[Contents]Puzzle No. 128YOU’LL HEAR ME CALLING YAHOOByCharlotte G. DavisGood design, good words, good puzzle. Bring forth the Venus Pencil. This one will give you the time of your life.123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113[68]HORIZONTAL1Carrier of goods6Despicable character10Sounded through the nose15African river17Ugly old woman19Space between two columns20Person aforesaid22White of egg24Drilled27Devoted woman28Denial30A fungus32Striking effect33Burning wood34Instrument for cooling36Flies high38Wicked spirit39Obscurely40Metallic element42Made one44Imbues46Untilled land48Incision50Solemn statement52A necessity of civilized society53Forbid54European country56Toward58Russian political body60Particles of earth61To place62Slender64Kind of engraving67Insect68Dry69Japanese liquor70Pretense72Denoting presence73Twelve74Mind77Form of ownership in English islands78A game79Precious stone80Regular route82The East84Hard native iron86A comfort in winter88Kind of horse89A vegetable spike91Grumble93Bright saying94Foreign poet95Character in Dickens97Killed99To exist100Morbid growth101Outside the law103New field of exploration105In like manner106A person107Kind of fish109Author’s final word111To join112Poisonous snake113East Indian soldierVERTICAL2One3Light carriage4Side glance5Comes close7Exclamation8Article of wearing apparel9A monster11To aid12Mournful13Affirmative14Notorious lawyer16Stiffness18Used with camera20Throws violently21Improper23Spotted25Sharp26Short slumbers27Mythological maiden29A means of propulsion31Short time33Reverence for duty35Pastoral37To astonish greatly39Distributed41Dorsal aspect of thorax in insects43Study of derivations45Browns47Unit of electric measurement49The South51Ancient barbarians55Large cask56Ancient king (abbr.)57To try59A virago61Toilet unguent63To grant65To lengthen66Greek philosopher67Courteous form of address69Pertaining to center of our system71Color73English seaport75Chunk of ice76African chieftains78A nut80On guard81Later82Disables83Water fowl84Superior fellow85Uttered87Small pocket88A decorative tree90Ancient92Rights to retain property95Disappear96Aromatic plant98Hub of wheel101Tavern102Youth104To wipe106Contact108A pronoun110Expressive of effort[71][Contents]Puzzle No. 129BEDIAMONDED BEAUTYByP. R. BrownThis diamond studded puzzle is truly a gem. It should prove only moderately difficult, for all its pretty designs. (You know, of course, that a handsome design often leads the builder into difficulties from which he escapes by resort to some musty word concealed in the depths of the dictionary.)1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859606162636465666768697071727374757778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899[70]HORIZONTAL1Striking part of a bell8That which draws15At right angles to ship’s keel16Head covering18Pains20Pronoun22To be incorrect23Procreated (arch.)25Period of time26Southern state (abbr.)27Sign of the Zodiac29Inferior crown31An enclosure32One who applies33Not permanent34A uniting force35Atmospheric conditions37A digit38Past tense (suffix)39Deity (Latin)41Fathers42Head covering44Personal pronoun45An Oriental shrub or tree47Also not48Flies aloft50Harkens52A medicinal plant54A raw hide55Entrapped again56Calcium oxide57An allowance made by court order59Registers62Muzzle63Long church seat65Light pith helmet67Land measure69Periods of time (abbr.)70Preserved72Married73Parent74A spigot77Verbal pledges79Remote80Teachers81Corrupt (obs.)82Pinch83Primness85Hazard86Toward87Offer of price89Periods of time90A domestic animal92Ahead93Morning95Mythical female being (Norse)96Harbor98Larynx (combining form)99One who obliteratesVERTICAL2Musical syllable3Man’s name (abbr.)4Relevant5Equality of value6Printer’s measure7A dark-skinned foreigner (colloq.)9God of noon-day sun10One11Professing a certain religion12A beverage13Bone14Expands16Beyond question17Large feline carnivore19Soldiers’ drinking flask21Lukewarm23Removes bones from24Weeds26Poisonous fluid28To open (arch.)29Cry of a bird30Dark viscid oily fluid31Peevish mood36Former French palace—now museum39Fate40Burdensome42First name of a President of the U. S.43Cooked on a gridiron45Elevations46Concerning48Odor49Steps in a fence50A grassy field51Filthy habitation52To mimic53Squares of type58Death rate60Agent61Government grants63Followed up64Uniters of metal66Heels over68A popular diversion70To convey71Ruminant, possessive73Open inner court (Sp.)75Young dog77A small report78To explore secretly79Capricious hobby84Raised platform87An obstruction88Clamor90Boon companion91Obtain93Parent94Worthless (colloq. abbr.)96Personal pronoun97Negative reply[73][Contents]Puzzle No. 130FOR INSOMNIACSByDennis R. SmithWe are told that puzzles put people to sleep and prevent nervous breakdowns by taking the subject’s mind off his troubles. This one should have therapeutic qualities, for according to the ratio rule it could have at least 38 black squares, whereas it has only 33.12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152535455565758596061626364656667686970[72]HORIZONTAL1Indian squaws7Sociable14Drier16An injury17Obtain18One who slanders21A broad ferryboat22A denial23A lynx25Symbol of metallic element26Island connected with life of Napoleon28To shut in29Land measure (pl.)31To wait33Suffix denoting superlative34To eat away35To reward37Form39Intentions40To avoid42American journalist44Tail-like plait of hair46“That is to say” (two words)48Name of either boy or girl50Vehicles on runners52Stop53Nobleman of lowest grade55Part of the eye56Anglo-French (abbr.)57Impartation of knowledge60Greek letter61Egg of a louse63A country64A prefix denoting through65Willows67Projecting edge in carpentry69A copper alloy70Small device for throwing a stream of liquidVERTICAL1Loadstones2A small space3Strike4In the year of our Lord5Mother of Helen of Troy6Acute crest of a mountain range8Flower (Fr.)9Decorative plant10Denoting equality11Upper part of apron12Lent13Enclosed15Young sheep19Noted20Ditches used as fortifications23Religious order24Canvas covered with waterproof material27Tool used to make holes for small nails30Smallest European deer32Fungus used in cooking34Edge of a roof36Combining form meaning within (Greek)38Ejaculation meaning “alas”41Furnace used by alchemists43Location44Proportional share45Soothe47Simple49Mouths (more common as adjective)51Eating principal meal of the day53Saclike cavity54Simpleton58Loose soil59Smell62Fasten64Confused noise66Prefix, geological epoch68Seventh tone of musical scale[75][Contents]Puzzle No. 131HOCUS POCUSByM. H. FosterDoesn’t this look easy, a simple little pattern that seems certain to be filled with such words as “dog” and “cat?” The editors did not want the solver to have the shock of picking this one as a light ten minutes, and then find himself involved in tormenting perplexities.12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152[74]HORIZONTAL1Proper name5Lawful10Freeman of the lowest rank (anc. English)11Highest mountain in Africa13King of Bashan (Bib.)14Common nickname15Study with care16One17A semicircular base20Combining form for a gaseous element22Roman god of war23Good (Fr.)25Places where two parts come together26Number27Malicious burning of another’s house29Biblical character30Shocking31Rested33Moderately wet34Entire man, body and mind36A county seat in Oklahoma38Bring to court39Madam (German)40Smells42Fertile spot in a waste43Note of scale44Negation45Facility resulting from practice46Any powerful deity47To furnish with an engine49A man who does woman’s work51Town in Siberia52Testing of an alloyVERTICAL1Part of Mediterranean sea2Behold3Songs4Kinds6Holy picture7Mountain between France and Italy8Preposition9Headdress (pl.)10Sound judgment12Unusually18Extended written exposition19Friend of Cicero, Roman comic actor21Plaguers23Broth (pl. Scot.)24Sound27Limb28Negative32Rub oil upon35Mirth37Cotton goods used for overalls39Destiny (pl.)41Descendants42Globes48Leave50Exclamation used in double as a farewell[77]
[Contents]Puzzle No. 128YOU’LL HEAR ME CALLING YAHOOByCharlotte G. DavisGood design, good words, good puzzle. Bring forth the Venus Pencil. This one will give you the time of your life.123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113[68]HORIZONTAL1Carrier of goods6Despicable character10Sounded through the nose15African river17Ugly old woman19Space between two columns20Person aforesaid22White of egg24Drilled27Devoted woman28Denial30A fungus32Striking effect33Burning wood34Instrument for cooling36Flies high38Wicked spirit39Obscurely40Metallic element42Made one44Imbues46Untilled land48Incision50Solemn statement52A necessity of civilized society53Forbid54European country56Toward58Russian political body60Particles of earth61To place62Slender64Kind of engraving67Insect68Dry69Japanese liquor70Pretense72Denoting presence73Twelve74Mind77Form of ownership in English islands78A game79Precious stone80Regular route82The East84Hard native iron86A comfort in winter88Kind of horse89A vegetable spike91Grumble93Bright saying94Foreign poet95Character in Dickens97Killed99To exist100Morbid growth101Outside the law103New field of exploration105In like manner106A person107Kind of fish109Author’s final word111To join112Poisonous snake113East Indian soldierVERTICAL2One3Light carriage4Side glance5Comes close7Exclamation8Article of wearing apparel9A monster11To aid12Mournful13Affirmative14Notorious lawyer16Stiffness18Used with camera20Throws violently21Improper23Spotted25Sharp26Short slumbers27Mythological maiden29A means of propulsion31Short time33Reverence for duty35Pastoral37To astonish greatly39Distributed41Dorsal aspect of thorax in insects43Study of derivations45Browns47Unit of electric measurement49The South51Ancient barbarians55Large cask56Ancient king (abbr.)57To try59A virago61Toilet unguent63To grant65To lengthen66Greek philosopher67Courteous form of address69Pertaining to center of our system71Color73English seaport75Chunk of ice76African chieftains78A nut80On guard81Later82Disables83Water fowl84Superior fellow85Uttered87Small pocket88A decorative tree90Ancient92Rights to retain property95Disappear96Aromatic plant98Hub of wheel101Tavern102Youth104To wipe106Contact108A pronoun110Expressive of effort[71]
Puzzle No. 128YOU’LL HEAR ME CALLING YAHOO
ByCharlotte G. DavisGood design, good words, good puzzle. Bring forth the Venus Pencil. This one will give you the time of your life.123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113[68]HORIZONTAL1Carrier of goods6Despicable character10Sounded through the nose15African river17Ugly old woman19Space between two columns20Person aforesaid22White of egg24Drilled27Devoted woman28Denial30A fungus32Striking effect33Burning wood34Instrument for cooling36Flies high38Wicked spirit39Obscurely40Metallic element42Made one44Imbues46Untilled land48Incision50Solemn statement52A necessity of civilized society53Forbid54European country56Toward58Russian political body60Particles of earth61To place62Slender64Kind of engraving67Insect68Dry69Japanese liquor70Pretense72Denoting presence73Twelve74Mind77Form of ownership in English islands78A game79Precious stone80Regular route82The East84Hard native iron86A comfort in winter88Kind of horse89A vegetable spike91Grumble93Bright saying94Foreign poet95Character in Dickens97Killed99To exist100Morbid growth101Outside the law103New field of exploration105In like manner106A person107Kind of fish109Author’s final word111To join112Poisonous snake113East Indian soldierVERTICAL2One3Light carriage4Side glance5Comes close7Exclamation8Article of wearing apparel9A monster11To aid12Mournful13Affirmative14Notorious lawyer16Stiffness18Used with camera20Throws violently21Improper23Spotted25Sharp26Short slumbers27Mythological maiden29A means of propulsion31Short time33Reverence for duty35Pastoral37To astonish greatly39Distributed41Dorsal aspect of thorax in insects43Study of derivations45Browns47Unit of electric measurement49The South51Ancient barbarians55Large cask56Ancient king (abbr.)57To try59A virago61Toilet unguent63To grant65To lengthen66Greek philosopher67Courteous form of address69Pertaining to center of our system71Color73English seaport75Chunk of ice76African chieftains78A nut80On guard81Later82Disables83Water fowl84Superior fellow85Uttered87Small pocket88A decorative tree90Ancient92Rights to retain property95Disappear96Aromatic plant98Hub of wheel101Tavern102Youth104To wipe106Contact108A pronoun110Expressive of effort[71]
ByCharlotte G. Davis
Good design, good words, good puzzle. Bring forth the Venus Pencil. This one will give you the time of your life.
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[Contents]Puzzle No. 129BEDIAMONDED BEAUTYByP. R. BrownThis diamond studded puzzle is truly a gem. It should prove only moderately difficult, for all its pretty designs. (You know, of course, that a handsome design often leads the builder into difficulties from which he escapes by resort to some musty word concealed in the depths of the dictionary.)1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859606162636465666768697071727374757778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899[70]HORIZONTAL1Striking part of a bell8That which draws15At right angles to ship’s keel16Head covering18Pains20Pronoun22To be incorrect23Procreated (arch.)25Period of time26Southern state (abbr.)27Sign of the Zodiac29Inferior crown31An enclosure32One who applies33Not permanent34A uniting force35Atmospheric conditions37A digit38Past tense (suffix)39Deity (Latin)41Fathers42Head covering44Personal pronoun45An Oriental shrub or tree47Also not48Flies aloft50Harkens52A medicinal plant54A raw hide55Entrapped again56Calcium oxide57An allowance made by court order59Registers62Muzzle63Long church seat65Light pith helmet67Land measure69Periods of time (abbr.)70Preserved72Married73Parent74A spigot77Verbal pledges79Remote80Teachers81Corrupt (obs.)82Pinch83Primness85Hazard86Toward87Offer of price89Periods of time90A domestic animal92Ahead93Morning95Mythical female being (Norse)96Harbor98Larynx (combining form)99One who obliteratesVERTICAL2Musical syllable3Man’s name (abbr.)4Relevant5Equality of value6Printer’s measure7A dark-skinned foreigner (colloq.)9God of noon-day sun10One11Professing a certain religion12A beverage13Bone14Expands16Beyond question17Large feline carnivore19Soldiers’ drinking flask21Lukewarm23Removes bones from24Weeds26Poisonous fluid28To open (arch.)29Cry of a bird30Dark viscid oily fluid31Peevish mood36Former French palace—now museum39Fate40Burdensome42First name of a President of the U. S.43Cooked on a gridiron45Elevations46Concerning48Odor49Steps in a fence50A grassy field51Filthy habitation52To mimic53Squares of type58Death rate60Agent61Government grants63Followed up64Uniters of metal66Heels over68A popular diversion70To convey71Ruminant, possessive73Open inner court (Sp.)75Young dog77A small report78To explore secretly79Capricious hobby84Raised platform87An obstruction88Clamor90Boon companion91Obtain93Parent94Worthless (colloq. abbr.)96Personal pronoun97Negative reply[73]
Puzzle No. 129BEDIAMONDED BEAUTY
ByP. R. BrownThis diamond studded puzzle is truly a gem. It should prove only moderately difficult, for all its pretty designs. (You know, of course, that a handsome design often leads the builder into difficulties from which he escapes by resort to some musty word concealed in the depths of the dictionary.)1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859606162636465666768697071727374757778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899[70]HORIZONTAL1Striking part of a bell8That which draws15At right angles to ship’s keel16Head covering18Pains20Pronoun22To be incorrect23Procreated (arch.)25Period of time26Southern state (abbr.)27Sign of the Zodiac29Inferior crown31An enclosure32One who applies33Not permanent34A uniting force35Atmospheric conditions37A digit38Past tense (suffix)39Deity (Latin)41Fathers42Head covering44Personal pronoun45An Oriental shrub or tree47Also not48Flies aloft50Harkens52A medicinal plant54A raw hide55Entrapped again56Calcium oxide57An allowance made by court order59Registers62Muzzle63Long church seat65Light pith helmet67Land measure69Periods of time (abbr.)70Preserved72Married73Parent74A spigot77Verbal pledges79Remote80Teachers81Corrupt (obs.)82Pinch83Primness85Hazard86Toward87Offer of price89Periods of time90A domestic animal92Ahead93Morning95Mythical female being (Norse)96Harbor98Larynx (combining form)99One who obliteratesVERTICAL2Musical syllable3Man’s name (abbr.)4Relevant5Equality of value6Printer’s measure7A dark-skinned foreigner (colloq.)9God of noon-day sun10One11Professing a certain religion12A beverage13Bone14Expands16Beyond question17Large feline carnivore19Soldiers’ drinking flask21Lukewarm23Removes bones from24Weeds26Poisonous fluid28To open (arch.)29Cry of a bird30Dark viscid oily fluid31Peevish mood36Former French palace—now museum39Fate40Burdensome42First name of a President of the U. S.43Cooked on a gridiron45Elevations46Concerning48Odor49Steps in a fence50A grassy field51Filthy habitation52To mimic53Squares of type58Death rate60Agent61Government grants63Followed up64Uniters of metal66Heels over68A popular diversion70To convey71Ruminant, possessive73Open inner court (Sp.)75Young dog77A small report78To explore secretly79Capricious hobby84Raised platform87An obstruction88Clamor90Boon companion91Obtain93Parent94Worthless (colloq. abbr.)96Personal pronoun97Negative reply[73]
ByP. R. Brown
This diamond studded puzzle is truly a gem. It should prove only moderately difficult, for all its pretty designs. (You know, of course, that a handsome design often leads the builder into difficulties from which he escapes by resort to some musty word concealed in the depths of the dictionary.)
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[Contents]Puzzle No. 130FOR INSOMNIACSByDennis R. SmithWe are told that puzzles put people to sleep and prevent nervous breakdowns by taking the subject’s mind off his troubles. This one should have therapeutic qualities, for according to the ratio rule it could have at least 38 black squares, whereas it has only 33.12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152535455565758596061626364656667686970[72]HORIZONTAL1Indian squaws7Sociable14Drier16An injury17Obtain18One who slanders21A broad ferryboat22A denial23A lynx25Symbol of metallic element26Island connected with life of Napoleon28To shut in29Land measure (pl.)31To wait33Suffix denoting superlative34To eat away35To reward37Form39Intentions40To avoid42American journalist44Tail-like plait of hair46“That is to say” (two words)48Name of either boy or girl50Vehicles on runners52Stop53Nobleman of lowest grade55Part of the eye56Anglo-French (abbr.)57Impartation of knowledge60Greek letter61Egg of a louse63A country64A prefix denoting through65Willows67Projecting edge in carpentry69A copper alloy70Small device for throwing a stream of liquidVERTICAL1Loadstones2A small space3Strike4In the year of our Lord5Mother of Helen of Troy6Acute crest of a mountain range8Flower (Fr.)9Decorative plant10Denoting equality11Upper part of apron12Lent13Enclosed15Young sheep19Noted20Ditches used as fortifications23Religious order24Canvas covered with waterproof material27Tool used to make holes for small nails30Smallest European deer32Fungus used in cooking34Edge of a roof36Combining form meaning within (Greek)38Ejaculation meaning “alas”41Furnace used by alchemists43Location44Proportional share45Soothe47Simple49Mouths (more common as adjective)51Eating principal meal of the day53Saclike cavity54Simpleton58Loose soil59Smell62Fasten64Confused noise66Prefix, geological epoch68Seventh tone of musical scale[75]
Puzzle No. 130FOR INSOMNIACS
ByDennis R. SmithWe are told that puzzles put people to sleep and prevent nervous breakdowns by taking the subject’s mind off his troubles. This one should have therapeutic qualities, for according to the ratio rule it could have at least 38 black squares, whereas it has only 33.12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152535455565758596061626364656667686970[72]HORIZONTAL1Indian squaws7Sociable14Drier16An injury17Obtain18One who slanders21A broad ferryboat22A denial23A lynx25Symbol of metallic element26Island connected with life of Napoleon28To shut in29Land measure (pl.)31To wait33Suffix denoting superlative34To eat away35To reward37Form39Intentions40To avoid42American journalist44Tail-like plait of hair46“That is to say” (two words)48Name of either boy or girl50Vehicles on runners52Stop53Nobleman of lowest grade55Part of the eye56Anglo-French (abbr.)57Impartation of knowledge60Greek letter61Egg of a louse63A country64A prefix denoting through65Willows67Projecting edge in carpentry69A copper alloy70Small device for throwing a stream of liquidVERTICAL1Loadstones2A small space3Strike4In the year of our Lord5Mother of Helen of Troy6Acute crest of a mountain range8Flower (Fr.)9Decorative plant10Denoting equality11Upper part of apron12Lent13Enclosed15Young sheep19Noted20Ditches used as fortifications23Religious order24Canvas covered with waterproof material27Tool used to make holes for small nails30Smallest European deer32Fungus used in cooking34Edge of a roof36Combining form meaning within (Greek)38Ejaculation meaning “alas”41Furnace used by alchemists43Location44Proportional share45Soothe47Simple49Mouths (more common as adjective)51Eating principal meal of the day53Saclike cavity54Simpleton58Loose soil59Smell62Fasten64Confused noise66Prefix, geological epoch68Seventh tone of musical scale[75]
ByDennis R. Smith
We are told that puzzles put people to sleep and prevent nervous breakdowns by taking the subject’s mind off his troubles. This one should have therapeutic qualities, for according to the ratio rule it could have at least 38 black squares, whereas it has only 33.
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[Contents]Puzzle No. 131HOCUS POCUSByM. H. FosterDoesn’t this look easy, a simple little pattern that seems certain to be filled with such words as “dog” and “cat?” The editors did not want the solver to have the shock of picking this one as a light ten minutes, and then find himself involved in tormenting perplexities.12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152[74]HORIZONTAL1Proper name5Lawful10Freeman of the lowest rank (anc. English)11Highest mountain in Africa13King of Bashan (Bib.)14Common nickname15Study with care16One17A semicircular base20Combining form for a gaseous element22Roman god of war23Good (Fr.)25Places where two parts come together26Number27Malicious burning of another’s house29Biblical character30Shocking31Rested33Moderately wet34Entire man, body and mind36A county seat in Oklahoma38Bring to court39Madam (German)40Smells42Fertile spot in a waste43Note of scale44Negation45Facility resulting from practice46Any powerful deity47To furnish with an engine49A man who does woman’s work51Town in Siberia52Testing of an alloyVERTICAL1Part of Mediterranean sea2Behold3Songs4Kinds6Holy picture7Mountain between France and Italy8Preposition9Headdress (pl.)10Sound judgment12Unusually18Extended written exposition19Friend of Cicero, Roman comic actor21Plaguers23Broth (pl. Scot.)24Sound27Limb28Negative32Rub oil upon35Mirth37Cotton goods used for overalls39Destiny (pl.)41Descendants42Globes48Leave50Exclamation used in double as a farewell[77]
Puzzle No. 131HOCUS POCUS
ByM. H. FosterDoesn’t this look easy, a simple little pattern that seems certain to be filled with such words as “dog” and “cat?” The editors did not want the solver to have the shock of picking this one as a light ten minutes, and then find himself involved in tormenting perplexities.12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152[74]HORIZONTAL1Proper name5Lawful10Freeman of the lowest rank (anc. English)11Highest mountain in Africa13King of Bashan (Bib.)14Common nickname15Study with care16One17A semicircular base20Combining form for a gaseous element22Roman god of war23Good (Fr.)25Places where two parts come together26Number27Malicious burning of another’s house29Biblical character30Shocking31Rested33Moderately wet34Entire man, body and mind36A county seat in Oklahoma38Bring to court39Madam (German)40Smells42Fertile spot in a waste43Note of scale44Negation45Facility resulting from practice46Any powerful deity47To furnish with an engine49A man who does woman’s work51Town in Siberia52Testing of an alloyVERTICAL1Part of Mediterranean sea2Behold3Songs4Kinds6Holy picture7Mountain between France and Italy8Preposition9Headdress (pl.)10Sound judgment12Unusually18Extended written exposition19Friend of Cicero, Roman comic actor21Plaguers23Broth (pl. Scot.)24Sound27Limb28Negative32Rub oil upon35Mirth37Cotton goods used for overalls39Destiny (pl.)41Descendants42Globes48Leave50Exclamation used in double as a farewell[77]
ByM. H. Foster
Doesn’t this look easy, a simple little pattern that seems certain to be filled with such words as “dog” and “cat?” The editors did not want the solver to have the shock of picking this one as a light ten minutes, and then find himself involved in tormenting perplexities.
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