CROSS-WORD PUZZLE-889.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18385, 10 February 1928, Page 11

CROSS-WORD PUZZLE-889.

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 words. The solution will appear in next issue..

CLUES.

ACROSS. I—Mark of displeasure. 6 —African ruminant. 10—It is too much to hope that these puzzles cause you this. 12— An evergreen. 13— Cheery. | 14— A white note. 17—Part of a fort. 20— Flower. 21— Kind of type. 23—Tree. 25 —Insipid. 20—Tree. 27 —Bewail (sharply, one would imagine). 2S—A great lady in %he East. 29 — Tree. 30— Poetically near. 32 Insect. 33 Many like to pay this and are none the poorer thereby. 35—Always found at the end of a valley. 38— “Papa thinks hidden words are a nuisance” (hidden). 39 Biblical giant. 42 — Step on a puppy's paw to hear this. 43 And it may be this. 45 — Scene of heavy fighting in France. 46 “Teased” (anag). 47 Organ stop or sky blue. 48— Flower. 49 Kind of willow.

DOWN. 2 "Darien” (anag). 3 Bird. 4 Part of Africa. 5 Archaic drinking vessel. 6 Musical instrument. 7 Part of a ship. 8— —Male name. 9 Part of a wheel that is not always seen now. 11 —An epic. 15— Animal’s weapon. 16— What one can run without moving. 18— A famous press of old. 19— Flower. 21— Poetic armour. 22 Fortress. 1 24 Send. 25 This vice was known among the Romans. 31— “She attempted to stab him with a foreign awl” (hidden). 32 — Crossing threads. 33 Essential part of the engine of 34 French town known for its porcelain. 36 “Get ale” (anag). 37 Another scene of heavy fighting. 39 "Carmine, rose, lake, scarlet are associated with red” (hidden). 40— One who presents. 41— Zest. 43 Purple brown. 44 What is left of a Yorkshire city without its D.

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION. ACROSS—Begin, Album. Earthen, Chort, Nancy, Darted, Slang, Mask Vista, Iser, Eden, Lost, Passing, En hance. Edibles, Mendips, Isle, Over,

Knar, Larne, Aids, Steal, Erect, Duchy, Loess, Regrets, Sithe, Elsie. DOWN—Besom, Goods, Nett, Trading, Thistle, Anna, Bangs, Mayor, Rakes, Anita, Even,’ Laon, Aladdin, Escaped, Dials, Shine, Birth, Ella, Sea Legs, Moneyed, Ever, Draco, Kudos, Ascot, Items, Susie.