The Star Cross-word Puzzle.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 197, 20 August 1931, Page 7

The Star Cross-word Puzzle.

CLUES.

ACROSS. s—Condition of man or metal. 8— Entirely though uneven in part. 9 London club. 10—“ Comic prose ” (anag.) 13—Bird that is apparently covered. 16— Drug that curtailed is found in Italy. 17— “ Night’s black agents to their preys do ” (Macbeth). 18— Sore. 19 — A bright sort of fish. 20 — One of those little drinks that add up. ' 21— Well-known. 22 — Number, is a title abroad. 23 Lie. 25—Brittany resort. 28—All round us and round at the end. 31— Not to be understood literally. 32 Epithet for the usual village idiot. 33 Great name in German literature. YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION. ACROSS. —Foolhardiness, Offence, Garbage, Tear, Dives, Burn, Nodular, Success, Tempted, .Galicia, Loss, Medal,

DOWN. 1— Ask some “ old fogey ” the name of a part of the lancers. 2 Ten millions —in the East. 3 Stands for a famous Dramatic Society. 4 One of the U.S.A. 5 Part of your car. 6 Circular —or what the undiscovered goldfields say. 7 Reward. 11— Mondays’ dish. 12— A god—of the kitchen, the ignorant would imagine. 13— Another part of your car. 14— Sin. 15— A flower or its lodging. 16 — Scene of heavy fighting during the Great War. 20 —W. Country town. 24 —Bird. 26 Kind of waterfall. . 27 Rather an apt anagram'of 18 across. 28— One of the little worries of a bachelor. 29 Scottish island. 30 — Arable land is generally this yearly. Iraq, Elapsed, Idolise, Seaside resort. DOWN. —Offhand, Lank, Atelier, Degrees, Nora, Stature, Fortune teller, ' Tennis recquet, Flute, Scale, Massage, 1 Dreaded, Glacier, Carrier, Asks, Moss,