Part 13

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HORIZONTAL

1 Lampoon 6 Key 11 Unit of superficial measure 12 Parisian theater 13 Southern constellation 14 Watched 16 Beetle 18 Visitations 20 Christmas 22 Signal of distress 23 Think 25 Fragment 27 Flowers 28 Small dog 29 Remedied 31 Banked 34 Anglo-Saxon money of account 35 Sovereign 38 Sooner than 39 Change 42 Backward 44 One who escapes 46 Deviate 47 Decline 48 Oil seeds 49 Assistant foreman 50 At stated periods

VERTICAL

1 Silk cloth 2 Part of “to be” 3 Humane 4 Female deer 5 Scandinavian myths 6 Detriment 7 At one time 8 Foot of an insect 9 Fixed point of time 10 Madness 15 Enlarge 17 Branch of heraldry 19 Springs 21 To meet the eye 24 Cut 26 Retailer of small wares 27 Redistribution 29 Magnetic metal 30 Species of palm 32 Preserver 33 Earnestly 36 Inside 37 Fertile (poetic) 40 Tear 41 Green and white monkey 43 Jurisdiction of a bishop 45 Fish

PUZZLE NO. 88

CENTRIFUGAL

By Minerva

Look at this with your eyes half closed and get the effect of rotary motion. Then try and solve it, and see if the rotary motion doesn’t transmit itself to your head. Plenty of short words, but not all of them easy, and the long ones—but go ahead!

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HORIZONTAL

1 An ancient symbol 7 Fatigued 12 In case 14 Proceed 15 Coloring 17 New 19 Contained 21 Revolves 23 Slip away from 25 Suspended 27 A ship’s smallboat 29 School near Windsor Castle 30 Rodent 31 Enemies 33 Inhabitants of a country 35 Otherwise 36 Myself 37 At no time 39 Maiden changed by Hera into a heifer 40 Sloth 41 Discolors 44 Existed 45 Testify under oath 47 Asiatic country 49 Turf 50 Deity 51 Augment 52 Injured by a blow 53 Sea eagle 54 Owing 55 Color 56 Any plant of the amaryllis family 59 Severe trial 61 Pen 63 Excrements 65 Sun god 66 Belonging to me 67 Ridiculed 69 One 70 Affirmative 71 Preposterous 73 To scorch 75 A long strip of wood used for gliding over snow 76 Small British isle where Macbeth was buried 78 Common laborer in bondage for debt 80 Stiffly formal 82 Beginning; first attempt 84 Get up 86 A fratricide 87 Distorts; pulls obliquely 89 Inter 91 Chief Babylonian deity 93 Toward 94 Precipitous 95 A king of Thebes, son of Œdipus

VERTICAL

1 Thus 2 Deputy 3 Disposed of for a consideration 4 The thing 5 Young domestic animal 6 Assyrian god of Chaos 8 Reply 9 Accomplish 10 Made from a rib 11 Promote; cause to grow 13 Maddened 16 Attempt 18 Recent 19 Center 20 Protect; fight for 22 Backs of the necks 24 Accomplish 25 Unmetrical literary composition 26 Not any 28 Behold 32 Stitch 34 Party-colored 36 Intellect 38 Diversity 40 Soon 42 Assisted 43 Prophetess 45 Artful device to evade or cheat 46 Fearsome giants 48 Exist 49 Large body of water 51 Invisible emanation 53 Equal 54 Sleeping 55 Periods of time 57 A mushroom 58 Mohammedan title of courtesy 60 Engages in any affair or business 61 Perspiration 62 Aye 64 Seized 67 Animal fat 68 Abandon 71 Small insects 72 Above 74 In, on, near or by 75 Quiet 77 Over and in contact with 79 Point 81 Secular 83 Still 85 Plead 88 Ourselves 90 You 92 Exists

PUZZLE NO. 89

SLENDER AS A GIRL

By John A. Shafer

This is no Falstaff of cross word puzzles, no paunchy fellow stuffed with large and grandiloquent words. It is a mite, a snack. It is an easy one, too.

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HORIZONTAL

1 To twist 7 Financially sound 13 Obligation 14 Large duck 16 Response 17 Beat (colloq.) 19 Deep ditch 20 Animal of Africa 21 Proceed 23 To steep in water 25 Infatuated 26 Perform 27 Measure 29 Pericarp for seeds 31 Doleful 32 Asphyxiate 33 Bobbin 35 Human being 36 Provisions for table 37 Willingly 38 Paint carelessly 39 Rebel 40 Coffins 42 Neat 44 An individual 45 Obstacle 46 Penetrate 48 Jurisdiction of archbishop 49 Come about 50 Fodder 52 Silence by force 54 Symbol for tin 55 Period of time 56 Game 58 To desert one’s party 60 Box 62 Coarse cotton 64 Source 66 Inking pad of lithographic printer 67 Goodies

VERTICAL

1 Old man 2 Near 3 Kind of fruit 4 Former European ruler 5 Regarding 6 Nervous twitch 7 Adjust 8 Correlative 9 Offer for sale 10 Medieval shield 11 State (abbr.) 12 Uneven 15 Excavated 18 Catnip 20 Point of a spear 22 A hydrocarbon 24 Coarse part of flax 25 Anything closely interwoven 26 Handcuffs (slang) 28 Period 30 Thumb or finger 31 Portion 32 East Indian oxen 34 Wilful misstatement 36 Adipose 39 Strong 40 Turkish title 41 A bending 43 Small catlike animals 45 Non-professional 47 Thick, oily substance 50 Musical instrument 51 Fish 53 Outward form 55 Female parent 56 252 gallons 57 To chatter 59 Over and above 61 Italian river 62 In high degree 63 Noting motion toward 65 Adhering

PUZZLE NO. 90

CORNERED

By T. J. Stephens

Look at those corners, full, compact, ample, obese. A little bit loose on the sides, but admirable for corner construction. Most constructors would run the arms of the central cross out to the next to last letter.