CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Southland Times, Issue 23840, 10 June 1939, Page 8 (Supplement)

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Across 1 band of people in primitive state. 4 removes coarse from fine materials. 9 at one time. 11 watch this sign at railway crossings. . . 15 abbreviation for a minister of the church. 16 a safe place for ships. 17 it is long and it wriggles and lives in water. 18 date with the letters mixed. 20 bright deep pink. 22 decay through disuse. 24 arranged, fixed. 26 top, cover. 27 ordinary, commonplace. 29 the lesser white heron. 30 turn the earth, make hollows or 32 time between, period intervening. 35 goes back to. 39 air extracted from an opera. 41 dry, withered. 42 a sailor. 43 queerness. 44 inquire. 45 take notice, jot down items. 47 this is included in 45 across. 49 seal used by royal families £0 disgrace.

Down 2 ‘‘Tom, Tom, the piper’s son, stole a pig and away did —.” 3 draw breath. 5 promised repayment, guaranteed the value. 6 also. 7 gown. 8 size of flat surface. 9 on top of. 10 colloquial term for man or boy. 12 sharp gait in horses. 13 take off the skin. 14 dressed. 19 woman with title derived from late husband. 21 more jerkily. 23 teach to do tricks or teach for a career. 24 fault, evil doing. 25 influence, bring to bear power. 28 personal pronoun. 30 crowns of sovereigns. 31 deliverer; musical drama by Handel. 32 to. 33 mountain lake. 34 rebellion. 36 sleeveless garment. 37 twenty quires of paper. 38 for his —, out of consideration for. 40 towards, to. 46 possessive pronoun. 48 “The oak and the — and the bonny ash tree.”

SOLUTIONS TO LAST WEEK’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Across 1 ship. 26 stab. 5 sob. 29 stop. 7 fast. 30 sprawls. 11 newest. 35 lobe. 12 ahem. 36 stench. 13 rife. 37 organise. 14 absolute. 39 rear. 15 eraser. 40 cave. 18 Iris. 41 eclair. 20. pursued. 42 etch. 22 prey. z 43 lid. 24 nede. ' 44 dean.

Down 1 strap. 21 unto. 2 infer. 23 east. 3 peers. 25 urn. 4 terse. 26 slack. • 5 star. 27 above. 6 bus. 28 beret. 7 filly. 29 slash. 8 satin. 31 peals. 9 there. 32 acrid. 10 amuse. 33 where. 16 auk. 34 siren. 17 ednt. 36 seed. 19 idol. 38 ill.