CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Te Ao Hou, December 1955, Page 56

CROSSWORD PUZZLE No. 13 Twelve solutions were received to puzzle number 12, but unfortunately only three of these entirely agreed with the key solution. The prize goes again to a member of the younger generation, namely Master Perenu Callaghan, St Stephens School, Auckland, chosen by lot out of the three correct solutions. A guinea prize is again offered for one correct solution to puzzle number 13. If more than one correct solution is received the winner will be determined by lot. Send to Te Ao Hou by February 15, P.O. Box 2390, Wellington. CLUES ACROSS 1. whitebait 2. broad daylight 10. fire 11. long wooden trumpet 12. current 13. to drag or haul 15. groan or cry 16. to cut or lacerate 18. south-east sea breeze 20. hostile expedition 21. large town in King Country 24. louse 25. to obtain by coaxing 28. preparation of kumara 30. tattoo 31. third and last vowels in alphabet 32. current 33. to glow, show red 37. time or season 39. suburb of Auckland 40. to lift 42. to glow 43. to come out on the other side 45. to open cockles or mussels 47. to seek CLUES DOWN 1. Maori curse word 2. to utter incantations over 3. interjection used in poetry and sometimes in prose 4. daytime 5. presently, to-day 6. leg, foot 7. yes 8. side or edge 9. distant, out of reach 13. to ebb 14. raw 15. adverb, away from speaker 17. smoke 18. originate 19. be understood 20. abundance, plenty 22. day following 23. to drink 26. as for 3 down 27. distant 29. oven 30. be effected or accomplished 34. to be tossed about 35. a personal pronoun