The Star’s Cross-word Puzzle.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18938, 7 December 1929, Page 23 (Supplement)

The Star’s Cross-word Puzzle.

CLUES. ACROSS. DOWN.

2—Plenty seemingly related to a teafight. 8 Players are not included in the sort often removed by smokers. 9 A word of regret. 10— Are the efforts of this invisible friend a pronounced success? 11— A tight-lipped one. 13—Kind of bread displayed in Jewish temple. 16—You may consider him a “broth of a boy to start with, but quite other at the finish. 20— This animal is hidden in sand in France. 21— Bird. 22 It is not sense to view this rise the wrong way. 23 May describe part of your salad. 24 Often a quarry of the chase. 25 This is obviously the outside edge in the Church of England. 26 This tree should survive a forest fire. 28— French resort. 29 A weapon in the orator’s armoury. 30— Reduced strongholds in the student’s line of advance. 31— Quite used to putting the result of any days’ work on a horse. 35—Both head and tail in business. 3S—Burial is only the start of life for this. 40— It’s anything but a round of gaiety ; for the swimmer who gets in this. 41— French author. 42 Goad. 43 A Twain hero. ;

1— A popular sphere of activity. 2 Antediluvian with a name . suggestive of resistance to flood. 3 This sort of break means less power to your arm. 4 Cow, with a tail like a relative. s—What we should like to deserve after demise. G—Features more noticeable on men than on women. 4 Can baulk even the most farseeing; and rag in America. 11—Guard. Bird that suggests there is a clerical garment somewhere in Scotland. 14—What a blow ! *** Wills that are not this are decidedly weak. 16—“ Try base*’ (anag.) 17 It usually requires one more tc make a row. 18— A famous regiment. 19— Fie might need the sound of this after his gallant feat. 27 One might easily drop a brick if carrying this out. 28— The sort of friend who could do the course on his head. 32 A rule of conduct. 33 The eternal triangle in an ancient land. 34 Wood. 36 Hidden in “Have a bet on each in the race, Steven.” 37 Instrument of punishment reversed gives a blow. 35 A bad mark. 36 The makings of a clutch.

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