OUR CROSSWORD.

Flak, 1 July 1943, Page 24

OUR CROSSWORD.

CLUES.

DOWN. 1. The answer to a Waac’s prayer without the “ son ” at the end. 2. The Officers would like us to treat them with this. 3. The Yanks have these for breakfast. 4. The ruin of many a good soldier. 5. D'raw this from the Q.M. store on Saturday mornings. 6. She started all worldly troubles. 7. One of the signs used in 19 down.

8. Shells do this. (Jumbled) 9. Opposite of difficulty. 11. The Regiment is high in this. 13. Search, scrutinise. 15. Supplied by the Patriotic. 17. Mr Lawry’s pet toy. 19. As good a method of forecasting target positions as some we use. 20. Heavy Ack Ack. (Abbr.) 21. The long-legged swamp-hen. 22. An Officer’s title (to his face). 24. A fine fellow, this man.

25. Abbreviation for the most common Christian name. 27. Court Martial (abbr). 28. An unsoldierly thing to say when you hit your thumb with a hammer. 30. Secret Service (abbr.). 32. Pixie. 35. Keep this book and you will have one'. 36. Plymouth, Westward, or Dutch. 37. Nazi synthetic. 38. Requlescat in Pace (abbr. and without “I”). 41. Use Lifebuoy. 12. Bren Carriers and like vehicles (abbr.). 43. Towards, near, by. 44. The M.I.R. can fix this. 45. To move quickly as in “ Detachments Rear.” 47. Belonging to them. 49. Eats metal. 50. Navy Waac’s 52. A mongrel dog. 56. A lot of us will be members of this after the war. 59. The initials of a Sleepwell expert. ACROSS. 1. We do this at least twice a day. 5. Yours truly. 7. German Revolver. 10. Over the fence (Army abbr.). 11. Sunday’s big event. 12. Instrument for identifying aircraft. 14. Describes little but means much. 16. Our current affairs authority.

17. We should get this before our furlough. 18. Officers use this term to impress gunners. 22. The rank and file. 23. L'aison Officer (ab.). 24. The big pea—even bigger than the colonel. 25. A lot of our men are -—most of our Waac’s want to be. 26. Our type of Guns. 28. Our youngest officer (initials). 29. The rank of the everpopular Phil. 31. That is (abbr.). 33. We like her cooking better than the WAAC’s. 34. Happy little things. 35. French unhappiness. 39. Force (jumbled). 40. Slang abbreviation for Infantry. 43. “ Chins up, fellows ” in this. 46. Establishment (army abbr.). 48. Army name for a wearying and often unpleasant task. 51. An ejaculation not the Colonel’s favourite one. 53. Our army’s highest decoration. 54. Miss Begg requires that we address each other with this title. 55. How does his fiancee get leave and furlough at the same time as he does ? 57. Goes off with a bang58. Hitlerised Huns. 60. An overworked and harassed man. 61. Not tight —- except when one is on it. 62. A garden tool.