CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Te Ao Hou, September 1955, Page 58

CROSSWORD PUZZLE No. 12 To our great regret no correct solution to Puzzle No. 10 has been received. Out of nine entries for Puzzle 11, four were correct and the guinea prize goes to Miss Erenora Hinewaa Bradshaw, Bluff, aged 13 years, to whom we offer our congratulations. The correct solution is printed on the right. Below is Puzzle No. 12 and a guinea is again offered for a correct solution sent in by October 31st. If more than one correct solution is received a winner will be determined by lot. (Send to Te Ao Hou, P.O. Box 2390.) (All answers are Maori words) CLUES ACROSS 1. amuse, beguile 7. reach or strike 9. shadow 10. landing place for canoes 11. red feathers used as ornament 13. belonging to him or her 15. fruit of trees 18. collar-bone 19. stockade 20. gully or gorge 21. grow, be vigorous 22. cloud, mist or fog 23. weir for catching eels 25. to chop 26. garment 28. day 30. to boil 31. mountain parrot 33. to moan or groan 38. then or but (intensive article) 39. to carry on a litter 40. to cover 42. calm 44. tide 48. a term of address 49. to forget 52. calabash 54. daytime 55. smoke 56. knife CLUES DOWN 1. name of one of the old Maori gods 2. enemy 3. yesterday 4. breath 5. to help 6. come, go 7. book 8. name of a tribe 11. burn 12. I know not 14. fire 16. dirge or lament 17. they two 24. veil 27. sing 29. your, thy 32. be gathered together 34. few 35. which 36. a screen 37. be revenged, requited 41. jeer, taunt 43. appear above water 44. the 45. current 46. name of place in Taranaki 47. to 48. to burrow 50. voice 51. ribbed or furrowed 53. to fish