NEW ZEALAND CROSSWORD PUZZLE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23525, 9 December 1939, Page 15 (Supplement)

NEW ZEALAND CROSSWORD PUZZLE

* : // S ACROSS jj 3. A battled king in old story. •< G. Sign of affection. *3l. A ball game. »12. It can bft picked—• ■ j33. Out of this. £ls. Plainly to be seen. Exercised sway A fastening. ' . <2O. Causes to decrease. •>22. Proceed to increase. .23. Hot situation. ;25i.» Mark of a foot. "-'• •More than is usual./ *20.,.,F001i5h notion. '3l' Take out. *33-., .This is . left. • or,' ' Add to breadth. „<JO. Poisonous creatures. Cooking contrivance. •n, ce of defence. J**; 1 - ~ Objec: of effort. hinder. A Hebrew measure ;40"fAncient rulers. O®:' **'Polite form of address. ™ r '. Old-fashioned container. /'y- .'One of a number. Sro* I! lcy ,JC *' lr dates. ,W." Pishing implement. ►Co. Treated too lightly. A beverage "fin 3 air 111 cluster. r«2- ■ Plhcc in office. s){4>. Singular performance. »f'n P c '.k'ht °f fashion. V-7 J - Jf..' s origin. £,. urc h assemblies. - . Withdraw from co-operation. L : DOWN 3. Little bay. -• Comes to rest. . i***7s ®* Presses assent. Qualities of sound. y- Takes within. «• Rcmo\al of art ailment. ' o words. •'o -w'' of Power. '■in rr lsicn ' compositions." Hurried along, li* I,V! n P arts Piquancy. In v hirl '»S movements. (*«• Aajioleon's prison- for a while-

is. Of this sort. 21. Fish like a herring. 24 Bird of delicat) eating. 20. Pino speech. 28. Heavy inert gas. 29. Lcga! penalties. 30. Put off 32. Seekers of knowledge. 31. Join in marriage. 35. A word of negation. 39. They have size, at least. 40. With keenness. 42. A passing 'Quarrel. 44. It adds relish. 40. Treat to a feast. 47. Takes an easy position. 49. Unworthy fellows. 61 General direction 52. Very thick. 51. Love jcrsonified. 50. Egyptian deity. 57. Deliberate misstatements. 59. In addition. Oi. A male relative. 03. Starting placo.

The solution of tho crossword puzzle published in Wednesday's Herald is as follows: