STAR CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 123, 27 May 1942, Page 3

STAR CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS I—One reason why some shares do not attract buyers (three words —4, 2. 8) 9—A more spruce French pain.er (7) m i a His fastenings are no», meant to be undone i ) 11 —These sound like bits of trees and were made 12 This T bad, * though quite legitimate after fifty (5) , * /A v 14—Not a cruel sort (4) 16—The girl to appear in court (3) 18 —Stop on the road (6) 20—Three-fifths of a right angle (6) 21—English town that schemes soundly CO . 22 —Look over not necessarily for the second time (6) 24—Fabulous monster (6) 27—The sail with which to drag a trawl? (3) 29 This flower often is not the colour it professes (4) 30 —The ground the river tries to fill? (5) 31—Useful seaweed (4) 34 English hero who was executed for no crime (7) 35—The direct route (7) 36—How one at least of two lngrates fighting might be expected to go at it (three words «. 3. 5) DOWN 1 not the weapon to draw In the cause of truth (7) i 2 The sort of coat for the carver (7) I 3—lt follows a high order (4) 4—How vegetables are peacefully planted (two words—2, 4)

TESTS FOR OUR READERS

s—This5 —This old necklace has another meaning to the mechanical engineer (6) 6 —Part of a cart (Don't this il you don't know it!) (4) 7—Surroundings (7) B—The billiard player likes this card game lor a rest anyhow (6) 13—Looks enough to make a skin merchant thus angry (7) . 15—Former German Duchy that survives in twin form (5) , 17—Mother and her boy represents author (5) 19 —The tree for 11 across (3) 20—One of the {arnvr.'.c flock (3) 22—This lyjn u..'our is oi a sound one (6) 23—Used TW '.ia.r*ariftg ,<< 1) 25—A senior Bluecoat (7) 26—Threadbare (7) 27—Water at the weir (6) 28—No. the ape is not named after the historian (6) 32—A stable business concern (4) 33—Acknowledged by the end of 13 down (4) (TM26) SATURDAY'S (MAY 23) SOLUTION Across.—l Flint. 4 Ploughboy. 8 Issue. 9 Scheduled. 11 Hare. 12 Liege. 13 Peel. 16 Balance in hand. 13 Side-splitting. 20 Tidy. 22 Twain. 23 Weir. 26 Preferred. 27 Evade, 28 Reservoir. 28 °Doun.-l Faithless. 2 Inscribed. 3 Them. 4 Passion-flower. 5 Gods. 6 Belie. 7 Yodel. 10 Highest bidder, 1* Plush. 15 Antic, 17 Aggregate, 18 Divergent, 20 Toper. 21 Dress, 24 OciT. 2? Veto. (TMI9)