Chapter II: Part 2

1 Rejoiced 2 Wood god 3 That is 4 Great number 5 Step up to 7 American humorist 8 Latin incendiary 9 Concerning (Latin) 10 Poem 11 Seraphic 13 Literary bits 16 Vociferate 18 Bitter herbs 19 Liquor 21 End 23 Personal pronoun 26 None 29 Disease 30 Background 32 Scans 34 Upper curtain 36 Exclamation 37 Obsolete variant of “daw” 40 Snowshoe 42 Goddess of mischief 45 Workshop 47 New England state (abbr.) 48 Biblical name 49 Decree 50 Senior (abbr.) 51 Occidental 53 Dash 56 Disagreeable 58 Babylonian deity 61 River in Italy 64 Political unit 66 Surface of fibres 67 Poises 70 Turf 72 Period of time 73 Yale 74 Before 76 Greek prefix—two 78 Preposition

PUZZLE NO. 109

MIXED DOUBLES

By Gregorian

This puzzle was used in the mixed doubles contest held in Wanamaker’s Auditorium in September, when Mr. and Mrs. William A. Stern II successfully defended their title. Their time was 6 minutes, 15 seconds.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Strike sharply 5 Russian mountain range 9 Trial 10 Name of saint given to Spanish watering place 11 Preposition 12 Small fruits 14 Strange 16 Soon (plural) 17 Emperor 19 Pronoun 20 Name of queen who was mother of Edward the Confessor 21 Dispatched 24 Egyptian god 25 Alternative conjunction 26 Obstruction 29 Long 31 Prefix—not 32 Form of parasitic plant life 33 Capital of Croatia 36 Edible seed formation 37 Hinder 39 Italian particle 40 Sheltered 41 Italian dukedom famous in renaissance 43 Forbids 44 Sleep (hobo slang)

VERTICAL

1 Two wheeled child’s vehicle (pl.) 2 Lowest rank in navy 3 Conjunction 4 Pin 5 Planet 6 Rest 7 Formal close for prayer 8 Bereavement 13 Egyptian god 15 Obstruction 18 Sun god 22 Disallowed legal claims 23 Supports 27 Fliers 28 Fruits used for making alcoholic beverages 29 Afternoon 30 Product of dissociation 33 King of Israel 34 Festive 35 Personal pronoun 38 Color 42 Thus

PUZZLE NO. 110

LONG AND LANGUID

By H. Emerson Hough

This a neat construction which is filled with pleasant, diverting words. We recommend it for the comfortable hour after dinner.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Not ruddy 4 A tank 7 Tell 9 Man of valor 12 Eggs (anat.) 14 Domesticates 16 Anathematize 17 Silvery 20 Exactly suitable 21 To burden with 23 To clothe 24 More than enough 26 Evergreen tree 27 Bring forth young 28 Confine 30 Larger 33 Shred 35 Batter 37 Started 38 Sailor 40 Exists 42 State of equality 44 Limb 45 Part of the mouth 46 Toward 47 A meadow 49 Carrying capacity of a ship 51 Smart blow 53 Cooking vessel 54 Skin eruption 55 Fish-eagle 56 Rock containing metal 57 Uncontrolled temper 59 Mere repetition 60 A cardinal number 62 Personal pronoun (pl.) 63 Relatives 64 A beverage 66 Where pigs are confined 68 Perform 69 A size of coal 70 To level 72 Fasten with thread 74 Endeavor 75 Pilgrims 77 Did see 79 Large body of water 80 Bend downward 81 Eggs of fish 83 A primary color 85 A kind of flannel 87 Also 89 Merchant 91 Public conveyance 92 External 94 Present tense of “was” 95 Was sorry for 96 The first house-boat 97 To keep the hair in control 98 The stomach of birds

VERTICAL

1 A fruit 2 One who cuts timber 3 The night before a holiday 5 On hand 6 Slight blow 7 Series 8 Similar to 9 Did have 10 Cause to be loved 11 Not shut 13 An insect 15 To be in charge of 16 Obstacle 18 To open a seam 19 To dress in one’s best 21 Title of respect 22 To be slow 25 Sphere 26 Marsh 29 A short sleep 31 Snake-like fishes 32 Shipping tickets 33 Knock 34 Lubricate 36 Substances (Lat.) 38 Coverings for the neck 39 Witty saying 41 Prophets 43 Kind of type 45 Endures 46 Played with 48 The one-spot 50 Scold 52 A card game 53 Fondle 56 Not in 58 A nobleman 59 Advise 61 At the present time 63 That which opens 65 Mourn 67 Affirmative answer 69 A dancing movement 70 Silence forcibly 71 Fail morally 73 Keeper 74 A beverage 75 Shallow dish 76 Drunkard 78 Very small 79 Mark left by a wound 80 Convulsive weeping 82 Epoch 84 Fall 86 Gamin 87 A sea bird 88 Habitation of wild beasts 90 Part of a circle 92 Conjunction 93 Concerning

PUZZLE NO. 111

A YULETIDE CHANT

By Gregorian

Good work with a stunt pattern. Note the fine tree trunk. This is one of those puzzles that are built around a central crossing of long words. A day of joy and feasting to you!

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HORIZONTAL

2 Allow 4 West European capital 6 Coincide 7 Impersonal pronoun 8 Symbol of metallic element 10 Talk over 13 Garment sellers 15 Personal pronoun 16 Cunning 17 Latin diphthong 18 Geometric ratio 19 Dry and hard 21 Conjunction 23 Dionysiac poet 25 Fostering 27 Believers in basic simplicities 29 Customs (Lat.) 30 South American dance 31 Insectivorous mammals 34 Biblical character 35 Western world 40 Elder

VERTICAL

1 Familiar salutation 2 Hang behind 3 Bind 4 Court 5 Mode of perception 7 Unoccupied 9 Member of Arab tribe 11 Heavenly body 12 Islands 13 Fabulous monster 14 Belonging to a sailor 18 Equestrian game 19 Top piece 20 Portion (legal) 22 Chanted 24 Closing apostrophe 26 Prevaricator 27 Printer’s measure 28 Adverb and conjunction 32 Devoured 33 Implicit 35 Since 36 Personal pronoun objective case 37 Egyptian god 38 With (prefix) 39 Measure of land

PUZZLE NO. 112

THE NOVELTY SHOP

By George E. Wilcox

We learned a few new useful words from this one. When you’ve worked out a new word in a puzzle, and studied its definition and pondered over its spelling, the chances are ten to one you’ll recognize it next time you see or hear it.

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HORIZONTAL

1 City in Bohemia 7 Segregate 13 Thither (poet.) 14 Eighth part of a circle (pl.) 15 Vigor 16 Reconcile parties 18 Shortening of syllable 20 Those in power 21 Bite 23 Part of circle 24 Large bag 26 Slaves (Anglo Saxon) 28 Barks sharply 30 Girl’s name 31 Manifested 33 Die (Scotch) 34 River in Western Africa 36 Sailors, collectively 38 Eagle 39 Reposed 40 Institute of learning 43 Pertaining to the thigh 46 Hasten 47 Times (Latin) 49 Era 50 Term in Jewish calendar 52 Afraid (slang) 53 Stone (Scotch) 54 Strike softly 56 Cereal grass 57 Be sick 58 Branch of theology dealing with union among churches 61 Annuity shared among a number 64 Vehicle 65 Sentry 66 Negative prefix 67 Fifth letter of Greek alphabet 68 Ostensible reason

VERTICAL

1 Fermentation 2 Sorrow 3 Glucoside obtained from indigo plant 4 Hawaiian trees 5 Perform 6 Implement 7 Examine 8 Pen 9 Mountain in Greece 10 Fruit of tropical tree 11 Until 12 Rising above a surface, as of water 17 Writing fluid 19 Attempt 22 Hostelry 25 Glandular 26 Good news 27 A seal rookery 29 Slavery 31 Heron-like bird 32 One of the seven arts 35 Elongated fish 37 Combining form denoting connection with the hyoid bone 40 Cup 41 Those who guide 42 American poet and philosopher 43 Platform at head of the foremast 44 Small rope used for rope ladder 45 Gentle 48 Compensate 51 Hastened 53 Pose 55 Statement 57 Poker term 59 Knock 60 Noise made by pigeons 62 Belonging to us 63 Goddess of night

PUZZLE NO. 113

A DOODLE BUG

By Samuel W. Phillips

We decided to call this a doodle bug because it is essentially doable. And it oughtn’t to bite any of you if you handle it gently and don’t stick your pencil in its eye.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Deserts 7 Obese 14 Matched 16 Establishment of an invader 17 Spur 18 Beginning of a Nursery Rhyme 20 Proclamation 21 Erudite 24 Vapor 26 Direction 27 Lubricate 29 Rodents 31 Slender marine fish 34 An article (Fr.) 36 An exclamation 37 Part of a hanging scale 39 River in southern China 40 In contact with 41 Immediately 42 Preposition 43 Pertaining to type 44 Temple 45 A pronoun 46 A republic (abbr.) 48 Consume 50 Hawaiian Islands (abbr.) 51 Printers’ measure 52 An iota 54 One of two or more 56 Vehicle 57 Lodge 60 Eternity 62 Current 65 To trim 68 Number 69 Reconcile 72 Less difficult 74 Loops 75 Provokes 76 Lists

VERTICAL

1 Whirl rapidly 2 A tight fitting woolen cap (Scot.) 3 A render 4 119.6 sq. yds. 5 Girl’s name 6 A clerical degree 8 Of (Fr.) 9 Frozen 10 A basket (prov.) 11 God of light (myth.) 12 So 13 Part of verb to be (Spanish) 15 A sentinel 18 Exclude 19 One (Scot.) 22 Goddess of dawn (myth.) 23 Unit of work 25 A fruit (pl.) 27 Opening 28 Simple 30 A preposition 32 Like 33 Concerning 35 Insect 37 Mimic 38 Encountered 40 Unit 47 To this extent 49 Originated 50 Half a laugh 52 Majestic 53 Blot 54 Eyes (Scot.) 55 Raucous 58 Wager 59 Lair 61 Frank 62 Skin 63 Philippine men 64 A course 66 A roe (Scot.) 67 The egg of an insect 70 Received 71 Before (poetical) 73 Relating to 74 Negative

PUZZLE NO. 114

BATTALION ATTENTION!

By Major

Cross word puzzles must be something like an intricate plan of a battle. The army delights in them. Here is one with word masses locking at center, masses of good, useful words. Map out your campaign—keep at it until the last long smile.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Weapon 4 Cripple 12 Satisfied 15 Miserly 17 Mechanism 18 Native hog of old world 19 Prevent 21 Public 22 Boat 23 Lightning 25 Part of a biped 26 Party periodical 28 Sweet compound 30 Group of native huts 32 Note of scale 34 Interjection 35 Unbounded expanse 38 Into 39 Note of scale 40 High 42 Ruler 44 Silver coin of Spain 46 Spoil 47 Retain 49 Pusher 50 Aid 51 Plant 52 Cold pendant 53 Operated upon with a flat-bladed implement 54 Train 57 Scrutinize 58 Fragment 59 Coin 60 Insulate 62 Play 63 Term of endearment 64 At 65 Value 67 Act 69 Pronoun 70 Small succulent fruit 72 Curl 75 Ball 76 Woman 78 Celebrity 80 Irritating to the mind 81 Kind of oil 83 Head 85 Kind of lily 86 Educate 88 Sovereign state 89 Low haunt 90 Epitomized 91 Rent

VERTICAL

1 Furthermore 2 Wind 3 Associates 5 Form of “to be” 6 Stomach 7 Tax 8 Exhalt 9 Vex 10 Poetic name for India 11 Negative prefix 12 True 13 Merit 14 Afflict 16 Play 18 Started 20 Privilege 22 Basket 24 Negative (Scotch) 26 Gold 27 Swear 29 Vociferate 30 Joint 31 Builder 33 City in Pennsylvania 36 Producer 37 Chemical element 39 Delusive reasoning 41 Hauled 43 Mode of generation 45 Water sprite 46 Birthplace of a prophet 48 Tramp 50 Pronoun 55 Explore 56 Treats 59 Entrance to a building 61 Law 64 Strained 66 Unite permanently 68 Part of war vessel 70 Capitalist 71 Matter 73 The writer or speaker 74 Part of a coat 75 Valley 76 Tool 77 Ireland 79 Weary 80 Owned 81 Native of country 82 Abbr. for hand-written book 84 Nip off 86 Negative 87 Any person whatever

PUZZLE NO. 115

AN OLYMPIAN DELIGHT

By Jupiter

Even the eight unkeyed letters in the center can’t detract from the solid worth of this nectar for the gods. We’re glad we didn’t take the modest author’s suggestion to throw it in the wastebasket.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Rodents of Central and South America 6 Stake in any wager 9 County in New Jersey 14 Biographical and eulogistic panegyric 15 Imitate absurdly 16 Tawny thrush 17 Serpent 18 Prohibit 19 River in India 20 Apprehend 21 Perpetual 24 Feign 25 Gaelic and Irish languages 27 Sore 28 Pismires 29 Liquid or dry measure, used especially in the Netherlands 31 Label 33 Pale 36 Hard, transparent resin 40 Hammered 41 White, amorphous or slightly crystalline very bitter alkaloid compound 42 Be initiated into 44 As before 45 Adjust 47 Beast of burden 48 Final 51 African giraffoid ruminant 54 Organs of hearing 58 Part of verb “to be” 59 Anything by which something else is secured or fastened 61 Allow 62 Girl’s name 64 Invite 65 Animals without feet 67 Outcome 68 Shelter afforded by any object in a wind 69 Measured by revolutions of the moon 70 Ladies 71 Art (Latin) 72 Concerning; in regard to

VERTICAL

1 Peas collectively 2 Shrub of genus Alnus 3 Systems of signals with arbitrary meanings 4 Epoch 5 Withered 6 Tumult; confusion 7 Subdivision of a province in modern Greece 8 Inferior tin-plate alloyed with much lead 9 Of ill repute 10 Japanese coin 1⁄100 of yen 11 Vehicle of 17th and 18th centuries 12 Belch 13 Garden walks or terraces (Class. antiq.) 22 Exclamation to check rashness 23 Facility; power 26 Most level or uniform 28 Torture 30 Novel by George Sand 32 Sour substances 33 Mimic 34 Male descendant 35 Small dwelling 37 Oppose antagonistically 38 Insect 39 Constellation 43 Commoner 46 More than sufficiently 47 Own (Scot.) 48 Disabled 49 Land that has been tilled 50 Any one of various watery animal fluids 52 Australian bear 53 Sharp points 55 Unparalleled 56 V-shaped rampart 57 Draw the contents from; tap 59 Coarse fabrics of plaited rushes 60 Festive 63 Refrigerate 66 Play on words

PUZZLE NO. 116

SOME LIKE ’EM HOT

By Madeleine Lubetty

A neater example of Cross Word construction one doesn’t come across often in one’s pursuit of the horizontal and vertical. Don’t worry about the unkeyed letters—the design and words more than make up for them.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Arched 7 Resanctified 13 Carnelian 14 Virus 15 Silk fabric 16 Violent ejector of air 17 Right of property 18 Caesar’s bad day 19 Pertaining to a nest 21 Found on dice 22 Animal’s friend (abbr.) 23 A playing card 26 A nut 28 Combustible matter 30 A Mexican blanket 32 French Cathedral town 34 Guardian 35 Card game 37 Short instants 40 “Let it stand” 41 Matted 44 The Father 45 Biblical name 46 And others (Latin) 49 Primary 51 Halt 53 The Czar 54 A dress 55 African nut 56 Famous French writer 57 Ardor 58 Antagonists 59 Fresh hair combing (two words)

VERTICAL

1 Co-operates 2 Gold district 3 A plant 4 Relating to (suffix pl.) 5 Close of day 6 To deduce 7 Turn 8 Man’s name 9 To praise 10 Pastoral poem 11 A hare 12 Pendant ornaments 20 Citizen of large American city 24 Change form 25 Boat 26 Harass 27 Non-professional 28 The end 29 Enroll 31 Biblical name 33 To injure 35 Perfume 36 Room of the Last Supper 38 Small casket 39 Reptile 42 Gets up 43 Native of Tuscany 47 Act (suffix) 48 Fertile soil 49 To travel 50 Harmonize 51 A stair 52 Oriental first name

PUZZLE NO. 117

A SPECKLED SPECIALTY

By Agnes Stewart

Though non-symmetrical, this pattern shapes itself to spell out a number of fascinating words. You chemists ought to know all your symbols by heart at the rate those useful two-letter combinations are being brought into the limelight by cross words.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Fret 4 Change 12 Period of time 15 Near 16 Open space 17 Wander 18 Thus 19 Gasoline 21 Correlative of either 23 Large American lizard 26 Air 27 Nobility of birth 30 Portends 31 Member of Sheik’s tribe 33 Sharp pointed instrument 34 Exceedingly 35 Etruscan title 37 Golf term 39 Tear down 40 Assistance 41 Contraction of “it is” 44 Musical instrument 46 Despatch 48 Vessel for heating liquids 50 Large island near Florida 51 Pointed ends 53 German for “I” 54 A sty 55 A Dravidian language 56 Old Testament (abbr.) 57 Coldly 59 Note of musical scale 61 Subject 63 A continent (abbr.) 64 Clothed 65 Maker of flour 68 Resonance 70 Lavish extreme fondness 71 Kind of puzzle 72 Biblical name 73 Toward 75 Landing place in India 77 Father 78 Thick soup 80 Promissory note (abbr.) 81 Fill 83 Toe (Scot.) 85 New Zealand bird 86 Carried 88 Low 89 Stable 90 West Indian indigo plant 92 Exhaust 93 Greek letter 94 Exclamation of disgust 96 Piece of wood 98 Atmosphere 99 Noddle (Eng. dial.) 101 Encircling 105 Burial place 107 Period of time 108 Characterized by absence of power 110 Fragrant flower 112 Piled 114 Waste time 116 Indefinite article 118 Rod 120 Heroine of Lohengrin 121 Seventh note of scale 122 Satellite 123 A spirometer 124 Fabulous bird

VERTICAL

1 Destiny 2 Old form of “do” (mus.) 3 Chimney post (Old Eng.) 4 Daughters of American Revolution 5 Strong metal 6 Miscreant 7 Note of musical scale 8 Denoting hesitation 9 Din 10 Enclosure 11 Large Australian bird 12 Regard with esteem 13 Ourselves 14 Plunders 19 Island in Bay of Alexandria 20 Snare 21 Genus of trees or shrubs, the true olives 22 Bolsheviks 24 In bed 25 The innermost shrine 28 Sleeping compartment 29 Slumber 32 Small loaf of bread (Scot.) 34 By way of 35 Railway engine 36 Border on 38 Disturb 40 In the year of (Lat.) 42 Sacred Egyptian bird 43 Amphibious lizard 45 Concluding speech 47 Mohammedan saber (var.) 49 Quadrangle 50 Sperm whale 52 To injure severely 55 Admission card 58 Plan 59 Impertinent 60 A seaweed 62 Skin (Fr.) 64 Symbol for cadmium 66 Within 67 Printer’s measure 69 Upon 74 Leave out 76 A western state 79 Straight piece of wood 80 Persian elf 82 To pale 84 Ingress 85 Mother 87 Capable of being tied 89 A dance (Fr.) 91 Biblical character with famous wife 94 Entreaty 95 Pacific island owned by U. S. 97 Precious metal 100 City in New York 101 Muddle 102 Upon 103 New Mexico (abbr.) 104 Triangular spade used in ditching 106 Opaque whitish fluid 107 Bivalve mollusk 108 Long space of time 109 Hurl 111 Smart 113 Very softly (mus.) 115 Sorrow (Scot.) 117 Negative 119 Prefix meaning well 120 Printer’s measure 121 Thus

PUZZLE NO. 118

A WINGED BEAUTY

By H. R. Koegler

This two winged puzzle is of the sort that compels education. You can’t solve it without learning something. What’s better to learn than a new word.

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HORIZONTAL

1 An authoritative command 7 A musical instrument 13 Conjunction 14 Above 15 Part in a play 16 Upon 17 A medicine 19 A pilgrim to the Holy Land 21 An eagle 23 Loud noise 25 Unaccompanied 26 Poisonous American plant 28 To provoke 30 Preceded 32 Everybody 33 Military muster roll 35 A sailor 36 Prison city in New York 37 One who elevates 38 Girl’s name 39 Throws 41 Prevalent 43 Of “Inferno” fame 45 Pole with foot rest 46 Satisfied 48 A running knot 50 New (Spanish) 52 Spring of mineral water 53 Enthusiastic 55 Conjunction 57 A measure of weight 60 City in Italy 62 A bone 63 Boy 64 Extraction 65 Corpulent 66 Man’s nickname 67 Close to 70 Genial 74 Regarding 75 Artificial waterway 76 Bleat 78 Ventures 80 Sting 82 Begets 87 A tree 89 Bony cavity of the eye 91 Severely simple 92 Essential oil 93 Assistance 94 A child’s toy 95 A pinic acid salt 96 Recent 98 Influenced by money 100 Quick of apprehension 101 Powerful explosive (abbr.) 102 Spell 104 Erect 105 Shallow vessels 107 Prophet 109 Deal out 110 Tenth part of a Roman legion 112 A draftsman 114 Aloft 116 Fermented grain 117 Pain 118 Personal pronoun 119 Optical atmospheric illusions 120 Furnished with stories

VERTICAL

1 Powerful 2 Railroad (abbr.) 3 Celestial body 4 Evening 5 Oceanic birds 6 Three united 7 Verbal 8 Dyed 9 Something bestowed out of charity 10 Staggers 11 Negative 12 Breed of cats 17 To dispatch by train 18 Cotton cloth 19 Mannered 20 That which imparts circular motion 22 Respond 24 To run again 25 An inclined plane 27 Surrenders 29 Written communication 31 Small lances 32 Place for combat 34 Citrous fruit 40 Oval bullet 42 Penitent 44 Denials 45 Arctic marine hunters 46 To put existing materials in form 47 Trusts 49 Oriental 51 A state (abbr.) 54 Man’s name (abbr.) 56 Unhappy 58 Angry 59 Before 60 To seize unexpectedly 61 To grow old 62 Light pole with broad blade 67 Sharp point 68 Whole 69 Continent (abbr.) 71 Western state (abbr.) 72 Rough surfaced kitchen utensil 73 A cozy residence 75 Pertaining to the heart 76 Besiege 77 Skillful 79 Wrench for tightening nuts on screws 81 Watered silk 83 Floating on the surface 84 Swallows eagerly 85 Belonging to Ireland 86 Leased 88 Build 90 Embryo frog 92 To draw toward 93 A red ocher 97 Freed from weeds 99 A light preparation of cocoa 103 A Mohammedan ruler 106 Branches of academic study 108 Periods 111 An ugly old woman 113 Pronoun 115 Disordered type 118 Personal pronoun

PUZZLE NO. 119

THE MAN WHO CAME BACK

By Joseph A. Margolies