PUZZLERS
My first is in kite, but not in fly, My second is in dip, but not in dye, My third is in ten, but not in five, My fourth is in tumble, but not in dive. My fifth is in evening, but not in day. My sixth is in January, but not in May. My whole is a dear little pet, can you guess ? Not yet full grown. Were you right? Confess! ACROSS. 1. 18th letter of alphabet. 2. A beam of light. 3. Speed trials. 4. Possess. 5. 19th letter of alphabet. DOWN. 1. Same as 1 across. *2. Worn-out cloth. 3. Same as 3 across. 4. Nevertheless. 5. Same as 5 across. Answers to last week’s puzzlers: Jumbled Names of Boys.— Charlie, Gordon, Vincent, Leslie. Beheaded Animals. —Bear-ear, Boaroar, Goat-oat, Fox-ox. Hidden Girls’ Names. —Margaret, Angela, Nancy, Lorna. HIDDEN GIRLS’ NAMES 1. I think Jo and John are all right. 2. X do not have much joy. Cedric. 3. Have you been in Italy? 4. Jack said, ‘ I bet Tyke will come home.” —TONY WHITLOCK.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 134, 27 August 1927, Page 27
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178PUZZLERS Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 134, 27 August 1927, Page 27
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