NUTS TO CRACK

Taranaki Daily News, 17 December 1926, Page 14 (Supplement)

NUTS TO CRACK

HOW MUCH DID THEY SPEND? Try this little puzzle on your riends. Doris and John spent twomnee halfpenny between them. John ipent twopence more Ilian Hurls. How much dill Doris spend? The answer is sure to he given as a lalfpenny. But Hits Is wrong. You see, if John spent twopence more than Doris, it works out that Doris spent a farthing and John twopence farthing. AN ENIGMA. My first is in joke, but not in fun; My second Is in pistol, but not in gun; My third is in both sleep and snore; dy fourth is in pig, but not in boar: My fifth’s in behind, but not in before; My sixth is in chair, but not in door; My seventh is in given but not in take; My eighth is in tart, but not in cake My whole is a quadruped, with skin thick and tough; And now I think I have told you . enough. ■. Answer: Elephant. SIMPLE MATHEMATICS. This looks more puzzling than it really is. It is just a mathematical description of one word. Can you work it out? A triangle having three acute angles supported by elongated sides; a circle from which a slight arc has been removed; two right-angles formed by a perpendicular and horizontal, a perpendicular, an acute angle, another perpendicular, a horizontal placed at, right-angles to a perpendicular, and an acute angle supported on the end of a straight line. , Answer: ACTIVITY. MORE ENIGMAS. My first Is part of the human frame; My second will give you a female name. Once over the water my total sailed, And history tells of the plot that failed. Answer: Armada. I’m found in church, but not in chapel; I'm found in pear, but not in apple; I'm found in cherry, but not in plum; I’m in arithmetic, but not in sum. Answer: The letter R. My first is part of the verb to be, A pronoun in my second see; To be my third you must have skill, Have wealth, or means, or power of will; The three combined will quickly show A kindly quality you must know. Answer: Am I Able: Amiable.