CORRECT ANSWERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1581, 4 March 1882, Page 24

CORRECT ANSWERS.

X Ii N C, Mataurs, 2683, 88, 91, 93, 95 (£), 96,59 (J) —61. iil.za, Crookston, 2685, 88, 89, 91, 93, 98, 99 (|)-6|. Eric Jo»eph, MilburH, 2584, 88, 9i, 93, 98, 99-^-6. Christina G, Waikaka, 2582, 85, 88, 89,91, 93, 96, 98, 99 9

C G H, Blackstone flil 1 , 2682, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95, 86. 98, 99 - 14 David Uemrudl, Alexandra South, 2591, 93, 98, 99. H Braxior, Alexandra South, 2681, 85, 86 J I L, Waikakn, 2582, 83, 84, 85, 83, 89, 91, 93, 96, 99-10.

Belia, Peninsula, 2632, 83, 84, 85, 87, 88, 80, 01, 92, 93, 95, 96, 98, 99-14. W Don, Warepa, 2582, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 96, 91, 98, 96, 98, 99-14 J Davimoi', Ka h,ku, 2582, 84, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 94 (1), 93, 95, 96, 9i, 99-1 J-. Adonitia BuueUm, 2582, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, b9, 9D, 91, 93, 94, 96, 98, 99—16. Al*x Kid), Wynuhani, 2582, 83, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90, 91, 93, 96, 99—12. KxceMor, Queeoatown, 2582, 85, 87, BS, 91, -§2 (J) 93, «6, 97, 99-10 JO X, Warepa, 2582, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90, 91, 93, 96, 98, 99-12 Albert iS Hardy, Oamiru, 2682, 88. 84. 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 98, 97, 08 99~)8. John Whyte, O*m»ru, 2682, 88, 84, 86, 86, 87, 83, 69, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95 ft), 96, 97, 98, 99-17*. Wm Anderson, O-imru. 2632, 81, 85, &6, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 96, 97, 88, 99—15. Late Answers.— Count one-half. Mignonette, Oaveraham, 2563, 6ft, 67, 72, 73-2 J. T X, Hyde, 2568, 61, 65, 66, 67, 70, 71, Tt, 73, 75, 77. 79, 80-6 J. 2681.— This diamond should have read :— l, a vowel ; 2, a number ; 8, to weave in ridgei ; 4, a 1 abuloub animal; &c. A E H— We admit that your answer was quite as good as that given by the propounder, but do. not sechow you make it out to be the • correct anßwer ' nevertheless It would be Impossible to change our rule vt crediting answers under uimilar circumstances no*, even if we were bo inclined, aa it has been strictly adhered to from the beginning of tho prize competition. We may mention that nearly all the replies last week contained an answer to 2676 equally sa correct »8 yours, wiih what result we refer you to the list of correct answer*. < ' Adonitia. — We have given you credit for 2554. Many thanks for you* consideration. W ( e sha I alw»y» be glad to receive suggestions in th« spirit ti which they "Are tondered. Many imperfections are no doubt from time to time apparent to both cpntri utora and lolvera, and w<> are euro that the contributors of charados, &0., will b<n fit by their beinp pointed out. You are wrocg in your Burmlse as to 2622. . ' 2560.— We have to apologise to Mr Whyte for oudotsing In a manner tho strictures of a number of correspondents on this charade in our insue of last week. The definition given in several dictionaries which w« have consulted is :— ' H*y w&rd. A bai iff or petty-offcer formerly appointed to guard tho hedges in a village.' . '' Adonitis writes :— ' In the column of the 11th ult., 2695 (diamond puzzle) appears tome another, vaguely worded puzzle. 1 have filled in two entirely different ins wers. The eighth light (one of the Bahama ialn nds) it the niost restricted, aud yet even it admitt of three or four «nn worn. 2699 ie very ' • small " ' W D<— (l) It is quite correct, although it i« a term one may not meat In a lifetime. (2) It certainly is very simple, but, the publication of simple riddle* iiperhaps advisable occasionally, in ordur to inducu young peo} le to make a beginning. i JCK writes J— ' I think It would bo as well in cases of anagrams and cryptic puzzles to give some idea oi what they are about. When two or more ans/ver* ca. ba got for the solution of a charade, and all equ»ll) good, they ou^ht to be cuunted, or composers of ' nd dies bbould make them so ihnt but one answer coul i be given '— [J C X will see by our reply to A E H that we cannot pursue this coursn, but we trust that propoundevs will etide*voui to meet the ditUculty by limiting the range in which replies may be returned. JW, Oamaru, writes :— ' Be charado number 2560, our Wyadham and Warepa Mends seem to think t)iu answer ref- ra to v local peruon in 0.-iiuaru, an<l is con ueqauntlj ai swered only by Oamaiu solvers If A X »nd tho rest who couid notanjv>or the eh trade wil oi ly look up Nuttall'n Standard Dictionary, they will find the word " luywaru," the mpaulng of .which X " A porson formirly appwintad to guard the hedge»." '