Chapter IV: Part 4

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HORIZONTAL

1 Carrier of goods 6 Despicable character 10 Sounded through the nose 15 African river 17 Ugly old woman 19 Space between two columns 20 Person aforesaid 22 White of egg 24 Drilled 27 Devoted woman 28 Denial 30 A fungus 32 Striking effect 33 Burning wood 34 Instrument for cooling 36 Flies high 38 Wicked spirit 39 Obscurely 40 Metallic element 42 Made one 44 Imbues 46 Untilled land 48 Incision 50 Solemn statement 52 A necessity of civilized society 53 Forbid 54 European country 56 Toward 58 Russian political body 60 Particles of earth 61 To place 62 Slender 64 Kind of engraving 67 Insect 68 Dry 69 Japanese liquor 70 Pretense 72 Denoting presence 73 Twelve 74 Mind 77 Form of ownership in English islands 78 A game 79 Precious stone 80 Regular route 82 The East 84 Hard native iron 86 A comfort in winter 88 Kind of horse 89 A vegetable spike 91 Grumble 93 Bright saying 94 Foreign poet 95 Character in Dickens 97 Killed 99 To exist 100 Morbid growth 101 Outside the law 103 New field of exploration 105 In like manner 106 A person 107 Kind of fish 109 Author’s final word 111 To join 112 Poisonous snake 113 East Indian soldier

VERTICAL

2 One 3 Light carriage 4 Side glance 5 Comes close 7 Exclamation 8 Article of wearing apparel 9 A monster 11 To aid 12 Mournful 13 Affirmative 14 Notorious lawyer 16 Stiffness 18 Used with camera 20 Throws violently 21 Improper 23 Spotted 25 Sharp 26 Short slumbers 27 Mythological maiden 29 A means of propulsion 31 Short time 33 Reverence for duty 35 Pastoral 37 To astonish greatly 39 Distributed 41 Dorsal aspect of thorax in insects 43 Study of derivations 45 Browns 47 Unit of electric measurement 49 The South 51 Ancient barbarians 55 Large cask 56 Ancient king (abbr.) 57 To try 59 A virago 61 Toilet unguent 63 To grant 65 To lengthen 66 Greek philosopher 67 Courteous form of address 69 Pertaining to center of our system 71 Color 73 English seaport 75 Chunk of ice 76 African chieftains 78 A nut 80 On guard 81 Later 82 Disables 83 Water fowl 84 Superior fellow 85 Uttered 87 Small pocket 88 A decorative tree 90 Ancient 92 Rights to retain property 95 Disappear 96 Aromatic plant 98 Hub of wheel 101 Tavern 102 Youth 104 To wipe 106 Contact 108 A pronoun 110 Expressive of effort

PUZZLE NO. 129

BEDIAMONDED BEAUTY

By P. R. Brown

This diamond studded puzzle is truly a gem. It should prove only moderately difficult, for all its pretty designs. (You know, of course, that a handsome design often leads the builder into difficulties from which he escapes by resort to some musty word concealed in the depths of the dictionary.)

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HORIZONTAL

1 Striking part of a bell 8 That which draws 15 At right angles to ship’s keel 16 Head covering 18 Pains 20 Pronoun 22 To be incorrect 23 Procreated (arch.) 25 Period of time 26 Southern state (abbr.) 27 Sign of the Zodiac 29 Inferior crown 31 An enclosure 32 One who applies 33 Not permanent 34 A uniting force 35 Atmospheric conditions 37 A digit 38 Past tense (suffix) 39 Deity (Latin) 41 Fathers 42 Head covering 44 Personal pronoun 45 An Oriental shrub or tree 47 Also not 48 Flies aloft 50 Harkens 52 A medicinal plant 54 A raw hide 55 Entrapped again 56 Calcium oxide 57 An allowance made by court order 59 Registers 62 Muzzle 63 Long church seat 65 Light pith helmet 67 Land measure 69 Periods of time (abbr.) 70 Preserved 72 Married 73 Parent 74 A spigot 77 Verbal pledges 79 Remote 80 Teachers 81 Corrupt (obs.) 82 Pinch 83 Primness 85 Hazard 86 Toward 87 Offer of price 89 Periods of time 90 A domestic animal 92 Ahead 93 Morning 95 Mythical female being (Norse) 96 Harbor 98 Larynx (combining form) 99 One who obliterates

VERTICAL

2 Musical syllable 3 Man’s name (abbr.) 4 Relevant 5 Equality of value 6 Printer’s measure 7 A dark-skinned foreigner (colloq.) 9 God of noon-day sun 10 One 11 Professing a certain religion 12 A beverage 13 Bone 14 Expands 16 Beyond question 17 Large feline carnivore 19 Soldiers’ drinking flask 21 Lukewarm 23 Removes bones from 24 Weeds 26 Poisonous fluid 28 To open (arch.) 29 Cry of a bird 30 Dark viscid oily fluid 31 Peevish mood 36 Former French palace—now museum 39 Fate 40 Burdensome 42 First name of a President of the U. S. 43 Cooked on a gridiron 45 Elevations 46 Concerning 48 Odor 49 Steps in a fence 50 A grassy field 51 Filthy habitation 52 To mimic 53 Squares of type 58 Death rate 60 Agent 61 Government grants 63 Followed up 64 Uniters of metal 66 Heels over 68 A popular diversion 70 To convey 71 Ruminant, possessive 73 Open inner court (Sp.) 75 Young dog 77 A small report 78 To explore secretly 79 Capricious hobby 84 Raised platform 87 An obstruction 88 Clamor 90 Boon companion 91 Obtain 93 Parent 94 Worthless (colloq. abbr.) 96 Personal pronoun 97 Negative reply

PUZZLE NO. 130

FOR INSOMNIACS

By Dennis R. Smith

We are told that puzzles put people to sleep and prevent nervous breakdowns by taking the subject’s mind off his troubles. This one should have therapeutic qualities, for according to the ratio rule it could have at least 38 black squares, whereas it has only 33.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Indian squaws 7 Sociable 14 Drier 16 An injury 17 Obtain 18 One who slanders 21 A broad ferryboat 22 A denial 23 A lynx 25 Symbol of metallic element 26 Island connected with life of Napoleon 28 To shut in 29 Land measure (pl.) 31 To wait 33 Suffix denoting superlative 34 To eat away 35 To reward 37 Form 39 Intentions 40 To avoid 42 American journalist 44 Tail-like plait of hair 46 “That is to say” (two words) 48 Name of either boy or girl 50 Vehicles on runners 52 Stop 53 Nobleman of lowest grade 55 Part of the eye 56 Anglo-French (abbr.) 57 Impartation of knowledge 60 Greek letter 61 Egg of a louse 63 A country 64 A prefix denoting through 65 Willows 67 Projecting edge in carpentry 69 A copper alloy 70 Small device for throwing a stream of liquid

VERTICAL

1 Loadstones 2 A small space 3 Strike 4 In the year of our Lord 5 Mother of Helen of Troy 6 Acute crest of a mountain range 8 Flower (Fr.) 9 Decorative plant 10 Denoting equality 11 Upper part of apron 12 Lent 13 Enclosed 15 Young sheep 19 Noted 20 Ditches used as fortifications 23 Religious order 24 Canvas covered with waterproof material 27 Tool used to make holes for small nails 30 Smallest European deer 32 Fungus used in cooking 34 Edge of a roof 36 Combining form meaning within (Greek) 38 Ejaculation meaning “alas” 41 Furnace used by alchemists 43 Location 44 Proportional share 45 Soothe 47 Simple 49 Mouths (more common as adjective) 51 Eating principal meal of the day 53 Saclike cavity 54 Simpleton 58 Loose soil 59 Smell 62 Fasten 64 Confused noise 66 Prefix, geological epoch 68 Seventh tone of musical scale

PUZZLE NO. 131

HOCUS POCUS

By M. H. Foster

Doesn’t this look easy, a simple little pattern that seems certain to be filled with such words as “dog” and “cat?” The editors did not want the solver to have the shock of picking this one as a light ten minutes, and then find himself involved in tormenting perplexities.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Proper name 5 Lawful 10 Freeman of the lowest rank (anc. English) 11 Highest mountain in Africa 13 King of Bashan (Bib.) 14 Common nickname 15 Study with care 16 One 17 A semicircular base 20 Combining form for a gaseous element 22 Roman god of war 23 Good (Fr.) 25 Places where two parts come together 26 Number 27 Malicious burning of another’s house 29 Biblical character 30 Shocking 31 Rested 33 Moderately wet 34 Entire man, body and mind 36 A county seat in Oklahoma 38 Bring to court 39 Madam (German) 40 Smells 42 Fertile spot in a waste 43 Note of scale 44 Negation 45 Facility resulting from practice 46 Any powerful deity 47 To furnish with an engine 49 A man who does woman’s work 51 Town in Siberia 52 Testing of an alloy

VERTICAL

1 Part of Mediterranean sea 2 Behold 3 Songs 4 Kinds 6 Holy picture 7 Mountain between France and Italy 8 Preposition 9 Headdress (pl.) 10 Sound judgment 12 Unusually 18 Extended written exposition 19 Friend of Cicero, Roman comic actor 21 Plaguers 23 Broth (pl. Scot.) 24 Sound 27 Limb 28 Negative 32 Rub oil upon 35 Mirth 37 Cotton goods used for overalls 39 Destiny (pl.) 41 Descendants 42 Globes 48 Leave 50 Exclamation used in double as a farewell

PUZZLE NO. 132

A WORD FEST

By Aard-vark

The gentleman whose nom-de-plume appears above—look it up if you think there ain’t no such word—is a highly trained dictionary hound. He pulls out some amazing words sometimes.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Poisonous tree 5 Theme or subject (mus.) 10 Color of unbleached stuff 14 Style 15 Tusks 16 Spoils 17 Kind of wind 19 Man’s name 20 Kind of cross shape 21 All right 22 To offer to verify 24 Obstruct 26 Roman copper coin 27 An arrow poison 28 Besides 30 The earth (Prov.) 32 Kind of scepter 36 Separate portion 39 Species of duck 41 Household utensils 42 Empty 43 Chinese cash 44 Scope 46 Prefix, air 48 Verb intransitive 49 Seed of canary grass 51 Anything small 53 Offcut 55 Knot (rare) 56 Contemporary 59 Beverage 60 Irregularly employed person 62 To remove 64 First month of Jewish year 66 Spanish dollar 68 Original sin (symbol.) 69 Always 71 Passed 73 Pass over ridge 75 Float of mill wheel 77 Dark 78 Lowest deck of vessel 80 Deer 81 Inner sole of a shoe 82 The nether world 83 Allowance for waste

VERTICAL

1 To 2 Bring together compactly 3 Vessel for consecrated wine 4 Covered vehicle 5 Syllable of scale 6 Crosswise 7 To take away (obs.) 8 Rainbow 9 Suffix signifying “to make” 10 Genus of venomous snakes 11 Coop or pen 12 Ecclesiastical court of Rome 13 Indian tribe 18 Common newt (obs. Sp.) 20 Blow or thump 23 Serving to inspire fear 25 Rigid 27 Artificial international language 29 Originally the highest note in scale 30 Glory 31 Turbid 33 Enraged 34 To cause 35 Growing out 37 Window 38 Witness (leg.) 40 Pertaining to language of Indo-China 42 Good 45 Snatched away 47 Religious book 50 Segment of the hind limb 52 Bone 54 Rested 57 A matter 58 Unknown land 61 To set on end 63 To suffer 64 The southwest wind 65 Kind of plum cake 67 An annual plant, good for food 68 A genus of succulent plant 69 Away from the wind 70 Spume 72 Name of King Arthur’s lance 74 Original 76 Joke 78 An exclamation 79 A paragraph added to a writing

PUZZLE NO. 133

SMALL BUT MIGHTY

By Irvan Neckerman

Mr. Neckerman, well enough known to those that solved the first two Cross Word Puzzle Books, has concocted one of his choice brews. That is to say, he has found some unsuspected words.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Colossal wooden statue 4 Another colossal wooden statue 7 Where both statues can now be seen (abbr.) 10 A weight of twelve grains 11 A medley 12 Genus of ruminant quadrupeds 13 Domestic fowl 14 The highest part 15 Shoemaker’s awl 17 The appointor 19 Large European dormouse 20 An alcoholic beverage 21 A rude man 22 Bill of an anchor 24 For each 25 Brood of pheasants 27 Star of first magnitude in Orion 30 Refuse 32 Circular 34 Clasp to fasten garments in front 36 Jade 37 A card 38 Artificial international language 39 As the definite article was often written in old English 41 Imitator 43 To carve or cut up a fish 45 Musical instrument 47 The condition of being consumed by a low form of organism 50 Actually existing being 51 Unique 52 Trembling poplar 53 The needlefish 54 Double

VERTICAL

1 Pertaining to tapestry 2 Coin in the Ionian Islands 3 Prater 4 To intend 5 Fowl 6 A sort of dice, formerly used 7 Inhabitants of parts of S. America 8 Dealer in unctuous substances 9 Billet 16 Strong emotion 18 Turkish weight 23 Recompense formerly given by murderers 24 To toil 26 Shrub of the holly family 28 Mass of ice 29 Towering 31 To throw again 33 Yeast 35 Vermillion red 36 Blistered 40 Measures of linen thread 42 Scotch highlanders 44 Well-known Japanese 46 Seed of a leguminous herb 48 Part of head 49 Unspent

PUZZLE NO. 134

THE BUTTERFLY

By Mr. and Mrs. Ottokar T. Cadek

This winged masterpiece represents an achievement in the interlocking of long words in a beautiful design. All hats off to the constructors!

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HORIZONTAL

1 Boundary 8 Conjecture 15 Relieves 20 Pugnacity 24 Fuse 25 Repartee 26 Pronoun 28 Confection 29 Responsibility 30 High priest 31 Digit 32 State (abbr.) 33 Muck 34 Conjunction 35 Reply (abbr.) 36 Basket (Prov. Eng.) 37 Borders 39 Swine 41 Beverage 42 Cleverness 44 Concavity 45 Candor 48 One of an early sect of Christians 49 Thrust in fencing 52 Automobile 54 Discover 55 Renounces 57 Priestly 59 Distinctive characters 60 Last (obs.) 61 Moths 62 Shreds 63 Negative 64 Pronoun 65 Hypothetical natural force 66 Pronoun 68 Claws 72 Of God 74 Set 78 Gallic priest 79 Perpetual 82 Cooks 84 Keeper of funds 86 Spanish hero 87 Old French coins 90 Female bird 91 Diplomatic representative 94 Female rabbit 95 Surround 97 Scratched 98 Admonish 100 Imitate 101 Tinge 103 Small crane on a ship 104 Consume 106 Secretion of the kidneys 107 Fowl 109 Encircle 111 Number 112 Unite 113 Grating 114 Revelry 116 Silly 117 Eats sparingly 119 Projecting 121 Old soldier 122 Grow slender 124 Indian nurse 125 Point of compass 126 Jot 127 Offense 128 Wrecks 129 Corroded 130 Spawn

VERTICAL

1 Mohammedan prince 2 Blossoming 3 Farthest 4 Note of the scale 5 Wrong 6 Hydrometer 7 Deceased 8 Hip bones 9 State of U. S. A. 10 Units 11 Move 12 Sowbug 13 Assyrian city 14 Study 15 Part of “to be” 16 Preposition 17 Hence 18 Become inert 19 Love of children 20 More intelligent 21 Orient 22 In the place quoted (abbr.) 23 Forked pipes 26 Flings (coll.) 27 Substance used for polishing 38 Woman’s robe (obs.) 39 Drove 40 Angel 42 Compressed 43 Young oyster 44 Examples 46 Voice; used in music 47 Split 50 Greedy 51 Drink 53 Punctuation mark 56 Slug 58 Rest 59 Japanese statesman 63 Knotted 67 Stool 68 Wooden plates 69 American Unitarian Association (abbr.) 70 Childish utterances 71 English poet 72 Beautiful 73 Vague 74 Checkered 75 Part of a flower 76 Obtain with difficulty 77 Disinfect 78 Flood 80 Scandinavian navigator 81 Poker term 83 Breathed heavily 84 Pronoun 85 Concerning 88 Parent 89 Bristle 92 Tablet 93 Louse egg 96 Pertaining to the muses 99 Rush 102 National reservation 105 Accession 108 Phoebus 110 Suffuse 112 Norse pantheon 113 Pike (Scot.) 115 Coronet 118 Vacant 120 Identify 123 Shed freely

PUZZLE NO. 135

SAFE AND SANE

By “Old Nick”

Many puzzlers will find an ideal example of what a Cross Word should be. In design, interlock, words and definitions it is very near to perfection. Constructors can learn a thing or two here.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Antithesis of reverse manner 8 Make clear 15 Loyal 16 Edible grain 18 Brother 19 Variety of quartz 20 Agitate 21 Disease 23 Ceremonial plate 25 Son (Scotch and Irish) 27 An arch 28 Part of “to be” 29 Bulky packages 31 Couch 32 Evergreen tree 34 Otherwise 35 Finch-like bird 37 Sharer 39 Reproach 40 Adjustable fronts of armor headpieces 41 Dishearten 42 Delayed 44 Enchantment 46 About 48 Restrain 49 In addition 51 Oblique direction 52 Energy 53 Nevertheless 55 Female 56 Keen watcher 58 One (Scotch) 59 Play on words 60 Card game 62 Hymenopterous insect 63 Tibetan antelope 65 Bring forth young 66 Lay prior claim to 67 Condemn 68 Metal collar (obs.) 69 Foodstuffs container 71 Mimic 72 Plant moisture 74 Term of respectful address 75 Man (Latin) 77 Wavy 79 Precious object 81 Immense fabulous bird 83 Printer’s type measure 84 Part of an ornamental edging 86 Toddler 87 Fertile spot 89 Interjection of surprise 90 Nautical rope 92 Certifies 94 Contemptuous insinuation 95 Dangerous snowslide 96 Taste 97 Originator 99 Method of painting 101 As far as 103 Harden 104 Single spot 106 Showers 107 Close to 108 Carp-like fish 110 Squares of type sizes 111 Unable to move 113 Genie 114 Japanese waistband 115 Exceedingly 117 Kind of conveyance 118 Rule of action 120 A hybrid 121 Indispensable 122 Adorns

VERTICAL

1 Capacity to smell 2 Shine 3 Large covered wagon 4 Mode of metropolitan travel 5 Surgical instrument 6 Observe 7 Bark 8 Eagle 9 Expression of mild wonder 10 Diagram 11 Execute 12 Literary miscellany 13 Novice 14 Discharge of waste matter 17 Tally 18 Nourished 21 Cloaks 22 Heir 24 Trying 25 Sicilian wine 26 Forgive 29 Poisoned 30 Cleave asunder 32 Invitations 33 Attractive woman (slang) 35 Small cask 36 Anarchistic 37 Rough oblong mass of metal 38 Title of a recent play 43 Physical exercises 45 Metallic element 47 Apodal fish 49 Craft 50 Excavated 52 Firearm 54 Sot 56 Prank 57 Saponaceous 59 Parental pet name 61 Metalliferous mineral 62 Pertinent 64 Took sustenance 65 Extremity 68 Storage receptacle 70 Kind of fruit 71 High (musical) 73 Court 74 Touchy 75 Throb 76 Turns as on an axis 78 Fanciful fiction 79 Entrance guard 80 Incorrectly forwarded 82 Benevolent works 84 Versifiers 85 Backgammon 87 Different 88 Prominent stage artists 90 Small Roman copper coin 91 Gnar 92 Performance 93 Mineral spring 98 Abate 100 Softly 102 Lofty lyrics 104 Somewhat 105 King of the elves 107 Competent 109 Species of vetch 111 Evil 112 Small street boy 114 Exterior 116 The (archaic) 117 Subdominant tone of the scale 119 Editorial pronoun 120 But (musical)

PUZZLE NO. 136

THE LITTLE TERROR

By Irvan Neckerman

Mr. Neckerman thinks obsolete words need an airing. He’s afraid they’ll get motheaten. We’ll say he does his best to prevent any such catastrophe.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Opening in a forest 6 Fanatical 10 Dealers in small wares 11 The name of King Arthur’s lance 12 Bag 13 Elevate 15 Cover 16 Feast 17 Parts with 19 Milestone 20 Mild 24 The red monkey 28 Vessel 29 Kind of rubber tree 30 Expression of good wishes 31 Sheet; surface 33 Discarded call 34 Importune 35 Rectify 36 Premonitions

VERTICAL

1 Reinforcements 2 Counseled 3 Confuse 4 To prepare for weavers’ use (obs.) 5 Crowds 6 Employers 7 Crossbeam (Prov.) 8 Round shield 9 Anoint 14 Suffer 18 Sanctity (arch.) 20 Used up 21 An umbelliferous plant 22 Born 23 One of an ancient order of priests 24 Hit (fencing term) 25 To disturb 26 Tent 27 Printers’ marks 32 God of shepherds (myth.)

PUZZLE NO. 137

CRUTCHES AND CROSSES

By Knacker

Here’s a stiff one, with enough mythology and history in it to keep even the scholars guessing. But the marvellous double interlock and the presence of only four unkeyed letters should help out in the solution. Knacker didn’t care what problems he set himself in this construction.