The Star Cross-word Puzzle.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 173, 23 July 1931, Page 14

The Star Cross-word Puzzle.

CLUES.

ACROSS. I—Confess. 9—The part of the net that wasn’t there, as Paddy put it. 10— A desirable item in an Arctic explorer’s equipment. 11— This kind of walk is certainly not stiff. 14—French seaside resort. 18— Grieve. 19— Eastern coin. 20— This vessel when it is of war is not vessel. 21— This branch of the Army comes from far. 22 Proverb that sounds like what the years do to us. 23 An evil spirit. 24 Pace that is not welcomed at a bank. 25 One of the fairy folk. 26 An Indian knife. 27 “ But each idea led generally, Richard, you the wrong way'.” (hidden). 2S—Epithet for a code. 32—These in association with 34 down often advertise refreshments by the roadside. 35 A house-fitting. 36 Part of a clover leaf. 37 From this one may take one’s first drink at a banquet.

DOWN. 2 A king of nursery? rhymes. 3 French marshal whose name is familiar to the gardener. 4 Card game. 5 Bird. 6 Tropical fruit. 7 Two of these make up the world. S—A piece of furniture of this kind is generally valuable even when it is slightly damaged at the top. 12— A preliminary to a voy*age. 13— A King of Egypt. 14— Disease. 15— A period of British history. 16— Tease. 17— Made mainly of motors in towns. 29 Fish. 30— Masculine name. 31— British island that proclaims its murderous intent. 33 What measure of liquid is essential to a fish? 34 Sec 32 across.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION. ACROSS.—Grandee, Adage, Pesth, Tosspot, Opera, Yards, None, Stum, Strait, Morass, Audrey, Busoni, Igno, Rant, Messy, Adige, Ensuing, Ilium, Agent, Newtown.

DOWN.—Season, Regent, Greta, Abyss, Drops, Empty*, Deserts, Schism. Postage, Reredos, Asalord, Dusting, Biped, Lotus, Unstick, Naivete, Imbibe, Jester, Yemen, Askew, Limbo, Again.