The Star Cross-word Puzzle.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19109, 30 June 1930, Page 5

The Star Cross-word Puzzle.

CLUES.

ACROSS. I—Most annoying; reverse the second half and Napoleon might have said it s—Epithet for your antagonist’s argument 9—A hired ruffian whose end is known to cricketers 10— A member of the choir 11 — Brought up with an old coin inside 13— Sundry submarine workers 14— who make light of this 16—Dropped 19— Wealth that starts with one animal and finishes with another 20— Lent is what he prizes, but he is more secure in the end 21— These three letters stamp him as a man holding a good post 26 — Incline your favourite for a fur article 27 — Claim unduly, or where Mr Newrich took his cure 28 — Something on the right side 29 A strong place for a lock 30— A tender tender 31— Giving away, but in no charitable manner

SATURDAY'S SOLUTION. ACROSS—Niggard, Courage, Ire, Be? lows, Notable, Irak, Parry, Stye, Kit chen, Leveret, Bedding, Marking, Eden

DOWN. 1— Sounds depressing, but may help to make things hot 2 Grumble that is doubly queer backwards 3 Living thing that is very thin backwards 4 U nfettered 6 You can furnish the beginning of this outer defence with a back* ward point, and I can the end 7 Subject to unsecured loan in bad weather 5 A rising custom (not only in one’s salad days) 12- Document that sounds like encouragement to mother, who is a limid bather 15— This bed is held in check 16— In this one runs up against all sorts of people 17— Court officials who would form the small boy’s favourite summer menu IS—Eat before the crush, to put down 19—There’s a cold finish to this living 22 A channel that is nothing in the wood 23 May help to build a house, or may help to knock it down 24 “Laymen” (anag.) 25 Animal that, headless, an artist uses

Faint, Isis, Dastard, Climate, Eve, Durable, Scrolls. DOWN—Niblic, Gallant, Atom, Disdain, Central. Unto, Arbiter, Element 'A- Chair, Avers. Ice, E’en. Blended’ it- Dresser, Grandee. Menaces, Install’ n. Gussets, Jamb, Liar.