CROSS-WORD PUZZLE-614.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18097, 5 March 1927, Page 25

CROSS-WORD PUZZLE-614.

The numbered squares are 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 gives you a clue to other words that cross it, and they in turn to still other w-ords. The solution will appear in next issue.

CLUES.

ACROSS. 1 These belong to the age of snuffers. s—Hangs. 9—To economise effort do nothing without these. 10— And do this efficiently before starting. 11— A quarter of five yards to each of these. ... 24—A musician sometimes has a depressing effect on this. 15—A body, and a preposition before it makes it a smaller body. 17—The senior member. 19 -Rearrange some invaders of England and get some inhabitants of America. 20 Some inhabitants of Russia. 21 —North American lake. 22 -May make for slowness, but a musician can draw them out. 23—Also make for slowness, and a musician may’ draw them out too much. 21 Here one may have instruction and the makings of the right tone. '• 26 -Name for a senorita. 27- Plants. 29--With a vowel added modesty would forbid the protest. 32 — Someone must- do this to flu’s paper. 33 — A vessel' —you might make it with one hand. 34 — Venture. 37—Mountain mentioned in the Bible.

38— Useful on a wet afternoon. 39 Charming (especially for backers). 40— Anagram of “ Sled pin.” DOWN. 1— Wool is often this. 2 How. the careful do things. 3 Formerly found in Persia, now extinct there. 4^—The 34 this were well known to plavgoers. s—Lower. C—Here what you want is what want will give. 7—lnclined. S—A writer sometimes covers, and is sometimes covered by these. 12 -This kind of thing ,is not popular at all. 13—Change a present for a creeper. 15— The people did this in the age of snuffers. 16— A constellation. 18— If you pry into these you mav get the “bird.” 19— Make sure that your 8 are this. 25 Proposed for election. 26 The rewards of labour. 27 -There is often a. jolly good one at dinners. 28— Useful to you when 3-ou make your bo w. 30—Ships are this when at sea. 31 -Respect 35 Prefix, and anagram of 24 36 -A bag.