Chapter V (5)

1 Intellectual dullness 6 A resting place 8 The hair of the Angora goat 13 Bracing 15 Hairy appendages 16 Come together 18 Pertaining to Mars 19 A female bird 21 Drinking vessel 23 Threads that guide through a maze 25 A vase with feet 26 Barren 30 Single 31 Note of scale 32 To vanquish 33 Concise 34 As 36 Us 37 An obstinate person 39 As 41 A game of chance 45 General term for followers of theory 47 To corrode 48 Lessened 49 A soft white metal 50 To take out 52 Aid 55 Regarding 57 Madness 60 Conjunction 62 Near 64 Primp 66 Exposes 68 Towards 69 Consumed 71 To dignify 73 Be indebted to 75 Carries 76 Scented 78 Sick 79 Wearisome 81 Hebrew prophet 82 Anxious 85 An indestructible unit 88 Instruction 89 A lair 90 A drink of hot milk curdled with liquor

VERTICAL

1 Problems in arithmetic 2 To speak 3 River in Italy 4 Forward 5 Edge 7 One who consumes 8 Male 9 Preposition 10 A personal pronoun 11 Pale 12 Flees 14 The air 15 A tree 17 Handbag 20 Female sheep 22 To deduce 24 A pale yellowish clay 26 A male child 27 Period of time 28 Possessive pronoun 29 To make a mistake 31 Personal pronoun 35 Over and above 36 A common liquid 38 Jeer 40 Fur-bearing animal 41 Hobby 42 A lyric poem 43 To freeze 44 Utilize 45 Historic mountain 46 To rest 51 Diseased person 53 Chest 54 A parent 56 A golf term 57 An hotel 58 To recede 59 Metalliferous earth 61 To act 63 An Oriental weight 65 To go into 67 A book for pictures 68 To inform 70 Stories 72 To think 74 Useless plants 75 A bank-note 77 Shade 79 A number 80 To soak in 83 So 84 To depart 86 Negative 87 To wit

PUZZLE NO. 39

FACILE EST DECENSUS AVERNI

By Cerberus

Cerberus was a three-faced dog, and that is what you may think of the progenitors of this bark after you’ve tried it. Averni (which does not mean Arverne) is the unkeyed centre-piece.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Extremities 4 Unchangeable 12 A metal 15 Concerning 16 Digits 17 Variety of wood 18 Therefore 19 Shores 21 Thus 23 Catkins 26 Fruit of common tree 27 And so forth 30 Obliterate 31 Things of secondary importance 33 Sportmen’s lodges (Scot.) 34 A blow 35 Grassy field 37 Part of “to be” 39 Ecclesiastical contribution box 40 Strike 41 Bleak 44 Unoccupied 46 Container for liquids 48 Rip 50 Hindu mendicant 51 Designation 53 Annoy 54 Common breakfast food 55 Lacquer 56 Latin, and 57 Roman magistrate 59 Behold 61 Pert. to 63 Road (abbr.) 64 Eager 65 Indian Cult 67 Black 69 Companion 70 Organs of hearing 71 Legendary Queen of Carthage 72 Toward 74 To eulogize 77 Myself 78 Orange-brown 80 Disordered type 81 Mammal milk bag 83 Toss gently 85 Rational animal 86 Mournful sound 88 Collected mass of eggs (pl.) 89 Kind of fish 90 Engrave 92 Vocal music 93 Before, prefix 94 Head covering 95 Requirement 98 Secreted 100 Possessive pronoun 101 Equal 103 Golf term 105 Fermented drink 107 Severe 108 Fossil lizards 110 African antelope 112 Vend again 114 Latin for “and” 115 Compound of nitrogen 117 Inside 119 Earth 121 Open hall 122 Elevated 123 An injury 124 Association 125 Melt

VERTICAL

1 Roman garment 2 Allowing that 3 Tale 4 Belonging to it 5 Missive 6 Article of apparel (pl.) 7 Like 8 By 9 Wild animal (pl.) 10 A priest 11 Piece out 12 Prefix, within 13 Bone 14 A feature 19 A metallic element 20 Again 21 Prophet 22 Pert. to the ear 24 Lizard 25 Persian ruler 28 Form of limestone 29 Stimulate 32 Juice of a tree 34 Form of male address 35 Written or printed productions 36 Revise 38 To be impelled by wind 40 Old women 42 Substance derived from seaweed 43 Meanderings 45 Lifts 47 Anger 49 Self 50 Captain of Arab vessel (pl.) 52 Literary compiler 55 Shifting sail 58 Conception 59 Kind of soil 60 Giant 62 Man of ancient Asiatic race 64 Form of “to be” 65 You 66 Intransitive verb 68 Word of negation 73 Smell 75 Common woman 76 Measure of weight 78 Perched 79 Measure of length 80 To palpitate 82 More profound 84 African native race 85 Plural of medium 87 Egg-shaped (obs.) 89 Pitch 91 Pronoun 94 Domestic birds 96 Judicial circuit 97 Send forth 99 Wild animal 102 Upright 103 A dinner course 104 Boredom 106 Apart from 107 Utensil for roasting 108 Fruit of a shrub 109 Storehouse for grain 111 Thick liquid 113 Sprite 116 To prepare leather 118 Denial 120 Pronoun 121 Near 122 Plural pronoun

PUZZLE NO. 40

99-9⁄10 PER CENT PURE

By Kross Korner Knut

They don’t come much better than this one. K.K.K. is an expert of the first water and knows how to put words together in a fascinating pattern.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Self contradiction 6 Competitor 10 Restrict 16 Holly 17 Couch 18 Dance step 20 Froth 21 Crow-like bird 23 Solitary 24 Smooth 26 Condition 28 Prayer 29 Hard blows 31 Infirm 33 Caoutchouc 34 Acquires 36 Again 38 Underanged 39 Completed 40 Either 41 Flavor 43 Cloud 45 Annoy 47 Any 48 Slant 49 Divide proportionately 52 An auction 54 Dormant 56 Obliterate 57 Austere 59 Trite 60 Guided 62 Consume 64 Retorts 66 Possessive pronoun 67 Comrade 68 Precious stone 70 Small cake 72 Weird 73 Fruit 74 Eludes 75 Table-land 79 Fondle 80 Shallow vessel 82 Place 83 Medley 86 Episode 88 Decade 90 Bog 91 Endured 92 Diners 94 The end 97 German 100 Baked clay 101 Humming 103 Wagon travel 105 Printing measure 107 Climate 109 Insect 110 Different one 112 Exclamation 113 Bribes 115 Cabal 117 Ancestor 118 Proof-reading direction 120 Wrath 121 Inner part of bottom of a shoe 123 Penetrates 125 Metallic rock 126 Restrain 128 Remain 129 Learning 130 Tall, slim structure 132 Opposite of aloft 134 Before 135 Behold 136 Uncouth 137 Metallic salts 138 Ether derived from oxygenated acid 139 A young seal

VERTICAL

1 Model of excellence 2 Short bolt 3 Beverage 4 Lairs 5 Bovine quadruped 6 Regenerate 7 Important Roman dates 8 Mimics 9 Bathes 11 Concerning 12 Snout 13 Corpulent 14 Adult, mature insect 15 Rudiment 17 Nursery rhyme character 19 Legislative body 22 Affirm 23 Cotton fibre 25 Baseball team 27 Oceanic fish 30 Refuse 32 Let 35 Silences 37 State of mind, esp. of soldiers 39 Dele. 42 To the sheltered side 43 Pro 44 Aeriform fluid 46 Rescue 48 Ex-Emperor 50 Color 51 Golf requisite 53 Young eagle 54 Corroded 55 Worlds 57 Scholar 58 Spike 59 Chagrin 61 To raise the spirits 63 Humble 65 Ecclesiastic council 67 Baby food 68 Chasm 69 Humans 71 Lace 76 Close of day 77 Locate 78 Capers 81 Broad thoroughfare 83 Weasel-like fur-bearing animals 84 Behold 85 Compound of atoms and electrons 87 Relate 89 Neither 90 Baseball enthusiast 91 Certain 93 Govern 95 Canaille 96 Two-wheeled, one-seated vehicle 98 The upper air 99 In addition 101 Represent 102 Neck swelling 104 Provider 106 Greater 108 Church service 111 A cross 112 In this place 114 Leaf of a corolla 116 To stare fiercely 117 Grimace of contempt 119 An altar cloth 121 To smooth cloth or clothing 122 Orbs 123 Otherwise 124 Button for shirt front 127 Yale 131 Unusual 133 Us 136 Sun God

PUZZLE NO. 41

A WEST POINTER

By Corporal Arthur Baisch and Sergeant William M. Munroe

The army sends a neat design—and not an easy one. The interlocking is good, and the occasional unkeyed letters are well supported by cross-clues.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Duct 4 Bird’s beak 7 Assume 10 Steel-pointed mining tool 13 Hunting shoe 14 Genus 16 Equity 17 Organ 18 Bituminous shale 20 Intermittent fever 22 Four-wheel truck supporting the front end of a locomotive 24 Coral isle 26 More or less 27 Pony 29 (In poker) stake put up 30 Rich vegetable mold 31 Energy 32 Combination of acetic acid with glycerine 34 Thick ointment of wax, etc. 35 Splendor 39 Wanton slaughter of unresisting game 42 Sickness 46 Pertaining to a foot 47 Error in printing or writing 51 Female rabbit 52 Mystic ornament worn by a Jewish high priest 54 Void 56 Attention 57 Period of time 58 Small cubes that know arithmetic 59 So be it 60 Floor covering 61 A mastiff 64 Grooved metal fastener 65 Specie of duck 68 Neuter verbal noun 69 Captivate 70 In great plenty 73 Petty officer in charge of stores 76 Wrath 77 Glacier ice 80 Prison 83 Tiny 84 An island (poetic) 86 Symbol 87 Ancient, bygone 89 Amount 91 Abroad 92 Crude, cold and damp 93 Claim of right 94 Fermenting vat 95 Sailor 96 Nonsense 97 Lair

VERTICAL

1 Sink 2 Sharp pointed 3 Priestly vestment 5 Revise 6 Sauce, moisture 7 Face of a clock 8 Oil of roses 9 Comrade 11 Anaconda 12 Barrier 13 Kind of hat 15 Hawaiian tree 17 Shade tree 19 Ancient hymn sung at matins 21 Taste 23 Small stinging insect 25 Kiln for drying hops 26 Title 28 Door of Masonic lodge 31 Wear 33 Blue titmouse 34 Cad 36 Ornamental knob 37 Narrative 38 Repair again 39 Austro-Hungarian Territory ruled by a Ban 40 Al2 K2 (SO4) + 24 H2O 41 Sorrow 43 Mental image 44 Forsaken 45 Meadow 48 Arial 49 Snug 50 Incite 53 Little stream 55 Ten armed cephalopod 61 Bath house 62 Monster 63 Move or stir 65 Kind of fish sauce 66 Boats’ company 67 Boat propelled by three 71 Cadence 72 Natural metal 74 Over 75 Flesh of animals 77 The present time 78 Prohibit 79 Utter 80 In archery; the bull’s eye 81 Sheltered side 82 To permit 85 Total 86 Headgear 88 Pile 90 Hit lightly

PUZZLE NO. 42

A CENTRAL SWASTIKA [1]

By Warren Hannaford

Small, but by no means so easy as it looks. The words that swirl around the Swastika are splendidly interlocked.

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[1] The second square from the right, second row from the bottom, should be black to correspond with the other corners.

HORIZONTAL

1 Motion 5 A barricade 10 Goddess of mischief 11 Disarranged type 13 Prefix, equal 14 Distend 16 Actors 19 A large bird 21 A measure of type 22 The solan goose 23 An exclamation 24 An arch 27 Combine with air 30 Pert. to atmosphere (comb. form) 31 Order 32 Time 33 A beverage 35 The egg of a small insect 37 Coarse cloth made from jute 39 An alarm 42 In another direction 45 Classes of two species 47 Hereditary 49 Regarding 50 The small white heron 53 Nickname for father 54 Design 56 Exclamation of disdain 57 A fish destitute of ventral fins 58 A short song 60 Belonging to me 61 A tree 63 Title of address (pl.) 64 Obliterates

VERTICAL

1 The finest of Indian silk 2 Scold 3 And (French) 4 Scanty 6 Pigment from wood soot 7 Roman weight equal to a pound 8 Jutting rock 9 Small bag filled with perfume 11 Incarcerate 12 Tavern 15 Curious scraps of literature 17 Agallochum 18 Disrupt 20 A grain 25 An adherent of the Zoroastrian religion 26 A heavy wooden mallet 28 A stem of a specie of palm 29 Quadruped of Madagascar 32 Each 34 Near by 36 A gentleman’s servant 38 Departure 40 An article used to expunge 41 Predatory incursion 43 Deteriorate 44 Hypothetical ape man 46 Contr. of evening 48 Mock 51 Highly finished work of art 52 Narrow beam of light 55 Assume 57 Square of a type body (pl.) 59 Trick 62 Sixth note of scale

PUZZLE NO. 43

NOT SO BLACK AS PAINTED

By Norman Kendy

Excellent center, but somewhat loose corner construction, passed, however, under Mr. Gelett Burgess’ ruling that at least half the letters of a word shall be included in other words.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Observes 5 Opposes 11 Spicy 13 Erect 14 Egg cells 15 Luck 16 Sin 18 Garden product 20 Crustacea 22 Spartan magistrate 24 Number 25 Payments 27 To chance 29 Negative 30 Agile 32 Woman’s work 34 River (Spanish) 35 To mimic 37 Scold 40 Sharpshooter 44 Indispensable for animal life 45 English college 46 Corn meal bread 47 To be in debt 48 A Spanish horse 49 Noose 50 Theory 51 Ill-bred fellow 52 God 54 Friend (French) 56 Submerged continent 58 Grain warehouse 60 Penetrated 61 Industrial preservatory

VERTICAL

2 Premature birth 3 Dressed 4 Testament character 6 Orb 7 Particle 8 Amusing 9 Textile 10 Causing excitement 12 Body 13 Old name for the blues 17 A dance 19 Largo lake 21 Lover 23 Seagoing person 26 Submarine 28 Country gallant 31 Anger 33 Born 36 Freight term 37 City of Churches 38 Clothes 39 Injections 40 Coin 41 Take notice 42 Automobile 43 Vaults 53 Poker term 55 Just quite 57 Frost 59 Pasture

PUZZLE NO. 44

FINE AND DANDY

By Julie D. Carder

A splendid example of what can be done in the waving of long and intricate word patterns. The author is, as may be guessed, a fan of long standing.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Reserved 3 According to value 11 Fulfil 14 Pronoun 15 Comfortable 16 The substantive verb 17 A land measure 19 Traveler’s bag 21 A room in a harem 22 A high hill 23 Entirely 24 That Japanese statesman 25 By 26 To become weary 28 A sounding instrument 32 A branch 33 Growing out 35 Wheat 36 East Indian climber 37 Animal coagulant 39 Conscious being 40 Wool fabric 41 A maiden 43 The tongue 45 Gratuity 46 A plant 48 Expressing pleasure 51 Corn meal mush 55 Dilatory 57 To fortify 59 Colored glass 61 Fidelity 62 Melodies 64 Invest with a fee 65 Tramp 66 A tapering mandrel 68 Force 69 Single 70 Electrical unit 71 An extinct bird 73 Point of the compass 74 Goddess of dawn 75 That which is recent 79 Of the Tartar race 80 What every woman adds 81 A vessel 82 In regard to 83 Still 84 An American lizard 85 A color

VERTICAL

1 Deranges 2 The leading lady 4 Divides 5 A scoundrel 6 Serpent 7 Sheltered side 8 Many times 9 Mildew on plants 10 Excite 12 An ancient puzzler 13 Chronicle of a year 18 Commission 19 Calcium 20 Depart 21 An Asiatic shrub 27 A volcano 29 Open space 30 Vehicle 31 Interested 32 Lord 34 Australian catfish 36 Elements of plants 38 Oriental weight (pl.) 40 Ditches 42 Turn to the right 44 Fate 47 Phonology 48 Emits fumes 49 Small amount 50 Defy 51 Biblical character 52 Arrive 53 Weird 54 Made tender 56 Disease of grape leaves 58 What Eve was made of 60 Stretching (old) 62 An arsenal 63 A son of Shem 66 Act of stealing 67 A worker in wool 70 Forward 72 Exist 76 Cup with four handles 77 The entire man 78 One who has extreme political views (slang)

PUZZLE NO. 45

A LINGUAL LABYRINTH

By Coutance

This effort contains one definition which comprises two words, but the all-round excellence of the construction makes up for this single deficiency.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Otalgia 7 Pimple 13 Soon 14 Cable-deck 16 Units 17 Rested 18 Terror 20 Insect 21 Printer’s measure 22 Prefix before 23 Child 25 Preposition 26 Novice 30 Bar 31 Permit 32 Change 34 Elevated railroad (abbr.) 35 Bone 37 Gypsy 38 Biblical name 40 State of ennui 41 Untruthfully 42 Exclamation used to frighten 43 Strike 44 The whole range 45 French article 46 Feline vocalism 48 Fastener 49 Social functions 52 Dust on roof of room (2 words) 56 Behold 58 Portuguese coin 59 Goddess of the dawn 60 Egyptian sun-god 61 Tool 63 Sweetheart 65 Article 66 Rare element 68 French leader assassinated by Charlotte Corday 69 Expanse 70 Gathered 71 Related to Muse of joy

VERTICAL

1 Stand 2 French Protectorate 3 Decay 4 Article 5 Mountain in Arabia 6 Before 7 A capsule 8 Above 9 Preposition 10 Maiden symbolic of truth 11 Period of fast 12 To impede 15 Last of two 18 Arabian beast 19 Whorl 22 One who likes better 23 Preposition 24 Drivers 26 Symbol for Platinum 27 Astringent mineral substance 28 Pronoun 29 Railroad 30 Sailing vessel 33 Shouts 34 Slack 36 A pouting girl 37 An engine of war 39 Color 41 Tooth 44 Spicy root 47 On one string (Mus. abbr.) 48 Geometric function 50 Preposition 51 Vernacular 53 Chinese measure and weight 54 Extinction 55 Hymn 57 German river 60 A nandu 62 Collection of animals 63 Youth 64 Surface of fibers 65 Prefix, three 67 Greek letter 68 Pronoun 69 Italian particle

PUZZLE NO. 46

A HUNDRED PER CENTER

By R. and R. Williams

This is the simplest form for securing an all-over interlock with no unkeyed letters. And the words are good!

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HORIZONTAL

1 Tread on 5 A Biblical character 9 Erstwhile meeting place 11 Recent 13 Employ 14 Musical instrument 16 Announce 17 An object 18 To dress up 19 Toward 20 Poetic abbreviation 22 A municipal power 24 Very dark 25 Passage 27 Sweet 29 Pull 30 Chum 31 Psychological phenomenon 33 Tree 35 Hurried 36 Girl’s name 38 Pointed instrument 40 Upon 41 Debt 42 Accomplish 43 Girl’s name 45 Medicine 47 Dentist (abbr.) 48 Obtained again 50 With facility 52 Landlord’s delight 53 To guzzle

VERTICAL

1 Pliable 2 Beverage 3 Thus 4 High temperature 5 Vehicle 6 Preposition 7 Possessive article 8 Better arranged 9 Habit 10 Birth 11 Word 12 A tiller of the Soil 15 Youth 21 Evil 22 Beyond comprehension 23 Money 24 Strong medicine 26 Devoted lady 28 Whip 31 Procure 32 Wrap 33 Mediterranean island 34 Difficult of solution 35 Loud noise 37 A pointed tool 39 Inquisitive 44 Disposed of 45 Hard drinker 46 Reposed 47 Incline 49 Preposition 51 Therefore

PUZZLE NO. 47

CRANK HER UP

By Frank A. Ford

In spite of much black and a complicated design, which compels the use of some unkeyed letters, this puzzle gets by with colors flying.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Species of bird 5 Sacred bird 7 Throws 11 Part of the verb “be” 12 Quick 14 Piece 16 Preposition 17 Spawn 18 A measure 19 Preposition 21 Overshadows 24 Allowing that 25 Sun-god 26 To mimic 27 Preposition 28 Share with 32 Groove 34 Son of Aaron 35 Beast of burden 36 Kingdom of Persia 38 Holy picture 39 To saturate 41 A medley 44 A priestly vestment 46 Rears up 49 Termination 50 Collection of units 51 Indef. article 52 Oriental sash 54 Personal pronoun 56 Exist 57 Sanctioned 62 Goddess of Earth 63 Allow 64 Tribe of Indians 65 Act 67 Help 68 Meager 70 Part of the verb “be” 71 To wipe out 72 Situation set apart 73 Species of elk

VERTICAL

1 Character in Genesis 2 Measure of type 3 Connected with 4 Species of plant 5 Note of entry 6 Small piece 7 Conceal 8 Above 9 Note of scale 10 Support 13 French coin 15 Abodes for travelers 20 Deputy of Sultan 21 Resembling a sandflea 22 Hindu title 23 Can be drawn together 24 A small part 29 A musical note 30 Species of bird 31 To harden 33 Birthplace of Abraham 34 Besides 37 Wooden pegs 39 Unrighteousness 40 A limb 42 Smooth consonant 43 Enclosed 44 The highest point 45 Used in fishing 47 Personal pronoun 48 Narrow-minded person 51 Dwell 53 Posts for ships’ cables 55 Under strain 58 River in Germany 59 Beast of burden 60 Goddess of Mischief 61 Two or more together 66 Else 67 Conjunction 69 Denial 70 Part of the verb “be”

PUZZLE NO. 48

A VOCABULARY TESTER

By Irvan Neckerman

Mr. Neckerman is apparently never happy till he has filled his construction with difficult words. This one is a real trial of verbal strength.