TINK’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Taranaki Daily News, 23 November 1929, Page 24 (Supplement)

TINK’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE

I suppose most of you found it quite easy to discover the hidden woid in last week’s puzzle, especially when you examined the little picture at the side. You saw a letter D and a figure "one,” and of course if you put the two together you make Done, which was the word we hid in the puzzle, solution of which is. ACROSS. 1, Alarmed (Startled). 7, Devour (Eat). 8, Drink (Ale). 9, Part of verb "to be” (Am). 10, Transact (Do). 12, Whether (If). 13, Hidden word (Done). 15, Scottish dance (Reel). 16, Word of refusal (Nay). 18, Whim (Fad). 20, Prefix meaning formerly (Ex). 21, Exclamation (Hi). 23, Musical note (Re). 24, Required (Demanded). DOWN. 1, Added salt, etc., to (Seasoned). 2, Kind of hat (abbreviated) (Tam). 3, Preposition (At). 4, French for “the” (feminine) (La). 5, High-Priest of the Bible (Eli). 6, Protected (Defended). 10, Animal (Doe). 11, Number (One). 13, Thirsty (Dry). 14, Kind of fairy (Elf). 17, Chopping tool (Axe). 19, Part of verb "to be” (Are). 21, Exclamation (Ha). 22, Preposition (In). Beside this week’s puzzle you see a person and a letter, which should suggest to you yet another quite common English word; it is hidden in the puzzle. Clues: ACROSS. 1, Confident. 7, Monkey. 8, Full stop. 9, Repair. 12, One. 13, Roman numeral. 14, Comparative suffix. 15, Hidden word. 17, On the lee side. 18, Writing fluid. 19, Insect. 20, Always. DOWN. 1, Kind of oil. 2, Not closed. 3, A Japanese coin. 4, Girl’s name. 5, What people do at election time. 6, Endless time. • 10, Egg-shaped. 11, Grape plant. 15, Construct. 16, Period of time.