The Star Cross-word Puzzle.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 145, 20 June 1931, Page 23 (Supplement)

The Star Cross-word Puzzle.

CLUES.

ACROSS. I—Reads intensively. 6—Poor-sighted animals. 11—Fragrances. 13— Sea soldier. 14— Smallest State (ab.). 15— Kind of fabric. 1 17—-Symbol for tantalum. I®—Japanese coin. 20—Antagonist. Horse’s mouthpiece. 22—Son of Seth. 24—Teeing-off place. 25 Prickly seed pods. 26—Having rows. 28— Prong. 29 Dagger. 30— One opposed 31— Tie. 32 Shooting star. 34 Genus of the olive. 35 Scion. 36 Sharp projection. 38— Etruscan god. 39 Footgear. 4 i—Snooper. 42 I am (cont.). 43 Repeat. 45—Roman’s four. •IS—Placid. 50— Bar legally. 51— Small articles of merchandise.

DOWN. 2 Thl°East nt ° grammatical elements. 3 Artificial language. 4 Scotch uncle. 5 Satiate. 6 N umerous. 7 Scandinavian coin. 8— Chinese measure. 9 Whole. 10—Resting places. 12— River in South Carolina. 13— Mimic. 16—Reward. —More vociferous. 23—Medicial plant. 25—Severs with teeth. 27 Communist. 28— High explosive. 30— Virgilian hero. 31— Censures. 32 Native of Northern Africa. 33 Plundering. 34 Plant of the genus Olea. 35 Discard. 37—Shackles. 39 Pace. 40— Dish of boiled meat, vegetables ete 43 Assassinated Japanese statesman 44 Historical period. 47—Thoroughfare (ab.). 49—Comparative suffix.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

ACROSS—-Perpendicular, Florescence, Pull, Else, Eglon. Backs, Dacia, lrundle. Inure, Marat, Embargo, Aster,

p^bfcV ron ' Papa * . DOWN—RoII, Eerie, Dote!, Clean Late, Republicanism, Precautionary’ Fluctuation, Electrician, Grumble Orderly, Steer, Demon, Proem, Poilu Sutra, Polo.