CROSS-WORD PUZZLE-911.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18406, 7 March 1928, Page 11

CROSS-WORD PUZZLE-911.

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—French1 —French painter. 4—English novelist. 8— Title. 9 Preliminary to a game of cards. 10— Command. 11— Epithet for a dilemma. 12— Word mentioned once in these clues. 13— “Real ten” (anag.). 15—This famous regiment likes a brusl with the enemy. 19—Pay. 22 Country of Europe. 23 “As Saul threw, David, dropping his harp, energetically ducked' (hidden). 24 Watch a spider spin a chameleor in extremis” (hidden). 25 Foolish in the extreme. 26 Roundabout. 27 An American thought.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION. ACROSS—Change, Magnum. Awake Hung, Tree, Oven, Eater. Esol, Crusted, Super, Round, Neat. Heap. Scone. Gelid, Upon, Poor, Aerie, Naves, Re

DOWN. 1— A charmer of ancient times. 2 "Queer-st.” (anag). 3 To be seen on a halfpenny. 4 Kind of support. 5 Joint. 6 A longer way of putting Punch’s advice to those about to marry. 7 Produce. 9—The gambler's risk. 14—Book of the O.T. 16— African port. 17— Kind of dog. 18— Meaning. 19— This used to be a woman’s job, but is now mostly a matter of machinery. 20— Descriptive of a fish out of water. 21— Part of the machinery of 19 down. 22 Prussian general.

cords, Leal. Merry, Tear, Luge, Kiss, Readc, Turkey, Screen. DOWN—Carols, Noun, Eager, P'asts, Metre, Glee, Mailed, Help, Esau, Aunt, Etch. Creeper, Dragons. Uncle. Ennui, Opera, Noise. Nice, Tarr. x'Vfloat, Real, Vies, Sermon, Emery, Organ, Dykes, Luck. Tsar.

RACING SWINDLE IS ALLEGED IN HAWAII.

By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. HONOLULU, March 5. Eleveu persons, including three wo-

men, have been indicted by a territorial grand jury on charges linking them with a conspiracy to swindle Thomas Needham, an English visitor, of 140,000 dollars in a fake race track betting game.- Aust. and N.Z. Press Assn.