[Contents]Puzzle No. 87SPOTByIrvan NeckermanThe blacks strewn negligently over the form give it an informal look, different from those forms that are studiedly ornamental and almost forbidding in the courtly, mannered preciseness. However, Mr. Neckerman’s construction may make you knit your brows now and then.1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950[86]HORIZONTAL1Lampoon6Key11Unit of superficial measure12Parisian theater13Southern constellation14Watched16Beetle18Visitations20Christmas22Signal of distress23Think25Fragment27Flowers28Small dog29Remedied31Banked34Anglo-Saxon money of account35Sovereign38Sooner than39Change42Backward44One who escapes46Deviate47Decline48Oil seeds49Assistant foreman50At stated periodsVERTICAL1Silk cloth2Part of “to be”3Humane4Female deer5Scandinavian myths6Detriment7At one time8Foot of an insect9Fixed point of time10Madness15Enlarge17Branch of heraldry19Springs21To meet the eye24Cut26Retailer of small wares27Redistribution29Magnetic metal30Species of palm32Preserver33Earnestly36Inside37Fertile (poetic)40Tear41Green and white monkey43Jurisdiction of a bishop45Fish[89][Contents]Puzzle No. 88CENTRIFUGALByMinervaLook at this with your eyes half closed and get the effect of rotary motion. Then try and solve it, and see if the rotary motion doesn’t transmit itself to your head. Plenty of short words, but not all of them easy, and the long ones—but go ahead!1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859606162636465666768697071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192939495[88]HORIZONTAL1An ancient symbol7Fatigued12In case14Proceed15Coloring17New19Contained21Revolves23Slip away from25Suspended27A ship’s smallboat29School near Windsor Castle30Rodent31Enemies33Inhabitants of a country35Otherwise36Myself37At no time39Maiden changed by Hera into a heifer40Sloth41Discolors44Existed45Testify under oath47Asiatic country49Turf50Deity51Augment52Injured by a blow53Sea eagle54Owing55Color56Any plant of the amaryllis family59Severe trial61Pen63Excrements65Sun god66Belonging to me67Ridiculed69One70Affirmative71Preposterous73To scorch75A long strip of wood used for gliding over snow76Small British isle where Macbeth was buried78Common laborer in bondage for debt80Stiffly formal82Beginning; first attempt84Get up86A fratricide87Distorts; pulls obliquely89Inter91Chief Babylonian deity93Toward94Precipitous95A king of Thebes, son of ŒdipusVERTICAL1Thus2Deputy3Disposed of for a consideration4The thing5Young domestic animal6Assyrian god of Chaos8Reply9Accomplish10Made from a rib11Promote; cause to grow13Maddened16Attempt18Recent19Center20Protect; fight for22Backs of the necks24Accomplish25Unmetrical literary composition26Not any28Behold32Stitch34Party-colored36Intellect38Diversity40Soon42Assisted43Prophetess45Artful device to evade or cheat46Fearsome giants48Exist49Large body of water51Invisible emanation53Equal54Sleeping55Periods of time57A mushroom58Mohammedan title of courtesy60Engages in any affair or business61Perspiration62Aye64Seized67Animal fat68Abandon71Small insects72Above74In, on, near or by75Quiet77Over and in contact with79Point81Secular83Still85Plead88Ourselves90You92Exists[91][Contents]Puzzle No. 89SLENDER AS A GIRLByJohn A. ShaferThis is no Falstaff of cross word puzzles, no paunchy fellow stuffed with large and grandiloquent words. It is a mite, a snack. It is an easy one, too.12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152535455565758596061626364656667[90]HORIZONTAL1To twist7Financially sound13Obligation14Large duck16Response17Beat (colloq.)19Deep ditch20Animal of Africa21Proceed23To steep in water25Infatuated26Perform27Measure29Pericarp for seeds31Doleful32Asphyxiate33Bobbin35Human being36Provisions for table37Willingly38Paint carelessly39Rebel40Coffins42Neat44An individual45Obstacle46Penetrate48Jurisdiction of archbishop49Come about50Fodder52Silence by force54Symbol for tin55Period of time56Game58To desert one’s party60Box62Coarse cotton64Source66Inking pad of lithographic printer67GoodiesVERTICAL1Old man2Near3Kind of fruit4Former European ruler5Regarding6Nervous twitch7Adjust8Correlative9Offer for sale10Medieval shield11State (abbr.)12Uneven15Excavated18Catnip20Point of a spear22A hydrocarbon24Coarse part of flax25Anything closely interwoven26Handcuffs (slang)28Period30Thumb or finger31Portion32East Indian oxen34Wilful misstatement36Adipose39Strong40Turkish title41A bending43Small catlike animals45Non-professional47Thick, oily substance50Musical instrument51Fish53Outward form55Female parent56252 gallons57To chatter59Over and above61Italian river62In high degree63Noting motion toward65Adhering[93][Contents]Puzzle No. 90CORNEREDByT. J. StephensLook at those corners, full, compact, ample, obese. A little bit loose on the sides, but admirable for corner construction. Most constructors would run the arms of the central cross out to the next to last letter.123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124[92]HORIZONTAL1Interchange of opinions7A set of steps leading over a wall or fence11A true copy of an original writing18Yearly19A unit20Discordant21Established23Large body of water25To make a circuit26A master27A slight sound29Taste31To abide32A shrub34Rent35To extract36A device for igniting an explosive charge37Son of Vulcan (Rom. myth)39A doglike animal41A stream42Clearer43To eject45Pertaining to understanding47Immense48A child50Jeweled headdress51Father53Staggered55Born56Admire (U. S. colloq.)59Needy61To burst forth63Withered (obs.)65Presage67To grate68Name of an automobile69An Indian70Disagreeable71A Roman highway73A fruit (pl.)75Horned toad77A festival78Ruins80A color82To delay84Laborer85Lift87Pertaining to ferns (pl.)89To percolate slowly90Part of the harness of a horse (pl.)92A Chinese wax95A place of worship97Artificially produced98Daughter of Uranus100A Greek letter102Tidy103A part of a shoe104Feminine proper name106Obsolete, timber107Catch (colloq.)108User of tobacco110A vegetable (pl.)112A prefix meaning limit (geom.)113Number of books printed at once115A tree117A large seal119To yield120Nothing121A fine122Moved away furtively123Cut of meat124Sophoclean heroVERTICAL1A long outer garment2An Indian tribe3To loosen4A hard-shelled fruit5To season6Chosen8A small nail9A transparent solid10To run12A young hog13A large book14Hit15Obliteration16To rate17Assayers22A lateen-rigged vessel23An American spotted cat24A genus of gastropods25To harden28An element30Boys33To move heavily36A musical composition38A person in authority40Mock blow41Exhausts42Form assumed by certain insects44A recital46Girl’s name47Difficult49An area of ground (military)51Robbers52A part of an antenna53Dressed54Musical compositions for two performers56Farm57To lay in surrounding matter58Below60Away from62An American poet and story-writer64An age66To devour72To reiterate73To dismiss74To gaze75A goose76On top of77Useless adornments79A beverage81A mixture of gases83A plane surface85To recover86Ethylene88Flags89Not moving90Converse91A prefix meaning half93To ordain94Sea soldiers96Dull gray97A satellite99Biblical name101Obsolete, herald103Smite (past part.)105Not far108To subside109Rave110A jar or pot111Identical114Beverage116Filled pastry118The (French pl.)[95]
[Contents]Puzzle No. 87SPOTByIrvan NeckermanThe blacks strewn negligently over the form give it an informal look, different from those forms that are studiedly ornamental and almost forbidding in the courtly, mannered preciseness. However, Mr. Neckerman’s construction may make you knit your brows now and then.1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950[86]HORIZONTAL1Lampoon6Key11Unit of superficial measure12Parisian theater13Southern constellation14Watched16Beetle18Visitations20Christmas22Signal of distress23Think25Fragment27Flowers28Small dog29Remedied31Banked34Anglo-Saxon money of account35Sovereign38Sooner than39Change42Backward44One who escapes46Deviate47Decline48Oil seeds49Assistant foreman50At stated periodsVERTICAL1Silk cloth2Part of “to be”3Humane4Female deer5Scandinavian myths6Detriment7At one time8Foot of an insect9Fixed point of time10Madness15Enlarge17Branch of heraldry19Springs21To meet the eye24Cut26Retailer of small wares27Redistribution29Magnetic metal30Species of palm32Preserver33Earnestly36Inside37Fertile (poetic)40Tear41Green and white monkey43Jurisdiction of a bishop45Fish[89]
Puzzle No. 87SPOTByIrvan Neckerman
ByIrvan Neckerman
The blacks strewn negligently over the form give it an informal look, different from those forms that are studiedly ornamental and almost forbidding in the courtly, mannered preciseness. However, Mr. Neckerman’s construction may make you knit your brows now and then.1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950[86]HORIZONTAL1Lampoon6Key11Unit of superficial measure12Parisian theater13Southern constellation14Watched16Beetle18Visitations20Christmas22Signal of distress23Think25Fragment27Flowers28Small dog29Remedied31Banked34Anglo-Saxon money of account35Sovereign38Sooner than39Change42Backward44One who escapes46Deviate47Decline48Oil seeds49Assistant foreman50At stated periodsVERTICAL1Silk cloth2Part of “to be”3Humane4Female deer5Scandinavian myths6Detriment7At one time8Foot of an insect9Fixed point of time10Madness15Enlarge17Branch of heraldry19Springs21To meet the eye24Cut26Retailer of small wares27Redistribution29Magnetic metal30Species of palm32Preserver33Earnestly36Inside37Fertile (poetic)40Tear41Green and white monkey43Jurisdiction of a bishop45Fish[89]
The blacks strewn negligently over the form give it an informal look, different from those forms that are studiedly ornamental and almost forbidding in the courtly, mannered preciseness. However, Mr. Neckerman’s construction may make you knit your brows now and then.
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[Contents]Puzzle No. 88CENTRIFUGALByMinervaLook at this with your eyes half closed and get the effect of rotary motion. Then try and solve it, and see if the rotary motion doesn’t transmit itself to your head. Plenty of short words, but not all of them easy, and the long ones—but go ahead!1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859606162636465666768697071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192939495[88]HORIZONTAL1An ancient symbol7Fatigued12In case14Proceed15Coloring17New19Contained21Revolves23Slip away from25Suspended27A ship’s smallboat29School near Windsor Castle30Rodent31Enemies33Inhabitants of a country35Otherwise36Myself37At no time39Maiden changed by Hera into a heifer40Sloth41Discolors44Existed45Testify under oath47Asiatic country49Turf50Deity51Augment52Injured by a blow53Sea eagle54Owing55Color56Any plant of the amaryllis family59Severe trial61Pen63Excrements65Sun god66Belonging to me67Ridiculed69One70Affirmative71Preposterous73To scorch75A long strip of wood used for gliding over snow76Small British isle where Macbeth was buried78Common laborer in bondage for debt80Stiffly formal82Beginning; first attempt84Get up86A fratricide87Distorts; pulls obliquely89Inter91Chief Babylonian deity93Toward94Precipitous95A king of Thebes, son of ŒdipusVERTICAL1Thus2Deputy3Disposed of for a consideration4The thing5Young domestic animal6Assyrian god of Chaos8Reply9Accomplish10Made from a rib11Promote; cause to grow13Maddened16Attempt18Recent19Center20Protect; fight for22Backs of the necks24Accomplish25Unmetrical literary composition26Not any28Behold32Stitch34Party-colored36Intellect38Diversity40Soon42Assisted43Prophetess45Artful device to evade or cheat46Fearsome giants48Exist49Large body of water51Invisible emanation53Equal54Sleeping55Periods of time57A mushroom58Mohammedan title of courtesy60Engages in any affair or business61Perspiration62Aye64Seized67Animal fat68Abandon71Small insects72Above74In, on, near or by75Quiet77Over and in contact with79Point81Secular83Still85Plead88Ourselves90You92Exists[91]
Puzzle No. 88CENTRIFUGALByMinerva
ByMinerva
Look at this with your eyes half closed and get the effect of rotary motion. Then try and solve it, and see if the rotary motion doesn’t transmit itself to your head. Plenty of short words, but not all of them easy, and the long ones—but go ahead!1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859606162636465666768697071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192939495[88]HORIZONTAL1An ancient symbol7Fatigued12In case14Proceed15Coloring17New19Contained21Revolves23Slip away from25Suspended27A ship’s smallboat29School near Windsor Castle30Rodent31Enemies33Inhabitants of a country35Otherwise36Myself37At no time39Maiden changed by Hera into a heifer40Sloth41Discolors44Existed45Testify under oath47Asiatic country49Turf50Deity51Augment52Injured by a blow53Sea eagle54Owing55Color56Any plant of the amaryllis family59Severe trial61Pen63Excrements65Sun god66Belonging to me67Ridiculed69One70Affirmative71Preposterous73To scorch75A long strip of wood used for gliding over snow76Small British isle where Macbeth was buried78Common laborer in bondage for debt80Stiffly formal82Beginning; first attempt84Get up86A fratricide87Distorts; pulls obliquely89Inter91Chief Babylonian deity93Toward94Precipitous95A king of Thebes, son of ŒdipusVERTICAL1Thus2Deputy3Disposed of for a consideration4The thing5Young domestic animal6Assyrian god of Chaos8Reply9Accomplish10Made from a rib11Promote; cause to grow13Maddened16Attempt18Recent19Center20Protect; fight for22Backs of the necks24Accomplish25Unmetrical literary composition26Not any28Behold32Stitch34Party-colored36Intellect38Diversity40Soon42Assisted43Prophetess45Artful device to evade or cheat46Fearsome giants48Exist49Large body of water51Invisible emanation53Equal54Sleeping55Periods of time57A mushroom58Mohammedan title of courtesy60Engages in any affair or business61Perspiration62Aye64Seized67Animal fat68Abandon71Small insects72Above74In, on, near or by75Quiet77Over and in contact with79Point81Secular83Still85Plead88Ourselves90You92Exists[91]
Look at this with your eyes half closed and get the effect of rotary motion. Then try and solve it, and see if the rotary motion doesn’t transmit itself to your head. Plenty of short words, but not all of them easy, and the long ones—but go ahead!
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[Contents]Puzzle No. 89SLENDER AS A GIRLByJohn A. ShaferThis is no Falstaff of cross word puzzles, no paunchy fellow stuffed with large and grandiloquent words. It is a mite, a snack. It is an easy one, too.12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152535455565758596061626364656667[90]HORIZONTAL1To twist7Financially sound13Obligation14Large duck16Response17Beat (colloq.)19Deep ditch20Animal of Africa21Proceed23To steep in water25Infatuated26Perform27Measure29Pericarp for seeds31Doleful32Asphyxiate33Bobbin35Human being36Provisions for table37Willingly38Paint carelessly39Rebel40Coffins42Neat44An individual45Obstacle46Penetrate48Jurisdiction of archbishop49Come about50Fodder52Silence by force54Symbol for tin55Period of time56Game58To desert one’s party60Box62Coarse cotton64Source66Inking pad of lithographic printer67GoodiesVERTICAL1Old man2Near3Kind of fruit4Former European ruler5Regarding6Nervous twitch7Adjust8Correlative9Offer for sale10Medieval shield11State (abbr.)12Uneven15Excavated18Catnip20Point of a spear22A hydrocarbon24Coarse part of flax25Anything closely interwoven26Handcuffs (slang)28Period30Thumb or finger31Portion32East Indian oxen34Wilful misstatement36Adipose39Strong40Turkish title41A bending43Small catlike animals45Non-professional47Thick, oily substance50Musical instrument51Fish53Outward form55Female parent56252 gallons57To chatter59Over and above61Italian river62In high degree63Noting motion toward65Adhering[93]
Puzzle No. 89SLENDER AS A GIRLByJohn A. Shafer
ByJohn A. Shafer
This is no Falstaff of cross word puzzles, no paunchy fellow stuffed with large and grandiloquent words. It is a mite, a snack. It is an easy one, too.12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152535455565758596061626364656667[90]HORIZONTAL1To twist7Financially sound13Obligation14Large duck16Response17Beat (colloq.)19Deep ditch20Animal of Africa21Proceed23To steep in water25Infatuated26Perform27Measure29Pericarp for seeds31Doleful32Asphyxiate33Bobbin35Human being36Provisions for table37Willingly38Paint carelessly39Rebel40Coffins42Neat44An individual45Obstacle46Penetrate48Jurisdiction of archbishop49Come about50Fodder52Silence by force54Symbol for tin55Period of time56Game58To desert one’s party60Box62Coarse cotton64Source66Inking pad of lithographic printer67GoodiesVERTICAL1Old man2Near3Kind of fruit4Former European ruler5Regarding6Nervous twitch7Adjust8Correlative9Offer for sale10Medieval shield11State (abbr.)12Uneven15Excavated18Catnip20Point of a spear22A hydrocarbon24Coarse part of flax25Anything closely interwoven26Handcuffs (slang)28Period30Thumb or finger31Portion32East Indian oxen34Wilful misstatement36Adipose39Strong40Turkish title41A bending43Small catlike animals45Non-professional47Thick, oily substance50Musical instrument51Fish53Outward form55Female parent56252 gallons57To chatter59Over and above61Italian river62In high degree63Noting motion toward65Adhering[93]
This is no Falstaff of cross word puzzles, no paunchy fellow stuffed with large and grandiloquent words. It is a mite, a snack. It is an easy one, too.
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[Contents]Puzzle No. 90CORNEREDByT. J. StephensLook at those corners, full, compact, ample, obese. A little bit loose on the sides, but admirable for corner construction. Most constructors would run the arms of the central cross out to the next to last letter.123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124[92]HORIZONTAL1Interchange of opinions7A set of steps leading over a wall or fence11A true copy of an original writing18Yearly19A unit20Discordant21Established23Large body of water25To make a circuit26A master27A slight sound29Taste31To abide32A shrub34Rent35To extract36A device for igniting an explosive charge37Son of Vulcan (Rom. myth)39A doglike animal41A stream42Clearer43To eject45Pertaining to understanding47Immense48A child50Jeweled headdress51Father53Staggered55Born56Admire (U. S. colloq.)59Needy61To burst forth63Withered (obs.)65Presage67To grate68Name of an automobile69An Indian70Disagreeable71A Roman highway73A fruit (pl.)75Horned toad77A festival78Ruins80A color82To delay84Laborer85Lift87Pertaining to ferns (pl.)89To percolate slowly90Part of the harness of a horse (pl.)92A Chinese wax95A place of worship97Artificially produced98Daughter of Uranus100A Greek letter102Tidy103A part of a shoe104Feminine proper name106Obsolete, timber107Catch (colloq.)108User of tobacco110A vegetable (pl.)112A prefix meaning limit (geom.)113Number of books printed at once115A tree117A large seal119To yield120Nothing121A fine122Moved away furtively123Cut of meat124Sophoclean heroVERTICAL1A long outer garment2An Indian tribe3To loosen4A hard-shelled fruit5To season6Chosen8A small nail9A transparent solid10To run12A young hog13A large book14Hit15Obliteration16To rate17Assayers22A lateen-rigged vessel23An American spotted cat24A genus of gastropods25To harden28An element30Boys33To move heavily36A musical composition38A person in authority40Mock blow41Exhausts42Form assumed by certain insects44A recital46Girl’s name47Difficult49An area of ground (military)51Robbers52A part of an antenna53Dressed54Musical compositions for two performers56Farm57To lay in surrounding matter58Below60Away from62An American poet and story-writer64An age66To devour72To reiterate73To dismiss74To gaze75A goose76On top of77Useless adornments79A beverage81A mixture of gases83A plane surface85To recover86Ethylene88Flags89Not moving90Converse91A prefix meaning half93To ordain94Sea soldiers96Dull gray97A satellite99Biblical name101Obsolete, herald103Smite (past part.)105Not far108To subside109Rave110A jar or pot111Identical114Beverage116Filled pastry118The (French pl.)[95]
Puzzle No. 90CORNEREDByT. J. Stephens
ByT. J. Stephens
Look at those corners, full, compact, ample, obese. A little bit loose on the sides, but admirable for corner construction. Most constructors would run the arms of the central cross out to the next to last letter.123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124[92]HORIZONTAL1Interchange of opinions7A set of steps leading over a wall or fence11A true copy of an original writing18Yearly19A unit20Discordant21Established23Large body of water25To make a circuit26A master27A slight sound29Taste31To abide32A shrub34Rent35To extract36A device for igniting an explosive charge37Son of Vulcan (Rom. myth)39A doglike animal41A stream42Clearer43To eject45Pertaining to understanding47Immense48A child50Jeweled headdress51Father53Staggered55Born56Admire (U. S. colloq.)59Needy61To burst forth63Withered (obs.)65Presage67To grate68Name of an automobile69An Indian70Disagreeable71A Roman highway73A fruit (pl.)75Horned toad77A festival78Ruins80A color82To delay84Laborer85Lift87Pertaining to ferns (pl.)89To percolate slowly90Part of the harness of a horse (pl.)92A Chinese wax95A place of worship97Artificially produced98Daughter of Uranus100A Greek letter102Tidy103A part of a shoe104Feminine proper name106Obsolete, timber107Catch (colloq.)108User of tobacco110A vegetable (pl.)112A prefix meaning limit (geom.)113Number of books printed at once115A tree117A large seal119To yield120Nothing121A fine122Moved away furtively123Cut of meat124Sophoclean heroVERTICAL1A long outer garment2An Indian tribe3To loosen4A hard-shelled fruit5To season6Chosen8A small nail9A transparent solid10To run12A young hog13A large book14Hit15Obliteration16To rate17Assayers22A lateen-rigged vessel23An American spotted cat24A genus of gastropods25To harden28An element30Boys33To move heavily36A musical composition38A person in authority40Mock blow41Exhausts42Form assumed by certain insects44A recital46Girl’s name47Difficult49An area of ground (military)51Robbers52A part of an antenna53Dressed54Musical compositions for two performers56Farm57To lay in surrounding matter58Below60Away from62An American poet and story-writer64An age66To devour72To reiterate73To dismiss74To gaze75A goose76On top of77Useless adornments79A beverage81A mixture of gases83A plane surface85To recover86Ethylene88Flags89Not moving90Converse91A prefix meaning half93To ordain94Sea soldiers96Dull gray97A satellite99Biblical name101Obsolete, herald103Smite (past part.)105Not far108To subside109Rave110A jar or pot111Identical114Beverage116Filled pastry118The (French pl.)[95]
Look at those corners, full, compact, ample, obese. A little bit loose on the sides, but admirable for corner construction. Most constructors would run the arms of the central cross out to the next to last letter.
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