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CROSSWORD No. 72 WHAKAPAE 1. Fearful (8) 8. Apple (5) 11. Head (5) 12. To pelt, throw, cast; thunderbolt (3) 14. Giddiness; sickly, wander (4) 15. Become powerless, exhausted; honey, golden syrup (5) 16. To run (3) 18. Friend (3) 19. Chick; tide flow; sodden; to slight (2) 20. Elevated, on high, erected (3) 22. Make a snare or noose; to snare (7) 25. White (2) 26. Sister-in-law of a man (8) 28. My (pl.) (3) 30. Ta —- Ngata (7) 31. Long after; approve; think on the spur of the moment (4) 33. Not yet (5) 34. Appearance, somewhat (4) 35. Rain (2) 36. Full of hard fibres; dry lower leaves of flax, etc. (5) 37. Full; to say (2) 39. Ebb; shoulder; end, tail (4) 41. Shout out (6) 43. Warm, comfortable (5) 45. The largest N.Z. tree (5) 46. Yes (2) 47. Now (6) 48. To fish; draw up; to dawn; to rise (2) 49. What (3) 51. Spider (13) Solution to No. 71 WHAKARARO 1. Named (6) 2. Party, group (3) 3. Whirl, whisk; fan (8) 4. Prick, stab; butcher knife (3) 5. Pout; droop; shout (2) 6. Pheasant; basin (7) 7. Wiping up; rinsing (9) 9. Scrape, abrade (4) 10. Of, from ancient times (7) 13. Obstacle, barrier, divide (4) 17. Assist, befriend, benefit (6) 19. Shoulder (2) 20. Your (pl.) (2) 23. Lean, emaciated (6) 24. Burn (2) 27. A dirge, lament (7) 29. Cramp, stiffness (3) 32. Current (2) 33. Stray; gad about; wander from place to place (7) 34. Throw away, reject (5) 35. The shore, dry land (3) 38. Be weary; wire (4) 40. Swarm around, infest (3) 41. Inland Bay of Plenty Tribe (5) 42. Slit, lacerate, tear, cut; cherish envy, and jealousy (5) 44. The place of landing or arrival (4) 45. To see, to discover (4) 50. And, with, if (2)