The Star’s Cross-word Puzzle.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18890, 15 October 1929, Page 13

The Star’s Cross-word Puzzle.

CLUES.

5 ACROSS. . I—Ready-made excuse for the belated motorist. 9—A natural restorati\-e (its effect might depend on the last four letters). 10— “Clue in mat” (anag.). 11— The sort of thing that discourages friction. 13—This led Jack to fortune and happiness. 13—Put with a shoe-string inside 17—Reptile. 19— Should there be aught to see in this pride, you are probably right. 20— Performing bodies. 21— A postal abbreviation. 23—Start. 27 Evidently a vehicle of industry 28— A cool hanger-on. 29 The member and the cat combine to make a fitting end to the meal. 30— A room for 9 across. 31— What’s wrong .with “St George for Merrie England ” for this ?

DOWN. 3—This sort of lion is best avoided. 3 Is of maximum use when cracked. 4 Give. 5 Hurdles. 6 A pigment. 7 The star turn of the fortuneteller. 8— Member of a religious sect. 14— Tale with a seemingly never*ending beginning. 15— Sound in discernment. 16— A quartette of these often uphold you (two words). 17— Scottish town. IS—Sometimes at the bottom of A page. 22—A flowering plant. 24 A very good start and a homely ending produce the best effect. 25 If you discard this you may lose a stone at once. 26 Undoubtedly this recorder’s heart is in the right place.

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Farren, Low, Abdominal, Nitric, Deft, Rouble, Sledge, Dromedary. DOWN.—Redcar, Market, Throbs, Nigeria, Dumaurier, Seldom, Dastardly, Tub, Mail, Swiftness, Coleridge, Ney, Gem, Iron, Arbiter, Rotten, Pogrom, Liquid, Waller, Cee. imiimiiimiiiiiiiimnimiSHiiniiniininniiiiiimiiiiitinmiiirniiiimiinmiiitinmii