A Christmas Puzzle
Cousin Margaret Hyndman has made use of the names of well-known business men for these riddles. How many can you guess? I. The greatest man in town —Noble. 2. The last man in the queue— Hyndman. 3. What a dirty boy needs most— Bath. 4. A country junction—Lumsden. 5. A heaven sent blessing—Rein. 6. The biggest man in town —Tall. 7. What does an intoxicated man see—Double. 8. What would you do if the enemy came—Hide. 9. The chief man in town—Miller. 10. One month—August. 11. What are the Campbells doing— Cumming. 12. A substitute for flour—Rice. 13. I beg your pardon—Watt. 14. Part of a circus—Lyon. 15. A bird of prey—Hawke. 16. Crown pastures—Kingslands. 17. Said before meals—Grace. 18. A country in Europe—Holland. 19. A great novelist—Dickens. 20. Used in lamps—Wicks. 21. River in Canada noted for salmon fishing—Fraser. 22. The most sought after man in town—Batchelor.
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Southland Times, Issue 22770, 21 December 1935, Page 22
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151A Christmas Puzzle Southland Times, Issue 22770, 21 December 1935, Page 22
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