NEW ZEALAND CROSSWORD PUZZLE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23601, 9 March 1940, Page 7 (Supplement)

NEW ZEALAND CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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CLUES

21. Take a chair. 2°.. Solo in an opera. 20. Shnfter of an entrance. 27. Something left at (ho bottom. 2H. Town in Ireland. 30. Obstruction in a iiver. 32. Solemn affirmation. 34. Sharply indignant. 35. Copies foolishly. 3'j. Famous ancient city. 38. Salts of an acid. 30. Exertion of forco. 42. Separate into kinds. 43. A lower deck. 47. Necessity for life. 48. A male relative. 40. Group of eight. 50. Exciting fear. 52. German State. 54. Feminine title. 55. Fruit of the blackthorn. 56. In robust health. 57. Source of life. 60. A useful hole. ★ Tho solution of the crossword puzzle published in Wednesday's Herald is as follows: —