[Contents]Puzzle No. 99HIS PRIDE AND JOYByArthur J. GoldbergFor a second attempt (“My first you will never see,” says Mr. Goldberg) this is really quite a wonder. It is hard enough to confuse even you experts and yet all the words are 100 per cent American—or should be!123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134[110]HORIZONTAL1A leopard4To bite, crunch8Appears13Trained17Sooner than18A small job20Encounters22Metal-bearing rock23To search to the bottom24Wholly engrossed25A fish of pike kind27To abound28Obligation29A short musket31Last king of ancient Troy33Personal chattel forfeited to the crown35First36One who makes a legal grant38Passageway39To undermine40A day laborer41The kingdom of Persia42Small artificial elevation43Support46Knick-knacks48Screens51Word of denial52Range of rocks under water54Tidy56You57A perforated block59Fragment60Pen for swine62To spill64Group65Characterizing ingredient of common clay67Precipitous69Heavy hide whip71Siestas72Pens for animals73Course74Ancient galley77To censure as faulty78Having two shells81Belonging to him82Coarse heavy friezes84Tumor85A division86Tropical climbing plant87Above89Implement91Strong taste93Note of scale94Reduce to a lower grade97Composed of states100Thoroughfare103Period preceding important event104A very small distance105Pieced out106Female bird108Short for well bred man110Helped112Broken coat of grain114Dreads117Chief minister of Ahasuerus (Bib.)118Advance120Three (prefix)121To gather123Genus homo124Floating ice125Neckwear126Design127Specific quality129Delays130Kindled131Cæsurea132Tent133Clownish fellows134Snakelike fishVERTICAL1Fresh and salt water fish2An air sung by single voice3Quell4Melody5Expectancy6Skill7Personal pronoun9Part of “to be”10Soaked11Destitution12Macerate14Revolved15Ireland16Actions18Makes brittle19Worthless21Sleek25Admit26Proportion30Plait31Firm in resisting32Early part of day (pl.)34Gloomy36Fur-bearing animal37Grates43East Indian coin44Moving spirit45Change47Mediate48Cleanings49Observes narrowly50A son of Adam (Bib.)53Epoch55Same58N. African country59Young pigeon60Disseminate61Be eager63Establish64Miserably66Disfigure67Sward68A fold70Bleat74Dull sound75Mellow76Self78Anathema79Urn80Give vent to83Long seats85Fenced off88Wanderer90Scotch city91Captured92A cosmetic95Headaches96Purports98Revery99Military defense101Pangs102Dignify107Fragrant oil109Negotiate111So be it112Part of the face113Thrashes115Large lake116Preserve118Cabal119Work122Sharp sound124A disease128Concerning129It is well[113][Contents]Puzzle No. 100A HARD NUT TO CRACKBy J. T. D.Get out nutcracker, hammer, tongs and poker, for there are words in here that the English language doesn’t know it owns. J. T. D. is absolutely ruthless when it comes to cornering the odd and unusual word, and the unheard-of definition. This puzzle is included especially to show you to what lengths the innocent Cross Word can go when it tries.123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158[112]HORIZONTAL1Sanction5East Indian revenue collector9Reluctant13Miller’s-thumb (fish)17Pilfer18List19Largest known toad20Bird of thrush family22Large drinking cup23Drained24Persia25Pert. to the gums27Bow-like form28Knavish tricks30Coiling organ of climbing plant32Climbing shrub33Insoluble residue35Know or knows (obs.)36Boggy land37Asiatic country38Ancient Greek dialect40Aromatic medicinal leaves44Indefinite47Corner48Black50Presently51Early Teutonic land tenure52Drinking vessel53Provident57Piece of needlework59Located63In an unbalanced state64A charm (obs.)66French given name, male67Sward68Holly69East Indian cotton fabric70Precedence72Outfit73Small gastropod of gardens74East Indian plant used in making hats75Allowance in addition to tare76Sterile78Unqualified80Tiller81Pass swiftly82Islet83Pastry forms87Serving tray90Genus of orchids93Narrow opening97Presently (obs.)98A little while (Scot.)99Scar (obs.)101Part of type face projecting beyond the shank102Dark or purplish brown color103Pale brown color104Gibbon of the Malay peninsula105Tricky (slang)107Long inlet with diminishing depth108Presently109Ceremonial saddle horse111Wooded land113Inflate115Dandy116Spanish gypsy dance117Mohammedan cleric119Roumanian coin120Domain123Brush of twigs for sweeping124Pert. to the nostrils126Sound of metals struck together130Otherwise131Insane132Trifle134Inland sea, Asiatic Russia135Pluto136Venezuelan coin140Speak rapidly and indistinctly144Chemical suffix of a binary compound145Heavenly147European cedar producing medicinal oil148European bivalve used as food149Alarm bell151Biblical patriarch152Star in Pegasus constellation153Genus of the olives154Ethyl oxide155Perennial plant with a single wooded stem156Inhabitant of the Kurland peninsula157Small river duck158CheckVERTICAL1French hackney coach2Breed3Maple4Fling5Mayflower6Pigmentary nævus7Roman highway8Title of nobility9Immature pollack (Scot.)10Hideous being11Malayan for Sahib12Small number13Bear14Lounge15Subdivision of ancient Greek clan16Sarcastic17Untamed21Pert. to snow (obs.)22Balm (obs.)26Flat-headed inflorescence29Irregular lump31Arikara Indian34East Indian tree yielding a pungent oil37Torment3916th century clock in the form of a ship41Kind of lettuce42Venerable43Destroy a creation44Spiral architectural ornament45Addle (obs.)46Pikelike fish47Aught (obs.)49Fine silk net52Small gnat53Fling54Axillary55Part56Willingly58Food prepared from taro root59Bitter60Plant of lily family61Divulge62Test (slang)65Mechanical device to regulate flow67Dawdle (dial.)71Dig73Adhere77Rope to hoist a yard79Near (Scot.)83Furtive glance84South American Indian tribe85Earl (obs.)86Sniff87Food made from orchid tubers88At a distance89Redemption price90Enact91Plant of the iris family92Gastropod with spiral shell93Thin flexible blade94Crescent-shaped geometrical figure95Venerated image96Incline100Suffix denoting jurisdiction105Not concerted (mus.)106Enigma (obs.)110Gypsy111Genus of cattle112Attention114Dry (French)116Slender stalk118Violent wind of Southern France120Interpret (obs.)121Ignore122Agreement123Mine (Cornwall)125Small house127Sprung up128Time of greatest depression129Secluded narrow valley131Bale of raw silk133Become exhausted (colloq.)136Shade of blue137Web of a feather138Passage139Despoiled140Blemish141Whimper142Carbamide143Routine146Conjunction150Greek letter[115]
[Contents]Puzzle No. 99HIS PRIDE AND JOYByArthur J. GoldbergFor a second attempt (“My first you will never see,” says Mr. Goldberg) this is really quite a wonder. It is hard enough to confuse even you experts and yet all the words are 100 per cent American—or should be!123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134[110]HORIZONTAL1A leopard4To bite, crunch8Appears13Trained17Sooner than18A small job20Encounters22Metal-bearing rock23To search to the bottom24Wholly engrossed25A fish of pike kind27To abound28Obligation29A short musket31Last king of ancient Troy33Personal chattel forfeited to the crown35First36One who makes a legal grant38Passageway39To undermine40A day laborer41The kingdom of Persia42Small artificial elevation43Support46Knick-knacks48Screens51Word of denial52Range of rocks under water54Tidy56You57A perforated block59Fragment60Pen for swine62To spill64Group65Characterizing ingredient of common clay67Precipitous69Heavy hide whip71Siestas72Pens for animals73Course74Ancient galley77To censure as faulty78Having two shells81Belonging to him82Coarse heavy friezes84Tumor85A division86Tropical climbing plant87Above89Implement91Strong taste93Note of scale94Reduce to a lower grade97Composed of states100Thoroughfare103Period preceding important event104A very small distance105Pieced out106Female bird108Short for well bred man110Helped112Broken coat of grain114Dreads117Chief minister of Ahasuerus (Bib.)118Advance120Three (prefix)121To gather123Genus homo124Floating ice125Neckwear126Design127Specific quality129Delays130Kindled131Cæsurea132Tent133Clownish fellows134Snakelike fishVERTICAL1Fresh and salt water fish2An air sung by single voice3Quell4Melody5Expectancy6Skill7Personal pronoun9Part of “to be”10Soaked11Destitution12Macerate14Revolved15Ireland16Actions18Makes brittle19Worthless21Sleek25Admit26Proportion30Plait31Firm in resisting32Early part of day (pl.)34Gloomy36Fur-bearing animal37Grates43East Indian coin44Moving spirit45Change47Mediate48Cleanings49Observes narrowly50A son of Adam (Bib.)53Epoch55Same58N. African country59Young pigeon60Disseminate61Be eager63Establish64Miserably66Disfigure67Sward68A fold70Bleat74Dull sound75Mellow76Self78Anathema79Urn80Give vent to83Long seats85Fenced off88Wanderer90Scotch city91Captured92A cosmetic95Headaches96Purports98Revery99Military defense101Pangs102Dignify107Fragrant oil109Negotiate111So be it112Part of the face113Thrashes115Large lake116Preserve118Cabal119Work122Sharp sound124A disease128Concerning129It is well[113]
Puzzle No. 99HIS PRIDE AND JOYByArthur J. Goldberg
ByArthur J. Goldberg
For a second attempt (“My first you will never see,” says Mr. Goldberg) this is really quite a wonder. It is hard enough to confuse even you experts and yet all the words are 100 per cent American—or should be!123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134[110]HORIZONTAL1A leopard4To bite, crunch8Appears13Trained17Sooner than18A small job20Encounters22Metal-bearing rock23To search to the bottom24Wholly engrossed25A fish of pike kind27To abound28Obligation29A short musket31Last king of ancient Troy33Personal chattel forfeited to the crown35First36One who makes a legal grant38Passageway39To undermine40A day laborer41The kingdom of Persia42Small artificial elevation43Support46Knick-knacks48Screens51Word of denial52Range of rocks under water54Tidy56You57A perforated block59Fragment60Pen for swine62To spill64Group65Characterizing ingredient of common clay67Precipitous69Heavy hide whip71Siestas72Pens for animals73Course74Ancient galley77To censure as faulty78Having two shells81Belonging to him82Coarse heavy friezes84Tumor85A division86Tropical climbing plant87Above89Implement91Strong taste93Note of scale94Reduce to a lower grade97Composed of states100Thoroughfare103Period preceding important event104A very small distance105Pieced out106Female bird108Short for well bred man110Helped112Broken coat of grain114Dreads117Chief minister of Ahasuerus (Bib.)118Advance120Three (prefix)121To gather123Genus homo124Floating ice125Neckwear126Design127Specific quality129Delays130Kindled131Cæsurea132Tent133Clownish fellows134Snakelike fishVERTICAL1Fresh and salt water fish2An air sung by single voice3Quell4Melody5Expectancy6Skill7Personal pronoun9Part of “to be”10Soaked11Destitution12Macerate14Revolved15Ireland16Actions18Makes brittle19Worthless21Sleek25Admit26Proportion30Plait31Firm in resisting32Early part of day (pl.)34Gloomy36Fur-bearing animal37Grates43East Indian coin44Moving spirit45Change47Mediate48Cleanings49Observes narrowly50A son of Adam (Bib.)53Epoch55Same58N. African country59Young pigeon60Disseminate61Be eager63Establish64Miserably66Disfigure67Sward68A fold70Bleat74Dull sound75Mellow76Self78Anathema79Urn80Give vent to83Long seats85Fenced off88Wanderer90Scotch city91Captured92A cosmetic95Headaches96Purports98Revery99Military defense101Pangs102Dignify107Fragrant oil109Negotiate111So be it112Part of the face113Thrashes115Large lake116Preserve118Cabal119Work122Sharp sound124A disease128Concerning129It is well[113]
For a second attempt (“My first you will never see,” says Mr. Goldberg) this is really quite a wonder. It is hard enough to confuse even you experts and yet all the words are 100 per cent American—or should be!
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[Contents]Puzzle No. 100A HARD NUT TO CRACKBy J. T. D.Get out nutcracker, hammer, tongs and poker, for there are words in here that the English language doesn’t know it owns. J. T. D. is absolutely ruthless when it comes to cornering the odd and unusual word, and the unheard-of definition. This puzzle is included especially to show you to what lengths the innocent Cross Word can go when it tries.123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158[112]HORIZONTAL1Sanction5East Indian revenue collector9Reluctant13Miller’s-thumb (fish)17Pilfer18List19Largest known toad20Bird of thrush family22Large drinking cup23Drained24Persia25Pert. to the gums27Bow-like form28Knavish tricks30Coiling organ of climbing plant32Climbing shrub33Insoluble residue35Know or knows (obs.)36Boggy land37Asiatic country38Ancient Greek dialect40Aromatic medicinal leaves44Indefinite47Corner48Black50Presently51Early Teutonic land tenure52Drinking vessel53Provident57Piece of needlework59Located63In an unbalanced state64A charm (obs.)66French given name, male67Sward68Holly69East Indian cotton fabric70Precedence72Outfit73Small gastropod of gardens74East Indian plant used in making hats75Allowance in addition to tare76Sterile78Unqualified80Tiller81Pass swiftly82Islet83Pastry forms87Serving tray90Genus of orchids93Narrow opening97Presently (obs.)98A little while (Scot.)99Scar (obs.)101Part of type face projecting beyond the shank102Dark or purplish brown color103Pale brown color104Gibbon of the Malay peninsula105Tricky (slang)107Long inlet with diminishing depth108Presently109Ceremonial saddle horse111Wooded land113Inflate115Dandy116Spanish gypsy dance117Mohammedan cleric119Roumanian coin120Domain123Brush of twigs for sweeping124Pert. to the nostrils126Sound of metals struck together130Otherwise131Insane132Trifle134Inland sea, Asiatic Russia135Pluto136Venezuelan coin140Speak rapidly and indistinctly144Chemical suffix of a binary compound145Heavenly147European cedar producing medicinal oil148European bivalve used as food149Alarm bell151Biblical patriarch152Star in Pegasus constellation153Genus of the olives154Ethyl oxide155Perennial plant with a single wooded stem156Inhabitant of the Kurland peninsula157Small river duck158CheckVERTICAL1French hackney coach2Breed3Maple4Fling5Mayflower6Pigmentary nævus7Roman highway8Title of nobility9Immature pollack (Scot.)10Hideous being11Malayan for Sahib12Small number13Bear14Lounge15Subdivision of ancient Greek clan16Sarcastic17Untamed21Pert. to snow (obs.)22Balm (obs.)26Flat-headed inflorescence29Irregular lump31Arikara Indian34East Indian tree yielding a pungent oil37Torment3916th century clock in the form of a ship41Kind of lettuce42Venerable43Destroy a creation44Spiral architectural ornament45Addle (obs.)46Pikelike fish47Aught (obs.)49Fine silk net52Small gnat53Fling54Axillary55Part56Willingly58Food prepared from taro root59Bitter60Plant of lily family61Divulge62Test (slang)65Mechanical device to regulate flow67Dawdle (dial.)71Dig73Adhere77Rope to hoist a yard79Near (Scot.)83Furtive glance84South American Indian tribe85Earl (obs.)86Sniff87Food made from orchid tubers88At a distance89Redemption price90Enact91Plant of the iris family92Gastropod with spiral shell93Thin flexible blade94Crescent-shaped geometrical figure95Venerated image96Incline100Suffix denoting jurisdiction105Not concerted (mus.)106Enigma (obs.)110Gypsy111Genus of cattle112Attention114Dry (French)116Slender stalk118Violent wind of Southern France120Interpret (obs.)121Ignore122Agreement123Mine (Cornwall)125Small house127Sprung up128Time of greatest depression129Secluded narrow valley131Bale of raw silk133Become exhausted (colloq.)136Shade of blue137Web of a feather138Passage139Despoiled140Blemish141Whimper142Carbamide143Routine146Conjunction150Greek letter[115]
Puzzle No. 100A HARD NUT TO CRACKBy J. T. D.
By J. T. D.
Get out nutcracker, hammer, tongs and poker, for there are words in here that the English language doesn’t know it owns. J. T. D. is absolutely ruthless when it comes to cornering the odd and unusual word, and the unheard-of definition. This puzzle is included especially to show you to what lengths the innocent Cross Word can go when it tries.123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158[112]HORIZONTAL1Sanction5East Indian revenue collector9Reluctant13Miller’s-thumb (fish)17Pilfer18List19Largest known toad20Bird of thrush family22Large drinking cup23Drained24Persia25Pert. to the gums27Bow-like form28Knavish tricks30Coiling organ of climbing plant32Climbing shrub33Insoluble residue35Know or knows (obs.)36Boggy land37Asiatic country38Ancient Greek dialect40Aromatic medicinal leaves44Indefinite47Corner48Black50Presently51Early Teutonic land tenure52Drinking vessel53Provident57Piece of needlework59Located63In an unbalanced state64A charm (obs.)66French given name, male67Sward68Holly69East Indian cotton fabric70Precedence72Outfit73Small gastropod of gardens74East Indian plant used in making hats75Allowance in addition to tare76Sterile78Unqualified80Tiller81Pass swiftly82Islet83Pastry forms87Serving tray90Genus of orchids93Narrow opening97Presently (obs.)98A little while (Scot.)99Scar (obs.)101Part of type face projecting beyond the shank102Dark or purplish brown color103Pale brown color104Gibbon of the Malay peninsula105Tricky (slang)107Long inlet with diminishing depth108Presently109Ceremonial saddle horse111Wooded land113Inflate115Dandy116Spanish gypsy dance117Mohammedan cleric119Roumanian coin120Domain123Brush of twigs for sweeping124Pert. to the nostrils126Sound of metals struck together130Otherwise131Insane132Trifle134Inland sea, Asiatic Russia135Pluto136Venezuelan coin140Speak rapidly and indistinctly144Chemical suffix of a binary compound145Heavenly147European cedar producing medicinal oil148European bivalve used as food149Alarm bell151Biblical patriarch152Star in Pegasus constellation153Genus of the olives154Ethyl oxide155Perennial plant with a single wooded stem156Inhabitant of the Kurland peninsula157Small river duck158CheckVERTICAL1French hackney coach2Breed3Maple4Fling5Mayflower6Pigmentary nævus7Roman highway8Title of nobility9Immature pollack (Scot.)10Hideous being11Malayan for Sahib12Small number13Bear14Lounge15Subdivision of ancient Greek clan16Sarcastic17Untamed21Pert. to snow (obs.)22Balm (obs.)26Flat-headed inflorescence29Irregular lump31Arikara Indian34East Indian tree yielding a pungent oil37Torment3916th century clock in the form of a ship41Kind of lettuce42Venerable43Destroy a creation44Spiral architectural ornament45Addle (obs.)46Pikelike fish47Aught (obs.)49Fine silk net52Small gnat53Fling54Axillary55Part56Willingly58Food prepared from taro root59Bitter60Plant of lily family61Divulge62Test (slang)65Mechanical device to regulate flow67Dawdle (dial.)71Dig73Adhere77Rope to hoist a yard79Near (Scot.)83Furtive glance84South American Indian tribe85Earl (obs.)86Sniff87Food made from orchid tubers88At a distance89Redemption price90Enact91Plant of the iris family92Gastropod with spiral shell93Thin flexible blade94Crescent-shaped geometrical figure95Venerated image96Incline100Suffix denoting jurisdiction105Not concerted (mus.)106Enigma (obs.)110Gypsy111Genus of cattle112Attention114Dry (French)116Slender stalk118Violent wind of Southern France120Interpret (obs.)121Ignore122Agreement123Mine (Cornwall)125Small house127Sprung up128Time of greatest depression129Secluded narrow valley131Bale of raw silk133Become exhausted (colloq.)136Shade of blue137Web of a feather138Passage139Despoiled140Blemish141Whimper142Carbamide143Routine146Conjunction150Greek letter[115]
Get out nutcracker, hammer, tongs and poker, for there are words in here that the English language doesn’t know it owns. J. T. D. is absolutely ruthless when it comes to cornering the odd and unusual word, and the unheard-of definition. This puzzle is included especially to show you to what lengths the innocent Cross Word can go when it tries.
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