TINK’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Taranaki Daily News, 13 October 1928, Page 20

TINK’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE

The answer to last week’s riddle was: “In a Mirror.” This answer was hidden in the puzzle, so I hope you found it. The full solution isACROSS. 1, Deer (Stag). 4, Exactly alike (Same). 8, First word of hidden answer (In). 9, Surround (Beset). 10, Middle (Centre). 11, Exclamation (Ah). 12, Part of verb “to be” (Are). 13, Second word of hidden answer (A). 14, Undivided (One). 15, Put (Set). 17, Rest (Lie). 18, Coal-scuttle (Hod). 21, As far as (To). 22,” Last word of hidden answer (Mirror). 25, Green salad plant (Endive). 27, Preposition (To). 28, Gone by (Ago). 29, Makes dough rise (Yeast). DOWN. 2, A row (Tier). 3, Girl’s name (Anne). 4, Perceive (See). 5, Because (As). 6, Stingy (ffiean). 7, Girl's name (Ethel). 9, Hill (Brae). 10, Vehicle (Car). 15, Prefix meaning half (Semi). 16, Number (Three). 17, Not short (Long). 19, Conjunction (Or). 20, Spots (Dots). 21, Light meal (Tea). 23, Climbing plant (Ivy). 24, Decay (Rot). 26, Transact (Do). Now’ see if you can discover the name of this animal. I don’t suppose you have ever met him, so you probably will not know bis name unless you can find it in the puzzle where it is hidden. Clues: — ACROSS. 1, Kind. 4, Old. 8, For. 9, Pronoun. 11, Part of verb “to be.” 12, First part of hidden name. 15, Prepostion. 16, Upon. 17, French for “he." 18, Thoroughfare (abbreviated). 20, Vessel (abbreviated). 22, The thing. 23, Smallest particle. 25, Exclamation. 27, Gaze fixedly. 28, Prefix. 29, Poem, 31, Pronoun. 32, Discern. 33, Short letter. 34, Skips. DOWN. 1, Health resort. 2, Globe. 3, Kingly. 5, Acquires. 6, Historical period. 7, Wild beast’s home. 9, Pronoun. 10, Musical note. 13, Same as 18 across. 14, Refusal. 17, Pronoun. 18, Remain. 19, Rent. 21, Second part of hidden name. 22, Metal. 23, Preposition. 24, Pronoun. 26, Chopping implements. 27, A collection. 30, Suffice. 3'2, Therefore.

IF I HAD A COTTAGE. on the shelf: : I'd have an old kitchen with table well spread, And, upstairs, a room with a goosefeather bed. I'd work in my garden both early and late, And people could talk to me over the gate Of weather and roses and cinders and snails, And help pass the time with all manner of talcs. And back to my cottage at night I would go, And poke up my fire to a jolly bright glow; And after I'd eaten and after I’d read I’d tumble to sleep in my goose-feather bed. THINK TWICE. Why may St. George be considered a very careful driver? —Because he never appears without the dragon (drag on). What part of a dog grows on a tree? —Bark. Why is a carpet like a cooking egg? —Because after it is laid it is often taken up and beaten. Why are soldiers very weary on Ist April?—Because they have just finished a March of 31 days. WTiy did the apple turn over? —Because it saw the coal scuttle. Why is the letter “A” lazy?—Because it is never in time. What bird reminds you of a joke?—A lark. Why is my cup of tea very strong?— Because it is my tea (mighty). What is the keynote to good manners? —B natural. What is the longest letter in the alphabet? —M, because it is a quarter of a “mile." Why is the letter W like a busybody?—Because it makes ill will. A GAME TO PLAY. When you are playing with a lot of friends or schoolfellows, you'll enjoy playing the snake and the humming birds. Half the players make the snake, the other half are the humming birds, so first of all divide the players into two equal parties. One party forms a long line, holding hands, the other half just run about singly. Now it is the task of the snake to catch the humming birds, so the snake must run about and try to encircle a bird. As each player is caught, he or she joins on to the snake, until all the humming birds are caught. Then the game is rgyersed, the first humming bird taking the place of the snake, and so on.

THE SINGING INSECT. If you -went into a friend’s house and found there a eage containing insects, I suppose you would think your host was a naturalist, or else that he had gone a little mad! But if you lived in certain of the warmer European countries it would probably be a very common experience not only to find the cage and the insects, but to her these insects chirping away as cheerily as possible. Some people keep them much as we keep canaries! These queer-in-sects are called cicadas. Only the males sing; the females remain dutifully silent! “Is she lazy?” *lLazy? Why, she puts her beauty spots on with a rubber stamp.”

A CLEVER RETORT. Whilst running past an antique shop, a small boy accidentally knocked a figure of Napoleon off a stall outside. Ho regarded the smashed figure for a moment, then very gingerly picked it up. The arm had been broken off. At that moment the shopkeeper came running out. “What am I going to do with that?” ho shrieked. “It’s useless now, you clumsy idiot.” “No, it ain’t,” replied the boy. “Knock his eye out and say it’s Nelson!” o * • a It was a deathbed scene, the director was not satisfied with the hero’s dying. '’Come on,” he cried; “put more life in your dying!”