THE RIDDLER.

Otago Witness, Issue 2104, 21 June 1894, Page 38

THE RIDDLER.

New Rlddiea. 7756. Central Acrostic —By Thersites :■=- Fill in the asterisks *■ * * with letters, so that * <ji » * * the horizontal lines will * * P form complete words— S * * the vowels of which * * * * R are given below — ani T * * that the central vertical * ** B line will form the name **R**N* of a atter-daly poet, AEEEEEEIIOUY 7757. Double Acrostic— By Colonslie : — 1, The sticky sap of a tree ; 2. a high priest mentioned in the Bible ; 3. a mountain nymph ; 4, to tear with violence ; 5, a young woman ; 6, a large lake in Canada ; 7, conceit ; 8, a kind of bean ; 9, one who lets lodgings ; 10, pertaining to the eye ; 11, veracity. My primals spell the now. de plume of an English novelist. My finale, a book by the same author. 7758. Transpositions.— By A. G. H.. Blue Spur:—

Transpose the heads of five New Zealand counties and make :— l, Pait of a gun ;2, a bird ; 3, hunting dogs ; 4, temporary peace ; 5, a garden implement. 7759. Charade.— By Sigma :— A law term first, a river second ; Entire a source, of p&Jp is reckoned,

7760. Reversion.— By J. S. Seeds :— Smooth and glossy is my first, In no sense harsh or rough ; We're seen on rivers when reversed, I've had my Bay— enough. 7761. Hidden Proverb.— By Romany Rye :— My whole is a well-known proverb. My 21, 1, 5, 10, 23, 20, 15, is gloss ; 7, 22, 3 is a whip ; 12, 9, 17, 4is a drink ;2, 16, 13 is a fruit ; 11, 6, 13, 24 is profit ; and 14, 19, 3is to take rest.