, Page 12
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