CROSS-WORD PUZZLE-565.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18045, 4 January 1927, Page 11

CROSS-WORD PUZZLE-565.

Tlie numbered squares arc the starting points for 'words extending across or down, or both. One letter to a square. Words end at first black square encountered or border of puzzle. Pick out a word that fits a given definition and space. This give 9 you a clue to other words that cross it, and they in turn to still other words. The solution will appear in next issue.

CLUES.

ACROSS. I—This strengthens evidence. 10—Varying. 13—Swell. 16— Oriental coin. 17— Surrey village known to motorists and others. 18— Awful. 19— Found in many boots. 20— —Escort. 22 Suppresses. 23 Grown in the kitchen garden and suggestive of wealth. 24 Villain. 25 Track of deer. 26 Cape. 29—Island at the entrance to the Red Sea. 31—Carried b}’ wise travellers. 33 Pronoun. 3*4—Odds are this by punters. 35 Rearranged anxiety and get a measurement. 36 Stable. 37 Famous name in the champagne world. 40—Found under a roof. 42 Explosive. 43 Popular feature in " Punch. Ur—lnstitution.

DOWN. 2 -Invaders do this to the countr; they invade. 3 Disease of fowls. 4 Package. sln the Isle of Wight. (» —Canine tooth. 7 This must be an outer garment. 8 -Primarily and essentially. —A possible source of revenue fo the Chancellor of the Exchequer. 11— Search. 12— Certificate of illness. .14—Outcome. 15—Produces marked effect. 21-Make of car. 22 -Thrown on deck. 27—Eong legs take these. 28 This is commonly found, in exoava tion and helps the archaeologist. 29 Turi li n g-poin t. 30— Island in the Mediterranean. 31— Ships need to do this at intervals 32 Heraldic beast. 3X Baltic port. 39—Shou t. 40 -These defended France by air. 41 —Neal.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION. ACROSS. Downing Street, Nailing, Article, Tribes Sneak . Skidded, Noes. Stu. b lumped, A: i'oiJ, Slanted, Entice,

Doreen, Uranium, i dsn-iisr, Statesmanlike. DOWN. Orifice, ’Noises, Nags, Sham, Rotund, Enchant, Instantaneous, Leisureliness, Skittle. Oddmcnt. Severed, Extract, Obelisk, Script, Dorsal, Amos, Idea.