The Project Gutenberg eBook of The cross word puzzle book, by Prosper Buranelli 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. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. 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. 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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. 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T. Rich In spite of an abbreviation here and there, this puzzle is one which is high in its rating. 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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! 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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. 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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. 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Sanders Here are all your favorite three-letter words in neat array. 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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. 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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? 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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. 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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. 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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. 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+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 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. 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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. 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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. 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|#####|#####| | |#####| |#####| | |#####|#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | |#####| 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. 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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. 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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. 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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. 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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. 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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. 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Vreeland This constructor managed to fit together a well-joined construction, central vertebrae and a neat outer shell. 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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. 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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. 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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! 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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? 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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. 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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. 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Then try and solve it, and see if the rotary motion doesn’t transmit itself to your head. 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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. 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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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+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 107 | | |#####| 108 | | | | | 109 |#####| 110 | | | | | 111 |#####| 112 | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 113 | | | 114 | | | |#####| 115 | | 116 | | |#####| 117 | | | 118 | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 119 | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| 120 | | |#####|#####|#####| 121 | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####|#####|#####| | | |#####|#####|#####| | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 122 | | | | | | |#####| 123 | | | | |#####| 124 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ 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. 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| | | |#####| 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. 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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. 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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! 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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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(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. 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|#####| 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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+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 151 | | | | |#####| 152 | | | |#####| 153 | | | |#####| 154 | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####|#####| 155 | | | |#####| 156 | | | |#####| 157 | | | |#####| 158 | | | |#####|#####| |#####|#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | |#####|#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ HORIZONTAL 1 Sanction 5 East Indian revenue collector 9 Reluctant 13 Miller’s-thumb (fish) 17 Pilfer 18 List 19 Largest known toad 20 Bird of thrush family 22 Large drinking cup 23 Drained 24 Persia 25 Pert. to the gums 27 Bow-like 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. 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