Part 5

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.