Mind Sharpeners

Southland Times, Issue 22074, 22 July 1933, Page 19

Mind Sharpeners

Answers to those appearing in the page on Saturday, July 8: Whats and Whys. 1. Because it is a fowl (foul) proceeding. 2. When they take large fish with one “bite.” 3. Because you cannot grasp either. 4. Castanet. 5. Because they are only slightly connected. 6. Oysters, because they are always found in beds. (12 marks, 2 each.) A Riddle-Me-Rce. Answer is: DICKENS. (3 marks.) Make-the-Word Puzzle. 1. Provision. 2. Correspond. 3. Soprano. 4. Proscription. 5. Position. (5 marks.) An Acrostic. Mat e R Oli v i A N i B Ke r B E 1 I Yea s T (5 marks.) Famous Names Puzzle. NestS Ale r T Pat c H Oun c E L> e v e L Eag 1 E Oce a N Nor m A (4 marks.) Animals Puzzle, 1. Tapir, 2. hare, 3. deer, 4. Lynx, 5. ape, 6. beaver. (8 marks.) Animals Puzzle. 1. Marmot, 2. rabbit, 3. tiger, 4. llama, 5. goat, 6. otter, 7. ibex, 8. lemur, 9. deer, 10. koodoo, 11. koala, 12. jaguar, 13. mare, 14. ram, 15. jackal, 16. gnu, 17. yak, 18. ferret, 19. hare, 20. sheep, 21. hyena, 22. kangaroo, 23. lynx, 24. seal, 25. bat, 26. rat, 27. ermine, 28. mole, 29. antelope, 30. peccary, 31. paca, 32. ox, 33. doe, 34. baboon ,35. aye-aye, 36. skunk, 37. monkey, 38. mink, 39. mule, 40. pig, 41. ape. (20 marks.) A Brick Problem. The brick weighs 121bs. Six lbs, and -J its own weight (12) is 6 more, ox- 12 lbs in all. (5 marks.) Transposal Puzzle. Kate’s, takes, steak, skate, stake. (3 marks.) Balloons Puzzle. Granting grating gratin grain rain ran an a (5 marks.) Alphabet Puzzle. Ax, ball, cap, dish, eagle, fence, gate, hand, ink, jam, knift, leaf, moon, nest, ocean, pond, quart, radio, shoe, table, umbrella, vase, watch, xylophone, yard, zebra. (10 marks.) Word Exploration. This did not afford you much trouble this week, I was pleased to see, and there seemed to be no stumbling blocks. Some of you are most ingenious in fashioning your sentences to reveal the word’s meaning. Results. Cousin Molly Hynd 104 Cousin Margaret Jellyman 99J Cousin Ngaire Moffett 93£ Cousin June Moffett 93 Cousin Violet Robertson 86 Cousin Lilian Todd 83 Cousin Nancy Stevens 79 Cousin Peggy Hodge 74 Cousin Daphne Shields 66 Cousin Aileen Henderson 63 Cousin Patricia Henderson 63 Cousin Alister .Flahive 62 Cousin Dorothy Stevens 61 Cousin Agnes Stewart 56 Cousin Lawrence Moir 32 Cousin Evelyn Saunders 27 Cousin Eva Moir 22 Cousin Iris Tuffery 17 Cousin Nellie Duff 9 Comments. You found these ’Sharpeners harder again, cousins, so that there was a greatei’ disparity in the marks. I was very pleased to find how easily most of you found the 41 names of animals—that showed you were working, well, cousins, and with industry. The riddles gave you more trouble this week. There were one or two very untidj' entries, which were not neatly laid out, and these, you must know, are affected in the marking! Cousins Molly Hynd and Margaret Jellyman, who have been running neck and neck each fortnight, are both very neat workers, and it is a pleasure to mark their- entries. This month the 2/- prize goes to Cousin Molly Hynd with 350 marks. Cousin Margaret Jellyman was next witfi 345. Cousins Aileen and. Patricia Henderson were next with 302 J and 301 marks respectively, their totals coming down because they omitted to do the word exploration this week. I lam going to discontinue the Mind ! Sharpeners for the next two months, I cousins, primarily to make room for j Cousin Desmond Stone's new serial, [ and also that when they recommence ' you will taekle them with renewed vig- ■ our. Cousin Betty.