TINK’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 December 1930, Page 8 (Supplement)

TINK’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

The letter above the gate in last week’s picture was A, and if yon thought things out a little I am sure you soon came to the conclusion that ths hidden word was “Agate.” Full solution:— .. ACROSS. ' 1, Fruit (Pear). 4, Painful (Sore). 7, Bird (Raven). 8, Stalk (Stem)’. 10, Where the sun sets (West). 12, Therefore (So). 14, Conjunction (Or). 15, Hidden word (Agate). 17, Wickedness (Sin). 18, Meadow _ (Lea). 19, Sports (Games). 22, Always (Ever). 24, Fruit like a lemon (Lime). 28, Title of respect (Sire). 27, Give food to (Feed). '. DOW. 1, Owns (Possesses). 2, Part of verb “to be* (Are). 3, Animal (Ram). 4, Work with needle and thread (Sew). 5, Number (One). 6, Implored (Entreated). 9, Preposition (To). 11, Same as twelve across (So). 13, Serene (Calm). 15, Rage (Anger). 16, Girl’s name (Elsie). 20, Same as two down (Are). 21, Fairy (Elf)- 23, Romannumeral (vi.). 25, Pronoun (Me), Here’s another object, piaee-d within a letter this time; can you think of the quite commoq English word which the two represent? It is hidden in the puzzle. Clues: — -.ACROSS. . ' 1, Adorned. 9, Metal. 10, Rescue. 11, Obtain? 13, Meadow. 14, Ordinary article of furniture. 17, Hidden word. 19, Great number. ,20, Famous boys’ school. 22, The thing. 24, Preposition. 25, Boasts. 27, Plaything. 28, Poem. ; DOW. t . 1, Works with spade. 2, Before. 3, Used for sewing. 4, Upon. 5, Because/ 6 A particular gift. 7, Woman of Eden. 8, Beloved. 12, Flow back (tide). 15, Girl’s name. 16, False statement. 17, Animal. 18, Acquired. 19, Sweet-smelling herb. 21, Not any. 23; Head covering. 25, Near... 26, Therefore. : .. . ■ ‘ ■• ■■

' CAN YOU GUESS? , . . 1 , r GRIDDLES. ’(Sent by Ethel Batley.) When is a fish a bird?—When it takes a fly. ’ - ■ ' Why did. the ink stand ?—Because it saw the paper-weight. Why did the owl ’owl?—Because the woodpecker would peck ’er. Why is fhe letter <‘P” a bad friend?— Because although he’s the first in pity he’s the last in help. ' 1 . Why would a cock-sparrow be offended if you called him a pheasant?—Because he would think you were making game of him! . • . What is .that we should always' keep, even after we have given it to another? —Our word. ’ What colours; were the wind and waves during the last storm?—The winds blew (‘blue) and the, sea rose. What is the difference between a wet day and a boy with toothache ? —One is pouring with rain and the other is roaring with pain. Mlhat would a turnip be’ if left overnight in a basin of water? —Wet. Why is a newspaper like an army? —■ Because it has’,leaders, columns and re» views. ' Why do hens sit on their eggs?—Because they haven’t any chairs. What pupil, and why, is always weeping?—The pupil of your eye because it is always under the lash. , WHAT COUNTRY? (Sent by Jean Watkins.) My first is in elk, but also in deer, _ My' second is in sunny, but not in My third is in gold, 'but not in tin, My fourth is in needle, but not in ' My fifth is in ample, but not in My sixth is in ten and also in twenty. My seventh is in wander, but not in roam, My whole is in a country we often call home!Answer: England. In each of the following, sentences is hidden a name of a fruit: That man, daring to interfere, will be punished. 1 • ' . Either fairy or angel costume will fit you.Did you buy Baby Tom a toy in town to-day ? Answers: Mandarin, orange, tomato.

. (Seni .by',Nancy Knowlas.) What is it .that has feathers but can-' ' not fly, and legs but cannot walk?y.'■ , A bed. - . • t What is it that you can put up the chimney dqwij, or down the chimney down, but you cannot put up the chimney up nor down the chimney up ?— / .An umbrella. ' ■ ' • '.‘V. What (is it that, runs ..all round the wood but cannot get inside the wood?— The bark. ■ .- "... ' ■•• Black within and red without.. ■' Four corners' round about?- • . —A chimney. . Little' Johnny Red-coat has a stick, in his hand and a stone in his throat. What is his other name ? —Cherry. ' (Sent by Willie Stewart.) , . What Boy is magnificent?—A: grand- '■ son.' '}■. z . ■" What star has an aerial?—The polestar. " ' ( 1 , What watch can lift great weights ?— A lever watch. .'What pudding is always in a hurry? —Hasty pudding. , (Sent by Margaret Parker.) Name a room a broom never sweeps ? - —A. mushroom, of Course. What is. the difference between a / branch of a tree and a dog?—One ia i bough and the other is a bow-wow. What rose never blooms?—A yater-? ing can rose. What’s the time , when the clock strikes 16?—Time it should be mended. . -ANSWERS TO HEDDEN ANIMALS. Bull. > ' * - Leopard. , /. _ ' Horse. ’ ‘ • •. - ■ -■ y; ■■ [Rabbit.:! • ’ Squirrel. . ■'/ Cow. •; ' Lion. -.. ". Hippopotamus. . . ANSWERS TO HEDDEN’ NAMES (Phyllis. •. s’ . Daphne, ■ ! . Betsy. ' . . / J - Catherine, 1 Diana. ((Faif.) Faith. • . Marjorie. . . ... ’ Peggy. '■ ’