To-day's Crossword Puzzle

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 92, 12 January 1935, Page 5

To-day's Crossword Puzzle

.. CLUES—Across. . I—Frenc-' poet of . the IGth century, leader of a group known as “The Pleiade.” 6— Northumbrian islets, scene of Grace Darling’s heroic exploits. 10— Ever (poet). 11 — Mary Stuart's Italian secretary murdered a t Holyrood in 1560. 12— Annual c o m - memoration of founders and benefactors held at Oxford in June. 14— Step. 16—Woman’s name. 15— Princess of Brabant championed by Lohengrin in Wagner’s opera. 19—Submissive. 22—Genus of molluscs. 24—Ancient British town, the origin of Salisbury. 26— Help. 27— Notorious society that for long controlled the municipal government , of New York. 33— The monetary unit of Latvia. 34— French city of . which Talleyrand ' was once Bishop. 37—Town near Home famous for its ruins of the sum-mer-palaces of ancient Romans. 4'l—Tile grant waterless desert of Central Asia. 42— Astronomer- poet of Persia, surnamcd Khayyam, or ’The Tentmaker.” 43— Continent. 46—Sides of a building. -IS—Form of distemper. 50— Germany’s greatest poet. 51— Electric particle.

52— Writer of boys’ books very popular in late Victorian days. 53— Title of the chief magistrate in the republics of medieval Italy. DOWN. 1 French . cathedral where the Kings of France were crowned, 2— Swiss banker, finance Minister under Louis XVI and father of Mine, de Stael. 3— Observe. I—Composer of "Rule Britannia.” 5— Small alcoholic drink. 6— Fellow of the Zoologies! So-

clety (abbr.). 7 —The dominant race in Mexico at the time of the Spanish Conquest. S—Famous bridge over the Grand Canal at Venice. 9—Sound. 13—Little devil. 15—Strip of flesh. 17 —Principal harbour of the Samoan islands. 20— Consume. 21— M oso potamian town where Townshend surrendered to the Turks in 1916. 23—Woman's name. 25— 'Shaded walk. 26— Amount (abb.). 28—The mother of Mercury.

29— One of the Hindu ages of the world. 30— Wipe. 31— Pack, 32— Legendary island to which King Arthur was carried at his death. 36—Town in Asia Minor where in A.D. . 325 the Creed named after it was, adopted. IS—ldol. 39— Fillet (archit.). 40— Fasten. 44— Pace. 45— Among. 47 —Pen. 49—American author, famous for his “Tales of Mystery and Imagination.”

SOLUTION OF THURSDAY’S PUZZLE.

Across.—l Aspect, 6 Beware. 9 Resemble, 10 Jtlfror, 13 Keel, 14 Crow’s nest, 16 Ilurrv 17 Pope. IS Tend, 20 Salt-, 21 Dad, 21 Tom. 25 Miss. 27 Espy. 2S Ipse, ol Venns. 33 Handsomer. 35 Ivan, 37 Seldom, AS Peepshow -10 Sentry. 41 Straysc Down. -2 .Sheer, 3 Eye, 4 Tubing, 5 Blesses, 6 Bump, 7 Work up, S 11 1 teredos 12 O’er, 15 Wad, 16 Hot, 17 Ply, IS Tit, TJ Nominal, 22 Day,.23 Lie, A> IMS'S., 41 Visas. 32 five. 34 EbfißL, SQ Em'-Jy, 39_&f£,