Part 6

1 Amphibious boat 12 Equipped 17 Bustle 18 Worry 19 Tardy 20 Insects 21 French particle 22 Behold 23 Wife of Zeus 24 Walking stick 25 Throw 26 Gruel 27 Peruse 28 Uttered 29 Injury 30 City in Nevada 31 City in New York 33 Lake 34 Blood vessel 35 Leopards 36 Wood 37 Seasoning 38 Dread 39 Mud 40 Ancient English monastery 41 Harden by heat 42 Particles of stone 43 At liberty 44 Pronoun 45 Conjunction 46 Fruit of pine tree 47 Animal group 48 Carry 49 Pedal digit 50 Hybrid animal 51 Swarm 52 Tympanum of ear 53 Related 54 Fat 55 Large stove for hardening 56 Hostile incursion 57 Tardy 58 In front 59 Bivouac 60 Utter musical sounds 61 Trial of speed 63 Regret 64 Staff 65 Search 66 Light red 67 Pronoun 68 Preposition 69 Bottom 70 Sift 71 Generous 72 End of day (poet) 73 High nest 74 Send by telegraph 75 Useless plant 76 Throw 77 Measure of weight 79 Wan 80 Hear 81 Composer 82 European River 83 Ring slowly 84 Come to birth 85 Particle 86 Spring 87 Rule 88 Clean 89 Frame of animal 90 Pronoun 91 French, here 92 Winged mammals 93 Tunes 94 Wind 95 Male person 96 Musical compositions 97 Member of new school

VERTICAL

1 Blessest 2 Old form of perform 3 Act 4 Body of water 5 Earth (South Afr.) 6 Period of time 7 Thing 8 Level place 9 Earth 10 Consumed 11 Point of compass 12 Source 13 Snake-like fish 14 Similar to 15 African antelope 16 Placed 20 Consume by fire 23 Chief 24 Carriage for heavy commodities 25 Small tubular filament 26 Flip 27 Count on 28 Vending 29 Direct 30 Infrequent 32 Musical composer 33 Seize 34 Sell 35 Wharf 37 In a sound condition 38 Cultivated land 39 A weight 41 Audacious 42 Observed 43 Fief 44 Butterfly 46 Restoration to health 47 Assist 48 Two masted vessel 49 Carry 50 Female horse 51 Duration 52 Damp 53 Sharp pointed nail 54 Oaf 55 Vegetable 56 Tumult 57 Ground 58 Common Spanish proper name 59 Snug 60 Solitary 61 Peel 62 Feeling 64 Share 65 Erudition 66 Streaked 67 Mixup 69 Carry 70 Beak 71 Sharp 72 Loosen 73 Space of ground 74 Welt 75 Part of verb “to be” 76 Bird house 78 Venomous snake 79 Utensils 80 Early invader of England 81 Baseball slang term 83 Children 84 Inflection of speech 85 Small animal 87 Rodent 88 Small part 89 Rotten 90 Possesses 92 Have existence 93 Italian particle, used in music 94 Proceed 95 Note in musical scale

PUZZLE NO. 16

A WELL-TIED SAILOR’S KNOT

By Captain F. F. Stewart

The sea contributes a spacious, ample field of voyage. It is remarkable for the presence of no small units—two or three letter words. You will observe consistent splicing throughout although the center is a trifle loose.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Ancient goblet 5 Puzzle 8 Noiseless 12 Degree 13 Baking place 14 Consolidation 15 Skeleton of certain Marine Polyps 16 Brute 17 Close with wax 19 Glen 21 Proclamation 24 Felt with pleasure 27 Cleanse lightly with clean water 30 Uncivil 31 Tardy 32 Jewish mystic ornament 34 Rent 35 Stair 37 Become weary 39 Seclude 41 Melted 44 Unit 47 Long stuffed seat 48 High fliers 49 Personal servant 50 Half wit 51 Forcibly concise 52 Island 54 Mineralized vegetable matter 56 Drink habitually 59 Compact 62 Retail in small quantities 65 Texas wild cat 67 Dry 68 Land measure 70 A liberty 72 Extends over 74 Dry 77 Household task 79 Gangway aid 81 Worship 82 Endure 84 Object of worship 86 Circuitous way 87 Dye 88 Pertaining to a ray 89 Presiding dignitary 90 Garment 91 Part of the eye 92 Style of painting 93 Account book

VERTICAL

1 Arch 2 Scared 3 Upright 4 Half cooked 5 Fresh 6 Donkey 7 Join 8 Ocean mammal 9 Internal 10 Fur animal 11 Husbandman 18 Gather 20 Passage 22 Blunt 23 Assess 25 Coachman 26 Christmas 28 Newspaper paragraph 29 Mentally sound 31 Mother of Apollo 33 Rich source of wealth 36 In a peevish manner 38 Cattle thief 39 Long for 40 Lower deck 41 Noted 42 Bewitching 43 Informal ball 45 Denuded 46 Bailiff 53 Feudal slave 55 Imitates 57 Lineal measure 58 An equal 60 Paradise 61 Song 63 Gone west 64 Wild beast covert 66 Soldier equipment 67 Ran fast 68 Opposed to basic 69 Muster roll 71 Consuming 73 Each 75 Wandering 76 Trader 78 Escape 80 Bird 81 Having winds 83 Surface 85 By word of mouth

PUZZLE NO. 17

A TESSELATED TANGLE

By Persephone

Perfect interlocking and very few unkeyed letters! Technically, this puzzle is nearly perfect. Nor should the strain on the vocabulary be unduly severe.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Rank 6 Paralysis 10 Relating to medicine or doctors 15 Single 16 Fierce jungle beast 18 To brown over a blaze 20 Bustle 21 American Indian of certain tribe 23 Vagrants 25 To pack compactly 26 Matrons 28 Soft plug 29 Deceives 31 Accomplish 33 A dark, viscous liquid 34 Roomy, flat-bottomed boat 35 To be ill 36 A measure of area 37 Unaccustomed 40 That which serves to solve or explain 41 Occupied 43 A metal 44 Corrode 46 Skill 47 Pig 48 Marry 50 Instrument of punishment 52 Unclose 54 Vigor 56 Wind instruments 59 Tranquillity 61 A milk product 63 To bar 64 A grain 65 Frenzy 66 Undermined 68 Opposite middle of ship’s side 70 Inclosed 72 Is company 73 Wield diligently 74 To bow quickly 76 Goddess of Dawn 77 The whole 79 A digit 81 Fragment 83 Beast of burden 84 Dealt with 86 Convulsive gasp 88 Sisterhood 91 The man 92 Insect 93 A principle held as true 94 Contest by force 95 I disagree 96 Fraudulent 98 Solemn promise 99 Tidy; spruce 101 Close to 103 One who frees 106 Father of the gods 108 To call out 109 Less covered 110 A rough 112 Wrath 113 Church holiday 114 A small carnivore 115 Hidden

VERTICAL

1 Curves 2 An insect 3 Urgent want 4 The thing 5 To extend from a common point in different directions 6 A wooden pin 7 South American Indian 8 Dull; stupid 9 At a distance 10 Proceeding 11 In, on, by or near 12 Rodents 13 Artificial language based on Esperanto 14 Craven 17 A vapor 19 Augment 22 The Devil 24 Uncovered 25 Word of unknown meaning occurring often in the Psalms 27 Genus homo 30 Swine 32 Aquatic, fur-bearing animal 36 A shield or protection 38 Highest horizontal timber in a roof 39 Spike 41 Before 42 Woman teacher in private household 45 Highest point 46 To mimic 48 Bad in the highest degree 49 Go in 51 Famous English race 52 Nearly three-quarters of the Earth’s surface 53 A scold 55 Repairs 57 Cleopatra’s last resort 58 Turf 60 An affirmative 61 Small vessel 62 Illimitable period of time 67 Conscious 68 A forbidden drink 69 Rabble 71 A dyestuff 73 A number of animals in a group, herd or flock 75 An underworld god 78 Work 79 Pertaining to tiles 80 Manifestation of respect or reverence 82 In the direction of 83 The great artery 84 From there 85 To pull vigorously 86 Harsh 87 To have a care for 89 Pad worn in a woman’s hair 90 A verse form 96 Garlands bestowed for victories 97 A title of respect 99 At this time 100 The primeval body from which the gods created the world 102 Epoch 104 Implore 105 Small child 107 Natural compound of metals 109 Exist 111 You

PUZZLE NO. 18

HOT CROSS BUNS

By Everett A. Brown

This cookie will put you in a Brown study. The 32 horizontal is to 20 vertical and not to 61 horizontal.