CORRECT ANSWERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1559, 24 September 1881, Page 23

CORRECT ANSWERS.

Erin, Dunedin, 2320, 21, i' 22, 23, 24, 25, 26,' 28, 30, Of OO Alex Kldd, Wyndham, 2320, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, SO 31 32 W Anderson, Oamaru, 2320, 21, 22, 28, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28,80, 31, 82. Pat, Peninsula, 2322, 23, 24, 30. Incognito, Gore, 2320, 25, 26, 27, 30, 81, 32. M T D, Gore, 2329. 24, 26, 28, 27. Small Boy, Gore 2320, 24, 25,27. Matilda, Peninsula, 2320, 22, 28, 24, 25, 27. Vulcan, Dunedin, 2320, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 80, 31 32 Way, Taieri, 2820, 21 (1, 3, 4, 6), 23, 24, 25, 27, SO. Pansy, Herbert, 2320, 21 (1, 3, 4, 5), 22, 23, 24, 25, Aq ni? OQ EM, Invercargill, 2320, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 80, 32". Toss Hobble, Taieri, 2320, 21 (all except 2), 23, 24, 26, 27, 30. HPH Fireplug, Dunedin, 2222, 23. JL, Inch Clutha, 2320, 21 (1, 3), 24, 25, 27, 28, 30. A G Nicol, Greymouth, 2320, 24, 25, 27, 30, 32. Eric Joseph, Milburn, 2821 (all except 2), 24, 25, 27, 30, 31. C C, Riverton, 2320, 24 30. J F Morris, St. Bathanß, 2320, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26,27,28,30,31,32. Mignonette, Caversham, 23, 20, 21 (all except 2), 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32. AT, Invercargill, 2320, 21 (all except 2), 22, 24, 25 27, SO, 32. John Whyte, Oamaru, 2820, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32. Lillias, Lower Harbour, 2820, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30; 31.

Derfla Setag, Ashburton.— Your answers will be credited in their place next week. There is no occasion to copy the riddles. Only send the numbers

and the answers. A. G. N.— (l) The best you have contributed. (2) It is necessary to have variety, and inserting selected riddles encourages many a beginner, who is thus led on to ultimately make a dive into originality. Win. Anderson, Oamaru, writes:— A. K. is making a grave mistake if he thinks I am taking hia remarks amiss, I am rather pleased to see a slight change in the riddler column. I accept his challenga in answor to my offer, that A. X.'s riddles and mine should be submitted to the contributors as judges, to say whose riddles are fartherest fetched ; and I leave it in your hands as to when the several opinions Shall be published —[We are afraid that the result will not be a satisfactory one, but if both our contributors wish us to ask the opinion of their f ellew contributors in the matter we shftllhave no objection

to do so. — Ed.] J. W., Oamaru, writes :— Respecting Charade 2261, 1 am quite willing to let our numerous riddler friends judge as to whethar or not it is too far fetched, and Lf the verdictjls against me I shall feel a pleasure Is forwarding to our Wy»dham friend a new hat on receipt of the siie of hig brainpan. To give our riddler friends a good opportunity of judging the same, please insert the charade as it originally Appeared, viz :— " My firat is % prefix ; my second Is a prefix ; my third is a metal ; my fourth transposed is a number. And my whole means unchaste. The answer to which is— ln, con; tin, ent. Ansaer— Incontinent." The opinions of our friends to appear in the issue of the Witness of October Bth, and if equal, yours to be the casting vote.