Part 9

1 Man’s name 2 Small child 3 Mineral 4 Companion 5 Japanese shawl 6 Yale 7 Instead 9 Boast 10 Note of scale 12 Diphthong 13 Revel, glut 14 Pronoun, first person singular 15 Vessel 16 Grievest 18 After the birth of Christ 19 Note in scale 20 Grin 22 Affiliation 23 Procured 25 Northern animal 26 Part of wheat plant 28 Curtain 33 Sheds 34 Female name 35 Obtain redress by law proceedings 37 Female name 38 Small cottage 45 Ready 46 Snare 47 Monkeys 49 Orb 50 To reverence 51 Appendages 52 Small island 57 Stride 59 Sewing implements 60 Not common 61 Liquor 62 Italian river 63 Oriental weight 68 Fold over 70 Providing 72 Ocean 79 Girl’s name 80 Ancient Grecian coin 81 Was indebted to 82 Male name

PUZZLE NO. 24

EIGHTEEN KARAT

By Harry Friedman

The author, a jeweler of Maiden Lane, dragged this from his treasure chest. After you do it, you’ll agree it’s a gem.

+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 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 | | |#####| 73 | | |#####| | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 74 | 75 |#####| 76 | | 77 | | |#####|#####| 78 | | 79 | | |#####| 80 | | | | |#####| | | | | |#####|#####| | | | | |#####| | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 81 | | 82 | | | | | |#####|#####| 83 | | | | | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | |#####|#####| | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 85 | | | |#####| 86 | | | 87 | 88 | | | |#####| 89 | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 90 | | | | 91 |#####| 92 | | | | | |#####| 93 | | | | | | | | | | |#####| | | | | | |#####| | | | | | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 94 | | | | |#####| 95 | | | |#####| 96 | | | | |#####| |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+

HORIZONTAL

1 Savory 5 Cuts 9 Visible moisture 14 Ladies 15 Cruel ruler 17 Part of a Mohammedan house 19 On any occasion 20 Judicious 22 Priest 23 Encounter 25 Constructive Metabolism 27 Else 28 Slow (musical term) 29 Peninsula in East Asia 30 Toward 31 Downcast 32 Killer 35 Utmost possible 37 Pertaining to eye 39 Water pitcher 40 Limb (anat.) 42 Not lawful 44 Note of scale 45 Covered with a cupola 47 Conical mound of earth 48 Tear 50 American Protective Association 51 Daughter of Cadmus (myth.) 52 Read with attention 53 Beverage 54 Transgress 55 Nothing 56 Crouches 59 Interrogation 61 Shrill, discordant whistle 64 Procreated 65 Highway 67 Beam, set as a prop 69 Angling term 70 Goddess of the hearth 72 One 74 Conjunction 76 Public assembly 78 Forcibly 80 One 81 Falsetto tenor voice 83 Capturing cattle 85 A special privilege 86 Of boundless extent 89 Tune 90 Wanderer 92 Philosophers 93 Engraved circular piece of metal 94 Restore 95 Term used in printing 96 Disinfectant

VERTICAL

1 Flavor 2 Expression of hearty assent 3 Blow through 4 Part of verb “to be” 5 Regular contraction of the heart 6 Curve 7 Contest between nations 8 Cowardly fellow 10 Exclamation 11 City in California 12 Verbal 13 Forgive 14 Lure into danger 15 Colors 16 Drift 18 City in Georgia 20 Put on 21 Sailor 24 Re-excavate 26 Defy 31 Lustrous 33 Tool 34 Affirmative 36 Body that gives light 37 Oily 38 Carried in a wagon 40 Pineapples 41 Aged 42 Disease of the skin 43 Prevaricates 45 Noble 46 Child’s toy 49 Parent 50 Like 57 Interpreter to an embassy 58 Person afflicted with abhorrent disease 59 Goddess of the dawn 60 Article of apparel 62 An opera 63 Signifies 65 Retaliates 66 Language as modified by local peculiarities 68 Silk fabric 70 Sharpens 71 Accumulate 73 Ministering spirit 75 Gentleman 77 Sort of glove 79 Beast of burden 80 Record of a single year 82 Designate 84 Indicating presence of iodine (comb. form) 87 Pithy saying 88 Misleading statement 91 From (prefix) 93 Mine

PUZZLE NO. 25

HONEYMOON HOKUM

By Mr. and Mrs. William Stern II

They constructed this on their honeymoon, which is a good argument for marriage.

+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| 4 |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| 8 |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\| 1 | 2 | 3 | | 5 | |\\\\\| 6 | 7 | | 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 | | | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\| | | | | | |\\\\\| | | | | | |\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| |\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\|\\\\\| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+

HORIZONTAL

1 Leaves of corolla 6 Pertaining to particles 12 Soda ash 14 Part of optical or surveying instrument 16 Neighborly gatherings for special purposes 17 Drives with blows 20 Kind of fish 21 Outside covering 22 Subdues 23 Spill 24 In favor of 25 Suits 27 Decay 28 Kind of walking stick 31 Lost cattle 34 Entered in political contest 35 Swamp land 37 Groove 38 Apparently contrary to truth (adverb) 40 Tavern 41 Young dog 42 Form of entertainment 44 Anything that heals 47 Tumults 49 Male of kind of mammal 50 Seamen 53 Endeavor 54 Relate 57 Excretion from kidneys 58 Projecting part of building 60 Dish of many ingredients 61 Allots 62 Den 63 Alter, correct 65 Cases of wooden slats 67 Indicate 68 Laxer

VERTICAL

1 Membrane lining thorax of mammals 2 Pieces out 3 Stint 4 Crony 5 Hearken 7 Drinking cups 8 Sun 9 Omit 10 Object of devotion 11 Unit of heat 12 Avoids 13 Fondness for one’s own sex 15 Displace 18 Base of shellac 19 Something prized 25 “Yes, we have no” 26 Cloud form 29 Path 30 Mountain lakes 32 Canons 33 Large size paper 35 Dude 36 Pinch 39 One who puts an end to 43 Willows 45 Anointed 46 False god or idol 47 Painting on plaster 48 Less difficult 51 Wrath 52 Indefinite pronoun 55 Be alive 56 Cut of meat 58 Exclamation of sorrow 59 Head 64 Female of kind of pachyderm 66 Take by force

PUZZLE NO. 26

FOR THE ZIGZAG ZEALOT

By Joseph H. Gersten

This pattern zigs itself one way and zags itself the other way. Even the most zealous will find some unusual words.

+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 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 | 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 | | | 112 |#####| | | |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |#####| 113 | | | |#####| 114 | | | | | | |#####| 115 | | | |#####| |#####| | | | |#####| | | | | | | |#####| | | | |#####| +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+

HORIZONTAL