PUZZLE SQUARES
THE NEW “CROSS-WORD” GAME. THIS WEEK’S PUZZLE
The problem given above affords another clever variation of the usual cross-word puzzle. The words required to fill some of the squares are to be sought for in a wellknown quotation from Shakespeare. There are thirteen words, and where one word occurs more than twice in the quotation it appears once only in the puzzle. The spaces to be filled by the words of the quotation are indicated m the clues. ACROSS. 1. Quotation (12). 4. Quotation (3). 8. Gold (Heraldry). 10. Pronoun. 11. Sanctum (col). 13. Consumed. 15. Golf term. 16. A level walk. 19. Call of distress. 20. Within the Law. 21. Nothing. 22. An infusion. 24. Rodent. 26. Yes. 27. Quotation (9). 29. Part of the verb “to be.” 31. Put on. 34. French for “hese.” 35. Mad. 38. Quotation (1) and (7). 39. Exhibited. 42. Gait44. Number. 45. Persuade. 47. Exclamation. 48. Pronoun. 49. Fruit50. Quotation (4). 51. Quotation (11). DOWN. 1. Retfrlng. 2. Before.
3. And (French). 5. Regarding. 6. Expire. 7. Takes. 9. Quotation (5). 12. Receptacle for eg ; i". 13. Beverage. 14. Girl’s name. 15. A shelter. 17. ( Quotation (13). 18. In anticipation. 23. Organ. 25. Quotation (6) and (191. 28. Supple. 29. Military term. 30. Capable. 32. Wall decoration. 33. A colour. 3<i. Man’s name. 37. Ready. 40. facto. 41. Reverberation. 43. Quotation (2) and (8). 46. Fear. SOLUTION TO LAST PUZZLE
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Taranaki Daily News, 17 December 1926, Page 12
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239PUZZLE SQUARES Taranaki Daily News, 17 December 1926, Page 12
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