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If you are not located in the United States, you -will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before -using this eBook. - -Title: The cross word puzzle book - Second series - -Authors: Prosper Buranelli - F. Gregory Hartswick - Margaret Petherbridge - -Release Date: August 4, 2022 [eBook #68681] - -Language: English - -Produced by: Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading - Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This - file was produced from images generously made available by - The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) - -*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE CROSS WORD PUZZLE -BOOK *** - - - - - - THE CROSS WORD PUZZLE BOOK - - SECOND SERIES - - A Second Anthology of Fifty New Cross Word Puzzles - Selected as the Best of the Thousands Submitted - to the New York World Published Here - Exclusively for the First Time, - and Edited - - - By - - PROSPER BURANELLI - F. GREGORY HARTSWICK - MARGARET PETHERBRIDGE - - Preface by - - WILLIAM A. STERN II - CROSS WORD PUZZLE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD - - - SIMON AND SCHUSTER, INC. - THE PLAZA PUBLISHING COMPANY - New York :: 1924 - - - - - - - - -FOREWORD BY THE PUBLISHERS - - -One Cross Word Puzzle Book leads to another. - -Now that the second volume, containing a new series of fifty more Cross -Word Puzzles, is available, it seems fitting to take the reader behind -the scenes and give him a short history of this cross word business. - -The first Cross Word Puzzle Book was published on April 10th, 1924. In -New York it sprang into immediate popularity, becoming there a best -seller within a fortnight. A small but ardent group of cross word -puzzle devotees gave the fad a running start. Among these pioneers may -be mentioned F. P. A., Montague Glass, Neysa McMein, Emily Price Post, -Baird Leonard, Ruth Hale, Gelett Burgess, Robert C. Benchley, Hendrik -Willem Van Loon, Kathleen and Charles G. Norris, Mary Roberts Rinehart, -and Carolyn Wells. - -Cross word puzzling became the thing to do, the raging topic of -conversation, supplanting Coué, Mah Jong, and Bananas (first a -slogan—now a fact!). With this impetus, the pastime’s popularity -radiated to other cities, and within a month the Cross Word Puzzle Book -was ranked No. 4 on the national list of non-fiction best sellers. -Three weeks later it advanced to third place, and the following month -jumped into the lead, where it appears to remain indefinitely. - -First a fad, then a best seller, the Cross Word Puzzle Book became an -American institution, immortalized in cartoons by Briggs, prose-epics -by Bob Benchley, and ballads by F. P. A. - -Ordinary books are meant to be read. Here is a book in which one -writes—more than that, a book in which one has the supreme satisfaction -of unravelling a real mystery, tracking down clue after clue. This, no -doubt, is the secret of the irresistible fascination of Cross Word -Puzzling. Every one enjoys being an amateur Sherlock Holmes—and the -tantalizing black-and-white word patterns provide an ideal -battle-ground for one’s detective instincts. - -This deep-rooted appeal explains the extraordinary popularity of the -book. When we announced in one of our early advertisements that “people -do not want this book—they crave it!” we had actual proof to support -this statement—frenzied fans storming the publishers’ office to get -extra copies in order “to keep peace in the house.” - -Six weeks after the publication of the first Cross Word Puzzle Book—May -18th, to be precise—the Cross Word Puzzle Association of America was -formed at a convention at the Hotel Ambassador, New York. At this -congress the rules and regulations of Cross Word Puzzling were -formulated. A contest for the cross word puzzle championship of the -world was held, and William A. Stern II won first honors, solving a -standard eleven-square formation in 10 minutes, 10 and two-fifths -seconds. Mr. Stern has written a preface for this book, explaining the -delights of cross word puzzling, for both novice and veteran. - -Thus, in the words of Neal O’Hara, America began to gasp for words. The -Cross Word Puzzle became the Great Escape from Boredom—the most -powerful enemy of ennui.... - -Not only entertainment and thrills, but sound instruction reward the -true Cross Word Puzzler. Here is the most delightful and the most -effective way of building up one’s vocabulary and enriching one’s -general fund of information. Dictionaries and synonym books joined the -best seller list, right behind The Cross Word Puzzle Book itself, for -every one, to obtain the maximum benefit and fun, must have a -dictionary or a word book handy. - -The pencil and eraser provided with The Cross Word Puzzle Book proved -to be a most popular feature. Post cards for applying for the correct -answers to the puzzles also pleased the followers of the pastime. This -equipment, therefore, is retained in the Second Series. The suggestion -has been made that future editions of the book be equipped with -shock-absorbers and four-wheel brakes. - -Thousands of puzzle enthusiasts have indicated their eagerness for this -second series of cross words. This book, like the first volume, is -edited and compiled by the Cross Word Puzzle Editors of the New York -World, the undisputed leaders of the gentle art. Every effort has been -made to safeguard the technical perfection of the puzzles. This time -they are arranged in the order of their difficulty, beginning with -fairly easy ones, and ranging to the most intricate formations, -calculated to baffle Houdini himself. Beauty of design, accuracy of -definition, complete interlock, and the minimum number of unkeyed -letters—these elements have all been considered in selecting the -puzzles. We are confident that they will prove as absorbing, as -entertaining,—yes, as exciting,—as the first fifty. - - -The Publishers. - - - - - - - - -PREFACE - -By William A. Stern, 2nd Cross Word Puzzle Champion of the World - - -Two years ago I saw a friend of mine earnestly studying a checkered -diagram in the magazine section of a Sunday newspaper. Curiosity -impelled me to ask him whether he had taken up cross-stitching, because -the pattern he so zealously pored over resembled closely that of an -old-fashioned sampler. When he explained that he was attempting to -solve a puzzle I laughed, because in my ignorance I believed that -puzzles were childish time-wasters. I snorted my disdain at this sort -of balderdash and, angered, he challenged me to try my hand at it. - -I confidently predicted that I would easily solve the foolish enigma -and after he had explained the manner of solution I set to work. A few -minutes later I started asking questions. What was one supposed to do? -My friend explained a second time and I was all at sea. Finally I -understood what to do, but was shaky on how to do it. I finished that -puzzle the next day. I gave little thought to food and rest; in the end -I triumphed. - -Since that time I have solved many cross word puzzles but on none have -I consumed as much time as on that first heart-breaker. I used to blame -my slowness on the fact that the method was never properly explained, -but I now believe that my friend who gave me my first cross word -baptism was an adequate instructor. The chief difficulty which the -uninitiate meets lies in the struggle to concentrate on the -explanation. In their simplest terms here are the rules and technique -of cross word puzzling: - -The primary object of the game is to fill up the blank spaces in a -cross word design with letters which spell out words. The solver -guesses the words from their definitions. By looking at a pattern we -can tell how many letters are in a word to be guessed. Suppose, for -example, you were asked for a six letter word meaning unsteady. You -would go through all the synonyms for unsteady that you could recall. -You would discard unstable, shaky, tipsy, tottering and rocky because -none of these words has the proper number of letters. You would accept -groggy or fickle. Now apply this system to the solution of a puzzle. - -The definitions of the words are shown in two divisions: one division -is captioned Horizontal, the other Vertical. Before each definition is -a number which indicates that the word defined has its first letter in -the square of the same number on the pattern. For example, in the -puzzle on the jacket of this book (which is Number 1 in the book -itself), we see under Horizontal, “1. stout.” This means that the word -is read horizontally and starts in the space numbered “1” on the -pattern. The answer is “plump.” - -A word always runs from its first letter to a black square or to the -end of the diagram. Having the word “plump” written in, we now have -hints of a certain letter in each of four other words, because each of -the letters in this word, except the letter “L,” is used to form a word -which is read downwards. Under the heading Vertical may be found the -definitions of the words which read downwards. So we see that the -letters in plump are used in the words prove, up, map, and plant. The -letter “L” is called in cross word parlance an unkeyed letter because -it does not give the solver a key to another word. Well constructed -puzzles have few unkeyed letters. You will notice also that all the -words in the puzzle are joined together or interlocked so that after -guessing the first word the solver may decode the entire puzzle without -once being minus a hint of some sort. - -I do not mean to infer that these puzzles must be so constructed that -the solver has a simple task. An object of crosswording is to puzzle, -but fairness to a hard working puzzler dictates certain laws for the -designer to follow. The first of these laws is the all-over interlock. -The second is that in obsolete, rare, and unfamiliar words no letter -should be unkeyed. - -And now a few words as to technique. Of course I prefer my own method -to any other, but I do not claim for it greater merit than the systems -I will tell you about. When I get a puzzle to solve, my first move is -to read all the definitions. Among these I am sure to find some -familiar and overworked words which I can set into place and be off to -a flying start. Certain simple three letter words such as bog, fen, -pen, boa, emu, and roc, and other words in which vowels pre-dominate -such as opera and arena are used in hundreds of puzzles. I get these -out of the way in short order. My next move is to start working on that -part of the puzzle where I have filled in the largest number of words, -because it is there that I have the greatest number of hints. If I -strike a snag I immediately take up my work in some other place. And so -I work my way around to completion. - -Some people obtain excellent results by another method. They first do -all the horizontal words which quickly come to mind. And then all the -vertical. Thus they get an excellent start from which to work. Some -solvers use the system of building up from the first word which they -can guess. - -Just a few words of warning: - -First—Beware of putting in certain words whose definitions do not -accurately define. Parts of the verb “to be,” personal pronouns, -exclamations, notes of the scale, prefixes, suffixes and prepositions -should not be filled in unless an interlocking word gives you a hint as -to what they are. They are so numerous that without a hint it is futile -to attempt to guess them. - -Second—Beware of homonyms. A homonym is two words which have the same -sound, but have different meanings. The best illustration of a homonym -appeared in F. P. A.’s column, the Conning Tower, a few years ago. -According to my feeble memory the sentence ran, “If I should say that -you are prone to carp, I would not mean that you are lying face -downward to a deep sea fish.” How often does the solver struggle over -such a definition as “light,” believing all the while that he must find -a word meaning an illuminant, when the correct word is “airy”! - -Third—Beware of sloppy printing and careless erasing. When you write in -a word, letter neatly. Do not make a P look like an R. And when you -find it necessary to erase be sure to obliterate every letter. Dangling -characters which rubber crumbs have failed to pick up have cost so many -wasted hours that experts in efficiency have taken up the matter in -executive session. - -Whatever method you employ or whatever mistakes you make, you will reap -pleasure and profit for your time. You will increase your vocabulary, -give yourself mental discipline, and, above all, you’ll have fun. - -I want to thank the Plaza Publishing Company, whose real name is Simon -and Schuster, for its work in getting out these Cross Word Puzzle -Books. Most of the puzzles are of the first rank and the variety of -design is amazing. In fact I feel so kindly toward the publishers that -I do not upbraid them for the time they made me lose by a few errata in -the first edition, which they promptly corrected in the later editions. -I can heartily congratulate any owner of this Cross Word Puzzle Book -and all the Cross Word Puzzle Books to follow on the days of real -pleasure that lie before him. - - -William A. Stern, 2nd. - -New York City, June, 1924. - - - - - - - - -HOW TO SOLVE A CROSS WORD PUZZLE - - -EXAMPLE - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 5 | -| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 6 | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 7 | 8 |#####| |#####| 9 | | -| | |#####| |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 10 | | |#####| 11 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 12 | |#####| 13 |#####| 14 | | -| | |#####| |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 15 | | 16 |#####| | -| |#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 17 | | | | | | | -| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - Fig. 1 - -DEFINITIONS - -Horizontal Vertical - - 1 Disparage 1 Evolve - 6 Cereal grass 2 Toward - 7 Abbr. Vice Admiral 3 A rodent - 9 An edge-tool 4 Near -10 Urge 5 A web -11 Skill 8 Gone by -12 Behold 9 A land measure -14 Prefix: good 13 A male sheep -15 Impair 15 Indeed -17 Agreement 16 Disordered type - - -There are two essential points that must be remembered by initiates -into the cross word puzzlers’ fraternity. First, the numbers in the -squares refer to the definitions; secondly, there should be but one -letter to each white square. - -Figure 1 shows a cross word puzzle challenging each and every one of us -to solve it. Looking the puzzle over we find that 1 horizontal calls -for a seven letter word meaning “disparage.” That is not so easy, so we -leave it temporarily. We go on to the next one, which is a three letter -word meaning “a cereal grass.” What else could it be but OAT? Therefore -we ink in OAT in the proper squares. “Vice Admiral.” That most -assuredly must be VA. We place that into position. The ninth, tenth and -eleventh do not come to our minds immediately, so we pass them up. We -will catch them on the cross check. Twelve is familiar, however, and -with a little thought we place LO in the vacant squares. The rest do -not come to us, so we leave them also, and turn to the verticals. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 5 | -| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 6 | | |#####| | -| |#####| O | A | T |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 7 | 8 |#####| |#####| 9 | | -| V | A |#####| |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 10 | | |#####| 11 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 12 | |#####| 13 |#####| 14 | | -| L | O |#####| |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 15 | | 16 |#####| | -| |#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 17 | | | | | | | -| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - Fig. 2 - -Looking over the diagram (See Figure 2) we find that one vertical calls -for a seven letter word whose third and fifth letters are V and L -respectively and which is defined as “evolve.” The V and the L give us -the clue. The word is DEVELOP. We place it in the diagram. Two, three -and four are easy, for we have three clues to work on and we find the -proper words without much difficulty. The next one is beyond us, so we -go on to the one numbered 8. We find that a three letter word—starting -with A—meaning “gone by,” is needed. The clues of A and O enable us to -get that without much trouble, and we place AGO in the square. We pass -by nine, but thirteen is easy. “A male sheep?” Why, of course, the word -is RAM. - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 5 | -| D | | T | R | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 6 | | |#####| | -| E |#####| O | A | T |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 7 | 8 |#####| |#####| 9 | | -| V | A |#####| |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 10 | | |#####| 11 | | | -| E | G | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 12 | |#####| 13 |#####| 14 | | -| L | O |#####| R |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 15 | | 16 |#####| | -| O |#####| | A | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 17 | | | | | | | -| P | | | M | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - Fig. 3 - -From now on the going is easy. We have plenty of clues to the words -that we do not know. (See Figure 3.) Rechecking the horizontals, we -find that we have the first, third, fourth and fifth letters of -“disparage,” and with their aid we easily see that the word is DETRACT. -Looking for a two letter word meaning “an edge-tool,” we soon find that -there is but one word that will fit. We place AX in position. With nine -vertical beginning with an A it is easy to find that ARE is the proper -word. Ten horizontal proves to be EGG and eleven becomes ART. We say to -ourselves that if we could only get five vertical we would have the -puzzle solved. Well, why not? Is the second letter an a, e, i, o, or u? -The definition gives it as “a web.” What word will fit but TEXTURE? We -place that into position. Now, we find that we have the puzzle almost -completed. Fifteen horizontal needs a three letter word meaning -“impair.” Its middle letter must be an A. With the A to guide us that -is simple. The word is “SAP.” Fifteen and sixteen being two letter -words are easily found, and we place SO and PI into position. We now -find that we have the puzzle completed with one exception. Seventeen -horizontal has to be found. Its first, third, fourth, fifth and seventh -letters are P OMI E. A consonant is needed for the second letter, and R -seems to be the most logical choice. That gives us the word, which is -defined as “agreement.” (See Figure 4.) - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 5 | -| D | E | T | R | A | C | T | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 6 | | |#####| | -| E |#####| O | A | T |#####| E | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 7 | 8 |#####| |#####| 9 | | -| V | A |#####| T |#####| A | X | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 10 | | |#####| 11 | | | -| E | G | G |#####| A | R | T | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 12 | |#####| 13 |#####| 14 | | -| L | O |#####| R |#####| E | U | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 15 | | 16 |#####| | -| O |#####| S | A | P |#####| R | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 17 | | | | | | | -| P | R | O | M | I | S | E | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - Fig. 4 - -We settle back into our chair with a sigh of content at the thought of -a job well done. But that is not the finish. Rather it is but the -start. Now that we have tasted the pleasures of cross word puzzling, we -are loath to give our time to anything else. What other amusement -offers the pleasure, instruction and satisfaction that is to be found -in Cross Word Puzzles? There is but one answer to that question, -and—foregoing the movies—we settle down to the elusive task of tracking -words to their lairs. - - - - - - - - -DO’S AND DON’T’S FOR SOLVERS - - -Don’t get scared if you can’t guess the first horizontal word. Go -through the list till you find a definition that you’re sure of. That -is the simplest method of beginning the solution. When you have written -in all the words you are sure of, you will have plenty of clues for the -unknowns. - -Don’t spent too much time with the long words unless you are sure of -them. They will appear when the short ones have been solved. Of course, -not all the short ones are easy, but they are generally more readily -attended to than the long ones. Also, there are more of them, -increasing the chances of finding familiar faces among the definitions. - -If you think a word is right, pencil it in lightly till you are sure. -This saves erosion of paper and temper. But never hesitate to try a -word that may be right. The trial and error method holds in puzzling as -it does in life. - -Remember that the horizontals furnish a sure check on the verticals, -and vice versa. - -If you are hopelessly stuck, try another puzzle. Inspiration sometimes -waits for a return engagement. - -A pleasant feeling of something attempted, something done, accompanies -the solution of a cross word puzzle. It’s good for the inferiority -complex. - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 51 - -MADE IN A RATHSKELLER - -A Duet - - -Two of the editors went out to lunch one hot day, with this result. By -the way, this pattern is the same on which the puzzle for the World’s -Championship was made up. Can you do it in ten minutes, ten and -two-fifths seconds? That was the time it took William A. Stern II to -win the championship. - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | | 2 | 3 | 4 |#####| 5 | 6 | 7 | | 8 | -| | | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 9 | | | 10 | | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 11 | 12 |#####| 13 | | | | |#####| 14 | | -| | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 15 | | 16 |#####| 17 | | |#####| 18 | | | -| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 19 | | | 20 | |#####| 21 | 22 | | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 23 | | |#####|#####|#####| 24 | | |#####| -|#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 25 | | | | 26 |#####| 27 | | | | 28 | -| | | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 29 | | |#####| 30 | 31 | |#####| 32 | | | -| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 33 | |#####| 34 | | | | 35 |#####| 36 | | -| | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 37 | | | | | | 38 |#####| | -| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 39 | | | | |#####| 40 | | | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - - 1 Stout - 5 Rapid - 9 Roofs of mouths -11 Belonging to -13 Called -14 Adverb (degree) -15 Vessel -17 Presently -18 Perform -19 Happening -21 Weapon -23 Unclose -24 Also -25 Sorrow -27 Parts of speech -29 Conducted -30 Japanese sash -32 Provide outlet for -33 Alleged force -34 Obliterate -36 Preposition -37 Small herring -39 Cut out -40 Smells strong - - -VERTICAL - - 1 Demonstrate - 2 Above - 3 Plan - 4 Sow - 5 Cooks - 6 United - 7 Exists - 8 Sense -10 Past -12 Was partial to -14 Circus performer -16 Lukewarm -18 To check in development -20 Born -22 Corroded -25 Article of clothing -26 Natural phenomenon -27 Guard -28 Stains -31 Interjection of disgust -34 Conclude -35 End of day -37 Three-toed sloth -38 You - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 52 - -A TRIAL BOUT - -By Joseph A. Margolies - - -When four eleven-letter words meet each other at right angles, -something is bound to happen. This only goes to show that Mr. Margolies -of Brentano’s is one of our most confirmed addicts. - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | | 2 | 3 | 4 |#####| 5 | 6 | 7 | | 8 | -| | | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 9 | | |#####| 10 | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 11 | | | |#####| 12 | | | 13 |#####| -|#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 14 | | | | | 15 | | | | | 16 | -| | | | | | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 17 | | | |#####| |#####| 18 | | | | -| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####|#####| 19 | | | | |#####|#####| | -| |#####|#####| | | | | |#####|#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 20 | 21 | 22 | |#####| |#####| 23 | 24 | 25 | | -| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 26 | | | | 27 | | 28 | | | | | -| | | | | | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 29 | | | |#####| 30 | | | |#####| -|#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 31 |#####| 32 | | |#####| 33 | | |#####| 34 | -| |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 35 | | | | |#####| 36 | | | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Groundwork -5 Exhausted -9 High explosive -10 Small seed -11 Tropical chestnut -12 First son -14 Exercisings of authority -17 A prophetic sign -18 Russian carnival -19 Melodies -20 Opposed to -23 Twirl -26 Refactory -29 Narrow street -30 Expression of hearty assent -32 Moved swiftly -33 A common toy -35 A passageway in a theater -36 Brief treatise - - -VERTICAL - -1 Exist -2 A stick -3 Designed -4 Chief actor in a play -5 A humanitarian society (abbr.) -6 ppp. (pl.) -7 Narrative poems -8 Preposition -11 A Gypsy -13 Point -14 Become insane (two words) -15 Present time -16 Holy person -21 Nothing -22 Extinct rulers -24 Looks furtively -25 Small hotel -26 New Testament (abbr.) -27 A prayer -28 Fruit of certain palm trees -31 Exclamation -34 Near - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 53 - -AS YOU LIKE IT - -By Mrs. J. Meissner - - -All the words in this pattern should be in your every-day vocabulary. -For instance, the first word means a lot to golfers, and there are -several that will please the housewives. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |#####| 5 | 6 | | 7 | 8 |#####| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 13 | | |#####| 14 | | |#####| 15 | | 16 |#####| 17 | | | -| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 18 | | | 19 | | |#####| 20 |#####| 21 | | 22 | | | | -| | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 23 | | |#####| 24 | | 25 |#####| 26 | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 27 | | | | 28 | |#####| 29 | 30 | | | | 31 |#####| -|#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 32 | | |#####| 33 | | | | | | |#####| 34 | | 35 | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 36 | |#####| 37 | | | |#####| 38 | | | 39 |#####| 40 | | -| | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 41 | |#####| |#####|#####|#####| |#####| 42 | |#####| | -| |#####| | |#####| |#####|#####|#####| |#####| | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 43 | 44 |#####| 45 | 46 | | 47 |#####| 48 | | 49 | |#####| 50 | | -| | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 51 | | 52 |#####| 53 | | | | | | |#####| 54 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 55 | | 56 | | | |#####| 57 | | | 58 | | |#####| -|#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 59 |#####| 60 | | |#####| 61 | 62 | |#####| 63 | | |#####| 64 | -| |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 65 | 66 | | | | 67 |#####| |#####| 68 | | | | 69 | | -| | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 70 | | |#####| 71 | | 72 |#####| 73 | | |#####| 74 | | | -| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 75 | | | |#####| 76 | | | | |#####| 77 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Cavity -5 Morning prayer -9 Down with -13 Form of “to be” -14 Condiment made from bean -15 A number -17 Short song -18 A seed vessel -21 To sift -23 Sooner than -24 A purpose -26 Point -27 Chronicles -29 Mexican cat -32 Terminate -33 Affinity -34 To be drowsy -36 By -37 Doctrines -38 Baubles -40 Parent -41 Spanish for “the” -42 Id est -43 Towards -45 Part of the eye -48 Petition -50 Indef. article -51 Haunch -53 Greetings -54 Skill -55 Splendor -57 Kind of type -60 A poet -61 Armed conflict -63 Aeriform fluid -65 Tilted -68 A tree -70 To lengthen -71 Witty saying -73 Male adult -74 Before time -75 Measure -76 The whole -77 Inquiries - - -VERTICAL - -1 Hearty -2 Mineral -3 Motto -5 Man’s name -6 Yes -7 That thing -8 Modern -10 Candy -11 Commotion -12 Unites with thread -14 Daubs -16 Four score and ten -19 Vessel for ashes -20 Jumbled type -22 Nothing -24 Vipers -25 Open for debate -27 Insect -28 Composed of thin plates -30 Game -31 Child’s plaything -32 Ground -35 Make afraid -37 Ailing -39 Perch -44 Lubricant -46 Respect -47 Killed -48 Rouse -49 Figure with equal angles -50 Part of circle -52 Doll -54 Passages -56 Soak -58 Lick up -59 Forepart of vessel -62 Since -64 Metal bearing rocks -66 Short for Isaac -67 Small speck -68 Comrade -69 Noah’s vessel -71 Towards -72 Preposition -73 Mother - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 54 - -TINY TIM - -By W. S. Boyd - - -Sixteen black squares to one hundred and fifteen white is a pretty fine -average. A too black pattern means the constructor was a bit lazy. This -is small, but the words are not ordinary by any means. - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 5 | 6 | 7 | | 8 | -| | | | | | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 9 | | |#####| 10 | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 11 | 12 | | | |#####| 13 | | | 14 | | -| | | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 15 | | |#####| 16 | 17 | | | | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 18 | | | 19 | | |#####| 20 | | | | -| | | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####|#####| 21 | | | 22 | |#####|#####| | -| |#####|#####| | | | | |#####|#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 23 | 24 | 25 | |#####| 26 | | | 27 | 28 | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 29 | | | | 30 | | |#####| 31 | | | -| | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 32 | | | | |#####| 33 | 34 | | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 35 | | |#####| 36 | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 37 | | | | | | | | | | | -| | | | | | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Stocks and bonds -9 Hail -10 Anger -11 More exact -13 Paris subway -15 Roulade -16 Builder -18 Harmonize -20 Discretion -21 Expletive -23 Hits lightly -26 Famous Irish chalice of 10th century -29 Stir -31 Snake -32 Make fast -33 Shellfish -35 Period -36 Members of hill tribe, British India -37 Baked clay - - -VERTICAL - -1 Refractory -2 Boast -3 First lady -4 Tranquil -5 Act -6 Built -7 Girl’s name -8 To gyp -12 Beaten track -14 Bird of fable -17 Reposed again -19 Arrogant person -22 Surgeon’s cylindrical saw -24 Years -25 One who heaps -27 Town of Gold Coast -28 Gull (Scotch) -30 Nurse -34 Quarrel - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 55 - -A SPOTTED SPECTER - -By J. T. Rich - - -In spite of an abbreviation here and there, this puzzle is one which is -high in its rating. There aren’t so many difficult words in it; but the -few that do exist will keep you searching, or we miss our guess. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 5 |#####| 6 |#####| 7 | | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |#####| -|#####| | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 12 | | | |#####| 13 | | | | |#####| 14 | | | |#####| -|#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 15 | | | | | 16 | |#####| |#####| 17 | 18 | | | | | 19 | -| | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 20 | |#####|#####| 21 | | | 22 |#####| 23 | | | |#####|#####| 24 | | -| | |#####|#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####|#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 25 | 26 |#####| 27 | | | | | | |#####| 28 | 29 |#####| | -| |#####| | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 30 | 31 | | |#####| 32 | | |#####| 33 | | |#####| 34 | | 35 | | -| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 36 | | | | 37 | |#####| 38 | 39 | |#####| 40 | 41 | | | | | -| | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| |#####| 42 | | | 43 |#####| |#####| 44 | | | |#####| |#####| -|#####| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 45 | | |#####| |#####| 46 | | | | |#####| |#####| 47 | | | -| | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| |#####| 48 | | 49 | |#####| |#####| 50 | 51 | | 52 |#####| |#####| -|#####| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 53 | | 54 | | | |#####| 55 | | 56 |#####| 57 | | | 58 | | 59 | -| | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 60 | | | |#####| 61 | 62 | |#####| 63 | 64 | |#####| 65 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 66 | |#####| 67 | | | | | | |#####| 68 | |#####| | -| |#####| | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 69 | 70 |#####|#####| 71 | | | |#####| 72 | | | 73 |#####|#####| 74 | | -| | |#####|#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####|#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 75 | | 76 | 77 | | | |#####| 78 |#####| 79 | | | 80 | 81 | | | -| | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 82 | | | |#####| 83 | | | | |#####| 84 | | | |#####| -|#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 85 | | | | | |#####| |#####| 86 | | | | | |#####| -|#####| | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Consumptive -7 Part of a whole -12 Wings -13 Carrion -14 Member of Japanese race -15 A fragmentary thing -17 Disciple -20 Eastern state -21 Flying insect -23 Small bottle -24 Note of the scale -25 Three-toed sloth -27 Anchor -28 For example -30 Nobleman -32 Girl’s name -33 Body of water -34 Matron -36 Noble -38 Before -40 Small mug -42 Girdle -44 To catch sight of -45 Unite -46 One holding extreme opinions -47 Epoch -48 Part of a hammer -50 Coarse -53 Snugly -55 Mineral spring -57 Required -60 Soon -61 And so forth -63 Human being -65 Anxiety -66 Exist -67 Treat as a celebrity -68 Southern state -69 Like -71 Small aperture -72 Mild expletive -74 Post graduate (abbr.) -75 Short poems -79 Character in “Arabian Nights” -82 Booty -83 Bird -84 Inland body of water -85 Ensnare -86 Compartment - - -VERTICAL - -1 Pilgrimage to Mecca -2 Old age -3 Part of machinery -4 To be prolific -5 Fibrous substance -6 Astern -7 Heroine of famous poem -8 Prison -9 Belonging to him -10 Explosive -11 Part of boat -15 Attack -16 Wanderers -18 Heathens -19 Consumed -22 Whetstone -23 Official endorsement -25 Dexterity -26 Evils -28 Sharp -29 Joke -31 Accessory of a plane -35 Mixer -37 A stand -39 To fee again -41 To suppose -43 Barbarian -44 Organ of the body -48 To languish -49 Small hole -51 To heat to fix colors -52 To retch -53 Flat basket -54 Sough -55 Scotchman -56 In the midst of -58 The time of light -59 To vouchsafe -62 Metallic material -64 The angel of death -70 Single -71 Interdiction -73 Magnesium silicate -74 Breakwater -76 Not (prefix) -77 Negative particle -78 Past -80 Transport by relays of men and horses -81 College fraternity - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 56 - -LITTLE BUT NEAT - -By Isidore Edelstein - - -A pretty construction by an old-timer at the game. And don’t run away -with the idea that its size has anything to do with ease of solution! -Tackle it, and you’ll get what we mean. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | 2 | | 3 | 4 |#####| 5 | 6 | |#####| 7 | 8 | | 9 | 10 | -| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 11 | |#####| 12 | | |#####| |#####| 13 | | |#####| 14 | | -| | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 15 | | 16 | | |#####| 17 | | 18 |#####| 19 | | 20 | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 21 | | |#####| 22 | 23 | | | | 24 | |#####| 25 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 26 | 27 | | | |#####| 28 | | | 29 | |#####| | -| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 30 | | |#####| 31 | | 32 | | |#####| 33 | | 34 |#####| -|#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 35 | | | | 36 |#####| 37 | | |#####| 38 | | | | 39 | -| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 40 | |#####| 41 | | | |#####| 42 | | | |#####| 43 | | -| | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 44 | | 45 | | |#####| 46 | 47 | |#####| 48 | | 49 | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 50 | | |#####| 51 |#####| |#####| 52 |#####| 53 | | |#####| -|#####| | | |#####| |#####| |#####| |#####| | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 54 |#####| 55 | | 56 | | 57 |#####| 58 | | 59 | | |#####| 60 | -| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 61 | 62 | |#####| 63 | | | 64 | | | |#####| 65 | 66 | | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 67 | | | 68 | |#####| 69 | | |#####| 70 | 71 | | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 72 | |#####| 73 | | | | | | | | |#####| 74 | | -| | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 75 | | | | |#####| 76 | | |#####| 77 | | | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Carouse -5 Question -7 Burdened -11 Part of “to be” -12 Beverage -13 Possessive pronoun -14 Perform -15 Guide -17 Total -19 Fossil gum -21 Wrath -22 Atrocious -25 Insect -26 Vision -28 Gloomy -30 Period of time -31 Come to fruition -33 Encountered -35 Requires -37 Fool -38 Attack -40 Part of “to be” -41 Precipitation -42 Weed -43 Negative -44 Struck an attitude -46 Speak -48 Town in Germany -50 Matter -53 High explosive -55 Having islands -58 Color again -61 Rodent -63 Seaport in Sicily -65 Period of time -67 Watchful -69 Mohammed’s adopted son -70 Subnormal person -72 Thus -73 Absorbing of gases -74 Preposition -75 Support -76 Observe -77 At no time - - -VERTICAL - -1 Swift -2 Prince -3 Self -4 Graceful -6 Rotated rapidly -7 Legal document -8 Weapon -9 Paradise -10 Point of compass -16 Projection -17 Anthropoids -18 Shyness -20 Exposes -23 Organ -24 Vase -27 Reparation -29 Governmental act of pardon -30 Fabulist of note -32 Postscript -34 Belief -35 Bite -36 Mournful -38 Metallic rock -39 Unit of weight -45 Connected rooms -47 Conjunction -49 Grimace -51 State of U. S. (abbr.) -52 House animal -54 Clutch -56 Fasten -57 Clock faces -58 Elevate -59 Legendary character -60 House and land -62 Genus of plants -64 Thread -66 Repetition as a means of learning -68 Huge mythical bird -71 Single - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 57 - -SEVEN GREEK CROSSES - -By John B. Sirich, Jr. - - -We counted the half-crosses to make up Mr. Sirich’s grand total. Please -note: no unkeyed letters, no abbreviations or contractions, and -comparatively few two- and three-letter words. Also double interlock -throughout. 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It is -undoubtedly meant for freshmen, for despite a loose center and several -unkeyed letters it shouldn’t be too difficult. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | 2 | | 3 |#####| 4 | | 5 | | 6 |#####| 7 | | 8 | 9 | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 10 | |#####| 11 | 12 | |#####| |#####| 13 | 14 | |#####| 15 | | -| | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 16 | | | | 17 | | 18 | | | | 19 |#####| | -| |#####| | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 20 | 21 | |#####| |#####| 22 | | |#####| |#####| 23 | 24 | | -| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 25 | | | |#####| |#####| |#####| 26 | | | |#####| -|#####| | | | |#####| |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 27 | | |#####|#####|#####| 28 | | |#####|#####|#####| 29 | | 30 | -| | | |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 31 | 32 | | 33 | |#####| 34 | 35 | | 36 | |#####| | -| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 37 | | | |#####| |#####|#####|#####| |#####| 38 | | | | -| | | | |#####| |#####|#####|#####| |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 39 | | | | 40 |#####| 41 | | | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 42 | 43 | |#####|#####|#####| 44 | | |#####|#####|#####| 45 | 46 | | -| | | |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 47 | | | 48 |#####| |#####| |#####| 49 | | | |#####| -|#####| | | | |#####| |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 50 | | |#####| |#####| 51 | 52 | |#####| |#####| 53 | | 54 | -| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 55 | 56 | | 57 | | | | 58 | | 59 | |#####| | -| |#####| | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 60 | 61 |#####| 62 | | |#####| |#####| 63 | | |#####| 64 | | -| | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 65 | | | |#####| 66 | | | | |#####| 67 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Adore -4 Suggests -7 Prepare for publication -10 Article -11 Fish eggs -13 Ovum -15 Preposition -16 End -20 Consumed -22 Snare -23 Look at -25 Demons -26 Recent -27 Serpent -28 Edge -29 Thigh -31 Decay -34 Condition -37 Egg-shaped -38 Periods -39 Examinations -41 Punitive -42 Japanese fish -44 Exist -45 Fool -47 Utensils -49 Quality -50 Numeral -51 Female deer -53 Lair -55 Shorthand memoranda -60 Parent -62 Disturbance -63 Vegetable -64 Exists -65 Excitement -66 Wrench -67 Depression - - -VERTICAL - -1 Molten rock -2 Upon -3 Before -4 A fold in cloth -5 Not any -6 Outfit -7 Self -8 Pronoun -9 Ripped -12 Metallic earths -14 Young person -16 Enticements -17 Motionless -18 Small particles -19 European country -21 It exists (contr.) -24 Affirmative -27 Take -30 Poles -32 Beverage -33 Negative -35 Small mound -36 Beverage -40 Spanish game -41 Diminish -43 Imitate -46 Observe -48 Hurried -49 Flat cord -50 Ends -52 Monster -54 Refuge -56 Sailor -57 At once -58 Adept -59 Possessed -61 Preposition -64 Not out - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 59 - -AT EASE - -By John Fasel - - -If you are angry and want something to fight with, don’t try this one. -It won’t give you much of a wrestle—that is, if you are one of those -hard-boiled solvers. But if you haven’t reached the state of complete -addiction, or if you merely want a fillip, Mr. Fasel’s construction -will please you. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 1 | 2 | 3 | | 4 |#####| 5 | | 6 | 7 | 8 |#####| -|#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 9 | | | |#####| 10 | 11 | |#####| 12 | | | 13 | -| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 14 | | |#####| 15 | | | | 16 |#####| 17 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 18 | |#####| 19 | | | | | | 20 |#####| 21 | | -| | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 22 | | |#####| |#####| 23 | | 24 |#####| | -| |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 25 | 26 | | |#####| 27 | | 28 |#####| 29 | | 30 | | -| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 31 | | | | |#####| 32 | | | | |#####| -|#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 33 | | | |#####| 34 | 35 | |#####| 36 | | | 37 | -| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 38 | | 39 |#####| |#####| 40 | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 41 | 42 |#####| 43 | | 44 | | 45 | | |#####| 46 | | -| | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 47 | | 48 |#####| 49 | | | | |#####| 50 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 51 | | | 52 |#####| 53 | | |#####| 54 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 55 | | | | |#####| 56 | | | | |#####| -|#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Large drinking bowl -5 Ruin -9 Geometrical figure -10 Unlimited quantity -12 Fine particles of stone -14 Is situated -15 Footprint -17 Serpent of S. Amer. -18 Near -19 Plots of ground -21 Jumbled type -22 Projecting part of wheel -23 Alkaline solution -25 Composed of the number two -27 To earn -29 Whirl -31 Serious -32 Listlessness -33 Diffuse -34 Point of compass -36 Frosted -38 Small horse -40 Penetrated -41 Pronoun -43 Plain -46 Prefix, equal -47 Jurisprudence -49 Affray -50 Clear from weeds -51 To repeat the sound of -53 Vicious -54 Fondles -55 Hourly -56 S. A. quadruped - - -VERTICAL - -1 To adhere -2 Individual -3 Concerning -4 Market -5 Brine pit -6 Roman weight -7 Vehicle -8 Button -9 A multitude -11 Mother-of-pearl -13 Flower -15 Covering -16 A fish -19 Knight errant -20 Granitic rock -22 Mark used in writing -24 Evolve -26 Exclamation of disgust -27 Fix -28 Mark aimed at -30 Wither -33 To designate -35 Division of stable -37 Quantities -39 Boy’s name -40 Beverage -42 Every one -44 The linden -45 To be in flower -46 Jot -48 Pronoun -50 Ejaculatory sound -52 Conjunction -54 Father - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 60 - -NOT TOO HARD - -By Saul Berman - - -This constructor built a form that gave himself a lot of two-letter -words. Are two-letter words permitted in English? They are. But there -are only a few of them in existence and, consequently, they are -repeated often. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####|#####| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |#####| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |#####|#####| -|#####|#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####|#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####|#####| 10 | | | |#####| 11 |#####| 12 | | | |#####|#####| -|#####|#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####|#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 13 | 14 |#####| 15 | | | 16 | | 17 | | | |#####| 18 | 19 | -| | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 20 | | 21 | |#####| 22 | | | | |#####| 23 | 24 | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 25 | | | | 26 |#####| 27 | | |#####| 28 | | | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 29 | |#####| 30 | | 31 | |#####| 32 | 33 | | |#####| 34 | | -| | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 35 | |#####| 36 | | | |#####| 37 | | | |#####| 38 | | -| | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| |#####|#####|#####| |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| -|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| |#####|#####|#####| |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 39 | 40 |#####| 41 | 42 | | 43 |#####| 44 | | 45 | 46 |#####| 47 | 48 | -| | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 49 | |#####| 50 | | | |#####| 51 | | | |#####| 52 | | -| | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 53 | | 54 | | |#####| 55 | 56 | |#####| 57 | | 58 | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 59 | | | |#####| 60 | | | | 61 |#####| 62 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 63 | |#####| 64 | 65 | | | | | | 66 | |#####| 67 | | -| | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####|#####| 68 | | | |#####| |#####| 69 | | | 70 |#####|#####| -|#####|#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####|#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####|#####| 71 | | | | |#####| 72 | | | | |#####|#####| -|#####|#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####|#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Signify -5 Appointments -10 Nimbus -12 Mexican dollar -13 Negation -15 Timid -18 Exclam. of surprise -20 Above -22 Moderates -23 White -25 Legendary character -27 Chill -28 Violent strains -29 By -30 Salutations -32 Prescribed regimen -34 Exclamation -35 French article -36 Passage out -37 Certain quantity -38 Printers’ measure -39 Parent -41 Deposited -44 Holds a session -47 Another parent -49 One or any -50 On the top -51 Imitate -52 A reëntrant angle -53 Primeval deity -55 Rent -57 Wear away -59 Musical character -60 Acts involving civil action -62 By word of mouth -63 The man or person -64 Head hunters of Luzon -67 Selenium (symbol) -68 Break -69 Rate of exchange -71 City in Utah -72 Angry - - -VERTICAL - -1 Hush (exclam.) -2 Master -3 Man’s name -4 Floor in a warehouse -6 Mimics -7 Cardinal number -8 One sensible of the beautiful -9 Consequently -11 Galvanize -13 Pert. to knots -14 Egg shaped -16 Impose -17 Exploits -18 Turning machine -19 Flagrant crime -21 Unit of measure -24 Relating to -26 Goddess of night -28 Enclose -31 Toe or finger -33 Style of capital -39 Repair -40 Imbecile -41 Lounging -42 Cape on Atlantic Coast -43 Distress -44 Vigorous argument -45 Definite article -46 Woman’s club -47 Greedy king (myth.) -48 Anoint -54 Symbol for tellurium -56 Misses -58 Marking an alternative -60 Drink -61 Asterisk -65 To go about idly -66 Self -68 Thus -70 Bone - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 61 - -THE EASIEST WAY - -By Mildred M. Sanders - - -Here are all your favorite three-letter words in neat array. With such -practice as this one, you’ll soon get to know every three-letter word -in the dictionary. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 5 | 6 |#####| 7 | 8 | | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | -| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 13 | | | |#####| 14 | | 15 | | |#####| 16 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 17 | | 18 |#####| 19 | | |#####| 20 | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 21 | 22 |#####| 23 | | 24 |#####| |#####| 25 | | |#####| 26 | | -| | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 27 | | 28 |#####| 29 | | 30 |#####| 31 | | |#####| 32 | | | -| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 33 | | | 34 |#####| 35 | | 36 | | |#####| 37 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####|#####| 38 | | |#####| 39 | | |#####| 40 | | |#####|#####| -|#####|#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####|#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 41 | 42 | | |#####| 43 | | | | 44 |#####| 45 | | 46 | 47 | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 48 | | |#####| 49 | | |#####| 50 | | 51 |#####| 52 | | | -| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 53 | |#####| 54 | | |#####| 55 |#####| 56 | | 57 |#####| 58 | | -| | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 59 | | |#####| 60 | | 61 |#####| 62 | | 63 |#####| | -| |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 64 | 65 | | |#####| 66 | | | | 67 |#####| 68 | | 69 | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 70 | | | | | | |#####| 71 | | | | | | | -| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Intervals of time -7 Ordain -13 Bad, soft coal -14 African animal -16 Creeks -17 A fish -19 Wrath -20 Flowed -21 Behold -23 Males -25 To feel pain -26 Pronoun -27 Associate -29 Projection -31 Spanish epic -32 Spanish particle -33 Vehicle mounted on runners -35 Hang down -37 A tree -38 Lad -39 Trap -40 Vessel -41 Annoy -43 Flambeau -45 No more than -48 A large fabulous bird -49 To decay -50 Possessive pronoun -52 Hasten -53 Preposition -54 To undermine -56 A viscous substance -58 A parent -59 To plan -60 To interdict -62 To bore into -64 Indigo plant -66 Fertile spot -68 Bobbin -70 Infatuated -71 A sweetmeat - - -VERTICAL - -1 Sacred songs -2 Unit of measure in printing -3 To repent of -4 Article -5 To cheat -6 Snow shoe -7 To imitate -8 Jumbled type -9 Elliptical -10 Substance resulting from the decomposition of a body by electrolysis -11 New England -12 African fly -15 Exist -18 To lease -20 Free -22 Highly inflammable liquid -24 Negative -25 To be ill -26 Product of dissociation -28 Small three masted vessel -30 Fungus of rye -31 Sure hold -32 Measure -34 Diminutive child -36 Melody -37 Dog -41 Noisy quarrel -42 Nonsense -43 Child’s toy -44 Stroke -46 Odd -47 Empower -49 Sharp blow -51 Rested -54 Sailor -55 Possesses -57 Uncommon -59 Glove -60 Exclamation expressing disgust -61 Nothing -63 Coop -65 None -66 Bone -67 Therefore -69 For example - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 62 - -PLAN OF CAMPAIGN - -By Mordecai M. Richter - - -This looks like the plan of a fortress. Like a fortress of the true -medieval type it has four massive corner ramparts, towers, battlements. -The enemy might be tempted to pierce those thin side indentations, but -remember the military strategy about the danger of getting into pockets -and being trapped. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | -| | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 11 | | | | | 12 |#####|#####|#####| 13 | | | | | | -| | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 14 | | | | | | 15 |#####| 16 | | | | | | | -| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 17 | | |#####| 18 | | | 19 | | | |#####| 20 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 21 | | |#####| 22 | | | | | | |#####| 23 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 24 | | 25 |#####| 26 | | | | |#####| 27 | | |#####| -|#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####|#####| 28 | | 29 |#####| |#####| |#####| 30 | | |#####|#####| -|#####|#####| | | |#####| |#####| |#####| | | |#####|#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####|#####|#####| 31 | | |#####|#####|#####| 32 | | |#####|#####|#####| -|#####|#####|#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####|#####| 33 | | |#####| 34 |#####| 35 |#####| 36 | | 37 |#####|#####| -|#####|#####| | | |#####| |#####| |#####| | | |#####|#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 38 | | |#####| 39 | | 40 | | 41 |#####| 42 | | 43 |#####| -|#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 44 | | |#####| 45 | | | | | | 46 |#####| 47 | | 48 | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 49 | | |#####| 50 | | | | | | |#####| 51 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 52 | | | 53 | | | |#####| 54 | | | 55 | | | | -| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 56 | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| 57 | | | | | | -| | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 58 | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| 59 | | | | | -| | | | | |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Lead -6 Coronet -11 Rescinds -13 One who dissolves -14 Kitchen implement -16 Bank clerks -17 Immerse -18 Primary -20 Card game -21 Still -22 Self-lovers -23 Product of dissociation -24 Crafty -26 Record -27 Anti-prohibitionist -28 Veer -30 Hill -31 Small house -32 The sun -33 The woman -36 Away -38 Do -39 City in Italy -42 Sprite -44 Prefix, three -45 Lamentations -47 High (music) -49 Corroded -50 Estate of a nobleman -51 Mound -52 Stays -54 Furnace for melting ore -56 Get away -57 Precipitates frozen rain -58 Paces -59 Tight - - -VERTICAL - -1 Showy -2 Looses -3 Awkwardly -4 Press for payment -5 Heroine of series of stories -6 Relates -7 Badly -8 Workshop -9 Plant again -10 Flagrant crime -12 Scorch -13 Fleshy -15 Wild beasts -16 Hebrew month -19 Small bird -25 Sailing vessel -27 General commanding at the battle of Quebec -29 Sorrow -30 Also -33 Knowledge of truths -34 Dreads -35 Ties -37 Level -38 Painter -39 Brilliant reflection -40 Nothing -41 Minute particles -43 Groups of vessels -44 Legends -45 Looks secretly -46 Noticed by means of a sense -48 Brief -53 Opening -55 Sheltered - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 63 - -GOOD AS GOLD - -By B. Eisner and A. B. Leavitt - - -All these words, from Cosmetic to Indian Tent, from Fish to Tinge, are -good Rotarians. Mr. Babbitt knows and uses them all. Do you? If not, -why not? - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | 2 | 3 | | 4 |#####| 5 | 6 | 7 |#####| 8 | | 9 | 10 | 11 | -| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 12 | | |#####| 13 | | | | | | |#####| 14 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 15 | | | 16 | |#####| 17 | | |#####| 18 | 19 | | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| |#####| |#####| 20 | | | | |#####| |#####| |#####| -|#####| |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 21 | | 22 | | 23 |#####| 24 | | |#####| 25 | | 26 | | 27 | -| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 28 | | | 29 |#####| |#####| 30 | | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 31 | 32 |#####| 33 | | | 34 |#####| 35 | | | |#####| 36 | | -| | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 37 | | |#####| 38 | | | | | | |#####| 39 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 40 | |#####| 41 | | | |#####| 42 | | | 43 |#####| 44 | | -| | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 45 | | | |#####| 46 |#####| 47 | | | 48 |#####| | -| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 49 | 50 | | | |#####| 51 | | 52 |#####| 53 | | | 54 | | -| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| |#####| |#####| 55 | | | | |#####| |#####| |#####| -|#####| |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 56 | | 57 | | 58 |#####| 59 | | |#####| 60 | | 61 | | 62 | -| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 63 | | |#####| 64 | | | | | | |#####| 65 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 66 | | | | |#####| 67 | | |#####| 68 | | | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Cosmetic -5 Instrument for writing -8 Blaze -12 Propeller -13 Wind-flower -14 Girl’s hat -15 Exhaust -17 Sink -18 Many days -20 Shell-fish -21 Cut -24 Artful -25 Delight -28 Rawhide -30 Water fowl -31 Exclamation -33 Clamor -35 Household utensils -36 Either -37 Consecrate -38 People who talk foolishly -39 Glass vessel -40 After Christ -41 Pert. to air -42 Tumult -44 Toward -45 Nimble -47 Forehead -49 Dens -51 Possesses -53 Ringlet -55 Mixture of herbs -56 Stop -59 Furnish with side supports -60 Annoyed -63 Organ of hearing -64 Result -65 One -66 Manage -67 Stationary -68 Indian tent - - -VERTICAL - -1 Fish -2 Scarcer -3 Epoch -4 Human being -5 Equals -6 Perfume -7 Stylish -8 Small in number -9 Consumed -10 One who creates -11 Watering place -16 Internal -19 Spirit actuating manners and customs -21 Overcome -22 Aloft -23 People who run away secretly -25 Companion -26 By, near -27 Soft tissues -29 Loiter -30 Native American race -32 Bricklayers’ box for mortar -34 To shoot forth -35 By -36 Cereal -41 Part of dress -43 Trunk -45 Note of scale -46 Hate -48 Ourselves -50 Sweet flower extract -51 Stags -52 Wooden shoe -54 Place -56 Fixed -57 Part of “to be” -58 Period -60 Wager -61 Knock -62 Tinge - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 64 - -LULLABY - -By Hugh P. Evans - - -Just a song at evening. This one should be a mere pleasant moment. If -you love ease, here it is. However, “easy to solve and hard to -construct,” is the way the song sometimes should go. It is hard to keep -inside a small dictionary. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 5 |#####| 6 | | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |#####| -|#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 11 | | | | |#####| 12 | | |#####| 13 | | | | 14 | -| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 15 | |#####| 16 | | 17 | |#####| 18 | 19 | | |#####| 20 | | -| | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 21 | | 22 |#####| 23 | | | 24 | | | |#####| 25 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 26 | | | 27 |#####| 28 | | | | |#####| 29 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 30 | | 31 |#####| 32 | | |#####| 33 | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 34 | 35 | | | | 36 |#####| |#####| 37 | | | | 38 | | -| | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| |#####| 39 | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| -|#####| |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 40 | | 41 | | | |#####| |#####| 42 | | | 43 | | 44 | -| | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 45 | | |#####| 46 | | 47 |#####| 48 | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 49 | 50 | | |#####| 51 | | | | 52 |#####| 53 | | 54 | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 55 | | |#####| 56 | | | | | | 57 |#####| 58 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 59 | |#####| 60 | | | |#####| 61 | | | 62 |#####| 63 | | -| | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 64 | | 65 | | |#####| 66 | | |#####| 67 | | 68 | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 69 | | | | | |#####| 70 | | | | | |#####| -|#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Shrubs -6 Ripe -11 Match -12 S. Am. tuber -13 Famous poem -15 Otherwise -16 Double -18 Knob -20 Towards -21 Weary -23 Height -25 Came together -26 A cleanser -28 A measure -29 Harmonize -30 Lick up -32 Beverage -33 Club -34 Spectacles -37 Refuges -39 A high Moslem office -40 Describes the crowned head -42 Crowd -45 Augment -46 On behalf of -48 Finish -49 Character -51 Strengthening -53 Couch -55 Sounds of sudden pain -56 Tedium -58 Hurried -59 Forward -60 Loathe -61 Short paragraph -63 That thing -64 Tendency -66 Japanese coin -67 Vexes -69 A gnawer -70 Arenas for putters - - -VERTICAL - -1 Mexican donkey -2 You and me -3 Place -4 Cuts -5 Musical composition -6 Fertilizer -7 A bad waiter -8 Mexican gum tree -9 N. E. State (abbr.) -10 Consumed -11 Palms off -14 Fond lovers -17 That thing’s -19 Natural metal -22 Cabbage -24 Ring up -25 Silent -27 Flapjack -29 Houses of call -31 Peas “en masse” -33 Wash -35 Memorize -36 Crafty -37 Head gear -38 Sister of mercy -40 Pull up -41 Elongated fishes -43 Effluvium -44 Titans -46 Large wood -47 A form of exercise -50 Possessor -51 Add -52 Small bed -54 Does not succeed -56 Barren -57 Lake -60 Coal scuttle -62 More (Shakespeare) -65 Not any -68 Within - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 65 - -QUIET COMFORT - -By Marcam - - -This one stays close to the amenities of English. There are few words -you don’t use, if your vocabulary is as ample as a cross word puzzler’s -should be. By the way, has your vocabulary expanded since you’ve -started puzzling? - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | | 2 | 3 | 4 | |#####| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |#####| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | | 13 | -| | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 14 | | |#####|#####|#####| 15 | | |#####|#####|#####| 16 | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 17 | 18 | | | | 19 |#####| 20 | | | | 21 |#####| 22 | | | | 23 | | -| | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 24 | | |#####| 25 | | 26 | |#####| |#####| 27 | 28 | | |#####| 29 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 30 | | | 31 |#####| 32 | | | 33 | | 34 | | | |#####| 35 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 36 | | 37 | | | | |#####| 38 | | | | 39 | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####|#####|#####| 40 | | | |#####| 41 | 42 | |#####| 43 | | | |#####|#####|#####| -|#####|#####|#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####|#####|#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 44 |#####| 45 | | | |#####| 46 | | | | 47 |#####| 48 | | | 49 |#####| 50 | -| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 51 | 52 | |#####| 53 | | 54 | |#####| |#####| 55 | 56 | | |#####| 57 | 58 | | -| | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 59 | | | | |#####| 60 | | | | | | |#####| 61 | | | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 62 | | |#####| 63 | 64 | | |#####| |#####| 65 | | 66 | |#####| 67 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 68 | 69 | | |#####| 70 | 71 | | 72 | |#####| 73 | | 74 | |#####| | -| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####|#####|#####| 75 | | | 76 |#####| 77 | | |#####| 78 | | | |#####|#####|#####| -|#####|#####|#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####|#####|#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 79 |#####| 80 | | | | | 81 | |#####| 82 | 83 | | | | | 84 |#####| 85 | -| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 86 | 87 | | |#####| 88 | | | | 89 | | | | |#####| 90 | | 91 | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 92 | | |#####| 93 | | | |#####| |#####| 94 | | | 95 |#####| 96 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 97 | | | 98 | | |#####| 99 | 100 | | 101 | |#####| 102 | | 103 | | | | -| | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 104 | | |#####|#####|#####| 105 | | |#####|#####|#####| 106 | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 107 | | | | | |#####| 108 | | | | |#####| 109 | | | | | | -| | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 To testify under oath -5 Criminal -9 Exceeded -14 Tool -15 Knock -16 Caprice -17 A grain for making malt -20 Allayed -22 Polly wants a cracker -24 Beast of burden -25 To reconcile to a loss -27 Glacial ridges -29 Belonging to us -30 Explain -32 Laboriously -35 To the inside of -36 Closest -38 Specious -40 Hostelries -41 First woman -43 To dress -45 Eagle -46 Privately -48 Nidus -51 To deface -53 Norse deity -55 A weight of Turkey -57 King -59 Feathery -60 Having ten legs -61 Substitute -62 Loose part of coat -63 At another time -65 A presiding officer -67 Bustle -68 Healthy physical state -70 At that place -73 Prepare for publication -75 Culmination -77 Greek mountain -78 Worry -80 Guided -82 Tracked -86 Gratuities -88 A certain unknown quantity -90 To shut up -92 Hastened -93 Way of acting -94 Bag -96 Caustic alkaline solution -97 Presents itself -99 Single things -102 More stately -104 Shelter -105 Individual -106 Article of clothing -107 Fears greatly -108 Mist of condensed vapor -109 Stuffed - - -VERTICAL - -1 To humiliate -2 Clergyman -3 Night bird -4 Killed -6 Period of time -7 Used by cowboys -8 Open -10 From a great distance -11 Title of address -12 Hardy -13 In the way -18 Kind of tree -19 Longed for -20 Terminates -21 Specified quantity -22 Return -23 Away -26 Greek God of War -28 Vehicle on runners -31 Dam in a river -33 Indians of Utah -34 Employed -35 Writing fluids -37 Vexation -39 Inhabitant of northern region -42 Having such a face -44 To infer -45 To eject -46 Concerning -47 Wear away -49 To discourse on -50 Praise -52 Southern state (abbr.) -54 Artificial language -56 Poem -58 Finis -64 Goddess of retributive justice -66 Weapon for airplane -69 Horse food -71 Mask -72 Precipitate -74 Short paragraph -76 Cupid -78 Spring -79 Fearful -80 Aged -81 The emu -83 Pastries -84 Less interesting -85 Looked askance -87 Organ of hearing -89 Belonging to thee -91 Grain -93 Useless plant -95 Jot -98 Body of water -100 Negative -101 Beverage -103 Invitation - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 66 - -DIAMONDS WITHIN DIAMONDS - -By Isis - - -Plenty of trouble ahead here for the unwary solver. The four-letter -word border is a tricky thing to monkey with, for often the wrong word -contains the same number of letters and answers the definition -perfectly. A good many unkeyed letters, but none in critical places. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | 2 | 3 | |#####| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |#####| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |#####| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | -| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 16 | | |#####| 17 | | | | | 18 | | | | | 19 |#####| 20 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 21 | | | 22 | | | |#####| 23 | | |#####| 24 | | | 25 | | | | -| | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 26 | | | |#####| 27 | | | | 28 |#####| 29 | | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 30 | | |#####| 31 | | | |#####| 32 | | | |#####| 33 | | 34 |#####| -|#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 35 | | | | 36 | |#####| 37 | | 38 | | |#####| 39 | 40 | | | | 41 | -| | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 42 | | |#####| |#####| 43 | | | | | | 44 |#####| |#####| 45 | | | -| | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 46 | |#####| 47 | | 48 | | |#####| |#####| 49 | | 50 | | 51 |#####| 52 | | -| | |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 53 | | 54 | | | | |#####| 55 | | 56 |#####| 57 | | | | 58 | | | -| | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 59 | | |#####| 60 | | | | | | | | |#####| 61 | | |#####| -|#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 62 | | | | 63 | | |#####| 64 | | |#####| 65 | | 66 | | | | 67 | -| | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 68 | |#####| 69 | | | | 70 |#####| |#####| 71 | | | | |#####| 72 | | -| | |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 73 | | 74 |#####| |#####| 75 | | 76 | | 77 | | |#####| |#####| 78 | | | -| | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 79 | | | 80 | | 81 |#####| 82 | | | | |#####| 83 | | 84 | | | | -| | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 85 | | |#####| 86 | | | |#####| 87 | | | |#####| 88 | | |#####| -|#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 89 |#####| 90 | | 91 | |#####| 92 | | 93 | | |#####| 94 | 95 | | |#####| 96 | -| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 97 | 98 | | | | | 99 |#####| 100 | | |#####| 101 | | | | | 102 | | -| | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 103 | | |#####| 104 | | | 105 | | | | 106 | | | |#####| 107 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 108 | | | |#####| 109 | | | |#####| 110 | | | |#####| 111 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Mountain range between Italy and Switzerland -4 Minute particle -8 Affirmative votes -12 Steep eminence -16 Evergreen -17 Skill -20 Since -21 Substitute -23 Correlative of neither -24 Net to be drawn along bottom -26 To mock -27 Rough cloth -29 Issue forth -30 Kind of muffin -31 Close by -32 Not anything -33 Mournful -35 Fairly good -37 A modern dance -39 Speckled -42 Industrious insect -43 Musical instrument -45 Orang-outang -46 The thing -47 Equipped -49 To deprive -52 Similar to -53 To calumniate -55 Sick -57 A bird -59 Evening -60 Regained -61 A decree -62 Feeble-mindedness -64 Source -65 Crested Brazilian bird -68 Sun God -69 A right -71 A brace -72 Square of type -73 Incorporated (abbr.) -75 Married male Indian -78 Literary collection -79 Joins -82 A drop -83 Scarcity -85 Ox-like animal -86 Lake -87 Row -88 Owns -90 Girl’s name -92 Consumed -94 Hebrew measure of capacity -97 To originate -100 Sailor -101 In style (Fr.) -103 Transgress -104 For all time -107 Requested -108 Branches of learning -109 Look for -110 Female deer -111 Arrived - - -VERTICAL - -1 Distant -2 Brim -3 Hurl -4 Silvery -5 To play with -6 Belonging to -7 Inorganic natural substance -8 Constitutionals -9 You -10 Termination -11 Writing -13 Musical composition -14 Affirmative -15 Rule -17 Soft drink -18 Study -19 Sweet potato -22 Halting -25 Essence -27 Fixed as to time -28 Argues -30 Polite -34 Branches -35 Raised platform -36 Ointment -38 Remiss -40 Leave out -41 Article of furniture -43 Grains -44 Witnesses -47 Concerning -48 Deserve -50 Addition to a document -51 Weave -54 Hail -55 Wrath -56 Support -58 Playing card -62 Song -63 Opportunity -66 Rough -67 Indian servant -70 Anxious (alternate spelling) -71 Country in Europe -74 Crying earnestly -76 Crag rising above glacier -77 Said -78 Compound yielding chrysphanic acid -80 Sacred image -81 Says -83 Clowns -84 Interjection -89 Plateau -91 Surface of fibers -93 Harden -95 Springtime of life -96 Yield -98 Russian village -99 Before -101 Consumed -102 Dull -105 Myself -106 Negative - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 67 - -A STAID FORM - -By Charles Erlenkotter - - -This plot of crosses and dots looks safe and conservative. There are, -however, several perfectly good English words that will give you a -thrill. By strange coincidence, this odd pattern was used by another -contributor and will be found elsewhere in the book. A comparison of -the two puzzles will be interesting. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 5 | 6 |#####| 7 | 8 | | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | -| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 13 | | | |#####| 14 | | | | |#####| 15 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 16 | | | | | | |#####| 17 | | | | | | | -| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 18 | | | |#####| 19 | | 20 | | |#####| 21 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| |#####|#####|#####| 22 | | |#####|#####|#####| |#####| | -| |#####| |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 23 | 24 | | 25 |#####| 26 | | | | 27 |#####| 28 | | 29 | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 30 | | | | 31 | |#####| |#####| 32 | 33 | | | | | -| | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| |#####| 34 | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| -|#####| |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 35 | | 36 | | | |#####| |#####| 37 | | | 38 | | 39 | -| | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 40 | | | |#####| 41 | 42 | | 43 | |#####| 44 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| |#####|#####|#####| 45 | | |#####|#####|#####| |#####| | -| |#####| |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 46 | 47 | | 48 |#####| 49 | | | | 50 |#####| 51 | | 52 | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 53 | | | | | | |#####| 54 | | | | | | | -| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 55 | | | |#####| 56 | | | | |#####| 57 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 58 | | | | | | |#####| 59 | | | | | | | -| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Visionary -7 Entangled -13 Number -14 Cleanse -15 Mere -16 Sluggishness -17 Calvinist -18 Assuredly (slang) -19 Scoff -21 Try -22 Whelp -23 Debtor -26 Part of glacier -28 Opposed -30 Point at root of nose -32 Not accustomed -34 Whirlpool -35 Layers -37 One who conducts magazine -40 Carbonize -41 Braids -44 Musical instrument -45 Single (Scotch) -46 Serpents -49 Attack -51 Mineral -53 Braided -54 Local -55 Nobleman—A. S. -56 Privilege of taking toll -57 Darnel -58 Newcomer on land -59 Made merry - - -VERTICAL - -1 A fabled animal -2 Prong -3 Burdensome -4 Forward -5 A genus of bees -6 A shade of difference -7 African weight -8 Not at any time -9 Aid -10 Grottos -11 Periods -12 Tooth-shaped -20 Offspring of Hindoos and Europeans -24 Soil -25 A light robe -26 A reprimand -27 Heals -28 A revenue collector -29 A settled course -31 Grain -33 Bend forward -35 Abrades -36 Fortification -38 Characteristic -39 Fared sumptuously -42 British author -43 Seesaw -47 Berry -48 Alluvial deposit -49 Looped wire -50 Mitigate -51 Small coin -52 Anxiety - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 68 - -A FLOCK OF TWO-SPOTS - -By Persephone - - -An eye for efficiency as well as beauty constructed this one. Trust the -ladies to see the possibilities in simple effects! And the words are -very much present, too. A good one to try your hand on if you think -you’re good. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | 6 | 7 |#####| 8 | 9 | | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | | 14 | -| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 15 | | | |#####| 16 | | 17 | | |#####| 18 | | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 19 | 20 |#####| 21 | | | 22 |#####| 23 | | |#####| 24 | | | |#####| 25 | | -| | |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 26 | | 27 | |#####| 28 | | 29 | | | | 30 | | |#####| 31 | 32 | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 33 | | |#####| 34 | | | | |#####| 35 | | | | 36 |#####| 37 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 38 | | | 39 | |#####| 40 | | | 41 | | | |#####| 42 | 43 | | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 44 | | | 45 |#####| 46 | | | | |#####| 47 | | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 48 | 49 |#####| 50 | | | 51 | |#####| |#####| 52 | 53 | | | |#####| 54 | | -| | |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 55 | | 56 | | | | |#####| 57 | | 58 |#####| 59 | | | | 60 | | | -| | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 61 | | |#####| 62 | | | | | | | | |#####| 63 | | |#####| -|#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 64 | | | | 65 | | |#####| 66 | | |#####| 67 | | 68 | | | | 69 | -| | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 70 | |#####| 71 | | | | 72 |#####| |#####| 73 | | | | |#####| 74 | | -| | |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 75 | | | |#####| 76 | 77 | | 78 | |#####| 79 | | | 80 |#####| | -| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 81 | 82 | | | |#####| 83 | | | | | | 84 |#####| 85 | | | 86 | | -| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 87 | | |#####| 88 | 89 | | | |#####| 90 | | | 91 | |#####| 92 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 93 | | | 94 |#####| 95 | | | | 96 | | | | |#####| 97 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 98 | |#####| 99 | 100 | | |#####| 101 | | |#####| 102 | | 103 | |#####| 104 | | -| | |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 105 | | | |#####| 106 | | | | 107 |#####| 108 | | | 109 |#####| | -| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 110 | | | | | | | | |#####| 111 | | | | | | | | | -| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 One who guards -8 Of or pertaining to wisdom or learning -15 Fleet of ships -16 Malefactor -18 Exclamation of sorrow -19 Included -21 To pick -23 Obtained -24 Snakes -25 Look! -26 The stem of a ship -28 Official residences of ministers -31 To greet -33 Murmur lovingly -34 Serf -35 Perfume -37 Court -38 Accustom -40 Official documents conferring rights or privileges -42 Anthropoidal ape -44 Guide -46 Slight deviation from accuracy -47 Heed -48 In, on, near or by -50 Indians of an Algonquin tribe in Canada -52 Rages -54 Like -55 That which restricts -57 Turmoil -59 Expatiate -61 Hiatus -62 Traveler by boat or train -63 Disencumber -64 Retreats -66 Exist -67 Checkered -70 Otherwise -71 Relieves -73 To fix deeply or indelibly -74 Thus -75 One thing -76 A form, the faces of which are parallel to one axis -79 Utensils -81 Individual pies -83 Certain hardwood trees bearing edible nuts -85 Custom -87 Mountain near ancient Troy -88 Makes equal -90 Place of worship -92 Invisible fluid -93 A long river -95 Entwined -97 Superlatively good -98 The thing -99 Old -101 Skill -102 Silent -104 Confusion -105 Mountain in Thessaly -106 Visionary creation of the imagination -108 Dry -110 Dominion -111 Rapid, involuntary oscillation of the eyeballs - - -VERTICAL - -1 Chief -2 Above and in contact with -3 Narrow strip -4 Alleged source of all human curiosity -5 Imaginary circle in the heavens -6 From -7 Sailing races -8 Doses: drafts -9 One -10 Sacred city of Tibet -11 A mountain -12 To shatter; crush -13 Exists -14 One who makes a practice of using new words, or new meanings -17 Destiny -20 Midday -22 Seaweed -24 Small insects -25 Savage wild beast -27 Spirit -29 Ends; aims -30 Fur-bearing animal -32 Absent -34 Center -36 Apparel -39 Receiver -41 Pert. to the skin -43 Any official orders or decrees -45 Least shallow -47 To lie over and upon -49 Another wild beast -51 Efface -53 Expert -54 Range of very high mountains -56 Small rug -57 A king of Judah -58 Unit -60 Assist -64 Adherence to regular and habitual course of action -65 Lift -68 Love affair -69 Household servants -72 Exhausted in using -73 A small fish -75 Range of mountains between Europe and Asia -77 To gather thickly again -78 Comanchean -80 A wise man -82 Entrance -83 Curve -84 Stalk -86 Pant -89 Pert. to the palate -91 Atrabilious -94 Orient -96 Wrath -97 Floating fragment of a glacier -100 Employ -103 A drink -105 Bone -106 Accomplish -107 Belonging to me -109 A measure - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 69 - -LOOSELY WOVEN - -By John Boyajy - - -The warp and weft of this one are not drawn too tightly together. If -the puzzle has a fault, it is in the abundance of black squares, but -the neat interlock saves it. Rather easy for the adept, and not an -undue tax on the novice. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | 2 | | 3 | 4 | 5 |#####| 6 | 7 | | 8 | 9 |#####| 10 | 11 | 12 | | 13 | 14 | -| | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 15 | |#####| 16 | | | | | |#####| 17 | | | | | |#####| 18 | | -| | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 19 | | | |#####| 20 | | 21 | | |#####| 22 | | | 23 |#####| | -| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 24 | 25 | | |#####|#####| 26 | |#####| |#####| 27 | 28 |#####|#####| 29 | | 30 | | -| | | | |#####|#####| | |#####| |#####| | |#####|#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 31 | | |#####| 32 | 33 | |#####| 34 | | 35 |#####| 36 | 37 | 38 |#####| 39 | | | -| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 40 | | |#####| 41 | | | | |#####| 42 | | | | |#####| 43 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| |#####| 44 | | | |#####| 45 | 46 | |#####| 47 | | | 48 |#####| |#####| -|#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 49 | | 50 | |#####| |#####| 51 | | | | 52 |#####| |#####| 53 | 54 | | 55 | -| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 56 | | |#####| 57 | | 58 | |#####| |#####| 59 | 60 | | 61 |#####| 62 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 63 | | |#####| 64 | | | | | | |#####| 65 | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 66 | 67 | |#####| 68 | 69 | | |#####| |#####| 70 | | 71 | |#####| 72 | 73 | | -| | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 74 | | | 75 |#####| |#####| 76 | 77 | | 78 | |#####| |#####| 79 | | | | -| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| |#####| 80 | 81 | | 82 |#####| 83 | | |#####| 84 | | 85 | |#####| |#####| -|#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 86 | | 87 |#####| 88 | | | | |#####| 89 | | | | |#####| 90 | | 91 | -| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 92 | | |#####| 93 | | |#####| 94 | 95 | |#####| 96 | | |#####| 97 | | | -| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 98 | | | 99 |#####|#####| 100 | 101 |#####| |#####| 102 | |#####|#####| 103 | | | | -| | | | |#####|#####| | |#####| |#####| | |#####|#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 104 | | 105 | 106 |#####| 107 | 108 | | 109 | |#####| 110 | 111 | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 112 | 113 |#####| 114 | | | | | |#####| 115 | | | | | |#####| 116 | | -| | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 117 | | | | | |#####| 118 | | | | |#####| 119 | | | | | | -| | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Wild -6 Pieces of window glass -10 One who is familiar with all the details of an art -15 Article -16 One who annoys -17 Make fast -18 Pronoun -19 Closely mown grass plot -20 Make amends for -22 Drop of saline liquid secreted by the lacrimal glands -24 That on which the affections are passionately set -26 All correct -27 Father -29 Masses -31 Group -32 Gradually enervate -34 Marsh -36 Infold -39 A duet -40 Possesses -41 Raise the spirits of -42 Obliterate -43 Disregard the divine law -44 Tocsin -45 Near the stern -47 Situation -49 Quality -51 Worthless matter -53 Bends forwards -56 Single -57 Circuit or journey -59 Manlike monkeys -62 A tree -63 To provoke -64 Sidewise -65 In error -66 Reverential fear -68 Shelter -70 Nautical mile -72 Objective of “she” -74 Erudition -76 Small shears -79 Island -80 Shabby clothing -83 Military aviator -84 Used to express comparison -86 Poem -88 Diminish -89 Frozen rain -90 Freeze or chill -92 Anarchist -93 Before -94 Heretofore -96 Exist -97 Immerse and withdraw -98 Fall in drops -100 Physician (abbr.) -102 Conjunction -103 A range of the voice -104 Bind to secrecy -107 Decorate -110 Subjugated -112 The thing -114 Rigorous -115 Inveigle -116 Exclamation -117 The period of minority -118 Antagonist -119 Talent - - -VERTICAL - -1 Starve -2 Upon -3 And others -4 Stitch -5 Bronze -6 Summit -7 Skill -8 Bring forth young -9 Gait -10 A dull surface -11 A single spot -12 False pretence -13 Printer’s measure -14 Object -19 Quantities -21 Metal-bearing rock -23 Bars -25 Church officer -26 Precious stone -28 Exclamation -30 Constructs -32 Perceive -33 Mitigate -34 Dread -35 Catches -37 Apart -38 Pamper -44 Exist -46 Zealot -48 Printer’s measure -49 The whole -50 Not at all -51 Tries -52 Cuts -54 Vows -55 Beach -57 Extension (abbr.) -58 Dashed -60 Enclosure -61 Toper -67 Marvel -69 Ardent -71 Not the same -73 Draw out -75 Hesitant interjection -77 None (colloq.) -78 Annoyance -79 Preposition -81 Mimic -82 Hold back -84 Rip -85 Consumed -86 Institute -87 Conduct a periodical -90 Inactive -91 Eras -95 Self -99 City in Italy -101 Venture -102 Without another -103 So be it -105 Limb -106 Time immediately preceding -108 A low haunt -109 Batter -110 Pull -111 Part of “to be” -113 Preposition -116 Gold (chem.) - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 70 - -A STUDY IN CROSSES - -By Daniel O’Leary - - -Funny how often you find crosses in cross word puzzles. There are -several meanings to that. You will observe Maltese crosses in Mr. -O’Leary’s construction, and it isn’t hard enough to make you cross. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |#####| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | -| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 14 | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| 15 | | | | | | -| | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 16 | | | | 17 |#####| 18 | | | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 19 | 20 |#####| 21 | | | | 22 | | | | |#####| 23 | | -| | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 24 | | 25 |#####| |#####| 26 | | |#####| |#####| 27 | | | -| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 28 | | | 29 |#####| 30 | | | | 31 |#####| 32 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 33 | | 34 | | |#####| 35 | | 36 | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####|#####|#####| 37 | | |#####|#####|#####| 38 | | |#####|#####|#####| -|#####|#####|#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 39 |#####| 40 | | | | 41 |#####| 42 | | | | 43 |#####| 44 | -| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 45 | 46 | | |#####| 47 | | 48 | | |#####| 49 | | 50 | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 51 | | |#####| 52 |#####| 53 | | |#####| 54 |#####| 55 | | | -| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 56 | |#####| 57 | | 58 | | | | 59 | | 60 |#####| 61 | | -| | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 62 | | | | |#####| 63 | | | | 64 |#####| | -| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 65 | 66 | | | | |#####|#####|#####| 67 | | | | 68 | | -| | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 69 | | | | | | |#####| 70 | | | | | | | -| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Responds -7 Articles of Scotch costume -14 Way -15 Ordered thought -16 Hoarder -18 French river -19 Relating to -21 Signs -23 A conjunctive -24 Vase -26 Contend -27 Make lace -28 Midday -30 Noblemen -32 Peel -33 Pert. to birth -35 Tardier -37 Container -38 Product of decomposition -40 Withers -42 Steal -45 Termites -47 Darkness -49 Alkali -51 Plaything -53 Infant’s utterance -55 Point -56 That man -57 Maligned -61 Exclamation -62 Boxes -63 Sweet fluid -65 A widow -67 Member of Ancient Christian cult -69 Timidity -70 Serious - - -VERTICAL - -1 Reckoning -2 Negative -3 Addition -4 Thing inscribed -5 A literary form -6 Wind -8 Space -9 Controls -10 Browns -11 Peer Gynt’s mother -12 On the contrary -13 Made a nasal sound -17 Opponent -18 Sense -20 Away -22 Title -23 Paddle -25 Negative -27 Substance from pine -29 Bodies of churches -30 Devoured -31 Holy one -32 Pert. to punishment -34 Roofing substance -36 Digit -39 Parents -40 Abode of pigs -41 Appearances -42 Footwear -43 Young goat -44 Organic chemical -46 Luke iii, 36 -48 Chief ruler -50 Extinct bird -52 Site -54 French cap -57 Turn rapidly -58 Modes of skill -59 Famous opponent of John L. Sullivan -60 Sustain -62 Crafty -64 Fasten -66 Exclamation -68 Like - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 71 - -WATCH THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER - -By Marcam - - -One of the editors, being tempted to solve this one in the proof, found -it smooth, consistent sailing throughout, save in the lower left hand -corner. This section probably isn’t hard at all. Wonder how you will -find it. You know how a pair of absurdly easy words will stump you now -and then. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |#####| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |#####| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | -| | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 15 | | | | 16 |#####| 17 | | | | |#####| 18 | | | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 19 | |#####| 20 | | 21 | | |#####| 22 | | 23 | | |#####| 24 | | -| | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 25 | | 26 |#####| 27 | | | | 28 | | | | |#####| 29 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 30 | | 31 | | | |#####| |#####| 32 | | | 33 | | |#####| -|#####| | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 34 |#####| 35 | | |#####| 36 | 37 | | 38 | |#####| 39 | | |#####| 40 | -| |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 41 | 42 | | | | 43 |#####| 44 | | |#####| 45 | | | | 46 | | -| | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 47 | | | |#####| 48 | 49 |#####| |#####| 50 | |#####| 51 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | |#####| |#####| | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 52 | |#####| 53 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| 54 | | -| | |#####| | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 55 | | 56 | |#####| 57 | |#####| |#####| 58 | |#####| 59 | 60 | | | -| | | | |#####| | |#####| |#####| | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 61 | | | | 62 | |#####| 63 | | 64 |#####| 65 | 66 | | | | | -| | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 67 | | |#####| 68 | | | | 69 |#####| 70 | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 71 | | | | 72 | |#####| |#####| 73 | 74 | | | | 75 |#####| -|#####| | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 76 | | |#####| 77 | | | 78 | | 79 | | | |#####| 80 | | 81 | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 82 | |#####| 83 | | | | |#####| 84 | | | | 85 |#####| 86 | | -| | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 87 | | 88 | | |#####| 89 | | 90 | | |#####| 91 | | 92 | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 93 | | | |#####| 94 | | | | | | |#####| 95 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Fury -5 Hopes for; endeavors to attain -11 Particle -15 Worship -17 Mexican dollars -18 Mistake -19 Myself -20 Stand for picture -22 Expiate -24 You and I -25 Appropriate -27 Sentries -29 Beverage -30 Experienced -32 Literary director -35 American poet -36 A wicked city -39 A liquor -41 Cutting instrument -44 Moisture -45 Uninjured -47 Musical instrument -48 From -50 Upon -51 Badly -52 Exist -53 Occurring twice daily -54 A land measure -55 Upright pole -57 In, on, near or by -58 Have existence -59 Decoy -61 Ensnare -63 Belonging to us -65 Sanity -67 Insect -68 Young hog -70 Member of Algonquin tribe -71 Gratify -73 Fast horses -76 Hasten -77 One who mends locks -80 Rested upon -82 One -83 Cloth made from flax -84 Open; evident -86 Not any -87 Showing indifference to pain or pleasure -89 Wireless -91 Loosened -93 To puzzle; nonplus -94 Hostile incursions -95 Bloody - - -VERTICAL - -1 An incarnation of Vishnu -2 Expert -3 Proceed -4 Before -6 Expends -7 To strike repeatedly with small missiles -8 Exists -9 Bay or chestnut mixed with white -10 Regard -11 Wrath -12 Otherwise -13 Tall slender building -14 Plane surface -16 Church holiday -18 Flag -21 Observe -23 Aged -26 Narrow toward a point -28 Evergreen -29 Pert. to tone -31 A certain soft stone -33 Tickle pleasantly -34 Remorseful; feeling shame -37 An alleged natural force or power supposed to produce the phenomena -of hypnotism -38 Exclamation of pain -40 Unsaturated hydrocarbon -42 Son of Hammedatha the Agagite -43 One of a Hamitic race of Africa -45 Interior -46 Light colored cigar -49 Suit -50 Eye -56 Old; spoiled -60 Those who employ an article or a device -62 Kind of type face -63 Exclamation -64 God of the sun -66 Game of cards -68 To separate; distinguish -69 Three-legged stand -71 Spotted horse -72 Male offspring -74 Corroded -75 More reasonable -76 Fastening -78 Knot in wood -79 A daughter of Atlas -81 Small, bright-colored, insectivorous bird -83 Prevaricate -85 Loose end -88 Bone -90 Accomplish -92 Therefore - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 72 - -ROUND AND ROUND - -By Persephone - - -The double round of blacks outlines four good corners and a center -which, while bearing an unenviable five-spot, would have been virtually -impossible of construction without it. The unkeyed letters should not -cause any trouble. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | 6 |#####| 7 | | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | | 12 | -| | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 13 | | | |#####| 14 | 15 | |#####| 16 | | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 17 | 18 | | | |#####| 19 | | | | 20 |#####| 21 | | | 22 | | -| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 23 | | |#####| 24 | 25 | |#####| |#####| 26 | 27 | |#####| 28 | | | -| | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 29 | | | 30 |#####| 31 | | 32 | | 33 | | |#####| 34 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 35 | |#####| 36 | 37 | |#####| 38 | | |#####| 39 | 40 | |#####| 41 | | -| | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 42 | | |#####| 43 | | | | 44 |#####| 45 | | 46 |#####| | -| |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 47 | 48 | |#####| 49 | 50 | |#####| |#####| 51 | 52 | |#####| 53 | 54 | | -| | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 55 | | | | | | |#####| 56 | | | | | | |#####| -|#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 57 | | |#####| 58 | | |#####| 59 |#####| 60 | | |#####| 61 | | 62 | -| | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 63 | 64 | |#####| 65 | 66 | | 67 | |#####| 68 | 69 | |#####| | -| |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 70 | 71 |#####| 72 | | 73 |#####| 74 | | |#####| 75 | | |#####| 76 | | -| | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 77 | | 78 | |#####| 79 | 80 | | | | 81 | |#####| 82 | 83 | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 84 | | |#####| 85 | | |#####| |#####| 86 | | 87 |#####| 88 | | | -| | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 89 | | | 90 | |#####| 91 | 92 | | 93 | |#####| 94 | 95 | | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 96 | | | 97 |#####| 98 | | |#####| 99 | | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 100 | | | | | | | |#####| 101 | | | | | | | | -| | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Unremittingly -7 Teach -13 Smirch -14 Forth -16 By word of mouth -17 Examine thoroughly -19 Private instructor -21 Active being or quality -23 A writer’s style -24 Crafty -26 A tuberous root -28 A dull finish -29 Deposits -31 Commanded -34 Gambling game -35 Exist -36 Long, fixed bench -38 Wrath -39 Unclose -41 Accomplish -42 Ancient goddess, personifying night -43 Single performances -45 Pointed instrument -47 End -49 Animal -51 Appropriate -53 Terminal -55 Erases -56 Mean proportion -57 Augment -58 Fish without pelvic fins -60 The entire men -61 To move to deep reverence -63 Turf -65 Official garment of Jewish high priest -68 Said to be a wise bird -70 In the direction of -72 A distinctive doctrine or theory -74 Pole having a flat end -75 Personification of Truth in “Faerie Queen” -76 The man -77 Worshiped image -79 To speak to -82 Close -84 Dandy -85 Arid -86 Bronze or copper -88 Equipage -89 Angry -91 One chosen, or set apart -94 Worship -96 Fluid rock -98 Period -99 In the midst of -100 To bind with a bandage -101 Abode; habitation - - -VERTICAL - -1 Supersede -2 Black -3 A white linen vestment -4 Performs -5 That thing -6 Yourself -7 Jewish territorial organization -8 Thus -9 Street car -10 Tattered fragment -11 A Mohammedan college, or body composed of imams, muftis and cadis -12 Marked by indelible coloring matter, pricked in -15 Wholly -18 A measure of paper -19 Teutonic war god -20 A grain -22 Spikenard -25 Inferior -27 Fuss -30 To discover by close search -32 God (Ital.) -33 Make of automobile -37 Goes beyond the limit of -40 A proprietor under old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey -42 Requires -43 Tablet -44 Rescued -46 Lawful -48 Singular -50 Consumed -52 A pin of wood or metal -54 Of recent origin -57 Crafty device -59 Keener -62 Arising unexpectedly -64 Lubricant -66 A legume -67 Natural combination of metals -69 Pale -71 Smell -73 To deface -75 Employ -76 Hairbreadth -78 Gems -80 Color -81 Rested -83 To destroy by slow disintegration -85 A god -87 Identical -90 Marble -92 Shelter -93 Carnivorous domesticated quadruped -95 Dull -97 In, on, near or by -99 One or any - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 73 - -MY SECOND AND LAST - -By Joseph A. Margolies - - -“This is my second and last,” writes J. A. M. “Too absorbing. Leaves no -time to read.” We don’t believe J. A. M. He underestimates the frailty -of the human soul where cross word puzzles are concerned. He’ll be at -it with ruled paper and pencil again, and then he’ll swear off again. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | | 2 | 3 |#####| 4 | 5 | 6 | | 7 | 8 | 9 |#####| 10 | 11 | | 12 | -| | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 13 | | 14 | | | |#####| 15 | | | 16 | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 17 | 18 |#####| 19 | | | | |#####| 20 | | | | |#####| 21 | | -| | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 22 | | 23 | | |#####| 24 | | 25 | | |#####| 26 | | 27 | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 28 | | |#####| 29 | | | | | | 30 |#####| 31 | | |#####| -|#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 32 | | |#####| 33 | | |#####| |#####| 34 | | 35 |#####| 36 | | 37 | -| | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 38 | | | 39 | | |#####| 40 | | 41 |#####| 42 | | 43 | | | | -| | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 44 | | | | |#####| 45 | | | | 46 |#####| 47 | | | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####|#####| 48 | | | | |#####| 49 | | | | |#####|#####| | -| |#####|#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####|#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 50 | 51 | 52 | | |#####| 53 | | 54 | | |#####| 55 | | 56 | 57 | | -| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 58 | | | | | 59 |#####| 60 | | |#####| 61 | | | | | | -| | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 62 | | |#####| 63 | | 64 |#####| |#####| 65 | | |#####| 66 | | | -| | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 67 | | 68 |#####| 69 | | 70 | | 71 | | |#####| 72 | | |#####| -|#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 73 | | | | 74 |#####| 75 | | | | |#####| 76 | | | | 77 | -| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 78 | |#####| 79 | | 80 | | |#####| 81 | | 82 | | |#####| 83 | | -| | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 84 | | | | | |#####| 85 | | | | | 86 |#####| | -| |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 87 | | | |#####| 88 | | | | | | |#####| 89 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Napkins -4 Director -10 Beach -13 Photographic instrument -15 Idle -17 Pronoun -19 Mushrooms -20 Mental images -21 Pronoun -22 Belief -24 Wailing -26 Tyrolian singing -28 Atmosphere -29 Genus of lily family -31 Between -32 Poisonous snake -33 Dejected -34 Reckoning of years -36 American humorist -38 A condiment -40 Vulgar fellow -42 Rings -44 Careful observer -45 Stored for future reference -47 Implant -48 Prepared for combat -49 Leading part (musical) -50 Music drama -53 Lure into danger -55 Cichlid fish -58 Leaps over -60 Rodent -61 Supreme deity of ancient Minæans -62 Do wrong -63 Goddess of dawn -65 Before -66 Attempt -67 Frogs’ spawn -69 Weight for vessels -72 Unite -73 Minor prophet -75 Skins -76 Round of years -78 Pronoun -79 Ornamental tape -81 Uncover -83 Pronoun -84 Fraud -85 Trains -87 So -88 Bedaubed -89 Pigs - - -VERTICAL - -1 Lure -2 Before 11 Vertical -3 Less hazardous -4 Males -5 Debated -6 Brads -7 Deceit -8 Bear -9 Regret -10 Broom -11 After 2 Vertical -12 German city -14 Egyptian goddess -16 Speak -18 Annoyer -21 Interfere -23 Biting -25 Ordinary -27 Old fashioned clocks -29 Obstruct -30 Wooden ship -32 Confirm -33 Notch -35 Enliven -37 Where the tide meets a river current -39 Gem -40 Soft drink that is sometimes hard -41 Station -43 Father of Methuselah -45 Nourished -46 Arid -51 Talking bird -52 East or southeast wind -54 Heavy rope -56 Garret -57 Not frequently -59 Sigh with sudden heaving of breast -61 Skill -64 Specie of poisonous tree -65 Ancient Monastic Order -68 First appearance -70 Shelf -71 Kind of tree -72 Characteristic of groups -73 Intimate -74 Part of body -76 Vehicle -77 Long fish (pl.) -80 Jewish month (pl.) -82 What the cow chews -84 Exclamation -86 Thus - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 74 - -QUADRICRUCIFEROUS - -By A. C. R. - - -Twenty-four unkeyed letters—but no two, and only four three-letter -words and a splendid all-over interlock. Not more than average -difficult, but not more than medium easy. 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J. Bowman - - -This giant may puzzle you in several ways. At the first glance it looks -as much like a maze as a cross word puzzle. 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-31 Close -32 Shrub -34 Change direction -35 Automobile -36 Deliver -38 Geometric ratio -39 Consumed -40 Touch gently -42 Pronoun -43 Paper containers -44 Cut feloniously -46 Den -48 Spank -50 Finished -51 Curves -53 Affectedly precise -55 Render senseless -56 Something granted for temporary use -57 Evil -58 Neuter pronoun -60 Barren -62 Mother -63 Small child -65 Comrade -66 Slipped -68 Rock -69 Printed piece of paste-board -71 Catch (colloq.) -73 For example -74 Changes -76 Prosecute at law -77 Mean, vile -79 Exist -80 Distorted -81 Falling water -83 Units of electrical resistance -84 Egg of insect -86 Pastries -87 Ardor -88 Edible bivalve mollusk -89 Nothing -90 Bend -92 Cad -94 Sketched -96 Past -97 Negative -99 Recesses in walls -101 By -103 Inherent power -105 Mixed type -106 Arid -108 Jogging pace -109 Tramp -111 Genuine, loyal -112 Obtain -113 Beseech -115 By -116 Set free -118 Unit of type -119 Stout -120 Native of Arabia -122 Head -123 Black -125 Wharf -127 Child -128 Vehicle -129 Help -131 Catholic sisters -133 Sinless -134 Note of scale -135 Snake-like fish -137 Before -138 Part of verb “to be” -140 Small secluded valley -142 One, indef. -143 Earth -145 Those who color cloth -147 Small nail -149 River (Spanish) -150 Thing -151 City in Mass. -153 Part of head -154 A boisterous preacher -156 Preposition -157 Mold -158 Plaything -160 Female chicken -161 Frozen particles of vapor -163 Marks -164 Provoked -165 Is full - - -VERTICAL - -1 Thumps -2 Upon -3 Wireless signal for help -4 Paradise -5 To hasten -6 Bone -7 Low district -8 Edition (abbr.) -9 Intoxicating liquor -10 Whirled rapidly -11 Cured pork -12 Else -13 Lachrymose exudations -15 Small distance -16 Fem. pronoun -18 Snare -19 Father -21 Egg masses -23 Appendage -24 Color tint -25 Crazy -27 Unload by tilting -28 Uncontrolled anger -30 Necessitate -32 Walks with affected dignity -33 Fortress -35 Implement of war -37 To mend -39 Desires -41 A color -43 Water conveyance -45 Before Christ -47 Like -49 Indef. article -50 Perform -52 Alluvial detritus -54 Obtains -55 Without -56 Grease for frying -57 Bend -59 Row -61 Uproar -62 Spoils -64 Tag -65 Binder stones -66 Artfully cunning -67 Term used when hunting a criminal -69 Criticism -70 Noise -72 Be of service to -74 Malicious firing of a building -75 Places to store grain -77 Portion -78 Dirty -80 Net -82 The head (slang) -83 Aged -85 Also -91 Humor -92 Bullet -93 Half (prefix) -95 Part of “to be” -96 Time -98 Eye -100 Crustacean -101 A long staff -102 To rage -104 Buttocks -105 Fondle -107 Annually -109 Snared -110 Prevents -112 Gather -114 A color -116 Attempt -117 Loose outer garment -119 A private quarrel -121 By -122 Father -124 Point of compass -126 Within -127 Skeletal piece -128 To incline -130 Marsh -132 Narrow opening -133 Rodents -134 Ultimate -136 Caustic -137 Sin -139 Interweaves -141 Aspects -143 Diminution -144 Small mark -146 Not west -147 Prohibit -148 Depression -151 To obstruct -152 Negative prefix -154 Color -155 Fish eggs -157 Note of scale -159 Pronoun -160 Pronoun -162 Us - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 77 - -TRY THEM OVER IN YOUR DAILY CHAT - -By Irvan Neckerman - - -There are several dozen words in this puzzle that you can use and your -best girl won’t know what you are talking about. This is not misogyny. -It merely supposes that she does not follow cross word puzzling. Or -maybe that is misogyny. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | 2 | 3 | |#####| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |#####| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 13 | | |#####| 14 | | | | | | |#####| 15 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 16 | | | 17 |#####| 18 | | | | |#####| 19 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 20 | |#####| 21 | 22 | | | | | | 23 | |#####| 24 | | -| | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 25 | 26 | | |#####| 27 | | |#####| 28 | | 29 | |#####| -|#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 30 |#####| 31 | | | 32 |#####| |#####| 33 | | | |#####| 34 | -| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 35 | 36 | |#####| 37 | | 38 | | 39 | | |#####| 40 | 41 | | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 42 | | | 43 |#####| 44 | | | | |#####| 45 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 46 | | | | 47 | | |#####| 48 | | 49 | | | | | -| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 50 | | | | | |#####| 51 |#####| 52 | | | | | | -| | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 53 | | |#####| 54 | | 55 |#####| 56 | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 57 |#####| 58 | | 59 | | | | 60 | | |#####| 61 |#####| -|#####| |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 62 | | 63 | |#####| 64 | | | | |#####| 65 | 66 | | 67 | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 68 | | |#####| 69 | | | | | | |#####| 70 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 71 | | | |#####| 72 | | | | |#####| 73 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Discover -4 Ordinary language -9 Story -13 Knot -14 The nobility, collectively -15 Young fish -16 Character in musical notation -18 Imbecile -19 Agitation -20 Exclamation -21 Figurative -24 Preposition -25 Vending -27 Gain superiority -28 Throw with violence -31 Piece of ground -33 Small aperture -35 Serpent -37 Robbers -40 Anger -42 Observes -44 Slacken -45 Eighth of a fathom -46 Dressed with ornaments -48 Heed -50 Peruse again -52 With less delay -53 Rested -54 Squalid place -56 Make turbid -58 Sets back -62 Adapts -64 Elevate -65 Equable -68 Beverage -69 Reduce -70 Cool -71 Merriment -72 Milestone -73 Boundary - - -VERTICAL - -1 Engrave -2 Pits for storing fodder -3 Bill of an anchor -4 Loud sound -5 Make over -6 Pristine -7 Apartment -8 Scene of Wallenstein’s assassination, 1634 -10 Repeated -11 Estuary -12 Novice -17 Drop -19 Recite metrically -22 Move swiftly -23 Certain days of months -26 Seems -29 Compensation -30 Article of food -32 Jaded -33 Irritates -34 Guard -36 Dry -38 Color -39 Viscous fluid -41 Stock -43 Weapons -45 Married person -47 Head -49 Any -51 Refresh -54 Earthenware -55 Pert. to one’s birth -57 Brook -59 Dregs -60 Head (Fr.) -61 School -62 Tire -63 Elevation -66 Contend -67 Born - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 78 - -POLYANGULAR AND POLYSYLLABIC - -By Harold E. Vreeland - - -This constructor managed to fit together a well-joined construction, -central vertebrae and a neat outer shell. Decorative and full of nice -words. - - - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - | 1 | 2 | | 3 | 4 | - | | | | | | - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - | 5 | 6 | | |#####| 7 | | 8 | 9 | - | | | | |#####| | | | | - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - | 10 | | | | | 11 | | | | | 12 | - | | | | | | | | | | | | - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - | 13 | |#####| 14 | | | | | | |#####| 15 | 16 | - | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 17 | | | 18 |#####| 19 | | | | |#####| 20 | | | 21 | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 22 | | | | 23 |#####| 24 | | |#####| 25 | | | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 26 | | | | | 27 |#####| |#####| 28 | | | | | | -| | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 29 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 30 | 31 | | | | |#####| |#####| 32 | | | | 33 | | -| | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 34 | | | | |#####| 35 | | 36 |#####| 37 | | | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 38 | | | |#####| 39 | | | | 40 |#####| 41 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - | |#####| 42 | | | | | | 43 |#####| | - | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - | 44 | | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | | | - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - | 45 | | |#####| 46 | | | - | | | |#####| | | | - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - | 47 | | | | | - | | | | | | - +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Pale -5 Insignificant part -7 A circle -10 Brag -13 A river in Italy -14 Absconders -15 A musical note -17 A size of type -19 To slip -20 Furnished with a guard -22 Not the same -24 Refusal -25 Do not (Scotch) -26 Divided -28 A richly laden ship -29 Performing a service -30 An alloy -32 Wine -34 Places of confinement -35 Conjunction -37 South American ruminant -38 A shield -39 Princes -41 To goad -42 Seed of North American plant -44 Expressing surprise -45 Brown -46 Decay -47 A president of Orange Free State - - -VERTICAL - -1 A coral island -2 A native of Pacific islands -3 A common given name -4 Saltpeter -5 A maiden loved by Jupiter -6 Poem -8 To talk nonsense -9 A hypothetical force -10 American explosive for shells -11 Sacrifice of principle to circumstances -12 Scientific description of races -13 Marrow -16 Compounds of atoms -17 A Government revenue -18 Collecting wives -20 Beckonings -21 The star of dawn -23 Tears -25 Bore -27 (Prefix) through -28 A bow -31 Loiter -33 Large birds -35 A fabric of asbestos -36 Sad -39 A short sword -40 A counter-irritant -42 Perform -43 Spot - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 79 - -WEDDING RING - -By Mil-Wal - - -The contributors of this construction are husband and wife. This fact -is symbolized by the wedding ring you see in the middle of the form. -Cross-grained cross worders may complain that the ring is not a solid -mass of words. Well, is a ring ever a solid mass? - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####|#####| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |#####| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |#####|#####| -|#####|#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####|#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 10 | | | | |#####|#####|#####| 11 | | | | 12 |#####| -|#####| | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 13 | | | | | 14 |#####| 15 | | | | | |#####| -|#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 16 | | |#####| 17 | | |#####| 18 | | |#####| 19 | | 20 | -| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 21 | |#####|#####|#####| 22 | | 23 | | |#####|#####|#####| 24 | | -| | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 25 | | 26 |#####| 27 | |#####| |#####| 28 | 29 |#####| 30 | | | -| | | |#####| | |#####| |#####| | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 31 | | 32 | |#####| 33 | | 34 |#####| 35 | 36 | |#####| | -|#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####|#####| 37 | | | | |#####| 38 | | | | |#####|#####| -|#####|#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####|#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 39 | | | |#####| 40 | 41 | |#####| 42 | | |#####| 43 | -|#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 44 | | |#####| 45 | 46 |#####| |#####| 47 | |#####| 48 | 49 | | -| | | |#####| | |#####| |#####| | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 50 | |#####|#####|#####| 51 | 52 | | 53 | |#####|#####|#####| 54 | | -| | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 55 | | 56 |#####| 57 | | |#####| 58 | | 59 |#####| 60 | | | -| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 61 | | 62 | | | |#####| 63 | | | 64 | | |#####| -|#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 65 | | | | |#####|#####|#####| 66 | | | | |#####| -|#####| | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####|#####| 67 | | | | |#####| 68 | | | | |#####|#####| -|#####|#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####|#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Slender -5 Time -10 Small boat -11 Invades -13 Healing medicine -15 Quicken -16 Termination -17 Wrap -18 Beast of burden -19 To soak in water -21 Preposition -22 Taut -24 Ourselves -25 Highest point -27 Personal pronoun -28 Therefore -30 Employ -31 Garment -33 Stir -35 Vessel -37 Classified -38 Indicate -39 Heavenly body -40 Female deer -42 Born -44 Consumed -45 Exclamation of pain -47 Exist -48 Deer -50 Negative -51 One who dislikes -54 Note of scale -55 Weight -57 To gain success -58 Tank -60 Distant -61 White, translucent -63 Riddle -65 Withers -66 Basket -67 Depressions -68 Polish - - -VERTICAL - -1 Fat -2 Tavern -3 Work -4 Tri-formed Greek goddess -6 Blots out -7 Large number -8 Hole -9 Poems -10 Religious singer -12 Frozen precipitates -14 Anthropoid -15 Possesses -16 Consume -20 An equal -23 Bow -26 The Ottoman court -27 Paris subway -29 Believe -30 Talk -32 Cry of sheep -33 Calculate -34 Open -36 Single unit -39 Crouches -41 Cereal -43 Page of a book -44 Insect -46 Conjunction -47 Part -49 Rubbish -52 Some -53 Time immediately preceding -56 Require -57 A small bird -59 Periphery; cover -60 Sign -62 Part of “to be” -64 A command to draft animals - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 80 - -NOT SO DIFFICULT - -By Robert S. Holzman - - -The beginner should have a good time with this neat construction. There -are no lurking terrors in the wood here for the adventurous explorer of -cross word puzzledom. Try this one against time. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | 2 | 3 | |#####| 4 | 5 | | 6 | 7 |#####| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 12 | | |#####| 13 | | |#####| 14 | | 15 |#####| 16 | | | -| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 17 | | | 18 | | |#####| 19 |#####| 20 | | 21 | | | | -| | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 22 | | |#####| 23 | | 24 |#####| 25 | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 26 | | | | 27 | |#####| 28 | 29 | | | | 30 |#####| -|#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 31 | | |#####| 32 | | | | | | |#####| 33 | | 34 | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 35 | |#####| 36 | | | |#####| 37 | | | 38 |#####| 39 | | -| | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 40 | |#####| |#####|#####|#####| |#####| 41 | |#####| | -| |#####| | |#####| |#####|#####|#####| |#####| | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 42 | 43 |#####| 44 | 45 | | 46 |#####| 47 | | 48 | |#####| 49 | | -| | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 50 | | 51 |#####| 52 | | | | | | |#####| 53 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 54 | | 55 | | | |#####| 56 | | | 57 | | |#####| -|#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 58 |#####| 59 | | |#####| 60 | 61 | |#####| 62 | | |#####| 63 | -| |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 64 | 65 | | | | 66 |#####| |#####| 67 | | | | 68 | | -| | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 69 | | |#####| 70 | | 71 |#####| 72 | | |#####| 73 | | | -| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 74 | | | |#####| 75 | | | | |#####| 76 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Father -4 Former Venetian high officials -8 Gambling term -12 Wrath -13 Flowed -14 Clash -16 Be wrong -17 Use -20 Plant of nightshade family -22 Excavation -23 Vegetable -25 Distracted -26 Sober -28 Make plump -31 Distant -32 Typhoon -33 Beaten track -35 Preposition -36 Disposition -37 Batters -39 Sign of negation -40 Perform -41 Astir -42 Silicon -44 Disease of foot -47 Iota -49 Masculine pronoun -50 And so forth -52 Hummed -53 Mien -54 One who carves -56 Suitable for food -59 That bird -60 Haul -62 Lubricate -64 Kind of nail -67 Lower in rank -69 1004 -70 Faucet -72 Fluid used for heating -73 Female sheep -74 Search -75 Austerity -76 Plan - - -VERTICAL - -1 Mottled with various colors -2 Weapon -3 Condiment -4 Period -5 Forward -6 Exclamation -7 Pose -9 Primer -10 Skill -11 Support -13 Revolve -15 Indian drum -18 Cover -19 Exist -21 Border for picture -23 Saucy -24 Distant -26 Rested upon -27 Priestly sign -29 Suited -30 Woman devoted to religious life -31 Counterfeit -34 Drunkard -36 Swamp -38 Total -43 That one’s -45 Secret -46 Civil offense -47 Again -48 Detestable -49 Hurry -51 Adhere -53 United -55 Scamp -57 Receptacle -58 Doctrines -61 Conjunction -63 Tract -65 Fasten -66 Organ -67 Jostle -68 Be indebted to -71 3.14159265358979 -72 Depart - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 81 - -THE EIGHT TEES - -By M. B. Gillung - - -One more tee and Mr. Gillung could have a golf links. As it is, he has -provided some neatly placed bunkers to trap the unwary. Beware the -unkeyed letters that lurk along the fairway! Particularly those near -the boundaries. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | | | 2 | 3 | 4 |#####|#####|#####| 5 | 6 | 7 | | | 8 | -| | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####|#####| 9 | | | 10 |#####| 11 | | | |#####|#####| | -| |#####|#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####|#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 12 | | | | | 13 | | | | | 14 |#####| | -| |#####| | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 15 | 16 | | | |#####| 17 | | |#####| 18 | | | 19 | | -| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 20 | | | |#####| 21 | | | | |#####| 22 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 23 | | |#####| 24 |#####| 25 | | |#####| 26 |#####| 27 | | | -| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 28 | | 29 | | 30 |#####| |#####| 31 | | 32 | | |#####| -|#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####|#####| 33 | | | | |#####| 34 | | | | |#####|#####| -|#####|#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####|#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 35 | | | | |#####| 36 |#####| 37 | | | | 38 |#####| -|#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 39 | | |#####| |#####| 40 | | 41 |#####| |#####| 42 | | 43 | -| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 44 | | | 45 |#####| 46 | | | | |#####| 47 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 48 | | | | 49 |#####| 50 | | |#####| 51 | | | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 52 | | | 53 | | | | 54 | | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####|#####| 55 | | | |#####| 56 | | | |#####|#####| | -| |#####|#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####|#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 57 | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| 58 | | | | | | -| | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Acknowledgment of lordship -5 Workmanship -9 To subside -11 Human family -12 Derivations -15 Reputations -17 Young animal -18 Dregs -20 God of Thunder -21 Slimy -22 Short tail -23 Salt -25 Neglect of duty -27 Things -28 Gibe -31 Hollow cylinder -33 Abrupt -34 Aches -35 Half-breed -37 Vision -39 Managed -40 Water -42 To seize -44 Islands -46 Precious stones -47 Skin disease -48 Severe -50 Corroded -51 To bury -52 Free joint -55 Demises -56 High -57 Becoming -58 Weak - - -VERTICAL - -1 Frequents -2 To vary -3 Odd figures -4 A tree -5 Drudgery -6 Sharp -7 Liquors -8 Artifices -10 Place -11 A bird -12 Softened -13 Shining -14 Inviolables -16 Exclamations -19 Providing energy -24 Trick -26 Steeple -29 Do -30 It exists -31 Dolorous -32 Undivided -35 Strength -36 Barren open country -38 Long hair -39 Rubbed -40 Large drops -41 On the look out -43 Chide -45 Pass along -47 Imbecile -49 Rested -51 Island -53 Soak -54 A dolt - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 82 - -THIRD-RAIL CROSSOVER - -By I. S. O. - - -A fine double-cross study in four-letter words. The occasional -abbreviation does not mar the general effect. The lateral wedge-masses -key well with the central cross. 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-+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 A gewgaw -6 A point or beginning (obs.) -9 Herself -12 Bark; investing layer -18 To follow after -19 Stooping low -22 Single; only -23 Concerning -24 A prefix; half -26 A term in billiards -27 Steeps -29 Prefix; not -30 The auditory organ -32 A Hindu God -34 To carry laboriously -35 Teeth of a wheel -36 Prefix; three -37 Step lightly -39 To plunge head-first -41 A theatrical miscellany -42 Space -43 A short sleep -45 The rudimentary leaf of the embryo in plants -48 Period of years -49 To consent -51 A frozen confection -52 An old soldier; a horse doctor -53 To clutch; clench -55 Upon -56 Having narrow strips of cloth -58 Hail -60 Turf -62 Since -64 Mechanical device for irregular rotary motion -66 To bind -67 An anthropoid ape -69 Belonging to him -70 Gone by -71 Down; below -73 Pull along -75 By and by -77 Three in cards -78 To make a speech -79 Remainder -80 One who flies -81 Astir -82 Rodents -84 The Indian bull -86 Wood of a South American tree -88 Electric particle -89 A small devil -90 Vestige -93 Old -95 Limb -96 Lanterloo -97 Rasp -99 Prefix; one -100 Under -102 Thus -103 Backless chair -105 Wild, insane -107 A viscous liquid -109 Brings forth, of lambs -112 A small tumor -113 Transitory -116 Regret -118 A flower -120 A pilaster -121 A pottery slab -123 Wash -125 Equip -126 To influence -127 Upper limb -129 Jackdaws -131 An inclosure -132 Part of “to be” -133 A vegetable -134 Sour -136 Intend -138 Within -139 Prevent -141 Pathological distention with air -144 Illustrious -146 Eats away -147 Die (Scotch) -148 Curve of ship-spiling -149 Dryest - - -VERTICAL - -1 Artists’ caps -2 Opposite of afar -3 Ourselves -4 To sprout -5 Dregs of wine -6 Correlative of either -7 A fabulous bird -8 Two-fold -9 To shake, jog -10 Obj. form of he -11 Measure of type -13 A cereal -14 Author of “Treasure Island” -15 Toward -16 Be available -17 Pert. to hospitality -19 Pert. to a city -20 Pitiless -21 Inguinal region -25 Prefix; middle -28 The self -31 A circlet -33 Shun -35 Coagulates -36 Ensnare -38 Portion -40 And so forth -41 Lyric poem -42 Dry -44 Decomposed vegetable fuel -46 A measure of time -47 Level, uniform -48 Is mistaken -49 Partly corresponding -50 Relating to the cuticle -53 So as to profit -54 Avidity -55 South American plant -57 Ever -59 Papal palace -61 Interrogative pronoun -63 A Chinese bean -65 Mental inferior -67 Art indebted -68 Very thin fabric -70 Pert. to an area -72 A wit -74 Skill -76 Born -77 Until -81 Be ill -83 Likely -85 A valuable insect -87 Gone by -89 A metal -91 Impolite -92 Summon legally -94 One who does -97 Proceeds -98 Vacant -100 Plait, interlace -101 Squall, cry -104 A small branch -106 Exclamation -108 Part of verb “to be” -110 Lowest tide -111 Long, vehement speech -113 Growing out -114 Take for wife -115 South American camel -117 Used to curdle milk -119 One who rhymes -120 Reverential fear -122 Female lamb -124 Hides -126 Dry -127 Pain -128 Fail to hit -130 Level-headed -133 Couch -134 Imitate -135 Lair -137 And not -140 Toward -142 Physician -143 Possessive pronoun -145 To exist - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 83 - -ANOTHER BY A PRACTICED CONSTRUCTOR - -By Marcam - - -Remember Marcam’s neat creations in the First Series of the Cross Word -Puzzle Book? We have three by this author this time. For a pretty job, -give us Marcam. Neophyte is more prolix and erudite, but Marcam has the -graces with her. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | | 2 | 3 | 4 |#####| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |#####| 9 | 10 | 11 | | 12 | -| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 13 | | | 14 |#####| 15 | | |#####| 16 | | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 17 | 18 |#####| 19 | | | 20 | | | | 21 | | | |#####| 22 | | -| | |#####| | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 23 | | 24 | |#####| 25 | | |#####| 26 | | |#####| 27 | 28 | | | -| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 29 | | |#####| 30 | | | | 31 | | | | 32 |#####| 33 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 34 | | 35 | |#####| 36 | | | | |#####| 37 | 38 | | |#####| -|#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 39 |#####| 40 | | | 41 |#####| 42 | | |#####| 43 | | | |#####| 44 | -| |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 45 | 46 | | | | | 47 |#####| |#####| 48 | | | | | 49 | | -| | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 50 | | |#####| 51 | | | | | | | | |#####| 52 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 53 | | | 54 | | | |#####| |#####| 55 | | | 56 | | | | -| | | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 57 | | | |#####| 58 | | 59 |#####| 60 | | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 61 | | | |#####| 62 | | | | 63 |#####| 64 | | | 65 |#####| -|#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 66 | | |#####| 67 | 68 | | | | | | 69 | |#####| 70 | | 71 | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 72 | | | 73 |#####| 74 | | |#####| 75 | | |#####| 76 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 77 | |#####| 78 | 79 | | | | 80 | | | | 81 | |#####| 82 | | -| | |#####| | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 83 | | | |#####| 84 | | |#####| 85 | | | 86 |#####| | -| |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 87 | | | | |#####| 88 | | | | |#####| 89 | | | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Shrew -5 Interval -9 Seeress -13 Enemies -15 Total -16 Engagement -17 Part of “to be” -19 Insert -22 Printers’ measure -23 Bereft -25 Probable -26 Heavy -27 Mud -29 Before -30 Estate of a prince -33 Bow the head -34 Catch sight of -36 Closed compartments -37 Grows older -40 Skin -42 Beam -43 Clock face -45 Seizes roughly -48 Offers -50 Part of “to be” -51 Rope on sailing ship -52 Obtain -53 D.D.S. -55 Exude -57 Fop -58 Distant -60 Residence of David -61 Girl’s name -62 Noted stylist of the ’80s -64 Observe -66 Tumor -67 Thefts -70 Delay -72 To scold -74 Vessel -75 Age -76 Hindu groom -77 Article -78 Breathing -82 That man -83 Monster -84 Belonging to us -85 Hindrance -87 Court card -88 North African plant -89 The after song - - -VERTICAL - -1 Old -2 Belonging to -3 Thigh -4 Lair -6 Associate -7 High mountain -8 Carefully -9 Rested -10 Newspaper article -11 Exist -12 Crippled -14 Be prominent -16 Part of wall -18 Again -20 Narrative poem -21 Boys -22 God of Love -24 Shining brilliantly -28 Ungracefully -30 Colossal -31 Fellow schoolman -32 Holds -35 Comrade -38 Prod -39 Lots (colloq.) -41 Obliterate -43 Believes -44 Flower -46 Metalliferous rock -47 Pose -48 Mound -49 Decay -54 Large vessel -56 Now (Scot.) -58 Party -59 Approaches again -61 Meager -62 Support -63 Revelry -65 Every -66 Anger -68 Part of church -69 Heroine in “Idylls of the King” -71 Fowls -73 Therefore -76 Fasten -79 Mistake -80 Famous British University (abbr.) -81 Native metal -83 Upon -86 Proceed - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 84 - -DOWN THE GOLDEN STAIRS - -By Konstantynopolitanczyk - - -We have reason to believe that the name above is a pseudonym. We wish -it weren’t, for Mr. Konstantyou-finish-it has made a magnificent -construction in five-letter words, with a few long ones to accomplish -the interlock. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####|#####| 1 | 2 | 3 | | 4 | 5 |#####| 6 | 7 | | 8 | 9 |#####| 10 | 11 | | 12 | 13 | 14 |#####|#####| -|#####|#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####|#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 15 | | | |#####| 16 | | 17 | | |#####| 18 | | 19 | | |#####| 20 | | | 21 |#####| -|#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 22 | | | | |#####| 23 | | | | |#####| 24 | | | | |#####| 25 | | | | 26 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-+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Erase -6 Procreates -10 Mourn -15 Regard -16 Inclined -18 Lemur -20 Actual -22 Bolt -23 Nostrils -24 Era -25 Debauchees -27 Yale students -28 Savory -29 Struck -30 Imitation satin -31 Destiny -32 Storms -33 In that place -34 Tighten again -35 Hybrid equines -36 Large felines -37 Pig-like mammal of S. A. -38 Pertaining to schedules -41 Vigilant -42 Civil -43 Possessive pronoun -45 Revised -46 Fierce look -47 Celebrated sorceress -48 Chums -49 Uncloses -50 Sufferings -51 Polyp’s skeletons -52 Molten rock -53 Reared -54 Carved gem -55 Jury -56 Signs of omission -58 Guided -59 Morning worship -60 Wed -61 British title -62 Mature -63 Flower nectar -64 Revolt -65 Interprets -68 Writing material -69 Medieval guitars -70 Style -72 Publisher -73 Withers -74 Dromedary -75 Nap -76 Employer -77 Confines -78 Aslant -79 Pastoral pipe -80 Deeds -81 Carries -82 Round-up -83 Male falcon -85 Even so -86 Rash -87 Commenced -88 Genuine -89 Knots or knobs -90 Kind of beer -91 Word of unknown meaning in the Psalms -92 Maker of arms -95 A murænoid eel -96 Even -97 Australian bird -99 Longs -100 Polecat -101 Economical person -102 Dirty street or district -103 Weird -104 Virtuous -105 Scout -106 Raise the spirits -107 Decree -108 As far as -109 Earth -110 Nothing -111 Appropriate -112 Water-nymph -113 Slurred - - -VERTICAL - -1 Crane -2 Pieces out -3 Allow -4 Finch-like bird -5 Stockades -6 Sliding vehicle -7 Possessive pronoun -8 Rudiment -9 Deep, lethargic sleep (pl.) -10 Cause of pediculosis -11 Comminuted lava -12 Eccentric -13 More orderly -14 Removed -15 Fodder storage -17 Rainbow -19 Mechanical repetition without understanding -21 Dregs -22 Narrate -26 Contemptuous insinuations -28 Vegetables with dressing -29 Prop -30 Ink of the cuttlefish -32 Governs -33 Rows -34 Disentangle -35 Silenced -36 Flat, treeless plain -37 Pertaining to tides -39 Worship -40 Two-legged -41 Foreign -42 Sealed with wax -43 Harbor -44 Excite -46 Street urchin -47 Spondulix -48 Verbal -50 Top of the head (pl.) -51 Provide -52 Etruscan gods -53 Grass leaf -54 Antic -55 Panels -56 Junto -57 Rock -59 Secondary -60 Is melancholy -61 Asiatic shrub -62 Religious ceremony -63 Inferno -64 Juliet’s lover -66 Draw out -67 Clenched hands -68 Summons -69 Black and shining -70 Fragment -71 Church officer -73 Destinies -74 Aromatic wood -75 Roost -77 Lid -78 Standard golf score -79 Of the kidneys -80 Madagascar mammal -81 Ebb and flow -82 Royal -83 Layer of tiles -84 Bean -86 Large wasps -87 Impure soda -88 Divers -89 Water raising apparatus (pl.) -90 Town in Ohio -91 Harsh -93 Coral barrier -94 The Madonna -95 Death (Fr.) -96 Den -97 African antelope -98 Dumb -100 Strip of land -101 Hurried -102 The black haw -104 Silent -105 Station (abbr.) -106 Finish - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 85 - -DIRTY WORK AT THE CROSS WORDS - -By Neophyte - - -Perhaps you agonized over Neophyte’s creation in the First Series. -Here’s its mate. Neophyte, being a hardened veteran of the cryptic art, -must have heard the groans from the breasts of puzzlers poring over his -brain buster. And he gloated and went at his fell work again. However, -this one is a little easier than the other. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####|#####|#####| 1 | 2 | 3 | | 4 | 5 | 6 |#####|#####|#####| -|#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 7 | 8 | | | |#####| 9 | | | 10 | 11 |#####| -|#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 12 | | | | |#####| 13 | | | | |#####| -|#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 14 | | | | | |#####| 15 | | | | | 16 | -| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 17 | | | |#####| |#####| |#####| 18 | | | | -| | | | |#####| |#####| |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 19 | | | | |#####|#####|#####| 20 | | | | | -| | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| | -| |#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####|#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | |#####|#####|#####| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | | -| | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 29 | | | |#####| 30 |#####| 31 |#####| 32 | | | | -| | | | |#####| |#####| |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 33 | | | | 34 | |#####| 35 | 36 | | | | | -| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 37 | | | | |#####| 38 | | | | |#####| -|#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 39 | | | | |#####| 40 | | | | |#####| -|#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####|#####|#####| 41 | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| -|#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Ungainly -7 Malayan animal -9 Simpleton -12 Expiate -13 Fools -14 Stiff mass, esp. of bread -15 Most singular -17 Fruit of Cola acuminata -18 Look rudely -19 Hero of series of books -20 Abounding in ferns -21 Hums -25 Readjusted -29 Learning -32 Affection -33 Ancient weapons -35 Laborer -37 Prevent -38 Venomous serpent -39 Boundary -40 Thin -41 Yields - - -VERTICAL - -1 Footless -2 Wound but not kill -3 Basket or trap for fish -4 Glowing -5 Unit of square measure -6 Trifler -7 Prick designs on skin -8 Coral island -10 Curl the lip -11 German town -14 Writes unskillfully -16 Keeper of an engagement -22 Openings -23 Pert. to Ireland -24 One who rents -26 Cuts out -27 Furnished with guard -28 All possible -30 Poplar -31 Gaze earnestly -34 Blood -36 German river - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 86 - -HEY, THERE! - -By Neophyte - - -Dear Neophyte: Whaddaye mean by those two bare, indecently naked words, -each with three unkeyed letters? An expert like you? However, you tried -too hard to keep it down to the level of ordinary mankind and -restrained yourself from so many outlandish words that you are addicted -to—that, we believe, the puzzlers will forgive you. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####|#####|#####| 1 | 2 | 3 | | 4 | 5 | 6 |#####|#####|#####| -|#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 7 | 8 | | | |#####| 9 | | | 10 | 11 |#####| -|#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 12 | | | | |#####| 13 | | | | |#####| -|#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 14 | | | |#####| |#####| |#####| 15 | | | 16 | -| | | | |#####| |#####| |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 17 | | | | 18 | |#####| 19 | 20 | | | | | -| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####|#####|#####| 21 | |#####| 22 | |#####|#####|#####| | -| |#####|#####|#####| | |#####| | |#####|#####|#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 23 | | | | |#####|#####|#####| 24 | | | | | -| | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####|#####|#####| 25 | 26 |#####| 27 | |#####|#####|#####| | -| |#####|#####|#####| | |#####| | |#####|#####|#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | | |#####| 32 | | 33 | 34 | 35 | | -| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 36 | | | |#####| |#####| |#####| 37 | | | | -| | | | |#####| |#####| |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 38 | | | 39 | |#####| 40 | 41 | | | |#####| -|#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 42 | | | | |#####| 43 | | | | |#####| -|#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####|#####|#####| 44 | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| -|#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Outlive -7 Look hard -9 Pert. to ships -12 Spoil -13 Metric cubic unit -14 Storehouse -15 Shelter -17 Bivalve -19 Condition -21 One -22 Parent -23 Twig, spray -24 Explode -25 Behold -27 Conjunction -28 Holy day -32 One who reads -36 Anger -37 Moves slowly -38 Come to fruition -40 Musical drama -42 Give pain -43 Enticed -44 Most profound - - -VERTICAL - -1 Godly person -2 Vessel -3 Come back -4 Part of foot -5 Vessel -6 Happening -7 Continue -8 Sailors -10 Surface -11 That not -14 Support -16 Canopies -18 American bird -20 Kind of sword -26 Fruit -27 American bird -29 Manners -30 Narrow opening -31 Lukewarm -33 Watchful -34 Defy -35 Euphemism for “By God” -39 Point of compass -41 Matter - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 87 - -SPOT - -By Irvan Neckerman - - -The blacks strewn negligently over the form give it an informal look, -different from those forms that are studiedly ornamental and almost -forbidding in the courtly, mannered preciseness. However, Mr. -Neckerman’s construction may make you knit your brows now and then. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | 2 | 3 | | 4 | 5 |#####| 6 | 7 | | 8 | 9 | 10 | -| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 11 | | |#####| 12 | | | | |#####| 13 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 14 | | | 15 | | |#####| 16 | | 17 | | | | -| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 18 | | | | 19 | | | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 20 | 21 | | |#####| 22 | | |#####| 23 | | 24 | | -| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 25 | | | | 26 |#####| |#####| 27 | | | | | -| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| |#####| 28 | | | | | | |#####| |#####| -|#####| |#####| | | | | | | |#####| |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 29 | | 30 | | |#####| |#####| 31 | | 32 | | 33 | -| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 34 | | |#####| 35 | 36 | | 37 | |#####| 38 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 39 | 40 | | | | | | 41 | |#####| | -| |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 42 | 43 | | | | |#####| 44 | | | | 45 | | -| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 46 | | | |#####| 47 | | |#####| 48 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 49 | | | | | |#####| 50 | | | | | | -| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Lampoon -6 Key -11 Unit of superficial measure -12 Parisian theater -13 Southern constellation -14 Watched -16 Beetle -18 Visitations -20 Christmas -22 Signal of distress -23 Think -25 Fragment -27 Flowers -28 Small dog -29 Remedied -31 Banked -34 Anglo-Saxon money of account -35 Sovereign -38 Sooner than -39 Change -42 Backward -44 One who escapes -46 Deviate -47 Decline -48 Oil seeds -49 Assistant foreman -50 At stated periods - - -VERTICAL - -1 Silk cloth -2 Part of “to be” -3 Humane -4 Female deer -5 Scandinavian myths -6 Detriment -7 At one time -8 Foot of an insect -9 Fixed point of time -10 Madness -15 Enlarge -17 Branch of heraldry -19 Springs -21 To meet the eye -24 Cut -26 Retailer of small wares -27 Redistribution -29 Magnetic metal -30 Species of palm -32 Preserver -33 Earnestly -36 Inside -37 Fertile (poetic) -40 Tear -41 Green and white monkey -43 Jurisdiction of a bishop -45 Fish - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 88 - -CENTRIFUGAL - -By Minerva - - -Look at this with your eyes half closed and get the effect of rotary -motion. Then try and solve it, and see if the rotary motion doesn’t -transmit itself to your head. Plenty of short words, but not all of -them easy, and the long ones—but go ahead! - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | | 2 | 3 | | 4 | 5 | 6 |#####| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |#####| 12 | 13 | -| | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 14 | |#####| 15 | | | 16 |#####| 17 | | | | 18 |#####| | -| |#####| | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 19 | | | 20 |#####| 21 | | | 22 | |#####| 23 | | | 24 | | -|#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 25 | | | | | 26 | |#####| 27 | | | 28 |#####| 29 | | | | -| | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 30 | | |#####| 31 | | | 32 |#####| 33 | | | 34 | | |#####| | -| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 35 | |#####| 36 | |#####| 37 | | 38 | | |#####| 39 | |#####| 40 | | -| | |#####| | |#####| | | | | |#####| | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 41 | | 42 | | | 43 |#####| 44 | | |#####| 45 | | | 46 | | | -| | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 47 | | | | 48 |#####| |#####| 49 | | |#####| 50 | | | -| |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 51 | | |#####| 52 | | | | | | |#####| 53 | | |#####| -|#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 54 | | |#####| 55 | | |#####| |#####| 56 | | 57 | | |#####| 58 | -| | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 59 | | | 60 | | |#####| 61 | | 62 |#####| 63 | | | | 64 | | -| | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 65 | |#####| 66 | |#####| 67 | | | | 68 |#####| 69 | |#####| 70 | | -| | |#####| | |#####| | | | | |#####| | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 71 | | | 72 | | |#####| 73 | | 74 | |#####| 75 | | | -| |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 76 | 77 | | |#####| 78 | | | 79 |#####| 80 | | | 81 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 82 | | | | 83 |#####| 84 | | | 85 | |#####| 86 | | | |#####| -| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 87 | | | 88 | |#####| 89 | | | 90 |#####| 91 | |#####| 92 | -| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 93 | |#####| 94 | | | | |#####| 95 | | | | | | | | -| | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 An ancient symbol -7 Fatigued -12 In case -14 Proceed -15 Coloring -17 New -19 Contained -21 Revolves -23 Slip away from -25 Suspended -27 A ship’s smallboat -29 School near Windsor Castle -30 Rodent -31 Enemies -33 Inhabitants of a country -35 Otherwise -36 Myself -37 At no time -39 Maiden changed by Hera into a heifer -40 Sloth -41 Discolors -44 Existed -45 Testify under oath -47 Asiatic country -49 Turf -50 Deity -51 Augment -52 Injured by a blow -53 Sea eagle -54 Owing -55 Color -56 Any plant of the amaryllis family -59 Severe trial -61 Pen -63 Excrements -65 Sun god -66 Belonging to me -67 Ridiculed -69 One -70 Affirmative -71 Preposterous -73 To scorch -75 A long strip of wood used for gliding over snow -76 Small British isle where Macbeth was buried -78 Common laborer in bondage for debt -80 Stiffly formal -82 Beginning; first attempt -84 Get up -86 A fratricide -87 Distorts; pulls obliquely -89 Inter -91 Chief Babylonian deity -93 Toward -94 Precipitous -95 A king of Thebes, son of Œdipus - - -VERTICAL - -1 Thus -2 Deputy -3 Disposed of for a consideration -4 The thing -5 Young domestic animal -6 Assyrian god of Chaos -8 Reply -9 Accomplish -10 Made from a rib -11 Promote; cause to grow -13 Maddened -16 Attempt -18 Recent -19 Center -20 Protect; fight for -22 Backs of the necks -24 Accomplish -25 Unmetrical literary composition -26 Not any -28 Behold -32 Stitch -34 Party-colored -36 Intellect -38 Diversity -40 Soon -42 Assisted -43 Prophetess -45 Artful device to evade or cheat -46 Fearsome giants -48 Exist -49 Large body of water -51 Invisible emanation -53 Equal -54 Sleeping -55 Periods of time -57 A mushroom -58 Mohammedan title of courtesy -60 Engages in any affair or business -61 Perspiration -62 Aye -64 Seized -67 Animal fat -68 Abandon -71 Small insects -72 Above -74 In, on, near or by -75 Quiet -77 Over and in contact with -79 Point -81 Secular -83 Still -85 Plead -88 Ourselves -90 You -92 Exists - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 89 - -SLENDER AS A GIRL - -By John A. Shafer - - -This is no Falstaff of cross word puzzles, no paunchy fellow stuffed -with large and grandiloquent words. It is a mite, a snack. It is an -easy one, too. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 5 | 6 |#####| 7 | 8 | | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | -| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 13 | | | |#####| 14 | | 15 | | |#####| 16 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 17 | | 18 |#####| 19 | | |#####| 20 | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 21 | 22 |#####| 23 | | 24 |#####| |#####| 25 | | |#####| 26 | | -| | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 27 | | 28 |#####| 29 | | 30 |#####| 31 | | |#####| 32 | | | -| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 33 | | | 34 |#####| 35 | | | | |#####| 36 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 37 | | | |#####| |#####| |#####| 38 | | | |#####| -|#####| | | | |#####| |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 39 | | | |#####| 40 | | | | 41 |#####| 42 | | | 43 | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 44 | | |#####| 45 | | |#####| 46 | | 47 |#####| 48 | | | -| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 49 | |#####| 50 | | |#####| 51 |#####| 52 | | 53 |#####| 54 | | -| | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 55 | | |#####| 56 | | 57 |#####| 58 | | 59 |#####| | -| |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 60 | 61 | | |#####| 62 | | | | 63 |#####| 64 | | 65 | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 66 | | | | | | |#####| 67 | | | | | | | -| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 To twist -7 Financially sound -13 Obligation -14 Large duck -16 Response -17 Beat (colloq.) -19 Deep ditch -20 Animal of Africa -21 Proceed -23 To steep in water -25 Infatuated -26 Perform -27 Measure -29 Pericarp for seeds -31 Doleful -32 Asphyxiate -33 Bobbin -35 Human being -36 Provisions for table -37 Willingly -38 Paint carelessly -39 Rebel -40 Coffins -42 Neat -44 An individual -45 Obstacle -46 Penetrate -48 Jurisdiction of archbishop -49 Come about -50 Fodder -52 Silence by force -54 Symbol for tin -55 Period of time -56 Game -58 To desert one’s party -60 Box -62 Coarse cotton -64 Source -66 Inking pad of lithographic printer -67 Goodies - - -VERTICAL - -1 Old man -2 Near -3 Kind of fruit -4 Former European ruler -5 Regarding -6 Nervous twitch -7 Adjust -8 Correlative -9 Offer for sale -10 Medieval shield -11 State (abbr.) -12 Uneven -15 Excavated -18 Catnip -20 Point of a spear -22 A hydrocarbon -24 Coarse part of flax -25 Anything closely interwoven -26 Handcuffs (slang) -28 Period -30 Thumb or finger -31 Portion -32 East Indian oxen -34 Wilful misstatement -36 Adipose -39 Strong -40 Turkish title -41 A bending -43 Small catlike animals -45 Non-professional -47 Thick, oily substance -50 Musical instrument -51 Fish -53 Outward form -55 Female parent -56 252 gallons -57 To chatter -59 Over and above -61 Italian river -62 In high degree -63 Noting motion toward -65 Adhering - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 90 - -CORNERED - -By T. J. Stephens - - -Look at those corners, full, compact, ample, obese. A little bit loose -on the sides, but admirable for corner construction. 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-| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Interchange of opinions -7 A set of steps leading over a wall or fence -11 A true copy of an original writing -18 Yearly -19 A unit -20 Discordant -21 Established -23 Large body of water -25 To make a circuit -26 A master -27 A slight sound -29 Taste -31 To abide -32 A shrub -34 Rent -35 To extract -36 A device for igniting an explosive charge -37 Son of Vulcan (Rom. myth) -39 A doglike animal -41 A stream -42 Clearer -43 To eject -45 Pertaining to understanding -47 Immense -48 A child -50 Jeweled headdress -51 Father -53 Staggered -55 Born -56 Admire (U. S. colloq.) -59 Needy -61 To burst forth -63 Withered (obs.) -65 Presage -67 To grate -68 Name of an automobile -69 An Indian -70 Disagreeable -71 A Roman highway -73 A fruit (pl.) -75 Horned toad -77 A festival -78 Ruins -80 A color -82 To delay -84 Laborer -85 Lift -87 Pertaining to ferns (pl.) -89 To percolate slowly -90 Part of the harness of a horse (pl.) -92 A Chinese wax -95 A place of worship -97 Artificially produced -98 Daughter of Uranus -100 A Greek letter -102 Tidy -103 A part of a shoe -104 Feminine proper name -106 Obsolete, timber -107 Catch (colloq.) -108 User of tobacco -110 A vegetable (pl.) -112 A prefix meaning limit (geom.) -113 Number of books printed at once -115 A tree -117 A large seal -119 To yield -120 Nothing -121 A fine -122 Moved away furtively -123 Cut of meat -124 Sophoclean hero - - -VERTICAL - -1 A long outer garment -2 An Indian tribe -3 To loosen -4 A hard-shelled fruit -5 To season -6 Chosen -8 A small nail -9 A transparent solid -10 To run -12 A young hog -13 A large book -14 Hit -15 Obliteration -16 To rate -17 Assayers -22 A lateen-rigged vessel -23 An American spotted cat -24 A genus of gastropods -25 To harden -28 An element -30 Boys -33 To move heavily -36 A musical composition -38 A person in authority -40 Mock blow -41 Exhausts -42 Form assumed by certain insects -44 A recital -46 Girl’s name -47 Difficult -49 An area of ground (military) -51 Robbers -52 A part of an antenna -53 Dressed -54 Musical compositions for two performers -56 Farm -57 To lay in surrounding matter -58 Below -60 Away from -62 An American poet and story-writer -64 An age -66 To devour -72 To reiterate -73 To dismiss -74 To gaze -75 A goose -76 On top of -77 Useless adornments -79 A beverage -81 A mixture of gases -83 A plane surface -85 To recover -86 Ethylene -88 Flags -89 Not moving -90 Converse -91 A prefix meaning half -93 To ordain -94 Sea soldiers -96 Dull gray -97 A satellite -99 Biblical name -101 Obsolete, herald -103 Smite (past part.) -105 Not far -108 To subside -109 Rave -110 A jar or pot -111 Identical -114 Beverage -116 Filled pastry -118 The (French pl.) - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 91 - -THAT EXCLUSIVE LINOLEUM PATTERN - -By Wilmer H. Koch - - -Mr. Koch wandered into the kitchen after a doughnut, and saw black and -white squares all over the floor. “Aha,” thought he, “like a flash, an -idea!” This is it. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 1 | | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |#####| 6 | | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |#####| -|#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 11 | |#####| 12 | | | | 13 | |#####| 14 | | | | 15 | -| | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 16 | | 17 | |#####| 18 | | | | 19 | |#####| 20 | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 21 | | | | 22 | |#####| 23 | | | | 24 | |#####| | -| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 25 | | | | 26 | |#####| 27 | | | | 28 | | -| |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 29 | 30 | |#####| 31 | | | | 32 | |#####| 33 | | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 34 | | | 35 | |#####| 36 | | | | 37 | |#####| 38 | | -| | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 39 | | | | 40 | |#####| 41 | | | | 42 | |#####| -|#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 43 | |#####| 44 | | | | 45 | |#####| 46 | | | | 47 | -| | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 48 | | 49 | |#####| 50 | | | | 51 | |#####| 52 | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 53 | | | | 54 | |#####| 55 | | | | 56 | |#####| | -| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 57 | | | | 58 | |#####| 59 | | | | 60 | | -| |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 61 | 62 | |#####| 63 | | | | 64 | |#####| 65 | | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 66 | | | 67 | |#####| 68 | | | | 69 | |#####| 70 | | -| | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 71 | | | | | |#####| 72 | | | | | |#####| -|#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Grammatical figure -6 Interchange -11 A negative vote -12 First cause -14 A tetrasyllabic foot -16 The two-toed sloth -18 Fragments -20 Collection of animals -21 To charge with gas -23 Astronomical measuring instrument -25 Bull’s-eyes at archery -27 Compounds having the same composition -29 Spiteful woman -31 Separation of compound words -33 Ornamental border -34 To eject legally -36 Displace -38 The Roman libra -39 A kind of indehiscent fruit -41 Concerning -43 Indefinite nominative -44 Petitioner at law -46 A color -48 River in Germany -50 A second perusal -52 Rather than -53 The rear -55 Layers -57 Coins minted under Charles I -59 Tripod -61 Prefix; the same -63 Scourge -65 A field of granular snow -66 A bid at bridge -68 An evening party -70 Gold color -71 The goober -72 A cognomen - - -VERTICAL - -1 Encircle -2 Ordinary -3 Wend -4 Collection of interesting objects -5 Geometric figure -6 Tolerate -7 Rebels -8 Preposition -9 A soluble ferment -10 River -11 A delicate gradation -13 Lacrosse racket -15 Solicits -17 Frigid -19 Place of detention -22 Falter -24 Aftermaths -26 Cylindrical -28 A click beetle -30 Incarnation -32 Turkish hospice -35 St. Vitus’s dance -37 Month of the Jewish year -40 Strait -42 A grooved wheel -43 A source of synthetic indigo -45 Shakespearean character; a duke -47 Sexless -49 Scene of Napoleon’s defeat of the Austrians, 1796 -51 A blood vessel -54 Penal crime -56 Ringworm -58 Inclination -60 Cry of bacchanals -62 Sip -64 Tomcat -67 Note of diatonic scale -69 Printer’s measure - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 92 - -ADAM’S RIB - -By E. Pinkerton - - -If this puzzle were Adam, that central double armed cross would be his -rib just before it started turning into Eve. We observe nice fat masses -of words at sides and corners. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |#####| 5 | 6 | 7 |#####| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | -| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 13 | | | |#####| 14 | | | | 15 |#####| 16 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 17 | | | |#####| 18 | | | | |#####| 19 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 20 | | | | 21 | | |#####| 22 | | 23 | | | | | -| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| |#####|#####| 24 | | | 25 | | | |#####|#####| |#####| -|#####| |#####|#####| | | | | | | |#####|#####| |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 26 |#####| 27 | 28 | | |#####| |#####| 29 | | 30 | 31 |#####| 32 | -| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 33 | 34 | | | |#####| 35 | | |#####| 36 | | | 37 | | -| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 38 | | | |#####|#####|#####| |#####|#####|#####| 39 | | | | -| | | | |#####|#####|#####| |#####|#####|#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 40 | | | | 41 |#####| 42 | | |#####| 43 | | | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 44 | | | 45 |#####| |#####| 46 | | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 47 |#####|#####| 48 | | 49 | | 50 | | |#####|#####| 51 |#####| -|#####| |#####|#####| | | | | | | |#####|#####| |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 52 | | 53 | 54 | | | |#####| 55 | | | 56 | 57 | | 58 | -| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 59 | | | |#####| 60 | | 61 | | |#####| 62 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 63 | | | |#####| 64 | | | | |#####| 65 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 66 | | | | |#####| 67 | | |#####| 68 | | | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 3.2 grains -5 Wicked -8 Supply food -13 Animal without feet -14 Rectangular piece -16 Female beast of burden -17 Father -18 Reduce -19 Series of heroic events -20 Hermit -22 Zealous -24 Constraint -27 Rested -29 Every one -33 Narrow-minded people -35 Chart -36 Vassal -38 Rage -39 Dregs -40 Unfastens -42 Small egg -43 Handles -44 Move -46 Huge snake -48 Two-faced outwork -52 Hide -55 Studio -59 A game -60 Choose -62 Qualified -63 Entrance to a mine -64 Bargains -65 Furnace -66 Keep back -67 Relieved -68 Set again - - -VERTICAL - -1 Cloak -2 Aside -3 Cord -4 First man -5 Young children -6 Collection of sayings -7 Restrain -9 So be it -10 Narrow strip -11 Appearing gnawed -12 Cease from motion -14 Eucharist plate -15 Depart -21 The rainbow -23 Actual -25 Scrutinize -26 Dress covering -27 Exists -28 Actor -30 Microscopic hair (pl.) -31 Part of a shoe (pl.) -32 Dirty -34 Knock -37 Obtain -41 A father -43 Sharpen -45 Scolds -46 Posts for cables on a ship -47 Crystal-lined stone -49 Pert. to the palate -50 Lashed -51 Reigning beauty -52 To box -53 Shear -54 Repetition to learn -56 Variety of red -57 Egyptian bird -58 Hire -61 Yale - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 93 - -IN THE CLOVER PATCH - -By Minerva - - -A splendid construction, particularly in its avoidance of the bane of -puzzlers—the loose center. Minerva has not hesitated to call upon the -deeps of the dictionary for her words; there are some old favorites in -the patch, of course, but also some interlopers that will serve to keep -your interest for some time. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |#####| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |#####| 9 | 10 | 11 | |#####| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | -| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 17 | | | |#####|#####|#####| 18 | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| 19 | | | | -| | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 20 | | | | 21 |#####| 22 | | | |#####| 23 | | | 24 |#####| 25 | | | | | -| | | | | 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-+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 140 | | | | |#####| 141 | | | |#####| 142 | | | |#####| 143 | | | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Phrygian shepherd changed into a fir tree -5 God of love -9 Parched -12 Domesticates -17 Unusual -18 Was contiguous -19 Kind of compass used in surveying -20 Considerable in degree -22 Rounded protuberance -23 A drop of saline fluid -25 Domestic animal -26 Indian tribe -27 To inspire deep reverence -29 Bordered -31 Exist -33 Small mound of earth -34 Goddess of the moon -37 Receptacle for ashes -38 Grecian sub-prefect -40 Obtain -41 Make less bitter -44 Overmuch -46 Pore over -47 One -48 Part of a circle -50 A small hole -53 Ventilate -55 Groups of three -58 Trial impression -60 Loose end -62 Web-footed, tailless amphibian -64 Minor devil -65 Seaman -67 To be obliged for -68 Certain -69 In the direction of -71 Writer of a kind of plaintive verse -74 To seek something lofty -76 Floating vegetation in the Nile -77 Vapid -78 Move -79 Dissipate -81 Pert. to the eyes -83 Federations of workers -86 Hostelries -87 A lizard -89 Unit -90 Propeller -92 A pledge -93 Past -94 One who compiles material for publication -96 Placed at intervals -99 Japanese plant -100 Implore -102 Barrier -104 Abaft -105 Tree -107 Males -109 Well-being -112 Wrath -114 Phœnician princess carried away by Zeus -116 Bronze or copper -117 Tottered -121 Watering place -123 International language -124 Broke -126 Tiny -127 Sharp-pointed tool -129 Vedic god of the sun -131 Not good -133 Persia -135 Pert. to national sea forces -137 Sea eagle -138 Brittle, salty biscuit -139 Languish -140 Irascible -141 Be conscious of -142 Those snaky fish -143 A donkey - - -VERTICAL - -1 Hundred-eyed son of Zeus -2 Acid -3 Instruments for preserving the form of shoes -4 An affirmative -6 Took its way -7 Wind instrument -8 Quiet -9 Heedful -10 Long, slender plant -11 Mountain near ancient Troy -13 Flurry -14 Merriment -15 Comfort -16 Smooth -21 Ancient coin mentioned in the Bible -22 Immediate knowledge -24 Tap -25 The brave -28 Saturated -30 Enlarged -32 Rodent -35 Essential self -36 Elude -38 To implant deeply -39 Demure -42 Marry -43 A discriminating sense of hearing -45 Imbecile -46 Expression of exaltation -47 Intention -49 A female quadruped -51 Case for small articles -52 A kind of molding -54 Smoothing -56 Full of perforations -57 Person with a powerful voice -58 Noblemen of high rank -59 A marked characteristic -61 To adjust -63 Pants -66 Once more -68 A small shoot or twig -70 Regret -72 Edge -73 A high wave -75 Wickedness -79 The moon -80 One who meanly admires wealth or social position -81 One of a tribe of Algonquin Indians -82 Idler -84 Solemn affirmation -85 To shut close -88 Falsehood -91 Deed -94 A nymph who was changed into a fountain -95 Metal-bearing rock -97 Equality as to value -98 Make less light -101 That overworked Australian bird -103 The southwest wind -106 The papal court -108 The land where the sandman lives -110 The bay tree -111 A judicial inquest -112 To chill -113 A piece of property -114 Merits -115 An effervescent drink -118 Possess -119 A king of Israel -120 A narrow passage -122 Unadulterated -124 A tiresome person -125 A large plant -128 Staff -130 Still -132 Open -134 Total -136 Imitate - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 94 - -LITTLE BUT A BAD ’UN - -By Frank C. White - - -Mr. White must be one of those mild-seeming people who fool you so -often—at least that’s the impression his construction gives the editor. -It is little. It looks harmless. But don’t start it if you have an -appointment two hours hence. But maybe we shouldn’t give this away. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |#####| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |#####| -|#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 10 |#####| 11 | | | | | | | | |#####| 12 | -| |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 13 | 14 | | | | |#####| 15 | | | | 16 | | -| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 17 | | |#####| 18 | | 19 | | |#####| 20 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 21 | | | 22 |#####| 23 | | |#####| 24 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 25 | | | | 26 | |#####| 27 | 28 | | | | | -| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| |#####| 29 | |#####|#####|#####| 30 | |#####| |#####| -|#####| |#####| | |#####|#####|#####| | |#####| |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 31 | | 32 | | | 33 |#####| 34 | | | 35 | | 36 | -| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 37 | | | |#####| 38 | 39 | |#####| 40 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 41 | | |#####| 42 | | | | 43 |#####| 44 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 45 | | | 46 | | |#####| 47 | | 48 | | | | -| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 49 | | | | | | | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | | | | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 50 | | | | |#####| 51 | | | | |#####| -|#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Original man of Horus -6 The first Jewish high priest -11 A genus of Am. plants -13 A member of the Creek Indian tribe -15 Metal for casting in pigs -17 A game played for stakes -18 A valley in N. W. Argolis -20 Sooner than -21 Track of a deer -23 One of a tribe of Algonquians -24 In the thing or individual -25 Permit (3rd per. sing.) (pl.) -27 A workman on shoes -29 Denoting the infinitive -30 An exclamation of surprise -31 Leisurely (obs.) -34 Any sirenian, esp. the rytina -37 A pliable strip of oxhide (So. Africa) -38 Contrary to good in a moral sense -40 A recess in the shore -41 Anything steeped in liquid -42 A wind (musical) instrument -44 A fairy queen -45 A genus of No. Am. herbs -47 A cloud -49 Reprinting and publishing of a work -50 Lamellirostral birds -51 Am. wild plums - - -VERTICAL - -2 Tutor -3 A garden implement -4 Monitor lizard -5 Restores to existence -6 Invoke -7 An Eastern continent -8 To clothe in an odd manner -9 Mien -10 A town in Oklahoma -12 To insinuate contempt -14 Light repast -16 Absence of removal (rare) -19 Objective case of I -22 Natural kind or class, esp. of animals -24 Son of Abraham and Sarah (Bib.) -26 Sorrow -28 A beverage -31 Burning -32 Be present (obs. var.) -33 Long speech -34 Slope (3rd per. sing.) (pl.) -35 Common (obs. var.) -36 A German philosopher -39 Abbr. Life Guards -42 Compounds containing metal -43 An English mathematician -46 A word of command in driving animals -48 Hoot - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 95 - -MODERATION - -By Porter R. Lee - - -Never too much of anything is the slogan of this constructor. He gives -you a puzzle of moderate difficulty, but a set of easy words and then a -terror hidden among them like a serpent in the grass. The puzzle runs -its way at an even tenor, like an honest man’s life. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 1 | 2 | 3 |#####| 4 | | 5 | 6 | 7 | | 8 |#####| 9 | 10 | 11 | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 12 | | | | |#####| 13 | | |#####| 14 | | | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 15 | | |#####| 16 | 17 |#####| |#####| 18 | |#####| 19 | | | -| | | |#####| | |#####| |#####| | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 20 | | | | 21 |#####| 22 | | | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 23 | 24 | |#####| 25 | | | 26 | | | |#####| 27 | 28 | | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| |#####| 29 |#####| 30 | | | | |#####| 31 |#####| |#####| -|#####| |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 32 | | 33 | | 34 |#####| 35 | | |#####| 36 | | 37 | | 38 | -| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 39 | | | | | |#####| |#####| 40 | | | | | | -| | | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 41 | | | | |#####| 42 | | 43 |#####| 44 | | | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| |#####| |#####| 45 | | | | 46 |#####| |#####| |#####| -|#####| |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 47 | | 48 |#####| 49 | | | | | | 50 |#####| 51 | | 52 | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 53 | | | | |#####| 54 | | | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 55 | 56 | |#####| 57 | |#####| 58 |#####| 59 | |#####| 60 | 61 | | -| | | |#####| | |#####| |#####| | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 62 | | | | |#####| 63 | | 64 |#####| 65 | | | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 66 | | |#####| 67 | | | | | | |#####| 68 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Snake -4 Rainy -9 Make hum by spinning -12 Russian money -13 Steep -14 Fat -15 Notable period -16 For instance -18 Toward -19 Mend -20 Confronted -22 Lariat -23 Speck -25 Pasturage -27 Impair -30 Public passages -32 Raves -35 Layer -36 Length of the forearm -39 Member of cat family -40 Country in N. America -41 Legendary king -42 Legal science -44 Cause of anything -45 Set again -47 Son of Odin -49 Something to follow -51 Secondary -53 A root -54 Sound -55 In such circumstances -57 Atop -59 You and I -60 Torn piece -62 Unripe -63 Ventilate -65 Product of digestion -66 Slippery fish -67 Bearing buds -68 Influenced - - -VERTICAL - -1 Progeny of one stock -2 Pert. to us -3 Behind -4 Edible drupe -5 Ancient Biblical country -6 Afflict -7 That -8 Release -9 Cleansing agency -10 Conduct oneself toward -11 Cat -17 Prophet -18 Follows closely -21 Discontinue -22 Mistress of a household -24 Obscurity -26 Source of stability -28 Strong appetite -29 Topmost bone of spine -31 Kind of eclipse -32 Gypsy -33 Man’s nickname -34 Distress signal -36 Cage of an elevator -37 Hurtful -38 Strain -42 Hires -43 Fancy -45 Precipitation -46 Suppose -47 Color -48 Toothed wheel -49 Sharp-pointed instrument -50 Relative -51 Precious stone -52 Sharpened -56 Raw metal -58 Fade -61 Beverage -63 Exist -64 Egyptian god - - - - - - - - -CHAPTER 96 - -Puzzle No. 96 - -JUST FOR TWO! - -By Charley Cinderclass and Stoney Lonesome - - -These two contributors send in Cross Words by the dozen, so you can -imagine what splendid vocabularies they must have. 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- -HORIZONTAL - -1 Tatter -3 Dressed, as a stone -7 A color -11 Guided -13 State -14 Danger -15 Murmur -16 Jutting rock -18 Weird -20 Select set -22 Fortify -24 Jejune -25 Stranded -27 Single -28 Game at cards -29 Cone bearing tree -30 Scrutinize -32 Cereal grain -34 Craft -35 Mercenary -37 Mohammedan religion -39 Foxy -40 Winnow -41 Darns -43 Racing boat -45 Rhythm -49 Also -50 Six angled figure -53 Throw -54 Wander -56 Cad -57 Desire -58 Rake -59 Plunder -60 Squeeze -61 Planet -62 Silicate of magnesia -63 Note -65 Battering engine -67 Chinese coin -69 Voter -71 Earthwork -73 Newness -75 Invisible fluid -76 Dromedary -78 Meadow -79 Grain -82 Java pepper -84 Cleanser -86 Iniquity -88 Bark -89 Vassal -91 Exclude -92 Trick -93 Disturbance -94 Become acclivitous -97 Protrude -98 Roadhouse -99 Lance -101 Extreme -104 Sore -106 Bond -107 A relative -108 Wing-shaped -109 Edible tuber -110 Toughen -111 Hydrocarbon—radical -112 At a distance - - -VERTICAL - -1 Groove -2 Torniquet -3 Compensation -4 Unit of measure -5 Pithy phrase -6 Ruminant -7 Stead -8 Sickness -9 Likely -10 Hint -11 Grassy plains -12 To fade -17 Scent -19 Precipitation -21 Poem -23 True -26 Bovine -28 Coniferous tree -29 Enclose -31 Earnest -33 Process of washing ores -35 Large wagon -36 Permit -37 A universal language -38 Amalgamate -40 Sailing vessel of the Mediterranean -42 Fop -44 Cotton fabric -46 Pertaining to the ear -47 Clown -48 Mistake -50 Not divine -51 Nepaul antelope -52 Charge -55 Tomfoolery -56 Vehicle -62 Heavy corded pile fabric -63 Large drinking bowl -64 Zzzzzzz -66 Grinder -68 Reclining -70 Neuralgia -71 Tap -72 Nib -74 Irritate -76 Mythical being, half man, half horse -77 Small lug -80 Doubtful story -81 Name of era -83 Foundation -85 Bluster -86 Hasten -87 Bit -90 Exist -95 Bird of prey -96 Whine -98 Evergreen vine -99 Kind of snow shoe -100 Write -102 Beam -103 Total -105 Tumor - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 97 - -A CRISS CROSS - -By Jack Barrett - - -Only eight unkeyed letters in this, so you’ll jolly well have to fill -in every white square before the struggle is over. 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- -HORIZONTAL - -1 A play -6 Certify -11 A dandy -12 Tackle -14 A state -15 To content -17 Melodies -19 Combination of things -21 Exposes -23 Cover -25 Reproachful expression -26 Sincere -28 An ancestor -29 Later -31 Loiters -32 From -34 Rates -36 Window -38 Upon -39 Sprightly -41 A jot -43 Continent -44 Man’s name -46 A stamp -47 Scorches -48 Obtuse -50 Mexican gum tree -51 End -53 Siesta -54 Inquire -55 Rabbit -57 A title -58 A rule -59 Ceremony -60 Away from -63 A strong horse -66 Distant -68 Luminary -69 A stipulation -71 Vigilant -73 Affirmative -75 Sidle -77 Destroy -78 Stay -79 Observe -80 Ourselves -81 Ravishes -83 Mercenary -85 Pair (abbr.) -86 Finished -87 Annoy -91 Passenger car -93 Deduces -96 Constituent of soap -97 Part -99 Smooth fabric -100 Generous -103 Conceals -104 Make of auto -105 Sharp -106 Floating ice -108 Propeller -109 Derisive expressions -110 Clothes protectors - - -VERTICAL - -1 Invents -2 Obscurity -3 For example -4 Transaction -5 An edible root -6 Ejaculation -7 Measure -8 Toward -9 Sparkling decoration -10 Weeds -11 Back -13 A rabble -14 Wave-like molding -16 Expressing consent -17 Agreement -18 Withered -20 Illumined -21 Hillside (Scot.) -22 Position -24 Lofty nest -27 Otherwise -29 A minor planet -30 Flowers -33 Disappoint -35 Lament -37 Sport enclosure -38 Greasy -40 Discontinuing -42 Serpent -43 Girl’s name -45 Stream beds -47 Scatter -49 Acclamation -52 To rest -56 Simpleton -59 Rough -60 Side glance -61 Repast -62 To cook -63 Vehicle -64 Oily fruit -65 Miners’ pickax -67 Ribbed-appearing fabric -68 Conduits -70 Species of poplar -72 Yearly income -74 Singing sea nymphs -76 Wearing away -79 Exaltation -82 Soon -84 Curve -86 Engagements -88 European river -89 Expressing assent -90 Slave -92 Fabulously rich man -94 Spike -95 Innuendo -97 Puddle -98 Above -101 Poss. pronoun -102 State (abbr.) -105 Cerium (chem.) -107 Denoting hesitation - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 98 - -A NINE-CELLED HIVE - -By Edith S. Iseman - - -There is plenty of verbal honey in the nine divisions of this -construction, and your search is not likely to result in any stings. -The central interlock, perhaps, might be improved upon, but there! We -have built puzzles ourselves, and know what the constructor is up -against. - - -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |#####| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |#####| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |#####| -|#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 15 | | | | |#####| 16 | | | | | | |#####| 17 | | | | 18 | -| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 19 | | | | | 20 |#####| 21 | | | | |#####| 22 | | | | | | -| | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 23 | | |#####| 24 | | 25 | |#####| |#####| 26 | 27 | | |#####| 28 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 29 | | | 30 |#####| 31 | | | 32 |#####| 33 | | | |#####| 34 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| |#####| 35 | | 36 | | |#####| 37 | 38 | |#####| 39 | | 40 | | |#####| | -| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 41 |#####| 42 | | |#####| 43 | | | | 44 |#####| 45 | | |#####| 46 |#####| -|#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 47 | | 48 | | |#####| 49 | | | | | | 50 |#####| 51 | | 52 | | 53 | -| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 54 | | |#####| 55 | 56 | | |#####| |#####| 57 | | 58 | |#####| 59 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 60 | | | |#####| 61 | | | |#####| 62 | | | |#####| 63 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 64 | | |#####| 65 | | | |#####| 66 |#####| 67 | | | 68 |#####| 69 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 70 | | | 71 | |#####| 72 | | 73 | | 74 | | |#####| 75 | 76 | | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| |#####| 77 | | 78 |#####| 79 | | | | |#####| 80 | | |#####| |#####| -|#####| |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 81 |#####| 82 | | | | 83 |#####| 84 | | |#####| 85 | | | | 86 |#####| 87 | -| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 88 | 89 | | |#####| 90 | | 91 | |#####| 92 | 93 | | |#####| 94 | | 95 | | -| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 96 | | |#####| 97 | | | |#####| 98 |#####| 99 | | | 100 |#####| 101 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 102 | | | 103 | | |#####| 104 | 105 | | 106 | |#####| 107 | | 108 | | | | -| | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 109 | | | | |#####| 110 | | | | | | |#####| 111 | | | | | -| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -|#####| 112 | | | | |#####| 113 | | | | |#####| 114 | | | | |#####| -|#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 Bribery -5 At the place -10 Mass of caked metal -15 Musical instrument -16 Treasure -17 Recess -19 Fabric -21 Urchins -22 Young feline -23 Prophet -24 Husk -26 Relative -28 Devoured -29 On ocean -31 Pour -33 Council of judges -34 Character in Genesis -35 Number again -37 Insect -39 Beverage -42 Abyssinian noble -43 Claims -45 Offspring -47 Snow (combining form) -49 Redistributes -51 Mobile colorless liquid -54 Equip -55 Descend -57 Succors -59 Girl’s name -60 Bewail -61 Greedy -62 Unit of square measure -63 Depression -64 Deciduous tree -65 Copied -67 Staff (Scotch) -69 Man’s name -70 Moldings (arch.) -72 Struck -75 A drug -77 Vehicle -79 Long -80 One -82 Jeopardy -84 Animal -85 Silences -88 Examine minutely -90 Singer -92 Ruler -94 Part of boat -96 Tense of Greek verb (abbr.) -97 Extinct bird -99 End -101 Evil -102 A saint -104 Color -107 Dimness of vision -109 Disinfectant -110 Ant -111 Partner -112 Missile -113 Made of tape -114 German composer - - -VERTICAL - -1 Units of liquid measure -2 Sword -3 Equal quantity (med.) -4 Great General -5 Cetacean -6 Pronoun -7 Periods -8 Part of structure -9 Composition -11 One -12 Illuminated -13 Series of eights -14 Greek letter -15 Hymn -18 Injection -20 Machines -22 Joints -25 Hire -27 Receptacle -30 Pertaining to atmosphere -32 Domestic -33 Volcano -34 Relative -36 Arrive -38 Indigence -40 Ventures forth -41 Multitudes -43 Wittily -44 Loosen -46 Cut -47 Engraving -48 Reflection -49 Strays -50 Procreated -52 Pertaining to the sun -53 Indian princes -56 Strike -58 Retreat -65 Persian gold coin -66 Bridge -68 Adroitness -71 Unbroken -73 Goat -74 Exclamation of contempt -76 Vegetable -78 Savory smell -80 Pertaining to gold -81 Afloat -82 Ecclesiastical district -83 Top -85 Bleat -86 Member of Asiatic race -87 Artificial compound -89 Warm coverings -91 Emit -93 Harsh -95 Avid -97 Playtoy -98 Irregular mass -100 Halting -103 Deer -105 Masc. prop. name -106 Contest -108 Loiter - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 99 - -HIS PRIDE AND JOY - -By Arthur J. Goldberg - - -For a second attempt (“My first you will never see,” says Mr. Goldberg) -this is really quite a wonder. 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-+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 114 | 115 | | | | | 116 |#####| 117 | | | | |#####| 118 | | | | | 119 | | -| | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 120 | | |#####| 121 | | | 122 |#####| 123 | | |#####| 124 | | | |#####| 125 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 126 | | |#####| 127 | | | | 128 |#####| |#####| 129 | | | | |#####| 130 | | | -| | | |#####| | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ -| 131 | | | |#####| 132 | | | | |#####| 133 | | | | |#####| 134 | | | | -| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | -+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ - - -HORIZONTAL - -1 A leopard -4 To bite, crunch -8 Appears -13 Trained -17 Sooner than -18 A small job -20 Encounters -22 Metal-bearing rock -23 To search to the bottom -24 Wholly engrossed -25 A fish of pike kind -27 To abound -28 Obligation -29 A short musket -31 Last king of ancient Troy -33 Personal chattel forfeited to the crown -35 First -36 One who makes a legal grant -38 Passageway -39 To undermine -40 A day laborer -41 The kingdom of Persia -42 Small artificial elevation -43 Support -46 Knick-knacks -48 Screens -51 Word of denial -52 Range of rocks under water -54 Tidy -56 You -57 A perforated block -59 Fragment -60 Pen for swine -62 To spill -64 Group -65 Characterizing ingredient of common clay -67 Precipitous -69 Heavy hide whip -71 Siestas -72 Pens for animals -73 Course -74 Ancient galley -77 To censure as faulty -78 Having two shells -81 Belonging to him -82 Coarse heavy friezes -84 Tumor -85 A division -86 Tropical climbing plant -87 Above -89 Implement -91 Strong taste -93 Note of scale -94 Reduce to a lower grade -97 Composed of states -100 Thoroughfare -103 Period preceding important event -104 A very small distance -105 Pieced out -106 Female bird -108 Short for well bred man -110 Helped -112 Broken coat of grain -114 Dreads -117 Chief minister of Ahasuerus (Bib.) -118 Advance -120 Three (prefix) -121 To gather -123 Genus homo -124 Floating ice -125 Neckwear -126 Design -127 Specific quality -129 Delays -130 Kindled -131 Cæsurea -132 Tent -133 Clownish fellows -134 Snakelike fish - - -VERTICAL - -1 Fresh and salt water fish -2 An air sung by single voice -3 Quell -4 Melody -5 Expectancy -6 Skill -7 Personal pronoun -9 Part of “to be” -10 Soaked -11 Destitution -12 Macerate -14 Revolved -15 Ireland -16 Actions -18 Makes brittle -19 Worthless -21 Sleek -25 Admit -26 Proportion -30 Plait -31 Firm in resisting -32 Early part of day (pl.) -34 Gloomy -36 Fur-bearing animal -37 Grates -43 East Indian coin -44 Moving spirit -45 Change -47 Mediate -48 Cleanings -49 Observes narrowly -50 A son of Adam (Bib.) -53 Epoch -55 Same -58 N. African country -59 Young pigeon -60 Disseminate -61 Be eager -63 Establish -64 Miserably -66 Disfigure -67 Sward -68 A fold -70 Bleat -74 Dull sound -75 Mellow -76 Self -78 Anathema -79 Urn -80 Give vent to -83 Long seats -85 Fenced off -88 Wanderer -90 Scotch city -91 Captured -92 A cosmetic -95 Headaches -96 Purports -98 Revery -99 Military defense -101 Pangs -102 Dignify -107 Fragrant oil -109 Negotiate -111 So be it -112 Part of the face -113 Thrashes -115 Large lake -116 Preserve -118 Cabal -119 Work -122 Sharp sound -124 A disease -128 Concerning -129 It is well - - - - - - - - -PUZZLE NO. 100 - -A HARD NUT TO CRACK - -By J. T. D. - - -Get out nutcracker, hammer, tongs and poker, for there are words in -here that the English language doesn’t know it owns. J. T. D. is -absolutely ruthless when it comes to cornering the odd and unusual -word, and the unheard-of definition. 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form -28 Knavish tricks -30 Coiling organ of climbing plant -32 Climbing shrub -33 Insoluble residue -35 Know or knows (obs.) -36 Boggy land -37 Asiatic country -38 Ancient Greek dialect -40 Aromatic medicinal leaves -44 Indefinite -47 Corner -48 Black -50 Presently -51 Early Teutonic land tenure -52 Drinking vessel -53 Provident -57 Piece of needlework -59 Located -63 In an unbalanced state -64 A charm (obs.) -66 French given name, male -67 Sward -68 Holly -69 East Indian cotton fabric -70 Precedence -72 Outfit -73 Small gastropod of gardens -74 East Indian plant used in making hats -75 Allowance in addition to tare -76 Sterile -78 Unqualified -80 Tiller -81 Pass swiftly -82 Islet -83 Pastry forms -87 Serving tray -90 Genus of orchids -93 Narrow opening -97 Presently (obs.) -98 A little while (Scot.) -99 Scar (obs.) -101 Part of type face projecting beyond the shank -102 Dark or purplish brown color -103 Pale brown color -104 Gibbon of the Malay peninsula -105 Tricky (slang) -107 Long inlet with diminishing depth -108 Presently -109 Ceremonial saddle horse -111 Wooded land -113 Inflate -115 Dandy -116 Spanish gypsy dance -117 Mohammedan cleric -119 Roumanian coin -120 Domain -123 Brush of twigs for sweeping -124 Pert. to the nostrils -126 Sound of metals struck together -130 Otherwise -131 Insane -132 Trifle -134 Inland sea, Asiatic Russia -135 Pluto -136 Venezuelan coin -140 Speak rapidly and indistinctly -144 Chemical suffix of a binary compound -145 Heavenly -147 European cedar producing medicinal oil -148 European bivalve used as food -149 Alarm bell -151 Biblical patriarch -152 Star in Pegasus constellation -153 Genus of the olives -154 Ethyl oxide -155 Perennial plant with a single wooded stem -156 Inhabitant of the Kurland peninsula -157 Small river duck -158 Check - - -VERTICAL - -1 French hackney coach -2 Breed -3 Maple -4 Fling -5 Mayflower -6 Pigmentary nævus -7 Roman highway -8 Title of nobility -9 Immature pollack (Scot.) -10 Hideous being -11 Malayan for Sahib -12 Small number -13 Bear -14 Lounge -15 Subdivision of ancient Greek clan -16 Sarcastic -17 Untamed -21 Pert. to snow (obs.) -22 Balm (obs.) -26 Flat-headed inflorescence -29 Irregular lump -31 Arikara Indian -34 East Indian tree yielding a pungent oil -37 Torment -39 16th century clock in the form of a ship -41 Kind of lettuce -42 Venerable -43 Destroy a creation -44 Spiral architectural ornament -45 Addle (obs.) -46 Pikelike fish -47 Aught (obs.) -49 Fine silk net -52 Small gnat -53 Fling -54 Axillary -55 Part -56 Willingly -58 Food prepared from taro root -59 Bitter -60 Plant of lily family -61 Divulge -62 Test (slang) -65 Mechanical device to regulate flow -67 Dawdle (dial.) -71 Dig -73 Adhere -77 Rope to hoist a yard -79 Near (Scot.) -83 Furtive glance -84 South American Indian tribe -85 Earl (obs.) -86 Sniff -87 Food made from orchid tubers -88 At a distance -89 Redemption price -90 Enact -91 Plant of the iris family -92 Gastropod with spiral shell -93 Thin flexible blade -94 Crescent-shaped geometrical figure -95 Venerated image -96 Incline -100 Suffix denoting jurisdiction -105 Not concerted (mus.) -106 Enigma (obs.) -110 Gypsy -111 Genus of cattle -112 Attention -114 Dry (French) -116 Slender stalk -118 Violent wind of Southern France -120 Interpret (obs.) -121 Ignore -122 Agreement -123 Mine (Cornwall) -125 Small house -127 Sprung up -128 Time of greatest depression -129 Secluded narrow valley -131 Bale of raw silk -133 Become exhausted (colloq.) -136 Shade of blue -137 Web of a feather -138 Passage -139 Despoiled -140 Blemish -141 Whimper -142 Carbamide -143 Routine -146 Conjunction -150 Greek letter - - - - - - - -*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE CROSS WORD PUZZLE -BOOK *** - -Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will -be renamed. - -Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright -law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, -so the Foundation (and you!) 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font-size:1.2em; font-weight:bold'>The Project Gutenberg eBook of The cross word puzzle book, by Prosper Buranelli</p> -<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'> -This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and -most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions -whatsoever. 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Gregory Hartswick</p> -<p style='display:block; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0; margin-left:2em;'>Margaret Petherbridge</p> -<p style='display:block; text-indent:0; margin:1em 0'>Release Date: August 4, 2022 [eBook #68681]</p> -<p style='display:block; text-indent:0; margin:1em 0'>Language: English</p> - <p style='display:block; margin-top:1em; margin-bottom:0; margin-left:2em; text-indent:-2em; text-align:left'>Produced by: Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)</p> -<div style='margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:4em'>*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE CROSS WORD PUZZLE BOOK ***</div> -<div class="front"> -<div class="div1 cover"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divBody"> -<p class="first"></p> -<div class="figure cover-imagewidth"><img src="images/front.jpg" alt="Original Front Cover." width="593" height="720"></div><p> -</p> -</div> -</div> -<div class="div1 frenchtitle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divBody"> -<p class="first center large">THE CROSS WORD<br> -PUZZLE BOOK -</p> -</div> -</div> -<div class="div1 titlepage"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divBody"> -<p class="first"></p> -<div class="figure titlepage-imagewidth"><img src="images/titlepage.png" alt="Original Title Page." width="435" height="720"></div><p> -</p> -</div> -</div> -<div class="titlePage"> -<div class="docTitle"> -<div class="mainTitle">THE CROSS WORD PUZZLE BOOK</div> -<div class="subTitle"><i>Second Series</i></div> -<div class="subTitle"><span class="sc">A Second Anthology of Fifty New Cross Word Puzzles Selected as the Best of the Thousands -Submitted to the New York World Published Here Exclusively for the First Time, and -Edited</span></div> -</div> -<div class="byline"><i>By</i> -<br> -<span class="docAuthor">PROSPER BURANELLI</span><br> -<span class="docAuthor">F. GREGORY HARTSWICK</span><br> -<span class="docAuthor">MARGARET PETHERBRIDGE -<br> -<i>Preface by</i> -<br></span><span class="docAuthor">WILLIAM A. STERN II</span><br> -CROSS WORD PUZZLE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD</div> -<div class="docImprint">SIMON AND SCHUSTER, INC.<br> -THE PLAZA PUBLISHING COMPANY<br> -<span class="sc">New York</span> :: 1924</div> -</div> -<p></p> -<div class="div1 note boxed"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">If you wish a copy of The Book of the Correct Answers for The Cross Word Puzzle Book—Second -Series, sent with our compliments, use the enclosed postal. -</p> -<p>Should you lose the postal, ten cents in stamps, sent to The Plaza Publishing Company, -37 West 57th Street, New York City, will bring a copy of the answers by return mail. -</p> -</div> -</div> -<div class="div1 copyright"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divBody"> -<p class="first center small">Copyright, 1924, by<br> -SIMON AND SCHUSTER, INC.<br> -THE PLAZA PUBLISHING COMPANY<br> -<span class="sc">37 West 57th Street<br> -New York, N. Y.</span> -</p> -</div> -</div> -<div class="div1 advertisement"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divBody"> -<p class="first center"><i>Please turn to pages <a href="#pb119" class="pageref">119</a>– 123 of this book for announcements of importance to all interested in Cross Word Puzzles</i> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb1">[<a href="#pb1">1</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="foreword" class="div1 foreword"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#foreword.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="main">FOREWORD BY THE PUBLISHERS</h2> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">One Cross Word Puzzle Book leads to another. -</p> -<p>Now that the second volume, containing a new series of fifty more Cross Word Puzzles, -is available, it seems fitting to take the reader behind the scenes and give him a -short history of this cross word business. -</p> -<p>The first Cross Word Puzzle Book was published on April 10th, 1924. In New York it -sprang into immediate popularity, becoming there a best seller within a fortnight. -A small but ardent group of cross word puzzle devotees gave the fad a running start. -Among these pioneers may be mentioned F. P. A., Montague Glass, Neysa McMein, Emily -Price Post, Baird Leonard, Ruth Hale, Gelett Burgess, Robert C. Benchley, Hendrik -Willem Van Loon, Kathleen and Charles G. Norris, Mary Roberts Rinehart, and Carolyn -Wells. -</p> -<p>Cross word puzzling became the thing to do, the raging topic of conversation, supplanting -Coué, Mah Jong, and Bananas (first a slogan—now a fact!). With this impetus, the pastime’s -popularity radiated to other cities, and within a month the Cross Word Puzzle Book -was ranked No. 4 on the national list of non-fiction best sellers. Three weeks later -it advanced to third place, and the following month jumped into the lead, where it -appears to remain indefinitely. -</p> -<p>First a fad, then a best seller, the Cross Word Puzzle Book became an American institution, -immortalized in cartoons by Briggs, prose-epics by Bob Benchley, and ballads by F. P. -A. -<span class="pageNum" id="pb2">[<a href="#pb2">2</a>]</span></p> -<p>Ordinary books are meant to be <i>read</i>. Here is a book in which one <i>writes</i>—more than that, a book in which one has the supreme satisfaction of unravelling a -real mystery, tracking down clue after clue. This, no doubt, is the secret of the -irresistible fascination of Cross Word Puzzling. Every one enjoys being an amateur -Sherlock Holmes—and the tantalizing black-and-white word patterns provide an ideal -battle-ground for one’s detective instincts. -</p> -<p>This deep-rooted appeal explains the extraordinary popularity of the book. When we -announced in one of our early advertisements that “people do not want this book—they -crave it!” we had actual proof to support this statement—frenzied fans storming the -publishers’ office to get extra copies in order “to keep peace in the house.” -</p> -<p>Six weeks after the publication of the first Cross Word Puzzle Book—May 18th, to be -precise—the Cross Word Puzzle Association of America was formed at a convention at -the Hotel Ambassador, New York. At this congress the rules and regulations of Cross -Word Puzzling were formulated. A contest for the cross word puzzle championship of -the world was held, and William A. Stern II won first honors, solving a standard eleven-square -formation in 10 minutes, 10 and two-fifths seconds. Mr. Stern has written a preface -for this book, explaining the delights of cross word puzzling, for both novice and -veteran. -</p> -<p>Thus, in the words of Neal O’Hara, America began to gasp for words. The Cross Word -Puzzle became the Great Escape from Boredom—the most powerful enemy of ennui.… -</p> -<p>Not only entertainment and thrills, but sound instruction <span class="pageNum" id="pb3">[<a href="#pb3">3</a>]</span>reward the true Cross Word Puzzler. Here is the most delightful and the most effective -way of building up one’s vocabulary and enriching one’s general fund of information. -Dictionaries and synonym books joined the best seller list, right behind The Cross -Word Puzzle Book itself, for every one, to obtain the maximum benefit and fun, must -have a dictionary or a word book handy. -</p> -<p>The pencil and eraser provided with The Cross Word Puzzle Book proved to be a most -popular feature. Post cards for applying for the correct answers to the puzzles also -pleased the followers of the pastime. This equipment, therefore, is retained in the -Second Series. The suggestion has been made that future editions of the book be equipped -with shock-absorbers and four-wheel brakes. -</p> -<p>Thousands of puzzle enthusiasts have indicated their eagerness for this second series -of cross words. This book, like the first volume, is edited and compiled by the Cross -Word Puzzle Editors of the New York <i>World</i>, the undisputed leaders of the gentle art. Every effort has been made to safeguard -the technical perfection of the puzzles. This time they are arranged in the order -of their difficulty, beginning with fairly easy ones, and ranging to the most intricate -formations, calculated to baffle Houdini himself. Beauty of design, accuracy of definition, -complete interlock, and the minimum number of unkeyed letters—these elements have -all been considered in selecting the puzzles. We are confident that they will prove -as absorbing, as entertaining,—yes, as exciting,—as the first fifty. -</p> -<p class="signed"><i>The Publishers.</i> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb5">[<a href="#pb5">5</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="preface" class="div1 preface"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#preface.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="main">PREFACE</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">William A. Stern</span>, 2nd Cross Word Puzzle Champion of the World</p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">Two years ago I saw a friend of mine earnestly studying a checkered diagram in the -magazine section of a Sunday newspaper. Curiosity impelled me to ask him whether he -had taken up cross-stitching, because the pattern he so zealously pored over resembled -closely that of an old-fashioned sampler. When he explained that he was attempting -to solve a puzzle I laughed, because in my ignorance I believed that puzzles were -childish time-wasters. I snorted my disdain at this sort of balderdash and, angered, -he challenged me to try my hand at it. -</p> -<p>I confidently predicted that I would easily solve the foolish enigma and after he -had explained the manner of solution I set to work. A few minutes later I started -asking questions. What was one supposed to do? My friend explained a second time and -I was all at sea. Finally I understood what to do, but was shaky on how to do it. -I finished that puzzle the next day. I gave little thought to food and rest; in the -end I triumphed. -</p> -<p>Since that time I have solved many cross word puzzles but on none have I consumed -as much time as on that first heart-breaker. I used to blame my slowness on the fact -that the method was never properly explained, but I now believe that my friend who -gave me my first cross word baptism was an adequate instructor. The chief difficulty -which the uninitiate <span class="pageNum" id="pb6">[<a href="#pb6">6</a>]</span>meets lies in the struggle to concentrate on the explanation. In their simplest terms -here are the rules and technique of cross word puzzling: -</p> -<p>The primary object of the game is to fill up the blank spaces in a cross word design -with letters which spell out words. The solver guesses the words from their definitions. -By looking at a pattern we can tell how many letters are in a word to be guessed. -Suppose, for example, you were asked for a six letter word meaning <i>unsteady</i>. You would go through all the synonyms for unsteady that you could recall. You would -discard <i>unstable</i>, <i>shaky</i>, <i>tipsy</i>, <i>tottering</i> and <i>rocky</i> because none of these words has the proper number of letters. You would accept <i>groggy</i> or <i>fickle</i>. Now apply this system to the solution of a puzzle. -</p> -<p>The definitions of the words are shown in two divisions: one division is captioned -Horizontal, the other <i>Vertical</i>. Before each definition is a number which indicates that the word defined has its -first letter in the square of the same number on the pattern. For example, in the -puzzle on the jacket of this book (which is Number 1 in the book itself), we see under -Horizontal, “1. stout.” This means that the word is read horizontally and starts in -the space numbered “1” on the pattern. The answer is “plump.” -</p> -<p>A word always runs from its first letter to a black square or to the end of the diagram. -Having the word “plump” written in, we now have hints of a certain letter in each -of four other words, because each of the letters in this word, except the letter “L,” -is used to form a word which is read downwards. Under the heading <i>Vertical</i> may be found the definitions of the words which read downwards. So we see that the -letters in <i>plump</i> are used in the words <i>prove</i>, <i>up</i>, <i>map</i>, and <i>plant</i>. The letter “L” is called in cross word parlance <span class="pageNum" id="pb7">[<a href="#pb7">7</a>]</span>an unkeyed letter because it does not give the solver a key to another word. Well -constructed puzzles have few unkeyed letters. You will notice also that all the words -in the puzzle are joined together or interlocked so that after guessing the first -word the solver may decode the entire puzzle without <span class="corr" id="xd31e291" title="Source: one">once</span> being minus a hint of some sort. -</p> -<p>I do not mean to infer that these puzzles must be so constructed that the solver has -a simple task. An object of crosswording is to puzzle, but fairness to a hard working -puzzler dictates certain laws for the designer to follow. The first of these laws -is the all-over interlock. The second is that in obsolete, rare, and unfamiliar words -no letter should be unkeyed. -</p> -<p>And now a few words as to technique. Of course I prefer my own method to any other, -but I do not claim for it greater merit than the systems I will tell you about. When -I get a puzzle to solve, my first move is to read all the definitions. Among these -I am sure to find some familiar and overworked words which I can set into place and -be off to a flying start. Certain simple three letter words such as <i>bog</i>, <i>fen</i>, <i>pen</i>, <i>boa</i>, <i>emu</i>, and <i>roc</i>, and other words in which vowels pre-dominate such as <i>opera</i> and <i>arena</i> are used in hundreds of puzzles. I get these out of the way in short order. My next -move is to start working on that part of the puzzle where I have filled in the largest -number of words, because it is there that I have the greatest number of hints. If -I strike a snag I immediately take up my work in some other place. And so I work my -way around to completion. -</p> -<p>Some people obtain excellent results by another method. They first do all the horizontal -words which quickly come to <span class="pageNum" id="pb8">[<a href="#pb8">8</a>]</span>mind. And then all the vertical. Thus they get an excellent start from which to work. -Some solvers use the system of building up from the first word which they can guess. -</p> -<p>Just a few words of warning: -</p> -<p><i>First</i>—Beware of putting in certain words whose definitions do not accurately define. Parts -of the verb “to be,” personal pronouns, exclamations, notes of the scale, prefixes, -suffixes and prepositions should not be filled in unless an interlocking word gives -you a hint as to what they are. They are so numerous that without a hint it is futile -to attempt to guess them. -</p> -<p><i>Second</i>—Beware of homonyms. A homonym is two words which have the same sound, but have different -meanings. The best illustration of a homonym appeared in F. P. A.’s column, the Conning -Tower, a few years ago. According to my feeble memory the sentence ran, “If I should -say that you are prone to carp, I would not mean that you are lying face downward -to a deep sea fish.” How often does the solver struggle over such a definition as -“light,” believing all the while that he must find a word meaning an illuminant, when -the correct word is “airy”! -</p> -<p><i>Third</i>—Beware of sloppy printing and careless erasing. When you write in a word, letter -neatly. Do not make a P look like an R. And when you find it necessary to erase be -sure to obliterate every letter. Dangling characters which rubber crumbs have failed -to pick up have cost so many wasted hours that experts in efficiency have taken up -the matter in executive session. -</p> -<p>Whatever method you employ or whatever mistakes you make, you will reap pleasure and -profit for your time. You <span class="pageNum" id="pb9">[<a href="#pb9">9</a>]</span>will increase your vocabulary, give yourself mental discipline, and, above all, you’ll -have fun. -</p> -<p>I want to thank the Plaza Publishing Company, whose real name is Simon and Schuster, -for its work in getting out these Cross Word Puzzle Books. Most of the puzzles are -of the first rank and the variety of design is amazing. In fact I feel so kindly toward -the publishers that I do not upbraid them for the time they made me lose by a few -errata in the first edition, which they promptly corrected in the later editions. -I can heartily congratulate any owner of this Cross Word Puzzle Book and all the Cross -Word Puzzle Books to follow on the days of real pleasure that lie before him. -</p> -<p class="signed"><span class="sc">William A. Stern, 2nd.</span> -</p> -<p class="dateline">New York City, June, 1924. -<span class="pageNum" id="pb10">[<a href="#pb10">10</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="howto" class="div1 introduction"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#howto.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="main">HOW TO SOLVE A CROSS WORD PUZZLE</h2> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">EXAMPLE -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop"> 5</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 6</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> 7</td> -<td> 8</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 9</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">10</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>11</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">12</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>13</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>14</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>15</td> -<td> </td> -<td>16</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom">17</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom"> </td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -</p> -<p class="center"><span class="sc">Fig. 1</span> -</p> -<p>DEFINITIONS -</p> -<p>Horizontal -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Disparage</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">6</span> Cereal grass</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">7</span> Abbr. Vice Admiral</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">9</span> An edge-tool</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">10</span> Urge</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">11</span> Skill</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">12</span> Behold</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">14</span> Prefix: good</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">15</span> Impair</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">17</span> Agreement</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -</p> -<p><i>Vertical</i> -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Evolve</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">2</span> Toward</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">3</span> A rodent</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">4</span> Near</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> A web</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">8</span> Gone by</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">9</span> A land measure</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">13</span> A male sheep</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">15</span> Indeed</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">16</span> Disordered type</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -</p> -<p>There are two essential points that must be remembered by initiates into the cross -word puzzlers’ fraternity. First, the numbers in the squares refer to the definitions; -secondly, there should be but one letter to each white square. -</p> -<p>Figure 1 shows a cross word puzzle challenging each and every one of us to solve it. -Looking the puzzle over we find that 1 horizontal calls for a seven letter word meaning -“disparage.” That is not so easy, so we leave it temporarily. We go on to the next -one, which is a three letter word meaning “a cereal grass.” What else could it be -but OAT? Therefore we ink in OAT in the proper squares. “Vice Admiral.” That most -assuredly must be VA. We place that into position. The ninth, tenth and eleventh do -not come to our minds immediately, so we pass them up. We will catch them on the cross -check. Twelve is familiar, however, and with a little thought we place LO in the vacant -squares. The rest do not come to us, so we leave them also, and turn to the verticals. -<span class="pageNum" id="pb11">[<a href="#pb11">11</a>]</span> -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop">1 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop">2 </td> -<td class="cellTop">3 </td> -<td class="cellTop">4 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop">5 </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="solved"><span class="number">6</span> O</td> -<td class="solved">A</td> -<td class="solved">T</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft solved"><span class="number">7</span> V</td> -<td class="solved"><span class="number">8</span> A</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>9 </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">10 </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>11 </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft solved"><span class="number">12</span> L</td> -<td class="solved">O</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>13 </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>14 </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>15 </td> -<td> </td> -<td>16 </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom">17 </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom"> </td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -</p> -<p class="center"><span class="sc">Fig. 2</span> -</p> -<p>Looking over the diagram (See Figure 2) we find that one vertical calls for a seven -letter word whose third and fifth letters are V and L respectively and which is defined -as “evolve.” The V and the L give us the clue. The word is DEVELOP. We place it in -the diagram. Two, three and four are easy, for we have three clues to work on and -we find the proper words without much difficulty. The next one is beyond us, so we -go on to the one numbered 8. We find that a three letter word—starting with A—meaning -“gone by,” is needed. The clues of A and O enable us to get that without much trouble, -and we place AGO in the square. We pass by nine, but thirteen is easy. “A male sheep?” -Why, of course, the word is RAM. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop solved"><span class="number">1</span> D</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop solved"><span class="number">2</span> T</td> -<td class="cellTop solved"><span class="number">3</span> R</td> -<td class="cellTop solved"><span class="number">4</span> A</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop">5 </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft solved">E</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="solved"><span class="number">6</span> O</td> -<td class="solved">A</td> -<td class="solved">T</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft solved"><span class="number">7</span> V</td> -<td class="solved"><span class="number">8</span> A</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="solved">T</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>9 </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft solved"><span class="number">10</span> E</td> -<td class="solved">G</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>11 </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft solved"><span class="number">12</span> L</td> -<td class="solved">O</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="solved"><span class="number">13</span> R</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>14 </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft solved">O</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>15 </td> -<td class="solved">A</td> -<td>16 </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom solved"><span class="number">17</span> P</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom solved">M</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom"> </td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -</p> -<p class="center"><span class="sc">Fig. 3</span> -</p> -<p>From now on the going is easy. We have plenty of clues to the words that we do not -know. (See Figure 3.) Rechecking the horizontals, we find that we have the first, -third, fourth and fifth letters of “disparage,” and with their aid we easily see that -the word is DETRACT. Looking for a two letter word meaning “an edge-tool,” we soon -find that there is but one word that will fit. We place AX in position. With nine -vertical beginning with an A it is easy to find that ARE is the proper word. Ten horizontal -<span class="pageNum" id="pb12">[<a href="#pb12">12</a>]</span>proves to be EGG and eleven becomes ART. We say to ourselves that if we could only -get five vertical we would have the puzzle solved. Well, why not? Is the second letter -an a, e, i, o, or u? The definition gives it as “a web.” What word will fit but TEXTURE? -We place that into position. Now, we find that we have the puzzle almost completed. -Fifteen horizontal needs a three letter word meaning “impair.” Its middle letter must -be an A. With the A to guide us that is simple. The word is “SAP.” Fifteen and sixteen -being two letter words are easily found, and we place SO and PI into position. We -now find that we have the puzzle completed with one exception. Seventeen horizontal -has to be found. Its first, third, fourth, fifth and seventh letters are P OMI E. -A consonant is needed for the second letter, and R seems to be the most logical choice. -That gives us the word, which is defined as “agreement.” (See Figure 4.) -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop solved"><span class="number">1</span> D</td> -<td class="cellTop solved">E</td> -<td class="cellTop solved"><span class="number">2</span> T</td> -<td class="cellTop solved"><span class="number">3</span> R</td> -<td class="cellTop solved"><span class="number">4</span> A</td> -<td class="cellTop solved">C</td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop solved"><span class="number">5</span> T</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft solved">E</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="solved"><span class="number">6</span> O</td> -<td class="solved">A</td> -<td class="solved">T</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight solved">E</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft solved"><span class="number">7</span> V</td> -<td class="solved"><span class="number">8</span> A</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="solved">T</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="solved"><span class="number">9</span> A</td> -<td class="cellRight solved">X</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft solved"><span class="number">10</span> E</td> -<td class="solved">G</td> -<td class="solved">G</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="solved"><span class="number">11</span> A</td> -<td class="solved">R</td> -<td class="cellRight solved">T</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft solved"><span class="number">12</span> L</td> -<td class="solved">O</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="solved"><span class="number">13</span> R</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="solved"><span class="number">14</span> E</td> -<td class="cellRight solved">U</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft solved">O</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="solved"><span class="number">15</span> S</td> -<td class="solved">A</td> -<td class="solved"><span class="number">16</span> P</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight solved">R</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom solved"><span class="number">17</span> P</td> -<td class="cellBottom solved">R</td> -<td class="cellBottom solved">O</td> -<td class="cellBottom solved">M</td> -<td class="cellBottom solved">I</td> -<td class="cellBottom solved">S</td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom solved">E</td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -</p> -<p class="center"><span class="sc">Fig. 4</span> -</p> -<p>We settle back into our chair with a sigh of content at the thought of a job well -done. But that is not the finish. Rather it is but the start. Now that we have tasted -the pleasures of cross word puzzling, we are loath to give our time to anything else. -What other amusement offers the pleasure, instruction and satisfaction that is to -be found in Cross Word Puzzles? There is but one answer to that question, and—foregoing -the movies—we settle down to the elusive task of tracking words to their lairs. -<span class="pageNum" id="pb13">[<a href="#pb13">13</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="dosdonts" class="div1 last-child introduction"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#dosdonts.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="main">DO’S AND DON’T’S FOR SOLVERS</h2> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">Don’t get scared if you can’t guess the first horizontal word. Go through the list -till you find a definition that you’re sure of. That is the simplest method of beginning -the solution. When you have written in all the words you are sure of, you will have -plenty of clues for the unknowns. -</p> -<p>Don’t spent too much time with the long words unless you are sure of them. They will -appear when the short ones have been solved. Of course, not all the short ones are -easy, but they are generally more readily attended to than the long ones. Also, there -are more of them, increasing the chances of finding familiar faces among the definitions. -</p> -<p>If you think a word is right, pencil it in lightly till you are sure. This saves erosion -of paper and temper. But never hesitate to try a word that may be right. The trial -and error method holds in puzzling as it does in life. -</p> -<p>Remember that the horizontals furnish a sure check on the verticals, and vice versa. -</p> -<p>If you are hopelessly stuck, try another puzzle. Inspiration sometimes waits for a -return engagement. -</p> -<p>A pleasant feeling of something attempted, something done, accompanies the solution -of a cross word puzzle. It’s good for the inferiority complex. -<span class="pageNum" id="pb15">[<a href="#pb15">15</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -</div> -<div class="body"> -<div id="pz51" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz51.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 51</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">MADE IN A RATHSKELLER</h2> -<p class="byline"><span class="sc">A Duet</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">Two of the editors went out to lunch one hot day, with this result. By the way, this -pattern is the same on which the puzzle for the World’s Championship was made up. -Can you do it in ten minutes, ten and two-fifths seconds? That was the time it took -William A. Stern II to win the championship. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop"> 8</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 9</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>10</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">11</td> -<td>12</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>13</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>14</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">15</td> -<td> </td> -<td>16</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>17</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>18</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">19</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>20</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>21</td> -<td>22</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>23</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>24</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">25</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>26</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>27</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">28</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">29</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>30</td> -<td>31</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>32</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">33</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>34</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>35</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>36</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>37</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>38</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom">39</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">40</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom"> </td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb14">[<a href="#pb14">14</a>]</span> -</p> -<p>HORIZONTAL -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Stout</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> Rapid</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">9</span> Roofs of mouths</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">11</span> Belonging to</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">13</span> Called</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">14</span> Adverb (degree)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">15</span> Vessel</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">17</span> Presently</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">18</span> Perform</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">19</span> Happening</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">21</span> Weapon</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">23</span> Unclose</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">24</span> Also</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">25</span> Sorrow</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">27</span> Parts of speech</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">29</span> Conducted</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">30</span> Japanese sash</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">32</span> Provide outlet for</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">33</span> Alleged force</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">34</span> Obliterate</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">36</span> Preposition</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">37</span> Small herring</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">39</span> Cut out</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">40</span> Smells strong</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -</p> -<p><i>VERTICAL</i> -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Demonstrate</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">2</span> Above</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">3</span> Plan</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">4</span> Sow</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> Cooks</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">6</span> United</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">7</span> Exists</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">8</span> Sense</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">10</span> Past</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">12</span> Was partial to</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">14</span> Circus performer</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">16</span> Lukewarm</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">18</span> To check in development</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">20</span> Born</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">22</span> Corroded</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">25</span> Article of clothing</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">26</span> Natural phenomenon</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">27</span> Guard</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">28</span> Stains</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">31</span> Interjection of disgust</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">34</span> Conclude</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">35</span> End of day</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">37</span> Three-toed sloth</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">38</span> You</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb17">[<a href="#pb17">17</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz52" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz52.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 52</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">A TRIAL BOUT</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Joseph A. Margolies</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">When four eleven-letter words meet each other at right angles, something is bound -to happen. This only goes to show that Mr. Margolies of Brentano’s is one of our most -confirmed addicts. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop"> 8</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 9</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>10</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>11</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>12</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>13</td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">14</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>15</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">16</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">17</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>18</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>19</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">20</td> -<td>21</td> -<td>22</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>23</td> -<td>24</td> -<td>25</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">26</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>27</td> -<td> </td> -<td>28</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>29</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>30</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">31</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>32</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>33</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight">34</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom">35</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">36</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom"> </td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb16">[<a href="#pb16">16</a>]</span> -</p> -<p>HORIZONTAL -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Groundwork</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> Exhausted</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">9</span> High explosive</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">10</span> Small seed</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">11</span> Tropical chestnut</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">12</span> First son</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">14</span> Exercisings of authority</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">17</span> A prophetic sign</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">18</span> Russian carnival</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">19</span> Melodies</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">20</span> Opposed to</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">23</span> Twirl</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">26</span> Refactory</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">29</span> Narrow street</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">30</span> Expression of hearty assent</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">32</span> Moved swiftly</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">33</span> A common toy</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">35</span> A passageway in a theater</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">36</span> Brief treatise</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -</p> -<p><i>VERTICAL</i> -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Exist</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">2</span> A stick</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">3</span> Designed</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">4</span> Chief actor in a play</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> A humanitarian society (abbr.)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">6</span> <i>ppp.</i> (pl.)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">7</span> Narrative poems</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">8</span> Preposition</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">11</span> A Gypsy</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">13</span> Point</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">14</span> Become insane (two words)</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">15</span> Present time</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">16</span> Holy person</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">21</span> Nothing</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">22</span> Extinct rulers</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">24</span> Looks furtively</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">25</span> Small hotel</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">26</span> New Testament (abbr.)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">27</span> A prayer</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">28</span> Fruit of certain palm trees</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">31</span> Exclamation</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">34</span> Near</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb19">[<a href="#pb19">19</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz53" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz53.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 53</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">AS YOU LIKE IT</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Mrs. J. Meissner</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">All the words in this pattern should be in your every-day vocabulary. For instance, -the first word means a lot to golfers, and there are several that will please the -housewives. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 9</td> -<td class="cellTop">10</td> -<td class="cellTop">11</td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop">12</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">13</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>14</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>15</td> -<td> </td> -<td>16</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>17</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">18</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>19</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>20</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>21</td> -<td> </td> -<td>22</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>23</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>24</td> -<td> </td> -<td>25</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>26</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>27</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>28</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>29</td> -<td>30</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>31</td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">32</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>33</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>34</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">35</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">36</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>37</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>38</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>39</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>40</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>41</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>42</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">43</td> -<td>44</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>45</td> -<td>46</td> -<td> </td> -<td>47</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>48</td> -<td> </td> -<td>49</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>50</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">51</td> -<td> </td> -<td>52</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>53</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>54</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>55</td> -<td> </td> -<td>56</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>57</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>58</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">59</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>60</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>61</td> -<td>62</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>63</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight">64</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">65</td> -<td>66</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>67</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>68</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>69</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">70</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>71</td> -<td> </td> -<td>72</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>73</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>74</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom">75</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">76</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">77</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom"> </td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb18">[<a href="#pb18">18</a>]</span> -</p> -<p>HORIZONTAL -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Cavity</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> Morning prayer</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">9</span> Down with</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">13</span> Form of “to be”</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">14</span> Condiment made from bean</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">15</span> A number</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">17</span> Short song</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">18</span> A seed vessel</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">21</span> To sift</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">23</span> Sooner than</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">24</span> A purpose</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">26</span> Point</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">27</span> Chronicles</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">29</span> Mexican cat</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">32</span> Terminate</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">33</span> Affinity</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">34</span> To be drowsy</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">36</span> By</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">37</span> Doctrines</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">38</span> Baubles</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">40</span> Parent</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">41</span> Spanish for “the”</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">42</span> Id est</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">43</span> Towards</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">45</span> Part of the eye</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">48</span> Petition</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">50</span> Indef. article</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">51</span> Haunch</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">53</span> Greetings</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">54</span> Skill</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">55</span> Splendor</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">57</span> Kind of type</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">60</span> A poet</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">61</span> Armed conflict</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">63</span> Aeriform fluid</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">65</span> Tilted</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">68</span> A tree</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">70</span> To lengthen</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">71</span> Witty saying</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">73</span> Male adult</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">74</span> Before time</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">75</span> Measure</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">76</span> The whole</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">77</span> Inquiries</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -</p> -<p><i>VERTICAL</i> -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Hearty</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">2</span> Mineral</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">3</span> Motto</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> Man’s name</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">6</span> Yes</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">7</span> That thing</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">8</span> Modern</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">10</span> Candy</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">11</span> Commotion</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">12</span> Unites with thread</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">14</span> Daubs</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">16</span> Four score and ten</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">19</span> Vessel for ashes</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">20</span> Jumbled type</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">22</span> Nothing</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">24</span> Vipers</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">25</span> Open for debate</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">27</span> Insect</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">28</span> Composed of thin plates</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">30</span> Game</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">31</span> Child’s plaything</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">32</span> Ground</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">35</span> Make afraid</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">37</span> Ailing</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">39</span> Perch</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">44</span> Lubricant</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">46</span> Respect</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">47</span> Killed</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">48</span> Rouse</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">49</span> Figure with equal angles</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">50</span> Part of circle</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">52</span> Doll</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">54</span> Passages</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">56</span> Soak</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">58</span> Lick up</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">59</span> Forepart of vessel</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">62</span> Since</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">64</span> Metal bearing rocks</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">66</span> Short for Isaac</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">67</span> Small speck</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">68</span> Comrade</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">69</span> Noah’s vessel</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">71</span> Towards</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">72</span> Preposition</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">73</span> Mother</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb21">[<a href="#pb21">21</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz54" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz54.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 54</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">TINY TIM</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">W. S. Boyd</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">Sixteen black squares to one hundred and fifteen white is a pretty fine average. A -too black pattern means the constructor was a bit lazy. This is small, but the words -are not ordinary by any means. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop">1 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop">2 </td> -<td class="cellTop">3 </td> -<td class="cellTop">4 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop">5 </td> -<td class="cellTop">6 </td> -<td class="cellTop">7 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop">8 </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>9 </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>10</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">11</td> -<td>12</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>13</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>14</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">15</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>16</td> -<td>17</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">18</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>19</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>20</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>21</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>22</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">23</td> -<td>24</td> -<td>25</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>26</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>27</td> -<td>28</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">29</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>30</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>31</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">32</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>33</td> -<td>34</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>35</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>36</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom">37</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom"> </td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb20">[<a href="#pb20">20</a>]</span> -</p> -<p>HORIZONTAL -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Stocks and bonds</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">9</span> Hail</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">10</span> Anger</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">11</span> More exact</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">13</span> Paris subway</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">15</span> Roulade</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">16</span> Builder</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">18</span> Harmonize</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">20</span> Discretion</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">21</span> Expletive</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">23</span> Hits lightly</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">26</span> Famous Irish chalice of 10th century</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">29</span> Stir</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">31</span> Snake</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">32</span> Make fast</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">33</span> Shellfish</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">35</span> Period</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">36</span> Members of hill tribe, British India</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">37</span> Baked clay</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -</p> -<p><i>VERTICAL</i> -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Refractory</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">2</span> Boast</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">3</span> First lady</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">4</span> Tranquil</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> Act</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">6</span> Built</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">7</span> Girl’s name</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">8</span> To gyp</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">12</span> Beaten track</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">14</span> Bird of fable</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">17</span> Reposed again</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">19</span> Arrogant person</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">22</span> Surgeon’s cylindrical saw</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">24</span> Years</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">25</span> One who heaps</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">27</span> Town of Gold Coast</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">28</span> Gull (Scotch)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">30</span> Nurse</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">34</span> Quarrel</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb23">[<a href="#pb23">23</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz55" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz55.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 55</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">A SPOTTED SPECTER</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">J. T. Rich</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">In spite of an abbreviation here and there, this puzzle is one which is high in its -rating. There aren’t so many difficult words in it; but the few that do exist will -keep you searching, or we miss our guess. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop">1 </td> -<td class="cellTop">2 </td> -<td class="cellTop">3 </td> -<td class="cellTop">4 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop">5 </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop">6 </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop">7 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop">8 </td> -<td class="cellTop">9 </td> -<td class="cellTop">10</td> -<td class="cellTop">11</td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>12</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>13</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>14</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">15</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>16</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>17</td> -<td>18</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">19</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">20</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>21</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>22</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>23</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>24</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>25</td> -<td>26</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>27</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>28</td> -<td>29</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">30</td> -<td>31</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>32</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>33</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>34</td> -<td> </td> -<td>35</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">36</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>37</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>38</td> -<td>39</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>40</td> -<td>41</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>42</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>43</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>44</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">45</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>46</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>47</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>48</td> -<td> </td> -<td>49</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>50</td> -<td>51</td> -<td> </td> -<td>52</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">53</td> -<td> </td> -<td>54</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>55</td> -<td> </td> -<td>56</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>57</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>58</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">59</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">60</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>61</td> -<td>62</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>63</td> -<td>64</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>65</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>66</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>67</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>68</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">69</td> -<td>70</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>71</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>72</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>73</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>74</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">75</td> -<td> </td> -<td>76</td> -<td>77</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>78</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>79</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>80</td> -<td>81</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>82</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>83</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>84</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">85</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">86</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom black"></td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb22">[<a href="#pb22">22</a>]</span> -</p> -<p>HORIZONTAL -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Consumptive</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">7</span> Part of a whole</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">12</span> Wings</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">13</span> Carrion</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">14</span> Member of Japanese race</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">15</span> A fragmentary thing</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">17</span> Disciple</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">20</span> Eastern state</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">21</span> Flying insect</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">23</span> Small bottle</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">24</span> Note of the scale</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">25</span> Three-toed sloth</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">27</span> Anchor</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">28</span> For example</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">30</span> Nobleman</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">32</span> Girl’s name</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">33</span> Body of water</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">34</span> Matron</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">36</span> Noble</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">38</span> Before</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">40</span> Small mug</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">42</span> Girdle</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">44</span> To catch sight of</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">45</span> Unite</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">46</span> One holding extreme opinions</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">47</span> Epoch</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">48</span> Part of a hammer</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">50</span> Coarse</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">53</span> Snugly</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">55</span> Mineral spring</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">57</span> Required</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">60</span> Soon</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">61</span> And so forth</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">63</span> Human being</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">65</span> Anxiety</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">66</span> Exist</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">67</span> Treat as a celebrity</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">68</span> Southern state</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">69</span> Like</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">71</span> Small aperture</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">72</span> Mild expletive</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">74</span> Post graduate (abbr.)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">75</span> Short poems</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">79</span> Character in “Arabian Nights”</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">82</span> Booty</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">83</span> Bird</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">84</span> Inland body of water</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">85</span> Ensnare</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">86</span> Compartment</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -</p> -<p><i>VERTICAL</i> -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Pilgrimage to Mecca</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">2</span> Old age</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">3</span> Part of machinery</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">4</span> To be prolific</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> Fibrous substance</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">6</span> Astern</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">7</span> Heroine of famous poem</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">8</span> Prison</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">9</span> Belonging to him</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">10</span> Explosive</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">11</span> Part of boat</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">15</span> Attack</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">16</span> Wanderers</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">18</span> Heathens</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">19</span> Consumed</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">22</span> Whetstone</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">23</span> Official endorsement</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">25</span> Dexterity</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">26</span> Evils</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">28</span> Sharp</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">29</span> Joke</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">31</span> Accessory of a plane</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">35</span> Mixer</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">37</span> A stand</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">39</span> To fee again</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">41</span> To suppose</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">43</span> Barbarian</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">44</span> Organ of the body</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">48</span> To languish</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">49</span> Small hole</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">51</span> To heat to fix colors</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">52</span> To retch</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">53</span> Flat basket</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">54</span> Sough</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">55</span> Scotchman</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">56</span> In the midst of</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">58</span> The time of light</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">59</span> To vouchsafe</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">62</span> Metallic material</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">64</span> The angel of death</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">70</span> Single</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">71</span> Interdiction</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">73</span> Magnesium silicate</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">74</span> Breakwater</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">76</span> Not (prefix)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">77</span> Negative particle</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">78</span> Past</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">80</span> Transport by relays of men and horses</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">81</span> College fraternity</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb25">[<a href="#pb25">25</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz56" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz56.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 56</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">LITTLE BUT NEAT</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Isidore Edelstein</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">A pretty construction by an old-timer at the game. And don’t run away with the idea -that its size has anything to do with ease of solution! Tackle it, and you’ll get -what we mean. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop">1 </td> -<td class="cellTop">2 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop">3 </td> -<td class="cellTop">4 </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop">5 </td> -<td class="cellTop">6 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop">7 </td> -<td class="cellTop">8 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop">9 </td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop">10</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">11</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>12</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>13</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>14</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">15</td> -<td> </td> -<td>16</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>17</td> -<td> </td> -<td>18</td> 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class="black"></td> -<td>37</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>38</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">39</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">40</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>41</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>42</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>43</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">44</td> -<td> </td> -<td>45</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>46</td> -<td>47</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>48</td> -<td> </td> -<td>49</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>50</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>51</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>52</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>53</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> 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class="itemNumber">31</span> Come to fruition</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">33</span> Encountered</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">35</span> Requires</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">37</span> Fool</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">38</span> Attack</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">40</span> Part of “to be”</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">41</span> Precipitation</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">42</span> Weed</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">43</span> Negative</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">44</span> Struck an attitude</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">46</span> Speak</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">48</span> Town in Germany</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">50</span> Matter</li> -<li 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S. (abbr.)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">52</span> House animal</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">54</span> Clutch</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">56</span> Fasten</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">57</span> Clock faces</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">58</span> Elevate</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">59</span> Legendary character</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">60</span> House and land</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">62</span> Genus of plants</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">64</span> Thread</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">66</span> Repetition as a means of learning</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">68</span> Huge mythical bird</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">71</span> Single</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb27">[<a href="#pb27">27</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz57" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz57.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 57</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">SEVEN GREEK CROSSES</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">John B. Sirich, Jr.</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">We counted the half-crosses to make up Mr. Sirich’s grand total. Please note: no unkeyed -letters, no abbreviations or contractions, and comparatively few two- and three-letter -words. Also double interlock throughout. Io triumphe! -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop">1 </td> -<td class="cellTop">2 </td> -<td class="cellTop">3 </td> -<td class="cellTop">4 </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop">5 </td> -<td class="cellTop">6 </td> -<td class="cellTop">7 </td> -<td class="cellTop">8 </td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">9 </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>10</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>11</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">12</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">13</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>14</td> -<td> </td> -<td>15</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>16</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">17</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>18</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>19</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">20</td> -<td> </td> -<td>21</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>22</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>23</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>24</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>25</td> -<td> </td> -<td>26</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>27</td> -<td> </td> -<td>28</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>29</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>30</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>31</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>32</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>33</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>34</td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">35</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>36</td> -<td> </td> -<td>37</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>38</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">39</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">40</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>41</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>42</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">43</td> -<td> </td> -<td>44</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>45</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>46</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>47</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">48</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>49</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>50</td> -<td> </td> -<td>51</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">52</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">53</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom black"></td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb26">[<a href="#pb26">26</a>]</span> -</p> -<p>HORIZONTAL -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Domestic animal (female)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> Interlaced</li> 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class="itemNumber">27</span> Foundation</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">29</span> Procured</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">30</span> Member</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">31</span> Gave formally</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">33</span> Begins</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">35</span> Vehicle</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">36</span> Dried fruit (bot.)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">38</span> Term of address</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">40</span> Article</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">41</span> Large snake</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">42</span> Note of musical scale</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">43</span> Contest</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">45</span> Impost</li> 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-</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb29">[<a href="#pb29">29</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz58" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz58.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 58</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">BOOLA BOOLA</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Hassler Whitney</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">Considering how often the convenient “eli” finds its way into Cross Words, it is quite -right to include this puzzle from New Haven. It is undoubtedly meant for freshmen, -for despite a loose center and several unkeyed letters it shouldn’t be too difficult. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop">1 </td> -<td class="cellTop">2 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop">3 </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop">4 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop">5 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop">6 </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop">7 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop">8 </td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop">9 </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">10</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>11</td> -<td>12</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>13</td> -<td>14</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>15</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> 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class="black"></td> -<td>29</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">30</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>31</td> -<td>32</td> -<td> </td> -<td>33</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>34</td> -<td>35</td> -<td> </td> -<td>36</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">37</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>38</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>39</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>40</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>41</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">42</td> -<td>43</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>44</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>45</td> -<td>46</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>47</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>48</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>49</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">50</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>51</td> -<td>52</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>53</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">54</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>55</td> -<td>56</td> -<td> </td> -<td>57</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>58</td> -<td> </td> -<td>59</td> -<td> 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-<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">43</span> Imitate</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">46</span> Observe</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">48</span> Hurried</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">49</span> Flat cord</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">50</span> Ends</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">52</span> Monster</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">54</span> Refuge</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">56</span> Sailor</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">57</span> At once</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">58</span> Adept</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">59</span> Possessed</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">61</span> Preposition</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">64</span> Not out</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb31">[<a href="#pb31">31</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz59" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz59.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 59</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">AT EASE</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">John Fasel</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">If you are angry and want something to fight with, don’t try this one. It won’t give -you much of a wrestle—that is, if you are one of those hard-boiled solvers. But if -you haven’t reached the state of complete addiction, or if you merely want a fillip, -Mr. Fasel’s construction will please you. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> 9</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>10</td> -<td>11</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>12</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">13</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">14</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>15</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>16</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>17</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">18</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>19</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>20</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>21</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>22</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>23</td> -<td> </td> -<td>24</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">25</td> -<td>26</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>27</td> -<td> </td> -<td>28</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>29</td> -<td> </td> -<td>30</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>31</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>32</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">33</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>34</td> -<td>35</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>36</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">37</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>38</td> -<td> </td> -<td>39</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>40</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">41</td> -<td>42</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>43</td> -<td> </td> -<td>44</td> -<td> </td> -<td>45</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>46</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">47</td> -<td> </td> -<td>48</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>49</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>50</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">51</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>52</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>53</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>54</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">55</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">56</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom black"></td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb30">[<a href="#pb30">30</a>]</span> -</p> -<p>HORIZONTAL -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Large drinking bowl</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> Ruin</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">9</span> Geometrical figure</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">10</span> Unlimited quantity</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">12</span> Fine particles of stone</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">14</span> Is situated</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">15</span> Footprint</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">17</span> Serpent of S. Amer.</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">18</span> Near</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">19</span> Plots of ground</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">21</span> Jumbled type</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">22</span> Projecting part of wheel</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">23</span> Alkaline solution</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">25</span> Composed of the number two</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">27</span> To earn</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">29</span> Whirl</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">31</span> Serious</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">32</span> Listlessness</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">33</span> Diffuse</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">34</span> Point of compass</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">36</span> Frosted</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">38</span> Small horse</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">40</span> Penetrated</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">41</span> Pronoun</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">43</span> Plain</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">46</span> Prefix, equal</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">47</span> Jurisprudence</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">49</span> Affray</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">50</span> Clear from weeds</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">51</span> To repeat the sound of</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">53</span> Vicious</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">54</span> Fondles</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">55</span> Hourly</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">56</span> S. A. quadruped</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -</p> -<p><i>VERTICAL</i> -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> To adhere</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">2</span> Individual</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">3</span> Concerning</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">4</span> Market</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> Brine pit</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">6</span> Roman weight</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">7</span> Vehicle</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">8</span> Button</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">9</span> A multitude</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">11</span> Mother-of-pearl</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">13</span> Flower</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">15</span> Covering</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">16</span> A fish</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">19</span> Knight errant</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">20</span> Granitic rock</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">22</span> Mark used in writing</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">24</span> Evolve</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">26</span> Exclamation of disgust</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">27</span> Fix</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">28</span> Mark aimed at</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">30</span> Wither</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">33</span> To designate</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">35</span> Division of stable</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">37</span> Quantities</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">39</span> Boy’s name</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">40</span> Beverage</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">42</span> Every one</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">44</span> The linden</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">45</span> To be in flower</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">46</span> Jot</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">48</span> Pronoun</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">50</span> Ejaculatory sound</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">52</span> Conjunction</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">54</span> Father</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb33">[<a href="#pb33">33</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz60" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz60.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 60</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">NOT TOO HARD</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Saul Berman</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">This constructor built a form that gave himself a lot of two-letter words. Are two-letter -words permitted in English? They are. But there are only a few of them in existence -and, consequently, they are repeated often. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 9</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>10</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>11</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>12</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">13</td> -<td>14</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>15</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>16</td> -<td> </td> -<td>17</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>18</td> -<td class="cellRight">19</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">20</td> -<td> </td> -<td>21</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>22</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>23</td> -<td>24</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">25</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>26</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>27</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>28</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">29</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>30</td> -<td> </td> -<td>31</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>32</td> -<td>33</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>34</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">35</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>36</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>37</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>38</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">39</td> -<td>40</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>41</td> -<td>42</td> -<td> </td> -<td>43</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>44</td> -<td> </td> -<td>45</td> -<td>46</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>47</td> -<td class="cellRight">48</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">49</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>50</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>51</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>52</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">53</td> -<td> </td> -<td>54</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>55</td> -<td>56</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>57</td> -<td> </td> -<td>58</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">59</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>60</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>61</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>62</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">63</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>64</td> -<td>65</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>66</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>67</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>68</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>69</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>70</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">71</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">72</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom black"></td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb32">[<a href="#pb32">32</a>]</span> -</p> -<p>HORIZONTAL -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Signify</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> Appointments</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">10</span> Nimbus</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">12</span> Mexican dollar</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">13</span> Negation</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">15</span> Timid</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">18</span> Exclam. of surprise</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">20</span> Above</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">22</span> Moderates</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">23</span> White</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">25</span> Legendary character</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">27</span> Chill</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">28</span> Violent strains</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">29</span> By</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">30</span> Salutations</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">32</span> Prescribed regimen</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">34</span> Exclamation</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">35</span> French article</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">36</span> Passage out</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">37</span> Certain quantity</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">38</span> Printers’ measure</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">39</span> Parent</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">41</span> Deposited</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">44</span> Holds a session</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">47</span> Another parent</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">49</span> One or any</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">50</span> On the top</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">51</span> Imitate</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">52</span> A reëntrant angle</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">53</span> Primeval deity</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">55</span> Rent</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">57</span> Wear away</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">59</span> Musical character</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">60</span> Acts involving civil action</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">62</span> By word of mouth</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">63</span> The man or person</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">64</span> Head hunters of Luzon</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">67</span> Selenium (symbol)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">68</span> Break</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">69</span> Rate of exchange</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">71</span> City in Utah</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">72</span> Angry</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -</p> -<p><i>VERTICAL</i> -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Hush (exclam.)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">2</span> Master</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">3</span> Man’s name</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">4</span> Floor in a warehouse</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">6</span> Mimics</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">7</span> Cardinal number</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">8</span> One sensible of the beautiful</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">9</span> Consequently</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">11</span> Galvanize</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">13</span> Pert. to knots</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">14</span> Egg shaped</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">16</span> Impose</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">17</span> Exploits</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">18</span> Turning machine</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">19</span> Flagrant crime</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">21</span> Unit of measure</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">24</span> Relating to</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">26</span> Goddess of night</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">28</span> Enclose</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">31</span> Toe or finger</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">33</span> Style of capital</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">39</span> Repair</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">40</span> Imbecile</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">41</span> Lounging</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">42</span> Cape on Atlantic Coast</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">43</span> Distress</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">44</span> Vigorous argument</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">45</span> Definite article</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">46</span> Woman’s club</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">47</span> Greedy king (myth.)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">48</span> Anoint</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">54</span> Symbol for tellurium</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">56</span> Misses</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">58</span> Marking an alternative</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">60</span> Drink</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">61</span> Asterisk</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">65</span> To go about idly</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">66</span> Self</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">68</span> Thus</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">70</span> Bone</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb35">[<a href="#pb35">35</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz61" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz61.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 61</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">THE EASIEST WAY</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Mildred M. Sanders</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">Here are all your favorite three-letter words in neat array. With such practice as -this one, you’ll soon get to know every three-letter word in the dictionary. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 9</td> -<td class="cellTop">10</td> -<td class="cellTop">11</td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop">12</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">13</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>14</td> -<td> </td> -<td>15</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>16</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>17</td> -<td> </td> -<td>18</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>19</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>20</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">21</td> -<td>22</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>23</td> -<td> </td> -<td>24</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>25</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>26</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">27</td> -<td> </td> -<td>28</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>29</td> -<td> </td> -<td>30</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>31</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>32</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">33</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>34</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>35</td> -<td> </td> -<td>36</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>37</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>38</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>39</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>40</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">41</td> -<td>42</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>43</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>44</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>45</td> -<td> </td> -<td>46</td> -<td class="cellRight">47</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">48</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>49</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>50</td> -<td> </td> -<td>51</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>52</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">53</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>54</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>55</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>56</td> -<td> </td> -<td>57</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>58</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>59</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>60</td> -<td> </td> -<td>61</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>62</td> -<td> </td> -<td>63</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">64</td> -<td>65</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>66</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>67</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>68</td> -<td> </td> -<td>69</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom">70</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">71</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom"> </td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb34">[<a href="#pb34">34</a>]</span> -</p> -<p>HORIZONTAL -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Intervals of time</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">7</span> Ordain</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">13</span> Bad, soft coal</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">14</span> African animal</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">16</span> Creeks</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">17</span> A fish</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">19</span> Wrath</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">20</span> Flowed</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">21</span> Behold</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">23</span> Males</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">25</span> To feel pain</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">26</span> Pronoun</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">27</span> Associate</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">29</span> Projection</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">31</span> Spanish epic</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">32</span> Spanish particle</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">33</span> Vehicle mounted on runners</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">35</span> Hang down</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">37</span> A tree</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">38</span> Lad</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">39</span> Trap</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">40</span> Vessel</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">41</span> Annoy</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">43</span> Flambeau</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">45</span> No more than</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">48</span> A large fabulous bird</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">49</span> To decay</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">50</span> Possessive pronoun</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">52</span> Hasten</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">53</span> Preposition</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">54</span> To undermine</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">56</span> A viscous substance</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">58</span> A parent</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">59</span> To plan</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">60</span> To interdict</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">62</span> To bore into</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">64</span> Indigo plant</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">66</span> Fertile spot</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">68</span> Bobbin</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">70</span> Infatuated</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">71</span> A sweetmeat</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -</p> -<p><i>VERTICAL</i> -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Sacred songs</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">2</span> Unit of measure in printing</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">3</span> To repent of</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">4</span> Article</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> To cheat</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">6</span> Snow shoe</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">7</span> To imitate</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">8</span> Jumbled type</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">9</span> Elliptical</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">10</span> Substance resulting from the decomposition of a body by electrolysis</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">11</span> New England</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">12</span> African fly</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">15</span> Exist</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">18</span> To lease</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">20</span> Free</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">22</span> Highly inflammable liquid</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">24</span> Negative</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">25</span> To be ill</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">26</span> Product of dissociation</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">28</span> Small three masted vessel</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">30</span> Fungus of rye</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">31</span> Sure hold</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">32</span> Measure</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">34</span> Diminutive child</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">36</span> Melody</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">37</span> Dog</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">41</span> Noisy quarrel</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">42</span> Nonsense</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">43</span> Child’s toy</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">44</span> Stroke</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">46</span> Odd</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">47</span> Empower</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">49</span> Sharp blow</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">51</span> Rested</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">54</span> Sailor</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">55</span> Possesses</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">57</span> Uncommon</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">59</span> Glove</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">60</span> Exclamation expressing disgust</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">61</span> Nothing</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">63</span> Coop</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">65</span> None</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">66</span> Bone</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">67</span> Therefore</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">69</span> For example</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb37">[<a href="#pb37">37</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz62" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz62.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 62</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">PLAN OF CAMPAIGN</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Mordecai M. Richter</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">This looks like the plan of a fortress. Like a fortress of the true medieval type -it has four massive corner ramparts, towers, battlements. The enemy might be tempted -to pierce those thin side indentations, but remember the military strategy about the -danger of getting into pockets and being trapped. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 9</td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop">10</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">11</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>12</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>13</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">14</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>15</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>16</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">17</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>18</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>19</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>20</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">21</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>22</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>23</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>24</td> -<td> </td> -<td>25</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>26</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>27</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>28</td> -<td> </td> -<td>29</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>30</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>31</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>32</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>33</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>34</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>35</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>36</td> -<td> </td> -<td>37</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>38</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>39</td> -<td> </td> -<td>40</td> -<td> </td> -<td>41</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>42</td> -<td> </td> -<td>43</td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">44</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>45</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>46</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>47</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">48</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">49</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>50</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>51</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">52</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>53</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>54</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>55</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">56</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>57</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom">58</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">59</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom"> </td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb36">[<a href="#pb36">36</a>]</span> -</p> -<p>HORIZONTAL -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Lead</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">6</span> Coronet</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">11</span> Rescinds</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">13</span> One who dissolves</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">14</span> Kitchen implement</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">16</span> Bank clerks</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">17</span> Immerse</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">18</span> Primary</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">20</span> Card game</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">21</span> Still</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">22</span> Self-lovers</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">23</span> Product of dissociation</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">24</span> Crafty</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">26</span> Record</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">27</span> Anti-prohibitionist</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">28</span> Veer</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">30</span> Hill</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">31</span> Small house</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">32</span> The sun</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">33</span> The woman</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">36</span> Away</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">38</span> Do</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">39</span> City in Italy</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">42</span> Sprite</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">44</span> Prefix, three</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">45</span> Lamentations</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">47</span> High (music)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">49</span> Corroded</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">50</span> Estate of a nobleman</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">51</span> Mound</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">52</span> Stays</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">54</span> Furnace for melting ore</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">56</span> Get away</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">57</span> Precipitates frozen rain</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">58</span> Paces</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">59</span> Tight</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -</p> -<p><i>VERTICAL</i> -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Showy</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">2</span> Looses</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">3</span> Awkwardly</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">4</span> Press for payment</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> Heroine of series of stories</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">6</span> Relates</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">7</span> Badly</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">8</span> Workshop</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">9</span> Plant again</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">10</span> Flagrant crime</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">12</span> Scorch</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">13</span> Fleshy</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">15</span> Wild beasts</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">16</span> Hebrew month</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">19</span> Small bird</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">25</span> Sailing vessel</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">27</span> General commanding at the battle of Quebec</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">29</span> Sorrow</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">30</span> Also</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">33</span> Knowledge of truths</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">34</span> Dreads</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">35</span> Ties</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">37</span> Level</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">38</span> Painter</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">39</span> Brilliant reflection</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">40</span> Nothing</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">41</span> Minute particles</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">43</span> Groups of vessels</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">44</span> Legends</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">45</span> Looks secretly</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">46</span> Noticed by means of a sense</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">48</span> Brief</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">53</span> Opening</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">55</span> Sheltered</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb39">[<a href="#pb39">39</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz63" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz63.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 63</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">GOOD AS GOLD</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">B. Eisner and A. B. Leavitt</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">All these words, from Cosmetic to Indian Tent, from Fish to Tinge, are good Rotarians. -Mr. Babbitt knows and uses them all. Do you? If not, why not? -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 9</td> -<td class="cellTop">10</td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop">11</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">12</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>13</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>14</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">15</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>16</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>17</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>18</td> -<td>19</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>20</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">21</td> -<td> </td> -<td>22</td> -<td> </td> -<td>23</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>24</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>25</td> -<td> </td> -<td>26</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">27</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>28</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>29</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>30</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">31</td> -<td>32</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>33</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>34</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>35</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>36</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">37</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>38</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>39</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">40</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>41</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>42</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>43</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>44</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>45</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>46</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>47</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>48</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">49</td> -<td>50</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>51</td> -<td> </td> -<td>52</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>53</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>54</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>55</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">56</td> -<td> </td> -<td>57</td> -<td> </td> -<td>58</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>59</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>60</td> -<td> </td> -<td>61</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">62</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">63</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>64</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>65</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom">66</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">67</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">68</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom"> </td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb38">[<a href="#pb38">38</a>]</span> -</p> -<p>HORIZONTAL -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Cosmetic</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> Instrument for writing</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">8</span> Blaze</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">12</span> Propeller</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">13</span> Wind-flower</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">14</span> Girl’s hat</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">15</span> Exhaust</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">17</span> Sink</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">18</span> Many days</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">20</span> Shell-fish</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">21</span> Cut</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">24</span> Artful</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">25</span> Delight</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">28</span> Rawhide</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">30</span> Water fowl</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">31</span> Exclamation</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">33</span> Clamor</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">35</span> Household utensils</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">36</span> Either</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">37</span> Consecrate</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">38</span> People who talk foolishly</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">39</span> Glass vessel</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">40</span> After Christ</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">41</span> Pert. to air</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">42</span> Tumult</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">44</span> Toward</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">45</span> Nimble</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">47</span> Forehead</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">49</span> Dens</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">51</span> Possesses</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">53</span> Ringlet</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">55</span> Mixture of herbs</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">56</span> Stop</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">59</span> Furnish with side supports</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">60</span> Annoyed</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">63</span> Organ of hearing</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">64</span> Result</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">65</span> One</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">66</span> Manage</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">67</span> Stationary</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">68</span> Indian tent</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -</p> -<p><i>VERTICAL</i> -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Fish</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">2</span> Scarcer</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">3</span> Epoch</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">4</span> Human being</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> Equals</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">6</span> Perfume</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">7</span> Stylish</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">8</span> Small in number</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">9</span> Consumed</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">10</span> One who creates</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">11</span> Watering place</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">16</span> Internal</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">19</span> Spirit actuating manners and customs</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">21</span> Overcome</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">22</span> Aloft</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">23</span> People who run away secretly</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">25</span> Companion</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">26</span> By, near</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">27</span> Soft tissues</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">29</span> Loiter</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">30</span> Native American race</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">32</span> Bricklayers’ box for mortar</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">34</span> To shoot forth</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">35</span> By</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">36</span> Cereal</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">41</span> Part of dress</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">43</span> Trunk</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">45</span> Note of scale</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">46</span> Hate</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">48</span> Ourselves</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">50</span> Sweet flower extract</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">51</span> Stags</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">52</span> Wooden shoe</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">54</span> Place</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">56</span> Fixed</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">57</span> Part of “to be”</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">58</span> Period</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">60</span> Wager</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">61</span> Knock</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">62</span> Tinge</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb41">[<a href="#pb41">41</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz64" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz64.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 64</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">LULLABY</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Hugh P. Evans</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">Just a song at evening. This one should be a mere pleasant moment. If you love ease, -here it is. However, “easy to solve and hard to construct,” is the way the song sometimes -should go. It is hard to keep inside a small dictionary. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 9</td> -<td class="cellTop">10</td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">11</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>12</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>13</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">14</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">15</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>16</td> -<td> </td> -<td>17</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>18</td> -<td>19</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>20</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">21</td> -<td> </td> -<td>22</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>23</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>24</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>25</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">26</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>27</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>28</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>29</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>30</td> -<td> </td> -<td>31</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>32</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>33</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">34</td> -<td>35</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>36</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>37</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>38</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>39</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">40</td> -<td> </td> -<td>41</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>42</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>43</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">44</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>45</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>46</td> -<td> </td> -<td>47</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>48</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">49</td> -<td>50</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>51</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>52</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>53</td> -<td> </td> -<td>54</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">55</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>56</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>57</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>58</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">59</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>60</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>61</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>62</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>63</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">64</td> -<td> </td> -<td>65</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>66</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>67</td> -<td> </td> -<td>68</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">69</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">70</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom black"></td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb40">[<a href="#pb40">40</a>]</span> -</p> -<p>HORIZONTAL -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Shrubs</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">6</span> Ripe</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">11</span> Match</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">12</span> S. 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E. State (abbr.)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">10</span> Consumed</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">11</span> Palms off</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">14</span> Fond lovers</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">17</span> That thing’s</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">19</span> Natural metal</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">22</span> Cabbage</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">24</span> Ring up</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">25</span> Silent</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">27</span> Flapjack</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">29</span> Houses of call</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">31</span> Peas “en masse”</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">33</span> Wash</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">35</span> Memorize</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">36</span> Crafty</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">37</span> Head gear</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">38</span> Sister of mercy</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">40</span> Pull up</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">41</span> Elongated fishes</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">43</span> Effluvium</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">44</span> Titans</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">46</span> Large wood</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">47</span> A form of exercise</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">50</span> Possessor</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">51</span> Add</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">52</span> Small bed</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">54</span> Does not succeed</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">56</span> Barren</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">57</span> Lake</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">60</span> Coal scuttle</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">62</span> More (Shakespeare)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">65</span> Not any</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">68</span> Within</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb43">[<a href="#pb43">43</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz65" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz65.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 65</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">QUIET COMFORT</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Marcam</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">This one stays close to the amenities of English. There are few words you don’t use, -if your vocabulary is as ample as a cross word puzzler’s should be. By the way, has -your vocabulary expanded since you’ve started puzzling? -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 9</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 10</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 11</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 12</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop"> 13</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 14</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 15</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td 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-<div id="pz66" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz66.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 66</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">DIAMONDS WITHIN DIAMONDS</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Isis</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">Plenty of trouble ahead here for the unwary solver. The four-letter word border is -a tricky thing to monkey with, for often the wrong word contains the same number of -letters and answers the definition perfectly. A good many unkeyed letters, but none -in critical places. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 9</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 10</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 11</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 12</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 13</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 14</td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop"> 15</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> 16</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 17</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> 18</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> 19</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 20</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> 21</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> 22</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 23</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 24</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> 25</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 26</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 27</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> 28</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 29</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td> 30</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 31</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 32</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 33</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 34</td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> 35</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> 36</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 37</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 38</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 39</td> -<td> 40</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> 41</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> 42</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 43</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> 44</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 45</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> 46</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 47</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 48</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 49</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 50</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 51</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 52</td> -<td class="cellRight"> 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chrysphanic acid</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">80</span> Sacred image</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">81</span> Says</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">83</span> Clowns</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">84</span> Interjection</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">89</span> Plateau</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">91</span> Surface of fibers</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">93</span> Harden</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">95</span> Springtime of life</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">96</span> Yield</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">98</span> Russian village</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">99</span> Before</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">101</span> Consumed</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">102</span> Dull</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">105</span> Myself</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">106</span> Negative</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb47">[<a href="#pb47">47</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz67" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz67.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 67</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">A STAID FORM</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Charles Erlenkotter</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">This plot of crosses and dots looks safe and conservative. There are, however, several -perfectly good English words that will give you a thrill. By strange coincidence, -this odd pattern was used by another contributor and will be found elsewhere in the -book. A comparison of the two puzzles will be interesting. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 9</td> -<td class="cellTop">10</td> -<td class="cellTop">11</td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop">12</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">13</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>14</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>15</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">16</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>17</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 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class="black"></td> -<td>57</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom">58</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">59</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom"> </td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb46">[<a href="#pb46">46</a>]</span> -</p> -<p>HORIZONTAL -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Visionary</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">7</span> Entangled</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">13</span> Number</li> -<li 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Trust the ladies to -see the possibilities in simple effects! And the words are very much present, too. -A good one to try your hand on if you think you’re good. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 9</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 10</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 11</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 12</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 13</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop"> 14</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 15</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 16</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 17</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 18</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 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class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 69</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">LOOSELY WOVEN</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">John Boyajy</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">The warp and weft of this one are not drawn too tightly together. If the puzzle has -a fault, it is in the abundance of black squares, but the neat interlock saves it. -Rather easy for the adept, and not an undue tax on the novice. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop">1 </td> -<td class="cellTop">2 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop">3 </td> -<td class="cellTop">4 </td> -<td class="cellTop">5 </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop">6 </td> -<td class="cellTop">7 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop">8 </td> -<td class="cellTop">9 </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop">10 </td> -<td class="cellTop">11 </td> -<td class="cellTop">12 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop">13 </td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop">14 </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">15 </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>16 </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>17 </td> 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class="first">Funny how often you find crosses in cross word puzzles. There are several meanings -to that. You will observe Maltese crosses in Mr. O’Leary’s construction, and it isn’t -hard enough to make you cross. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 9</td> -<td class="cellTop">10</td> -<td class="cellTop">11</td> -<td class="cellTop">12</td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop">13</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">14</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>15</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>16</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> 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Sullivan</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">60</span> Sustain</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">62</span> Crafty</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">64</span> Fasten</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">66</span> Exclamation</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">68</span> Like</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb55">[<a href="#pb55">55</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz71" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz71.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 71</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">WATCH THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Marcam</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">One of the editors, being tempted to solve this one in the proof, found it smooth, -consistent sailing throughout, save in the lower left hand corner. This section probably -isn’t hard at all. Wonder how you will find it. You know how a pair of absurdly easy -words will stump you now and then. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop">1 </td> -<td class="cellTop">2 </td> -<td class="cellTop">3 </td> -<td class="cellTop">4 </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop">5 </td> -<td class="cellTop">6 </td> -<td class="cellTop">7 </td> -<td class="cellTop">8 </td> -<td class="cellTop">9 </td> -<td class="cellTop">10</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop">11</td> -<td class="cellTop">12</td> -<td class="cellTop">13</td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop">14</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">15</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>16</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>17</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>18</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">19</td> -<td> </td> -<td 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class="sc">Puzzle No. 72</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">ROUND AND ROUND</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Persephone</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">The double round of blacks outlines four good corners and a center which, while bearing -an unenviable five-spot, would have been virtually impossible of construction without -it. The unkeyed letters should not cause any trouble. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop">1 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop">2 </td> -<td class="cellTop">3 </td> -<td class="cellTop">4 </td> -<td class="cellTop">5 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop">6 </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop">7 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop">8 </td> -<td class="cellTop">9 </td> -<td class="cellTop">10 </td> -<td class="cellTop">11 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop">12 </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>13 </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>14 </td> -<td>15 </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>16 </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">17 </td> -<td>18 </td> -<td> 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class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">95</span> Dull</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">97</span> In, on, near or by</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">99</span> One or any</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb59">[<a href="#pb59">59</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz73" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz73.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 73</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">MY SECOND AND LAST</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Joseph A. Margolies</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">“This is my second and last,” writes J. A. M. “Too absorbing. Leaves no time to read.” -We don’t believe J. A. M. He underestimates the frailty of the human soul where cross -word puzzles are concerned. He’ll be at it with ruled paper and pencil again, and -then he’ll swear off again. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop">1 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop">2 </td> -<td class="cellTop">3 </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop">4 </td> -<td class="cellTop">5 </td> -<td class="cellTop">6 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop">7 </td> -<td class="cellTop">8 </td> -<td class="cellTop">9 </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop">10</td> -<td class="cellTop">11</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop">12</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>13</td> -<td> </td> -<td>14</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>15</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>16</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">17</td> -<td>18</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>19</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>20</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>21</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">22</td> -<td> </td> -<td>23</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>24</td> -<td> </td> -<td>25</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>26</td> -<td> </td> -<td>27</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>28</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>29</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>30</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>31</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">32</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>33</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>34</td> -<td> </td> -<td>35</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>36</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">37</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">38</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>39</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>40</td> -<td> </td> -<td>41</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>42</td> -<td> </td> -<td>43</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">44</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>45</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>46</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>47</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>48</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>49</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">50</td> -<td>51</td> -<td>52</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>53</td> -<td> </td> -<td>54</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>55</td> -<td> </td> -<td>56</td> -<td>57</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">58</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>59</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>60</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>61</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">62</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>63</td> -<td> </td> -<td>64</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>65</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>66</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>67</td> -<td> </td> -<td>68</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>69</td> -<td> </td> -<td>70</td> -<td> </td> -<td>71</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>72</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">73</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>74</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>75</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>76</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">77</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">78</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>79</td> -<td> </td> -<td>80</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>81</td> -<td> </td> -<td>82</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>83</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>84</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>85</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>86</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom">87</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">88</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">89</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom"> </td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb58">[<a href="#pb58">58</a>]</span> -</p> -<p>HORIZONTAL -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Napkins</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">4</span> Director</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">10</span> Beach</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">13</span> Photographic instrument</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">15</span> Idle</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">17</span> Pronoun</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">19</span> Mushrooms</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">20</span> Mental images</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">21</span> Pronoun</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">22</span> Belief</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">24</span> Wailing</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">26</span> Tyrolian singing</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">28</span> Atmosphere</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">29</span> Genus of lily family</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">31</span> Between</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">32</span> Poisonous snake</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">33</span> Dejected</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">34</span> Reckoning of years</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">36</span> American humorist</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">38</span> A condiment</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">40</span> Vulgar fellow</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">42</span> Rings</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">44</span> Careful observer</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">45</span> Stored for future reference</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">47</span> Implant</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">48</span> Prepared for combat</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">49</span> Leading part (musical)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">50</span> Music drama</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">53</span> Lure into danger</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">55</span> <span class="corr" id="xd31e19934" title="Source: Chicloid">Cichlid</span> fish</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">58</span> Leaps over</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">60</span> Rodent</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">61</span> Supreme deity of ancient Minæans</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">62</span> Do wrong</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">63</span> Goddess of dawn</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">65</span> Before</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">66</span> Attempt</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">67</span> Frogs’ spawn</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">69</span> Weight for vessels</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">72</span> Unite</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">73</span> Minor prophet</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">75</span> Skins</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">76</span> Round of years</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">78</span> Pronoun</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">79</span> Ornamental tape</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">81</span> Uncover</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">83</span> Pronoun</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">84</span> Fraud</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">85</span> Trains</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">87</span> So</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">88</span> Bedaubed</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">89</span> Pigs</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -</p> -<p><i>VERTICAL</i> -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Lure</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">2</span> Before 11 Vertical</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">3</span> Less hazardous</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">4</span> Males</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> Debated</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">6</span> Brads</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">7</span> Deceit</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">8</span> Bear</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">9</span> Regret</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">10</span> Broom</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">11</span> After 2 Vertical</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">12</span> German city</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">14</span> Egyptian goddess</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">16</span> Speak</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">18</span> Annoyer</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">21</span> Interfere</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">23</span> Biting</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">25</span> Ordinary</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">27</span> Old fashioned clocks</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">29</span> Obstruct</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">30</span> Wooden ship</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">32</span> Confirm</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">33</span> Notch</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">35</span> Enliven</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">37</span> Where the tide meets a river current</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">39</span> Gem</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">40</span> Soft drink that is sometimes hard</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">41</span> Station</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">43</span> Father of Methuselah</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">45</span> Nourished</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">46</span> Arid</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">51</span> Talking bird</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">52</span> East or southeast wind</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">54</span> Heavy rope</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">56</span> Garret</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">57</span> Not frequently</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">59</span> Sigh with sudden heaving of breast</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">61</span> Skill</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">64</span> Specie of poisonous tree</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">65</span> Ancient Monastic Order</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">68</span> First appearance</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">70</span> Shelf</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">71</span> Kind of tree</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">72</span> Characteristic of groups</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">73</span> Intimate</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">74</span> Part of body</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">76</span> Vehicle</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">77</span> Long fish (pl.)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">80</span> Jewish month (pl.)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">82</span> What the cow chews</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">84</span> Exclamation</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">86</span> Thus</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb61">[<a href="#pb61">61</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz74" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz74.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 74</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">QUADRICRUCIFEROUS</h2> -<p class="byline">By A. C. R.</p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">Twenty-four unkeyed letters—but no two, and only four three-letter words and a splendid -all-over interlock. Not more than average difficult, but not more than medium easy. -The long words form splendid spinal clews—if you get them. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop">1 </td> -<td class="cellTop">2 </td> -<td class="cellTop">3 </td> -<td class="cellTop">4 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop">5 </td> -<td class="cellTop">6 </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop">7 </td> -<td class="cellTop">8 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop">9 </td> -<td class="cellTop">10</td> -<td class="cellTop">11</td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop">12</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">13</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>14</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>15</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">16</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>17</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">18</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>19</td> -<td> </td> -<td>20</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>21</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>22</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">23</td> -<td>24</td> -<td> </td> -<td>25</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>26</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>27</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>28</td> -<td> </td> -<td>29</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">30</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>31</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>32</td> -<td>33</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>34</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">35</td> -<td> </td> -<td>36</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>37</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>38</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">39</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">40</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>41</td> -<td>42</td> -<td> </td> -<td>43</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>44</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>45</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">46</td> -<td>47</td> -<td> </td> -<td>48</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>49</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>50</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>51</td> -<td> </td> -<td>52</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">53</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>54</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">55</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>56</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>57</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom">58</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">59</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom"> </td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb60">[<a href="#pb60">60</a>]</span> -</p> -<p>HORIZONTAL -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Penetrated</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">7</span> A fruit</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">13</span> Part of the day</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">14</span> A long spear</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">15</span> A fleet of ships</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">16</span> Finical</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">17</span> A war horse</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">18</span> Tight fitting caps</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">19</span> Foreign</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">21</span> Soup herb</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">22</span> India</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">23</span> Celtic hero</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">26</span> Establishes</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">28</span> Paradise</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">30</span> A roundabout way</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">32</span> Plain</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">34</span> Metamorphose</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">35</span> Rely upon</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">37</span> Wearing apparel</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">40</span> Length measures</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">41</span> Carried away</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">44</span> Sound of voice</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">45</span> One (Scot.)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">46</span> Girl’s name</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">49</span> A natural right</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">51</span> Run away</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">53</span> Steppers</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">54</span> Marks of distinction</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">55</span> Always</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">56</span> A liquid compound</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">57</span> Formerly</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">58</span> Allures</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">59</span> Poisonous insects</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -</p> -<p><i>VERTICAL</i> -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Disposed of contents</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">2</span> Girl’s name</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">3</span> Musical instrument</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">4</span> Purposes</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> Lohengrin’s bride</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">6</span> Flower</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">7</span> Concur</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">8</span> Laborer</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">9</span> Japanese ornaments</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">10</span> Waterfall</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">11</span> Above</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">12</span> Despotism</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">20</span> Urgent</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">24</span> Inclination</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">25</span> Rules</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">26</span> Glaziers’ tacks</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">27</span> Brief</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">28</span> Irish hero</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">29</span> Heroine in Scott</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">31</span> Vase</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">33</span> Metallic mineral</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">35</span> Groups of ten</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">36</span> Contrived</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">38</span> Balkers</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">39</span> Clothes again</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">42</span> Upper garments</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">43</span> A very small pill</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">47</span> Architectural term</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">48</span> A color</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">49</span> A large woody plant</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">50</span> Lugs</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">51</span> State of vexation</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">52</span> Other</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb63">[<a href="#pb63">63</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz75" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz75.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 75</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">LOCKED UP TIGHT</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Gregorian</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">An all-over double interlock with a triply-locked center and corners. Probably considerably -easier to solve than to construct. The words are weak in spots, but the construction -passes the few obsoletes. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop blank"></td> -<td class="cellTop blank"></td> -<td class="cellTop">1 </td> -<td class="cellTop">2 </td> -<td class="cellTop">3 </td> -<td class="cellTop">4 </td> -<td class="cellTop">5 </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop">6 </td> -<td class="cellTop">7 </td> -<td class="cellTop">8 </td> -<td class="cellTop">9 </td> -<td class="cellTop">10</td> -<td class="cellTop blank"></td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop blank"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft blank"></td> -<td>11</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>12</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>13</td> -<td class="cellRight blank"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">14</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>15</td> -<td> </td> -<td>16</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>17</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">18</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">19</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>20</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>21</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>22</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">23</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>24</td> -<td> </td> -<td>25</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>26</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>27</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">28</td> -<td> </td> -<td>29</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>30</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>31</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">32</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>33</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>34</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>35</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>36</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>37</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">38</td> -<td>39</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>40</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>41</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>42</td> -<td class="cellRight">43</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">44</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>45</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>46</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>47</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">48</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>49</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>50</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>51</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">52</td> -<td> </td> -<td>53</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>54</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>55</td> -<td> </td> -<td>56</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">57</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>58</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>59</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>60</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft blank"></td> -<td>61</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>62</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>63</td> -<td> </td> -<td>64</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight blank"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom blank"></td> -<td class="cellBottom blank"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">65</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">66</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom blank"></td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom blank"></td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb62">[<a href="#pb62">62</a>]</span> -</p> -<p>HORIZONTAL -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Alternate passage</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">6</span> Incomplete</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">11</span> Fruity nut</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">12</span> Those who dry by wind</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">14</span> Cheerfulness</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">15</span> Capable</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">17</span> Midday</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">19</span> Man’s name</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">21</span> Mountain in Greece</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">22</span> Passage-way</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">23</span> Negative</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">24</span> Shaped like a bull</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">27</span> Prefix, of</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">28</span> Character in Peer Gynt</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">30</span> Pits</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">31</span> Prefix, footed</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">32</span> Pert. to month</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">34</span> Settings</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">36</span> Plaything</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">37</span> Chemical compound</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">38</span> Imbecility</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">41</span> Sharpshooters</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">44</span> Annual Scottish festival</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">45</span> Adjusted</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">47</span> Consume</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">48</span> Ounce (abbr.)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">49</span> Salts of stearic acid</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">51</span> Toward</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">52</span> Chinese tree</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">54</span> Hobo (slang)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">55</span> Pert. to Asian people</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">57</span> Jog</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">58</span> Flat part of boat’s bottom</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">60</span> Color</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">61</span> Taxes</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">63</span> Mistaken</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">65</span> Cook by air and heat</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">66</span> Awe-inspiring</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -</p> -<p><i>VERTICAL</i> -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Oil</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">2</span> Fuse</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">3</span> Thus</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">4</span> Those in power</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> Naval officer</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">6</span> Decanters</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">7</span> Furrow</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">8</span> Abraham’s birthplace</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">9</span> A form of colored cotton</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">10</span> God of Love</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">11</span> Form of sugar</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">13</span> Fuse</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">14</span> Ash kokos</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">16</span> Entrance</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">18</span> In want</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">20</span> Empower</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">22</span> Compounds of arsenic</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">25</span> Mineral</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">26</span> Dye</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">29</span> Finished</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">31</span> Active volcano of West Indies</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">33</span> Male descendant</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">35</span> Pinch</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">38</span> Dejected</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">39</span> Famous composer</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">40</span> Throw back</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">41</span> Knotty</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">42</span> Classification</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">43</span> Lay in a supply</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">46</span> European mountain range</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">49</span> <span class="corr" id="xd31e21721" title="Source: Encounte">Encounter</span></li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">50</span> Brown pigment</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">53</span> Famous Scot</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">56</span> Outer coat</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">58</span> Egyptian god</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">59</span> To make a mistake</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">62</span> Exclamation</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">64</span> Concerning</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb65">[<a href="#pb65">65</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz76" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz76.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 76</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">BIG BEAUTY</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">W. J. Bowman</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">This giant may puzzle you in several ways. At the first glance it looks as much like -a maze as a cross word puzzle. You’ll find it a cross word puzzle all right. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop">1 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop">2 </td> -<td class="cellTop">3 </td> -<td class="cellTop">4 </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop">5 </td> -<td class="cellTop">6 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop">7 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop">8 </td> -<td class="cellTop">9 </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop">10 </td> -<td class="cellTop">11 </td> -<td class="cellTop">12 </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop">13 </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>14 </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>15 </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>16 </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> 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class="itemNumber">41</span> A color</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">43</span> Water conveyance</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">45</span> Before Christ</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">47</span> Like</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">49</span> Indef. article</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">50</span> Perform</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">52</span> Alluvial detritus</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">54</span> Obtains</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">55</span> Without</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">56</span> Grease for frying</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">57</span> Bend</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">59</span> Row</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">61</span> Uproar</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">62</span> Spoils</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">64</span> Tag</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">65</span> Binder stones</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">66</span> Artfully cunning</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">67</span> Term used when hunting a criminal</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">69</span> Criticism</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">70</span> Noise</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">72</span> Be of service to</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">74</span> Malicious firing of a building</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">75</span> Places to store grain</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">77</span> Portion</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">78</span> Dirty</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">80</span> Net</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">82</span> The head (slang)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">83</span> Aged</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">85</span> Also</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">91</span> Humor</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">92</span> Bullet</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">93</span> Half (prefix)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">95</span> Part of “to be”</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">96</span> Time</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">98</span> Eye</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">100</span> Crustacean</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">101</span> A long staff</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">102</span> To rage</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">104</span> Buttocks</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">105</span> Fondle</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">107</span> Annually</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">109</span> Snared</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">110</span> Prevents</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">112</span> Gather</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">114</span> A color</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">116</span> Attempt</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">117</span> Loose outer garment</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">119</span> A private quarrel</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">121</span> By</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">122</span> Father</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">124</span> Point of compass</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">126</span> Within</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">127</span> Skeletal piece</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">128</span> To incline</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">130</span> Marsh</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">132</span> Narrow opening</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">133</span> Rodents</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">134</span> Ultimate</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">136</span> Caustic</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">137</span> Sin</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">139</span> Interweaves</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">141</span> Aspects</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">143</span> Diminution</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">144</span> Small mark</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">146</span> Not west</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">147</span> Prohibit</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">148</span> Depression</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">151</span> To obstruct</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">152</span> Negative prefix</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">154</span> Color</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">155</span> Fish eggs</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">157</span> Note of scale</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">159</span> Pronoun</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">160</span> Pronoun</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">162</span> Us</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb67">[<a href="#pb67">67</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz77" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz77.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 77</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">TRY THEM OVER IN YOUR DAILY CHAT</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Irvan Neckerman</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">There are several dozen words in this puzzle that you can use and your best girl won’t -know what you are talking about. This is not misogyny. It merely supposes that she -does not follow cross word puzzling. Or maybe that is misogyny. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 9</td> -<td class="cellTop">10</td> -<td class="cellTop">11</td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop">12</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">13</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>14</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>15</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">16</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>17</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>18</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>19</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">20</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>21</td> -<td>22</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>23</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>24</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>25</td> -<td>26</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>27</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>28</td> -<td> </td> -<td>29</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">30</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>31</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>32</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>33</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight">34</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">35</td> -<td>36</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>37</td> -<td> </td> -<td>38</td> -<td> </td> -<td>39</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>40</td> -<td>41</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">42</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>43</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>44</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>45</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">46</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>47</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>48</td> -<td> </td> -<td>49</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">50</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>51</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>52</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>53</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 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class="cellLeft cellBottom">71</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">72</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">73</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom"> </td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb66">[<a href="#pb66">66</a>]</span> -</p> -<p>HORIZONTAL -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Discover</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">4</span> Ordinary language</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">9</span> Story</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">13</span> Knot</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span 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class="itemNumber">33</span> Small aperture</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">35</span> Serpent</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">37</span> Robbers</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">40</span> Anger</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">42</span> Observes</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">44</span> Slacken</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">45</span> Eighth of a fathom</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">46</span> Dressed with ornaments</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">48</span> Heed</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">50</span> Peruse again</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">52</span> With less delay</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">53</span> Rested</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">54</span> Squalid 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class="itemNumber">1</span> Engrave</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">2</span> Pits for storing fodder</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">3</span> Bill of an anchor</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">4</span> Loud sound</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> Make over</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">6</span> Pristine</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">7</span> Apartment</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">8</span> Scene of Wallenstein’s assassination, 1634</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">10</span> Repeated</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">11</span> Estuary</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">12</span> Novice</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">17</span> Drop</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">19</span> Recite metrically</li> 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class="itemNumber">66</span> Contend</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">67</span> Born</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb69">[<a href="#pb69">69</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz78" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz78.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 78</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">POLYANGULAR AND POLYSYLLABIC</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Harold E. Vreeland</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">This constructor managed to fit together a well-joined construction, central vertebrae -and a neat outer shell. Decorative and full of nice words. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop blank"></td> -<td class="cellTop blank"></td> -<td class="cellTop blank"></td> -<td class="cellTop blank"></td> -<td class="cellTop blank"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop blank"></td> -<td class="cellTop blank"></td> -<td class="cellTop blank"></td> -<td class="cellTop blank"></td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop blank"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft blank"></td> -<td class="blank"></td> -<td class="blank"></td> -<td> 5</td> -<td> 6</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 7</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 8</td> -<td> 9</td> -<td class="blank"></td> -<td class="blank"></td> -<td class="cellRight blank"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft blank"></td> -<td class="blank"></td> -<td>10</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 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</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="blank"></td> -<td class="blank"></td> -<td class="blank"></td> -<td class="cellRight blank"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom blank"></td> -<td class="cellBottom blank"></td> -<td class="cellBottom blank"></td> -<td class="cellBottom blank"></td> -<td class="cellBottom blank"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">47</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom blank"></td> -<td class="cellBottom blank"></td> -<td class="cellBottom blank"></td> -<td class="cellBottom blank"></td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom blank"></td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb68">[<a href="#pb68">68</a>]</span> -</p> -<p>HORIZONTAL -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Pale</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> Insignificant part</li> 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class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">10</span> American explosive for shells</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">11</span> Sacrifice of principle to circumstances</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">12</span> Scientific description of races</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">13</span> Marrow</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">16</span> Compounds of atoms</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">17</span> A Government revenue</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">18</span> Collecting wives</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">20</span> Beckonings</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">21</span> The star of dawn</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">23</span> Tears</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">25</span> Bore</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span 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class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 79</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">WEDDING RING</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Mil-Wal</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">The contributors of this construction are husband and wife. This fact is symbolized -by the wedding ring you see in the middle of the form. Cross-grained cross worders -may complain that the ring is not a solid mass of words. Well, is a ring ever a solid -mass? -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 9</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>10</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>11</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>12</td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>13</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>14</td> -<td class="black"></td> 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class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>31</td> -<td> </td> -<td>32</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>33</td> -<td> </td> -<td>34</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>35</td> -<td>36</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>37</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>38</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>39</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>40</td> -<td>41</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>42</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight">43</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">44</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>45</td> -<td>46</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> 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-<td>65</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>66</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">67</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">68</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom black"></td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb70">[<a href="#pb70">70</a>]</span> -</p> -<p>HORIZONTAL -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Slender</li> 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-<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">60</span> Sign</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">62</span> Part of “to be”</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">64</span> A command to draft animals</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb73">[<a href="#pb73">73</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz80" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz80.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 80</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">NOT SO DIFFICULT</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Robert S. Holzman</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">The beginner should have a good time with this neat construction. There are no lurking -terrors in the wood here for the adventurous explorer of cross word puzzledom. Try -this one against time. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 9</td> -<td class="cellTop">10</td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop">11</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">12</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>13</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>14</td> -<td> </td> -<td>15</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>16</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">17</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>18</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>19</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>20</td> -<td> </td> -<td>21</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>22</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>23</td> -<td> </td> -<td>24</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>25</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>26</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>27</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>28</td> -<td>29</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>30</td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">31</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>32</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>33</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">34</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">35</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>36</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>37</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>38</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>39</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>40</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>41</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">42</td> -<td>43</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>44</td> -<td>45</td> -<td> </td> -<td>46</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>47</td> -<td> </td> -<td>48</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>49</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">50</td> -<td> </td> -<td>51</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>52</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>53</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>54</td> -<td> </td> -<td>55</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>56</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>57</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">58</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>59</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>60</td> -<td>61</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>62</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight">63</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">64</td> -<td>65</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>66</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>67</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>68</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">69</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>70</td> -<td> </td> -<td>71</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>72</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>73</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom">74</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">75</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">76</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom"> </td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb72">[<a href="#pb72">72</a>]</span> -</p> -<p>HORIZONTAL -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Father</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">4</span> Former Venetian high officials</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">8</span> Gambling term</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">12</span> Wrath</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">13</span> Flowed</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">14</span> Clash</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">16</span> Be wrong</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">17</span> Use</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">20</span> Plant of nightshade family</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">22</span> Excavation</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">23</span> Vegetable</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">25</span> Distracted</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">26</span> Sober</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">28</span> Make plump</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">31</span> Distant</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">32</span> Typhoon</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">33</span> Beaten track</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">35</span> Preposition</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">36</span> Disposition</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">37</span> Batters</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">39</span> Sign of negation</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">40</span> Perform</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">41</span> Astir</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">42</span> Silicon</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">44</span> Disease of foot</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">47</span> Iota</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">49</span> Masculine pronoun</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">50</span> And so forth</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span 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Skill</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">11</span> Support</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">13</span> Revolve</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">15</span> Indian drum</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">18</span> Cover</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">19</span> Exist</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">21</span> Border for picture</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">23</span> Saucy</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">24</span> Distant</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">26</span> Rested upon</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">27</span> Priestly sign</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">29</span> Suited</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">30</span> Woman devoted to religious life</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">31</span> Counterfeit</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">34</span> Drunkard</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">36</span> Swamp</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">38</span> Total</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">43</span> That one’s</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">45</span> Secret</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">46</span> Civil offense</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">47</span> Again</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">48</span> Detestable</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">49</span> Hurry</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">51</span> Adhere</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">53</span> United</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">55</span> Scamp</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">57</span> Receptacle</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">58</span> Doctrines</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">61</span> Conjunction</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">63</span> Tract</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">65</span> Fasten</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">66</span> Organ</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">67</span> Jostle</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">68</span> Be indebted to</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">71</span> 3.14159265358979</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">72</span> Depart</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb75">[<a href="#pb75">75</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz81" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz81.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 81</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">THE EIGHT TEES</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">M. B. Gillung</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">One more tee and Mr. Gillung could have a golf links. As it is, he has provided some -neatly placed bunkers to trap the unwary. Beware the unkeyed letters that lurk along -the fairway! Particularly those near the boundaries. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop"> 8</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 9</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>10</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>11</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>12</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>13</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>14</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">15</td> -<td>16</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>17</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>18</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>19</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">20</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>21</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>22</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">23</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>24</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>25</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>26</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>27</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>28</td> -<td> </td> -<td>29</td> -<td> </td> -<td>30</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>31</td> -<td> </td> -<td>32</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>33</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>34</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>35</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>36</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>37</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>38</td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">39</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>40</td> -<td> </td> -<td>41</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>42</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">43</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">44</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>45</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>46</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>47</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">48</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>49</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>50</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>51</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>52</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>53</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>54</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>55</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>56</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom">57</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">58</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom"> </td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb74">[<a href="#pb74">74</a>]</span> -</p> -<p>HORIZONTAL -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Acknowledgment of lordship</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> Workmanship</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span 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class="itemNumber">31</span> Hollow cylinder</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">33</span> Abrupt</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">34</span> Aches</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">35</span> Half-breed</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">37</span> Vision</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">39</span> Managed</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">40</span> Water</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">42</span> To seize</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">44</span> Islands</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">46</span> Precious stones</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">47</span> Skin disease</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">48</span> Severe</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">50</span> Corroded</li> -<li 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class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">53</span> Soak</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">54</span> A dolt</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb77">[<a href="#pb77">77</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz82" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz82.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 82</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">THIRD-RAIL CROSSOVER</h2> -<p class="byline">By I. S. O.</p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">A fine double-cross study in four-letter words. The occasional abbreviation does not -mar the general effect. The lateral wedge-masses key well with the central cross. -Altogether a nice construction. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 9</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 10</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 11</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 12</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 13</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 14</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 15</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 16</td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop"> 17</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> 18</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 19</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> 20</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> 21</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 22</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> 23</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 24</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 25</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 26</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 27</td> -<td> 28</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 29</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> 30</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 31</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 32</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> 33</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 34</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 35</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 36</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> 37</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> 38</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 39</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> 40</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 41</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 42</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 43</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 44</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 45</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> 46</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 47</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 48</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td> 49</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> 50</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 51</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 52</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 53</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> 54</td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> 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class="sc">Puzzle No. 83</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">ANOTHER BY A PRACTICED CONSTRUCTOR</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Marcam</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">Remember Marcam’s neat creations in the First Series of the Cross Word Puzzle Book? -We have three by this author this time. For a pretty job, give us Marcam. Neophyte -is more prolix and erudite, but Marcam has the graces with her. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 9</td> -<td class="cellTop">10</td> -<td class="cellTop">11</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop">12</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>13</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>14</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>15</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>16</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td 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class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz84.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 84</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">DOWN THE GOLDEN STAIRS</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Konstantynopolitanczyk</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">We have reason to believe that the name above is a pseudonym. 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lethargic sleep (pl.)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">10</span> Cause of pediculosis</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">11</span> Comminuted lava</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">12</span> Eccentric</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">13</span> More orderly</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">14</span> Removed</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">15</span> Fodder storage</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">17</span> Rainbow</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">19</span> Mechanical repetition without understanding</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">21</span> Dregs</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">22</span> Narrate</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">26</span> Contemptuous insinuations</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">28</span> Vegetables 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class="itemNumber">73</span> Destinies</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">74</span> Aromatic wood</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">75</span> Roost</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">77</span> Lid</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">78</span> Standard golf score</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">79</span> Of the kidneys</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">80</span> Madagascar mammal</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">81</span> Ebb and flow</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">82</span> Royal</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">83</span> Layer of tiles</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">84</span> Bean</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">86</span> Large wasps</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">87</span> Impure soda</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">88</span> Divers</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">89</span> Water raising apparatus (pl.)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">90</span> Town in Ohio</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">91</span> Harsh</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">93</span> Coral barrier</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">94</span> The Madonna</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">95</span> Death (Fr.)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">96</span> Den</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">97</span> African antelope</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">98</span> Dumb</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">100</span> Strip of land</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">101</span> Hurried</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">102</span> The black haw</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">104</span> Silent</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">105</span> Station (abbr.)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">106</span> Finish</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb83">[<a href="#pb83">83</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz85" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz85.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 85</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">DIRTY WORK AT THE CROSS WORDS</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Neophyte</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">Perhaps you agonized over Neophyte’s creation in the First Series. Here’s its mate. -Neophyte, being a hardened veteran of the cryptic art, must have heard the groans -from the breasts of puzzlers poring over his brain buster. And he gloated and went -at his fell work again. However, this one is a little easier than the other. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td> 7</td> -<td> 8</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 9</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>10</td> -<td>11</td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>12</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>13</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> 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class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">21</td> -<td>22</td> -<td>23</td> -<td>24</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>25</td> -<td>26</td> -<td>27</td> -<td>28</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">29</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>30</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>31</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>32</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">33</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>34</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>35</td> -<td>36</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>37</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>38</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>39</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>40</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">41</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom black"></td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb82">[<a href="#pb82">82</a>]</span> -</p> -<p>HORIZONTAL -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Ungainly</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">7</span> Malayan animal</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">9</span> Simpleton</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">12</span> Expiate</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">13</span> Fools</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">14</span> Stiff mass, esp. of bread</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">15</span> Most singular</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">17</span> Fruit of Cola acuminata</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">18</span> Look rudely</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">19</span> Hero of series of books</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">20</span> Abounding in ferns</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">21</span> Hums</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">25</span> Readjusted</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">29</span> 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class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">26</span> Cuts out</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">27</span> Furnished with guard</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">28</span> All possible</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">30</span> Poplar</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">31</span> Gaze earnestly</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">34</span> Blood</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">36</span> German river</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb85">[<a href="#pb85">85</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz86" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz86.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 86</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">HEY, THERE!</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Neophyte</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">Dear Neophyte: Whaddaye mean by those two bare, indecently naked words, each with -three unkeyed letters? An expert like you? However, you tried too hard to keep it -down to the level of ordinary mankind and restrained yourself from so many outlandish -words that you are addicted to—that, we believe, the puzzlers will forgive you. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td> 7</td> -<td> 8</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 9</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>10</td> -<td>11</td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>12</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 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</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>24</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>25</td> -<td>26</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>27</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">28</td> -<td>29</td> -<td>30</td> -<td>31</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>32</td> -<td> </td> -<td>33</td> -<td>34</td> -<td>35</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">36</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>37</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>38</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>39</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>40</td> -<td>41</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>42</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>43</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">44</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom black"></td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb84">[<a href="#pb84">84</a>]</span> -</p> -<p>HORIZONTAL -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Outlive</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">7</span> Look hard</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">9</span> Pert. to ships</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">12</span> Spoil</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">13</span> Metric cubic unit</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">14</span> Storehouse</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">15</span> Shelter</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">17</span> Bivalve</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">19</span> Condition</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">21</span> One</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">22</span> Parent</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">23</span> Twig, spray</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">24</span> Explode</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">25</span> Behold</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">27</span> Conjunction</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">28</span> Holy day</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">32</span> One who reads</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">36</span> Anger</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">37</span> Moves slowly</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">38</span> Come to fruition</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">40</span> Musical drama</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">42</span> Give pain</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">43</span> Enticed</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">44</span> Most profound</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -</p> -<p><i>VERTICAL</i> -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Godly person<span id="xd31e32742"></span></li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">2</span> Vessel</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">3</span> Come back</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">4</span> Part of foot</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> Vessel</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">6</span> Happening</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">7</span> Continue</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">8</span> Sailors</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">10</span> Surface</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">11</span> That not</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">14</span> Support</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">16</span> Canopies</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">18</span> American bird</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">20</span> Kind of sword</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">26</span> Fruit</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">27</span> American bird</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">29</span> Manners</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">30</span> Narrow opening</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">31</span> Lukewarm</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">33</span> Watchful</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">34</span> Defy</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">35</span> Euphemism for “By God”</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">39</span> Point of compass</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">41</span> Matter</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb87">[<a href="#pb87">87</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz87" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz87.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 87</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">SPOT</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Irvan Neckerman</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">The blacks strewn negligently over the form give it an informal look, different from -those forms that are studiedly ornamental and almost forbidding in the courtly, mannered -preciseness. However, Mr. Neckerman’s construction may make you knit your brows now -and then. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 9</td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop">10</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">11</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>12</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>13</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">14</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>15</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>16</td> -<td> </td> -<td>17</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>18</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>19</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">20</td> -<td>21</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>22</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>23</td> -<td> </td> -<td>24</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">25</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>26</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>27</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>28</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">29</td> -<td> </td> -<td>30</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>31</td> -<td> </td> -<td>32</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">33</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">34</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>35</td> -<td>36</td> -<td> </td> -<td>37</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>38</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>39</td> -<td>40</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>41</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">42</td> -<td>43</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>44</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>45</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">46</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>47</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>48</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom">49</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">50</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom"> </td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb86">[<a href="#pb86">86</a>]</span> -</p> -<p>HORIZONTAL -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Lampoon</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">6</span> Key</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">11</span> Unit of superficial measure</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">12</span> Parisian theater</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">13</span> Southern constellation</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">14</span> Watched</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">16</span> Beetle</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">18</span> Visitations</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">20</span> Christmas</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">22</span> Signal of distress</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">23</span> Think</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">25</span> Fragment</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">27</span> Flowers</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">28</span> Small dog</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">29</span> Remedied</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">31</span> Banked</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">34</span> Anglo-Saxon money of account</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">35</span> Sovereign</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">38</span> Sooner than</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">39</span> Change</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">42</span> Backward</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">44</span> One who escapes</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">46</span> Deviate</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">47</span> Decline</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">48</span> Oil seeds</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">49</span> Assistant foreman</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">50</span> At stated periods</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -</p> -<p><i>VERTICAL</i> -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Silk cloth</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">2</span> Part of “to be”</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">3</span> Humane</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">4</span> Female deer</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> Scandinavian myths</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">6</span> Detriment</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">7</span> At one time</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">8</span> Foot of an insect</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">9</span> Fixed point of time</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">10</span> Madness</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">15</span> Enlarge</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">17</span> Branch of heraldry</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">19</span> Springs</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">21</span> To meet the eye</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">24</span> Cut</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">26</span> Retailer of small wares</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">27</span> Redistribution</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">29</span> Magnetic metal</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">30</span> Species of palm</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">32</span> Preserver</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">33</span> Earnestly</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">36</span> Inside</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">37</span> Fertile (poetic)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">40</span> Tear</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">41</span> Green and white monkey</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">43</span> Jurisdiction of a bishop</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">45</span> Fish</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb89">[<a href="#pb89">89</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz88" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz88.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 88</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">CENTRIFUGAL</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Minerva</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">Look at this with your eyes half closed and get the effect of rotary motion. Then -try and solve it, and see if the rotary motion doesn’t transmit itself to your head. -Plenty of short words, but not all of them easy, and the long ones—but go ahead! -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 9</td> -<td class="cellTop">10</td> -<td class="cellTop">11</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop">12</td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop">13</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>14</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>15</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>16</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>17</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>18</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>19</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>20</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>21</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>22</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>23</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>24</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">25</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>26</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>27</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>28</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>29</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">30</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>31</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>32</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>33</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>34</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">35</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>36</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>37</td> -<td> </td> -<td>38</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>39</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>40</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">41</td> -<td> </td> -<td>42</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>43</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>44</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>45</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>46</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>47</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>48</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>49</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>50</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>51</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>52</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>53</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">54</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>55</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>56</td> -<td> </td> -<td>57</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight">58</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">59</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>60</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>61</td> -<td> </td> -<td>62</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>63</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>64</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">65</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>66</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>67</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>68</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>69</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> 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-</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb91">[<a href="#pb91">91</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz89" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz89.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 89</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">SLENDER AS A GIRL</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">John A. Shafer</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">This is no Falstaff of cross word puzzles, no paunchy fellow stuffed with large and -grandiloquent words. It is a mite, a snack. It is an easy one, too. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 9</td> -<td class="cellTop">10</td> -<td class="cellTop">11</td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop">12</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">13</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>14</td> -<td> </td> -<td>15</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>16</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>17</td> -<td> </td> -<td>18</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>19</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> 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href="#pb93">93</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz90" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz90.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 90</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">CORNERED</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">T. J. Stephens</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">Look at those corners, full, compact, ample, obese. A little bit loose on the sides, -but admirable for corner construction. Most constructors would run the arms of the -central cross out to the next to last letter. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 9</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 10</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 11</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 12</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 13</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 14</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 15</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 16</td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop"> 17</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> 18</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 19</td> -<td> </td> 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Flags</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">89</span> Not moving</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">90</span> Converse</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">91</span> A prefix meaning half</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">93</span> To ordain</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">94</span> Sea soldiers</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">96</span> Dull gray</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">97</span> A satellite</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">99</span> Biblical name</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">101</span> Obsolete, herald</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">103</span> Smite (past part.)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">105</span> Not far</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">108</span> To subside</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">109</span> Rave</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">110</span> A jar or pot</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">111</span> Identical</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">114</span> Beverage</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">116</span> Filled pastry</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">118</span> The (French pl.)</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb95">[<a href="#pb95">95</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz91" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz91.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 91</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">THAT EXCLUSIVE LINOLEUM PATTERN</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Wilmer H. Koch</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">Mr. Koch wandered into the kitchen after a doughnut, and saw black and white squares -all over the floor. “Aha,” thought he, “like a flash, an idea!” This is it. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 9</td> -<td class="cellTop">10</td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">11</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>12</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>13</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>14</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">15</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">16</td> -<td> </td> -<td>17</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>18</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>19</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>20</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">21</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>22</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>23</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>24</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>25</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>26</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>27</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>28</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">29</td> -<td>30</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>31</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>32</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>33</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">34</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>35</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>36</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>37</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>38</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>39</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>40</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>41</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>42</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">43</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>44</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>45</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>46</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">47</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">48</td> -<td> </td> -<td>49</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>50</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>51</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>52</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">53</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>54</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>55</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>56</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>57</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>58</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>59</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>60</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">61</td> -<td>62</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>63</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>64</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>65</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">66</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>67</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>68</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>69</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>70</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">71</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">72</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom black"></td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb94">[<a href="#pb94">94</a>]</span> -</p> -<p>HORIZONTAL -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Grammatical figure</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">6</span> Interchange</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">11</span> A negative vote</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">12</span> First cause</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">14</span> A tetrasyllabic foot</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">16</span> The two-toed sloth</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">18</span> Fragments</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">20</span> Collection of animals</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">21</span> To charge with gas</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">23</span> Astronomical measuring instrument</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">25</span> Bull’s-eyes at archery</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">27</span> Compounds having the same composition</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">29</span> Spiteful woman</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">31</span> Separation of compound words</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">33</span> Ornamental border</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">34</span> To eject legally</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">36</span> Displace</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">38</span> The Roman libra</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">39</span> A kind of indehiscent fruit</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">41</span> Concerning</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">43</span> Indefinite nominative</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">44</span> Petitioner at law</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">46</span> A color</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">48</span> River in Germany</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">50</span> A second perusal</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">52</span> Rather than</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">53</span> The rear</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">55</span> Layers</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">57</span> Coins minted under Charles I</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">59</span> Tripod</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">61</span> Prefix; the same</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">63</span> Scourge</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">65</span> A field of granular snow</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">66</span> A bid at bridge</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">68</span> An evening party</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">70</span> Gold color</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">71</span> The goober</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">72</span> A cognomen</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -</p> -<p><i>VERTICAL</i> -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Encircle</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">2</span> Ordinary</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">3</span> Wend</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">4</span> Collection of interesting objects</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> Geometric figure</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">6</span> Tolerate</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">7</span> Rebels</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">8</span> Preposition</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">9</span> A soluble ferment</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">10</span> River</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">11</span> A delicate gradation</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">13</span> Lacrosse racket</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">15</span> Solicits</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">17</span> Frigid</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">19</span> Place of detention</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">22</span> Falter</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">24</span> Aftermaths</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">26</span> Cylindrical</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">28</span> A click beetle</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">30</span> Incarnation</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">32</span> Turkish hospice</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">35</span> St. Vitus’s dance</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">37</span> Month of the Jewish year</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">40</span> Strait</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">42</span> A grooved wheel</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">43</span> A source of synthetic indigo</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">45</span> Shakespearean character; a duke</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">47</span> Sexless</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">49</span> Scene of Napoleon’s defeat of the Austrians, 1796</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">51</span> A blood vessel</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">54</span> Penal crime</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">56</span> Ringworm</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">58</span> Inclination</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">60</span> Cry of bacchanals</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">62</span> Sip</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">64</span> Tomcat</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">67</span> Note of diatonic scale</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">69</span> Printer’s measure</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb97">[<a href="#pb97">97</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz92" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz92.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 92</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">ADAM’S RIB</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">E. Pinkerton</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">If this puzzle were Adam, that central double armed cross would be his rib just before -it started turning into Eve. We observe nice fat masses of words at sides and corners. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 9</td> -<td class="cellTop">10</td> -<td class="cellTop">11</td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop">12</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">13</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>14</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>15</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>16</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">17</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>18</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>19</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">20</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>21</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>22</td> -<td> </td> -<td>23</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>24</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>25</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">26</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>27</td> -<td>28</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>29</td> -<td> </td> -<td>30</td> -<td>31</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight">32</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">33</td> -<td>34</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 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class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>47</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>48</td> -<td> </td> -<td>49</td> -<td> </td> -<td>50</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>51</td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">52</td> -<td> </td> -<td>53</td> -<td>54</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>55</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>56</td> -<td>57</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">58</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">59</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>60</td> -<td> </td> -<td>61</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>62</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">63</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>64</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>65</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom">66</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">67</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">68</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom"> </td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb96">[<a href="#pb96">96</a>]</span> -</p> -<p>HORIZONTAL -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> 3.2 grains</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> Wicked</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">8</span> 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href="#pz93.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 93</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">IN THE CLOVER PATCH</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Minerva</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">A splendid construction, particularly in its avoidance of the bane of puzzlers—the -loose center. Minerva has not hesitated to call upon the deeps of the dictionary for -her words; there are some old favorites in the patch, of course, but also some interlopers -that will serve to keep your interest for some time. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 9</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 10</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 11</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 12</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 13</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 14</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 15</td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop"> 16</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> 17</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> 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class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">113</span> A piece of property</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">114</span> Merits</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">115</span> An effervescent drink</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">118</span> Possess</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">119</span> A king of Israel</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">120</span> A narrow passage</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">122</span> Unadulterated</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">124</span> A tiresome person</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">125</span> A large plant</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">128</span> Staff</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">130</span> Still</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">132</span> Open</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">134</span> Total</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">136</span> Imitate</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb101">[<a href="#pb101">101</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz94" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz94.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 94</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">LITTLE BUT A BAD ’UN</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Frank C. White</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">Mr. White must be one of those mild-seeming people who fool you so often—at least -that’s the impression his construction gives the editor. It is little. It looks harmless. -But don’t start it if you have an appointment two hours hence. But maybe we shouldn’t -give this away. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 9</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">10</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>11</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight">12</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">13</td> -<td>14</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>15</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>16</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">17</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>18</td> -<td> </td> -<td>19</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>20</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">21</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>22</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>23</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>24</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">25</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>26</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>27</td> -<td>28</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>29</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>30</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">31</td> -<td> </td> -<td>32</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>33</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>34</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>35</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">36</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">37</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>38</td> -<td>39</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>40</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">41</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>42</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>43</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>44</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">45</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>46</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>47</td> -<td> </td> -<td>48</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>49</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">50</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">51</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom black"></td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb100">[<a href="#pb100">100</a>]</span> -</p> -<p>HORIZONTAL -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Original man of Horus</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">6</span> The first Jewish high priest</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">11</span> A genus of Am. plants</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">13</span> A member of the Creek Indian tribe</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">15</span> Metal for casting in pigs</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">17</span> A game played for stakes</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">18</span> A valley in N. W. Argolis</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">20</span> Sooner than</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">21</span> Track of a deer</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">23</span> One of a tribe of Algonquians</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">24</span> In the thing or individual</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">25</span> Permit (3rd per. sing.) 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Africa)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">38</span> Contrary to good in a moral sense</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">40</span> A recess in the shore</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">41</span> Anything steeped in liquid</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">42</span> A wind (musical) instrument</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">44</span> A fairy queen</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">45</span> A genus of No. Am. herbs</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">47</span> A cloud</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">49</span> Reprinting and publishing of a work</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">50</span> Lamellirostral birds</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">51</span> Am. wild plums</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -</p> -<p><i>VERTICAL</i> -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">2</span> Tutor</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">3</span> A garden implement</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">4</span> Monitor lizard</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> Restores to existence</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">6</span> Invoke</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">7</span> An Eastern continent</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">8</span> To clothe in an odd manner</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">9</span> Mien</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">10</span> A town in Oklahoma</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">12</span> To insinuate contempt</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">14</span> Light repast</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">16</span> Absence of removal (rare)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">19</span> Objective case of I</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">22</span> Natural kind or class, esp. of animals</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">24</span> Son of Abraham and Sarah (Bib.)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">26</span> Sorrow</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">28</span> A beverage</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">31</span> Burning</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">32</span> Be present (obs. var.)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">33</span> Long speech</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">34</span> Slope (3rd per. sing.) (pl.)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">35</span> Common (obs. var.)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">36</span> A German philosopher</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">39</span> Abbr. Life Guards</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">42</span> Compounds containing metal</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">43</span> An English <span class="corr" id="xd31e40281" title="Source: mathemetician">mathematician</span></li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">46</span> A word of command in driving animals</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">48</span> Hoot</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb103">[<a href="#pb103">103</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz95" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz95.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 95</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">MODERATION</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Porter R. Lee</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">Never too much of anything is the slogan of this constructor. He gives you a puzzle -of moderate difficulty, but a set of easy words and then a terror hidden among them -like a serpent in the grass. The puzzle runs its way at an even tenor, like an honest -man’s life. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 9</td> -<td class="cellTop">10</td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop">11</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">12</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>13</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>14</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">15</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>16</td> -<td>17</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 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class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">47</td> -<td> </td> -<td>48</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>49</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>50</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>51</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight">52</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>53</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>54</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">55</td> -<td>56</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>57</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>58</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>59</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>60</td> -<td>61</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">62</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>63</td> -<td> </td> -<td>64</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>65</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellBottom">66</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">67</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellBottom black"></td> -<td class="cellBottom">68</td> -<td class="cellBottom"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellBottom"> </td> -</tr> -</table> -</div><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb102">[<a href="#pb102">102</a>]</span> -</p> -<p>HORIZONTAL -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Snake</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">4</span> Rainy</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span 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-<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">28</span> Strong appetite</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">29</span> Topmost bone of spine</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">31</span> Kind of eclipse</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">32</span> Gypsy</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">33</span> Man’s nickname</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">34</span> Distress signal</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">36</span> Cage of an elevator</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">37</span> Hurtful</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">38</span> Strain</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">42</span> Hires</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">43</span> Fancy</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">45</span> Precipitation</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">46</span> Suppose</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">47</span> Color</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">48</span> Toothed wheel</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">49</span> Sharp-pointed instrument</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">50</span> Relative</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">51</span> Precious stone</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">52</span> Sharpened</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">56</span> Raw metal</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">58</span> Fade</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">61</span> Beverage</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">63</span> Exist</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">64</span> Egyptian god</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb105">[<a href="#pb105">105</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz96" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz96.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 96</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">JUST FOR TWO!</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Charley Cinderclass</span> and <span class="sc">Stoney Lonesome</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">These two contributors send in Cross Words by the dozen, so you can imagine what splendid -vocabularies they must have. This is one of their best, and it’s not an easy one, -either. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop"> 9</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 10</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 11</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop"> 12</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 13</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 14</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 15</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> 16</td> -<td> 17</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 18</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 19</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 20</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 21</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 22</td> -<td> 23</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td> 24</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 25</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> 26</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 27</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> 28</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 29</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 30</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 31</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 32</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> 33</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> 34</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 35</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> 36</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 37</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> 38</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 39</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 40</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 41</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 42</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 43</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 44</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> 45</td> -<td> 46</td> -<td> 47</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> 48</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 49</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 50</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> 51</td> -<td> 52</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> 53</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 54</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 55</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 56</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 57</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td> 58</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 59</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 60</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 61</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> 62</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 63</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 64</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 65</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 66</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 67</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> 68</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> 69</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> 70</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 71</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 72</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 73</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 74</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 75</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 76</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> 77</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 78</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> 79</td> -<td> 80</td> -<td> 81</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 82</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 83</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 84</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 85</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 86</td> -<td> 87</td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> 88</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 89</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 90</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 91</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 92</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td> 93</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 94</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 95</td> -<td> </td> -<td> 96</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 97</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> 98</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 99</td> -<td>100</td> 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class="divBody"> -<p class="first">Only eight unkeyed letters in this, so you’ll jolly well have to fill in every white -square before the struggle is over. 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-<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">98</span> Above</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">101</span> Poss. pronoun</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">102</span> State (abbr.)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">105</span> Cerium (chem.)</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">107</span> Denoting hesitation</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb109">[<a href="#pb109">109</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz98" class="div1 puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz98.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 98</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">A NINE-CELLED HIVE</h2> -<p class="byline">By <span class="sc">Edith S. Iseman</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">There is plenty of verbal honey in the nine divisions of this construction, and your -search is not likely to result in any stings. The central interlock, perhaps, might -be improved upon, but there! 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Goldberg</span></p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">For a second attempt (“My first you will never see,” says Mr. Goldberg) this is really -quite a wonder. It is hard enough to confuse even you experts and yet all the words -are 100 per cent American—or should be! -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop"> </td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 9</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 10</td> -<td class="cellTop"> <span class="corr" id="xd31e44835" title="Not in source">11</span></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 12</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 13</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 14</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 15</td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop"> 16</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft"> 17</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td> 18</td> -<td> </td> 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class="itemNumber">132</span> Tent</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">133</span> Clownish fellows</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">134</span> Snakelike fish</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -</p> -<p><i>VERTICAL</i> -</p> -<table class="splitListTable"> -<tr> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">1</span> Fresh and salt water fish</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">2</span> An air sung by single voice</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">3</span> Quell</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">4</span> Melody</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">5</span> Expectancy</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">6</span> Skill</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">7</span> Personal pronoun</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">9</span> Part of “to be”</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">10</span> Soaked</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">11</span> Destitution</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">12</span> Macerate</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">14</span> Revolved</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">15</span> Ireland</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">16</span> Actions</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">18</span> Makes brittle</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">19</span> Worthless</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">21</span> Sleek</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">25</span> Admit</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">26</span> Proportion</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">30</span> Plait</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">31</span> Firm in resisting</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span 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class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">58</span> N. African country</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">59</span> Young pigeon</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">60</span> Disseminate</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">61</span> Be eager</li> -</ul> -</td> -<td> -<ul> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">63</span> Establish</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">64</span> Miserably</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">66</span> Disfigure</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">67</span> Sward</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">68</span> A fold</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">70</span> Bleat</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">74</span> Dull sound</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">75</span> Mellow</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">76</span> Self</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">78</span> Anathema</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">79</span> Urn</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">80</span> Give vent to</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">83</span> Long seats</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">85</span> Fenced off</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">88</span> Wanderer</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">90</span> Scotch city</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">91</span> Captured</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">92</span> A cosmetic</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">95</span> Headaches</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">96</span> Purports</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">98</span> Revery</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">99</span> Military defense</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">101</span> Pangs</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">102</span> Dignify</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">107</span> Fragrant oil</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">109</span> Negotiate</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">111</span> So be it</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">112</span> Part of the face</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">113</span> Thrashes</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">115</span> Large lake</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">116</span> Preserve</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">118</span> Cabal</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">119</span> Work</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">122</span> Sharp sound</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">124</span> A disease</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">128</span> Concerning</li> -<li class="numberedItem"><span class="itemNumber">129</span> It is well</li> -</ul> -</td> -</tr> -</table><p> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb113">[<a href="#pb113">113</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="pz100" class="div1 last-child puzzle"><span class="pageNum">[<a href="#pz100.toc">Contents</a>]</span><div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="label"><span class="sc">Puzzle No. 100</span></h2> -<h2 class="main">A HARD NUT TO CRACK</h2> -<p class="byline">By J. T. D.</p> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="first">Get out nutcracker, hammer, tongs and poker, for there are words in here that the -English language doesn’t know it owns. J. T. D. is absolutely ruthless when it comes -to cornering the odd and unusual word, and the unheard-of definition. This puzzle -is included especially to show you to what lengths the innocent Cross Word can go -when it tries. -</p> -<div class="table"> -<table class="crossword"> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 1</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 2</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 3</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 4</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 5</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 6</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 7</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 8</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 9</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 10</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 11</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 12</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellTop"> 13</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 14</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 15</td> -<td class="cellTop"> 16</td> -<td class="cellTop black"></td> -<td class="cellRight cellTop black"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td> 17</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> 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class="black"></td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>132</td> -<td> </td> -<td>133</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>134</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">135</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>136</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>137</td> -<td>138</td> -<td>139</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>140</td> -<td>141</td> -<td>142</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>143</td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>144</td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft">145</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td>146</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>147</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>148</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="black"></td> -<td>149</td> -<td> </td> -<td>150</td> -<td> </td> -<td> </td> -<td class="cellRight"> </td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="cellLeft black"></td> -<td>151</td> 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Ask for Puzzle -A (easy); Puzzle B (medium); Puzzle C (hard). Price the same: ten cents for each card -in a sealed envelope. -</p> -<p>With each order for ten or more cards we shall send you five blank Cross Word diagrams, -so that you and your friends may have the fun of constructing your own Cross Word -puzzles. -</p> -<p>We guarantee that your Cross Word Puzzle Party will be a huge success from every standpoint. -</p> -<p>Whether or not you have a definite party in mind, we suggest that you order some of -these puzzle-cards at once. You will appreciate having them on hand for one of those -informal occasions when friends drop in. Many people have found that Cross Word Puzzle -Parties are giving them more delightful entertainment than Bridge or Mah Jong. Send -in your order to-day to -</p> -<p>THE PLAZA PUBLISHING COMPANY<br> -<span class="sc">37 West 57th Street<br> -New York, N. Y.</span> -<span class="pageNum" id="pb119">[<a href="#pb119">119</a>]</span></p> -<p></p> -<div class="figure simonandschusterwidth"><img src="images/simonandschuster.png" alt="" width="498" height="720"></div><p> -</p> -</div> -</div> -<div class="div1" id="toc"> -<h2 class="main">Table of Contents</h2> -<table summary="Table of Contents"> -<tr id="foreword.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum"></td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#foreword">FOREWORD BY THE PUBLISHERS</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#foreword">1</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="preface.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum"></td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#preface">PREFACE</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#preface">5</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="howto.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum"></td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#howto">HOW TO SOLVE A CROSS WORD PUZZLE</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#howto">10</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="dosdonts.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum"></td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#dosdonts">DO’S AND DON’T’S FOR SOLVERS</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#dosdonts">13</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz51.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">51. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz51">MADE IN A RATHSKELLER</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz51">15</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz52.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">52. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz52">A TRIAL BOUT</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz52">17</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz53.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">53. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz53">AS YOU LIKE IT</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz53">19</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz54.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">54. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz54">TINY TIM</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz54">21</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz55.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">55. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz55">A SPOTTED SPECTER</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz55">23</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz56.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">56. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz56">LITTLE BUT NEAT</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz56">25</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz57.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">57. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz57">SEVEN GREEK CROSSES</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz57">27</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz58.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">58. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz58">BOOLA BOOLA</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz58">29</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz59.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">59. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz59">AT EASE</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz59">31</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz60.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">60. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz60">NOT TOO HARD</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz60">33</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz61.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">61. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz61">THE EASIEST WAY</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz61">35</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz62.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">62. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz62">PLAN OF CAMPAIGN</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz62">37</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz63.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">63. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz63">GOOD AS GOLD</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz63">39</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz64.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">64. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz64">LULLABY</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz64">41</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz65.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">65. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz65">QUIET COMFORT</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz65">43</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz66.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">66. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz66">DIAMONDS WITHIN DIAMONDS</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz66">45</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz67.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">67. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz67">A STAID FORM</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz67">47</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz68.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">68. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz68">A FLOCK OF TWO-SPOTS</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz68">49</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz69.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">69. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz69">LOOSELY WOVEN</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz69">51</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz70.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">70. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz70">A STUDY IN CROSSES</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz70">53</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz71.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">71. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz71">WATCH THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz71">55</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz72.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">72. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz72">ROUND AND ROUND</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz72">57</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz73.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">73. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz73">MY SECOND AND LAST</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz73">59</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz74.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">74. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz74">QUADRICRUCIFEROUS</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz74">61</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz75.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">75. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz75">LOCKED UP TIGHT</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz75">63</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz76.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">76. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz76">BIG BEAUTY</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz76">65</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz77.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">77. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz77">TRY THEM OVER IN YOUR DAILY CHAT</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz77">67</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz78.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">78. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz78">POLYANGULAR AND POLYSYLLABIC</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz78">69</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz79.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">79. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz79">WEDDING RING</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz79">71</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz80.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">80. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz80">NOT SO DIFFICULT</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz80">73</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz81.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">81. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz81">THE EIGHT TEES</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz81">75</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz82.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">82. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz82">THIRD-RAIL CROSSOVER</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz82">77</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz83.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">83. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz83">ANOTHER BY A PRACTICED CONSTRUCTOR</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz83">79</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz84.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">84. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz84">DOWN THE GOLDEN STAIRS</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz84">81</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz85.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">85. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz85">DIRTY WORK AT THE CROSS WORDS</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz85">83</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz86.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">86. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz86">HEY, THERE!</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz86">85</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz87.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">87. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz87">SPOT</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz87">87</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz88.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">88. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz88">CENTRIFUGAL</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz88">89</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz89.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">89. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz89">SLENDER AS A GIRL</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz89">91</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz90.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">90. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz90">CORNERED</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz90">93</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz91.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">91. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz91">THAT EXCLUSIVE LINOLEUM PATTERN</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz91">95</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz92.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">92. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz92">ADAM’S RIB</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz92">97</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz93.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">93. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz93">IN THE CLOVER PATCH</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz93">99</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz94.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">94. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz94">LITTLE BUT A BAD ’UN</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz94">101</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz95.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">95. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz95">MODERATION</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz95">103</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz96.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">96. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz96">JUST FOR TWO!</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz96">105</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz97.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">97. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz97">A CRISS CROSS</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz97">107</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz98.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">98. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz98">A NINE-CELLED HIVE</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz98">109</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz99.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">99. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz99">HIS PRIDE AND JOY</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz99">111</a></td> -</tr> -<tr id="pz100.toc"> -<td class="tocDivNum">100. </td> -<td class="tocDivTitle"><a href="#pz100">A HARD NUT TO CRACK</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pz100">113</a></td> -</tr> -</table> -</div> -<div class="transcriberNote"> -<h2 class="main">Colophon</h2> -<h3 class="main">Availability</h3> -<p class="first">This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions -whatsoever. 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To better work in unpaged media, this order has been -changed.</p> -<h3 class="main">Revision History</h3> -<ul> -<li>2022-07-29 Started. -</li> -</ul> -<h3 class="main">Corrections</h3> -<p>The following corrections have been applied to the text:</p> -<table class="correctionTable" summary="Overview of corrections applied to the text."> -<tr> -<th>Page</th> -<th>Source</th> -<th>Correction</th> -<th>Edit distance</th> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd31e291">7</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">one</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">once</td> -<td class="bottom">1</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd31e14717">48</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Disincumber</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Disencumber</td> -<td class="bottom">1</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd31e17958">54</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">nonplu3</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">nonplus</td> -<td class="bottom">1</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd31e19934">58</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Chicloid</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Cichlid</td> -<td class="bottom">3</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd31e21721">62</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Encounte</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Encounter</td> -<td class="bottom">1</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd31e31201">80</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Molton</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Molten</td> -<td class="bottom">1</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd31e32742">84</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">.</td> -<td class="width40 bottom"> -[<i>Deleted</i>] -</td> -<td class="bottom">1</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd31e40281">100</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">mathemetician</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">mathematician</td> -<td class="bottom">1</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd31e44835">111</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom"> -[<i>Not in source</i>] -</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">11</td> -<td class="bottom">2</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd31e48248">118</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom"> -[<i>Not in source</i>] -</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">.</td> -<td class="bottom">1</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd31e48257">118</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Abassador</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Ambassador</td> -<td class="bottom">1</td> -</tr> -</table> -</div> -</div> -<div style='display:block; margin-top:4em'>*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE CROSS WORD PUZZLE BOOK ***</div> -<div style='text-align:left'> - -<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'> -Updated editions will replace the previous one—the old editions will -be renamed. -</div> - -<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'> -Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright -law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, -so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United -States without permission and without paying copyright -royalties. 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