THE RIDDLER.

Otago Witness, Issue 2057, 27 July 1893, Page 38

THE RIDDLER.

Now Riddles, 6529. Hidden Shrubs.— By Thersites :— 1. To imitate and a favourite fruit. 2. A sad sound, a circle, and a vowel. 3. A question, a command to oxen, and a noted woman. 4. A foreigner, a preposition, an article, and a vehicle. 5. A form of water and to fall. 6. A vowel, a consonant, and a prophet. 7. To investigate and a Greek goddess. 8. A place overgrown with shruba. 9. A pleasant month, a personal pronoun, and a low noise. 10. Blossoming and a nut. 11. A kind of chest. 12. An officer in the church. 13. Frozen water and a round body. 14. Solid and to cut. 15. A consonant. 16. A troublesome complaint and a compensation. 17. A body of water and to hide. 18. To petition and a Scotch prefix. 19. A sorceress and a nut. 20. A pleasant retreat and life. 21. An interjection and an ancient hero. 22. A girl's nickname, a refusal, and a famous woman. 23. A rule and a small stream of water. 24. To suffocate and to cover up. 6530. Central Deletion.— By W. G. L. :— Harsh to the taste is here rehearsed ; Centre delete, last still is first. 6531. Relation Puzzle.— By F. G. S. :— Her uncle's bister's father's wife Had but one son in all her life. I am that son, and have children three — Two girls and a boy, as you may see. Now, what relation is she to me ? 6532. Logogripii.— By George J. Bsll :— My whole is a plant of gorgeous bloom, Adorning your bower or banquetting room ; Remove the last letter, and then you will scan An Indian foot-soldier, right in the van. Curtail once again, and transpose, then you'll note The name of a famous American poet. 6533. Numbered Charade.— By Colonslie :— My whole is a well-known British city ; my 4, 9, 2 is a man's name, transpose the same, a falsehood appears ; 9, 2, 3, 4 is to exist, transpose the same, and it means that which is wrong ; 6, 7, 8, 9 is a pit of water, transposed it is a noose ; 8, 3, 4, 5 is above ; 6, 8, 4 was a well-known writer ; 1, 2, 6 is near your mouth ; 6, 7, 8, 5 is not rich ; 6, 5, 7, 3, 4 is to substantiate ; when you are 2, 9, 1 you often get a 6, 2, 9, 1 ; 9, 2, 3, 4, 5 is a part of the human body ; and 7, 2, 1 is a liquid. Answers to Biddies Pub. July 13. 6519. Charade.— By Thersites :— Pillage. 6520. Transposition.— By F. C. G. :— ■ Rock, cork. 6522. Geographical Guess What.— Selected by Colonslie :— 1, a cape off Virginia (Henry) ; 2, island northeast of Scotland (Shetland) ; 3, sea east of the Chinesa Empire (Yellow); 4, islands west of Africa (Canary) ; 5, river in South America (Negro) ; 6, country in South America # (Brazil) ; 7, island west of France (Belle) ; 8, city in Italy '(Nice); 9, city in France (Marseilles): 10, sea south of Russia (Black) ; 11, lake in New York /(George). • 6523. Charade.— By Sigma :— Palace. Correct Answers. Fred J. Mouat, Dunedin, 6517, 18, 19, 20. W. G. L., Caversham, 6519, 20, 21. The lowest reading of the thermometer iv 35 yoars (24 0) in Sydney is reported as having been made on the 4th inst. Throughout the colony severe frosts are reported. Kiandra, as usual, heads the reports as the coldest spot in New South Wales. The minimum there was T, or 25' of frost. > Kiandra's record was made in 1872, however, when the temperature fell to 8 f below zero.