TINK’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Taranaki Daily News, 21 December 1929, Page 8 (Supplement)

TINK’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE

We drew a mall girl and a letter beside last week’s puzzle, and we asked you td try to think of the quite usual English word the two represented. The letter was a G and the small girl was, of course, a “lass,” and so the two formed the word “glass, 1 which was hidden in the puzzle. „ ACROSS. 1, Ocean (Sea). 4, Spoil (Mar). 6, Fabric (Serge). 9, Preposition (At), 10, Meadow (Lea). 11, Part of verb “to be” (Am). 12, Hidden word (Glass). 14, Thick oily liquid (Tar). Id, Pronoun (Her). 18, Before (Ere). 19, Tire (Irk). 20, Stagger (Reel). 22, Girls’ name (Anne). 23, Sensible (Sane). 24, Require (Need). SOLUTION. DOWN. 1, Smashes (Shatters). 2, Because (As). 3, Very large (Great). 4, Pronoun (Me). 5, Uttered a comment (Remarked). 7, Measure of length (Ell). 8, Gives light and heat (Gas). 12, A colour (Green). 13, Polish (Shine). 15, Region’ (Area). 17, The sea-eagle (Erne). 21, French for "the” (masculine. (Le). 22, One (An). There’s a queer sort of picture at the side of the puzzle this week. If you are very clever you will be able to decide the ordinary English word it represents. The word is hidden within the puzzle as usual. Clues: ACROSS. k 1, Pale. 4, Dog-cart. 8, Charge. 10, Blunder. 11, Distant. 12, Expire. 13, French for "and.” 14, Bind. 16, Preposition. 17, Hidden word. 19, Rend, 21, Dress. 23, Writing fluid.. 25, Whim. 26, Poem. 27, Part of verb “to be.” 28, Fruit. • DOWN. 1, Fondness. 2, Chair. 3, Pronoun. 5,'A colour. 6, An air. 7, Made believe. 9, Earn. 14, Jack ... the sailor. 15, Nice for breakfast. 17, Cooked. 18, Couches. 20, Conclusion. 22, Not peace. 24; Permit.