NEW ZEALAND CROSSWORD PUZZLES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20496, 22 February 1930, Page 5 (Supplement)

NEW ZEALAND CROSSWORD PUZZLES.

ACROSS. 1. Deficient in quality, through age. 5. Each has hia day. 8. Victim of a dreaded disease, 13. Lacking in colour. 14. Fruit. 16. Constructed. 17. Distinctive periods of time. 13. Article of dresa. 19. Close of day. 20. Privateer. 22. Unrestrained rush. 24. Como to a finish. 2G. Assumed hair. , 27. Even when gentle, this can provoke action. 29. Chief producer in the Dominion. 31. Another article of dress, 34. Vessels of various sizes. 35. Put beyond doubt. 38. Kind o? poem. 39. Island in a stream. 40. Heavy weight. 41. A fish. 42. Suspension from a support. 45. Not. anithcr. 40. Male dev. 47. Foundation note of the aciuc. 43. Bends politely. 50. " Stitch, stitch, stitch. • 52. Teasing device, 55. Dresses. 59. Fed sumptuously. G2. Very unusual. G3. Rilled outright. 65. Small rope. tiki. Greek gud of war. (57. Brought to a required colour. liß. Relief. G9. We are aaid to dig our graves with these. 70. Light this 13. but strong. 71. The only British poisonous reptile.

CLUES.

DOWN. t. A little spot or fragment. 2. Food-plant of the Pacific. ;j. Winged, i. Causes reduction. 5. Strongly disapproved. G. Boating implement. 7. Rocky nook. 9. Comes out. 10. To lay down a surface for travel. 11. Garden of de^giit. 12. Payments by tenants or users. 11. Recompensed. 15. Soft-footed visitor in winter. 21. Small but clever. '2H. Torn asunder. •23. Put on. 27. Abode of departed spirits. 28. Enchantments. ;io. Without aptitude. .'l2. Dried stalks. Groups formed for work or riay. ,'it. Another tisli. :j!>. Surrounded by. mj. Our friend the enemy. .'l7. Colouring material. 3!). Resentful emotion. 1.1. En tail in a the least trouble. 11. Ad good aa a wink, to a bhnd norso, 45. Comforted. 43. Quito considerable. 49. Unit, of weight, for precious stones. 31. Fronting the dawn. 53. To oiTor for :iale. 54. Moat valuable part of a cow. 511. A gru infield weed. 57. Woody plant. 53. To hit hard at cricket. GO. Burden. i-!. Irish speech. til. Collection c£ related tact*,

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