CROSS-WORD PUZZLE-1047.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18546, 21 August 1928, Page 12

CROSS-WORD PUZZLE-1047.

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 —Kind of carriage. s—Bold. 9—Feminine underwear (apologies are due to bachelors). 10— Scottish Dukedom. 11— Cavalier poet. 12 — A Royal family. 14—A surly fellow. 18—Word that now has associations with cur Prince. 22 “Car din” (anag.). 23 Wood that became popular at irpme in the ISth century. 24 Whence 11 across wrote to Althaea 25 An edible port. 26 Famous English admiral or battleship. 27 One who profits Irom the hand decorated.

DOWN. 1 —Fastening. 2 The intricacies of puzzle-making have driven me to this shift. 3 A sainted Jady. 4 -Great sacrifices. 6 Position. 7 Alone. 8— Substance used by cooks and bacteriologists. 13—Unite. 15— Wrong. 16— Mad. 17— Three words make up a veieau 19— Kind of dog. 20— National. 21 — This is nothing and meaningless.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION. ACROSS.—Consume, Chester, Westminster, Dram, West, Dog days. Grebe, Piper, Miracle, Acre, Cent, Ransack,

Houri, Loire, Treacle, Cask, Fle«, Earthenware. Expense, Ascetic. DOWN.—Condign, Shem, Motto, Hasty, Stew, Rapture, Kidd, Watercourse, Responsible, Demerit, Garonne, Archaic, Speckle, Chuckle, Heretic, Rates, Abel, Lewis, Kale, Free.

church Reserves Act of 1877. Councillor R. M. Macfarlane moved that the letter should be. referred to the Special Committee of the council, appointed to deal with the Chester Street site. Councillor E R. M'Combs said she thought the matter should go to the By-laws Committee. There was a legal position involved Councillor F. R. Cooke said he considered they should receive the report of the Special Committee, before getting a report from the By-laws Committee on the legal position. The Special Committee had been set up to deal with the question of securing the site for a women’s rest room. Councillor ,T. W. Roberts said ;t

would be a waste of time for the Special Committee to recommend the. site for a women’s rest room, and later to find-that the council could not legally build the rest room on the site. It was eventually decided that the Bj-laws Committee should investigate : the legal aspect of the question, and 1 that the Special Committee should consult the By-laws Committee before ■ bringing down its report to the council. Councillor C. L. Carr moved that Councillor P W. Sharpe should be added to the Special Committee as reI presentative of the Reserves Committee. He said that this was advisable, : because the matter was largel>' one for the Reserves Committee. The motion was carried.