CROSS-WORD PUZZLE-1286.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18788, 18 June 1929, Page 13

CROSS-WORD PUZZLE-1286.

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—lt’s ill mending a broken blood* vessel, and it might easily kill you outright. 9—This little creature gives the Oriental farmer something to grumble about. 10— Kipling sang of a mendicant with this kind of intellect. 11— To this means in addition. 12— Epithet for a live golliwog. 13 — What the deer-stalker would be if the quarry were to charge him. 15— This girl would hardly do this to the poet for giving her a black eye. 16— A horse with this attached to it was part of the highway man's outfit. 19—Where Old 20 down lived. 21— When travelling troops do this they still don’t escape from the 22 Superior persons—24—whom the humble-minded would not try to this. 26—“ Many Inventions” is not about this man. 29—Look for meat in pies, for this in tarts. 31—if you leave your umbrella in the train you are no longer this of it. 32_If you own this you have probably been catching it. 34 — Texas table land. 35 Where not even Sir Francis Drake could sail. 36 Sea Nvmph. 37 Old Simon belonged to this class of persons.

DOWN

2 Soulless mechanics. 3 “I am, I think I have remarked, exceptionally old. “The second. was a farce, the first was rather cold.” 4 “The mountain sheep are sweeter, but the valley sheep are fatter. We therefore deemed it meeter to carry off the ” 5 Forcible or threatening takers of property from the person. 6 Contributors to the Road Fund. 7 It’s simply killing when you put this into anyone’s head. S—All wasps would be this in a perfect world. 9—The sea-serpent’s appearance should be described in this. 14— pawnbroker's better half. 17— Mr Pickwick was represented as this by Mr Serjeant Snubbtn. 18— Picturesque on a large scale. 19— Name of a single woman. 20— “We’ll hang Lincoln on a sour apple tree." 23—What Mark Antony wanted to borrow on a famous (Shakespearean) occasion. 25 —“From his using such shocking expressions it’s plain that Exciseman Gill was rather " 27 Tottery. 28— Attack. 29 “The widows of are loud m their wail.” 30— When holy, this is a very alarav ing being 33—Spread.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION.

ACROSS. —Balustrade, Moss, Bookmakers, Year, Bagdad, Nacre, Bent, Canvas, Least, Spindle, Rivet, Oregon,

Hobo, Idiom, Anthea, Ohio, Aggressive, Sage, Archdeacon. DOWN.—Baby, Love, Simla, Raked, Deride, Overcharge, Serpentine, Antler, Gasp, Abandon, Scurrilous, Unavailing, Asthma, Loch. Badger, Torch, Elsie, Zinc, Tern.