The Star’s Cross-word Puzzle.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19075, 21 May 1930, Page 6

The Star’s Cross-word Puzzle.

CLUES.

ACROSS. S—The part of the column that houses medical material. o—Means from a long time after state opening. 10—Controls himself without a tail on board ship. 12—The sort of situation that ensures you a good hiding. 15—A covenant without clap-trap. 17-—May prove a grizzly sight for the traveller in America. IS—With the outside in the second person can claim it. 1 20 — The dimension is enough to get 500 1 in with 1 21— “Senna? Rot.” (Anag.). 22 This sort of door is surely apt 1 to catch. 1 25-—English town. £ 27 —One supposes rinks have to be 2 this occasionally. 2 30— Refers to the first skyscraper. 31— Hidden in “The artful lad derives “1 no good from his lessons.” 2 34 —Only a drop, but mostly all. 30—The sort of conveyance you may 3 get from it. 2 38—A certain Italian. 40 — Acceptable to silkworm or book- T worm. 2 41— The deer are about to make shift 3 to discover a champion. ' 42 —It is impossible to write of these I * rascals without heart-burning.

DOWN'. 1— Instead of waiting for something to turn up farmers should take the initiative with this. 2 Unions act in this and make it. % 3 A portion of 1 down. 4 Make use of this port to travel. 5 One is apt to lose the use of one's arms in this. 6 —When it comes to this it's fit to pick. 7 A weapon, or the untrustworthy’ confidant. 11—Never cut down. 13— Male name. 14— Prized by tennis players as much above the common. 16—They feature in a feature. 19—Feminine name. 23 “Dire zeal” (anag.). 24 Fore-words. 26—The motorist who runs out of this is likelv to run into trouble. 25 Verve. 29—It is possible to take the reverse of 6 for this 32 — On which there is many a slip. 33 Happenings that are not devoid of openings. 35—Beginnings of card tricks. 37—Feminine name. 39—These don't function when they are in a hearse.

YESTERDAYS SOLUTION, j ACROSS. —Speculate, Pounce, Bear-'; able Albino, Milo, Norm, Soaring. ! Myope, Elbe. Mean. Bland, .Illegal.

| Teas. Peep, lioyden, Barbecue, j Plavthing. ! DOWN. —Precis, Carbon, Lobworm, I Them, Cool, Infinite, Belongings, Aloe, ; Mayall, Spent, Delighted. Ballyrag. ! Barn. Destrov, Speech, Return, Ella, . Obol.