[Contents]Puzzle No. 140WEARY WILLIEByMargaret WadeIf the constructor felt like Weary Willie after filling in this criss-cross pattern, which has only twelve unkeyed letters, there are bound to be a lot of W. W.’s among those who try to solve it.1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859606162[92]HORIZONTAL1Constructors6Quarrels12Nautical13Crescent shaped15The actinia17Near the middle18Trespass19Principal commodities in a market21Conjunction22Track of a deer24Stopped25Moulding26Alleviated28Secret watcher29Waste matter30Girl’s name32Vegetable33Undivided whole34Examine minutely36Departs38Apron for vehicle41Loudly43Equal value45Mistake47Melts (Scot.)48Kind of acid50Dry51Finis52Former gold coin of Europe54Author of “Fables in Slang”55Vain person57Moslem enemy of Christendom59Remains60Country houses61To steal workers’ tools62Small portion of food (Univ. Eng.)VERTICAL1Capital of Philippine Islands2Gritty3Book by Kipling4Biblical character, son of Seth5Hires7Var. of clead, to clothe (dial. Eng.)8Hastens9Insect10Model11Stones (Scot.)12Assembles14First in origin16Devours17To surfeit20Bishop of Rome23Subtile25Speakers27Ate29An author31The infernal regions32Kind of napkin35Move rapidly36Kind of boat37Vehicle39Molasses40To trim feathers42Hesitate43Support44Rivers (Span.)46Severe trial48Snake borne as a charge (Fr. Her.)49Part of brain52Early inhabitant of Scotland53Part of “esse” (Lat.)56Small singing bird58Higher part of scale[95][Contents]Puzzle No. 141WORDS AND MUSICByMr.andMrs. Ottokar T. CadekMr. Cadek is quite a figure in that field of music where the string quartette raises its austere voice. But no feat of counterpoint is more difficult than the placing against each other of two long words such as in 19 and 26 Horizontal or 72 and 78 Horizontal.1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859606162636465666768697071727374757677787980818283848586878889[94]HORIZONTAL1Froth5Nimbus9Number10Forbid14Clogs16Thin18Article19Motors22Point of compass24Break26Metrical recantations27Conducted28Ages30Distinguished service order31Retained32Hinder33Scolds35Golf term37Excavate38Surplus40Distal segment of hind leg42Near44Chaste45Lessen gradually46Spiritual essence in modern occultism47Light48Blank49Brave50King of Bashan (Josh. 12)51Drizzle53Plunder55Half an em56River in Scotland57Descendants of Shem60Evil spirit62State in Germany63Entrances64Pays court to66Book of the Bible68Single70U. S. coin71Contains72Alienated76Pinch77Part of “to be”78Exposed80Abbreviation of a coin81Concealed83Holding85Disorder86Japanese statesman88Unit of force89Vast depthVERTICAL2River in Italy3State of being contrary to fundamental law4Pronoun5Exclamation6Sleeveless haircloth garment7Melt suddenly, as snow8Perfume10Roofed11Beverages12Conveyance13Note of Guido’s scale14Trapped15Phoebus16Executed17Administers extreme unction (obs.)18Seasoned20King of Phrygia (myth.)21Hissed23Whirlpool25Parchments written on twice27Jugglery29Farinaceous food31Trust33Germane34Junctions of two surfaces36Prowess38Rages39Relieves41Portents43Lamb or yearling sheep46Crude metal52Inferior54Strove56March away58Irish poet59City in Italy61Cellular volcanic lava62Hedge65Clan67Ancient seaport of Cicilia69Cauterized72Consequences73Article74Acquire75Disown78Exercise (obs.)79Press for payment82Printers’ unit84Concerning86In the same place (abbr.)87Bone[97][Contents]Puzzle No. 142DON’T BE CROSSByDaniel O’LearyThe old slogan—“one cross word leads to another”—seems to have been taken literally here. Get out your Webster New International before calling the whole family into conference.123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124[96]HORIZONTAL1Thorny7Dele11Shudders18Brigand19Unit20Bring to light21Ideal23Father25Fall, glide, slip (rare)26Common metal27Outburst29Jewels31Edge of a dress32Lime tree34Wooden water vessels35Musical group36Work slowly through37Composition39Satiate41Wagers42Give syntax43Row45Muscular cords47Facts48Adam’s son50Frighten51Famous Italian actress53Room in a house55Golf term56Pie59Water container61Corrode63Severed65Not mad67Natural metal68Type of fly69Elongated fish70Beverage71Wax73Glisten75Sober; steady77Gentle78Anger80Veteran82White ant84Old (Scotch)85Musical instrument87Animal fat89Swell of the sea90Playthings92Boy’s name95Fruit97Risqué98Soft drinks100Not tight102Island in the Pacific103Oversatisfy104Strip of wood106Sleigh107Altitude108Says110Prizes112Anglo-Saxon money account113E. Indian gums115Direct117Contriver119Forever (poet.)120Period of time121Far East122Continued stories123Melt ore124BarnsVERTICAL1Throw out hastily2Feels sorry for3Master of a style of literature4Short sleep5Pertaining to the ear6Fastens8Loud noise9Insect10Percolate12Greeting13Sickness14By the way of15Projection16Those who get up17Stopped22Body of ancient temple23Mailed24That which is kept25Rainbow28Flesh30Sciences33Pertaining to the uninitiated36Wets38Cycle of time40Growing out41Parts of the body42Bygone days44Annoy46Owing47Powder49Turned northward51Newspapers52Era53Docks54Product of coniferous trees56Fold57Gates (obs.)58Not water-tight60Part of “to be”62Lair64Fondle66Born72Shoulder of a bastion73I74All75Baseless column76Band instrument77Metre (Greek)79Tempt81Lessen83Flour85Speeders86Vault88Controls89Speak confusedly90Companion91Sea mammal93Army officer94Hurls again96Biblical character97Rodents99Soot from flue of mercury furnace101Calm103Metal105Spartan slave108Bone of arm109Part of a plant110Calf111Girl’s name114Three (prefix)116Before118Pen point[99][Contents]Puzzle No. 143A MILITARY SALUTEBySergeantThis one comes from West Point. Note the fine central backbones of long words. You will observe something interesting about these two. Incidentally, is there anything finer than the way difficulties dissolve once long words like these flash into your mind?123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109[98]HORIZONTAL1Pertaining to images8Concealed passengers15Blaze16Reptile18Ancestors19Continually21Earring22Arable land23Reward (Fr.)24Two (prefix)25God of thunder27More than enough28Evil29A color30Arabian shrub31Sacred symbol33Tendered36Official seat (leg.)37Sailing ship39Toward40Adjective suffix meaning “of”41Word of unknown meaning found in the Bible42Side bars of pair of spectacles44Support46Variety of pyroxene48Article49Fruits51Personal pronoun52Measure of weight56Peaceful58Weights62Paradoxical63Proportion64Crushed65Begin67Sun god69Ricochets70Conjunction71Pillars76Once (obs.)77Makes level (Engl. dial.)81South American armadillos82Exclamation84Live85Flag86The number of muses87Respiration91Japanese spirit gods92To beat (Scot.)93Vat94Knot95Branch97Thrice98Printing unit99Genus of shrubs100A large weight101Heap (obs.)103Egyptian deity104Kilns105Tavern106Hatred108Designating a crystalline acid109Machine run by mixture of gasesVERTICAL1Pertaining to the classification of facts2Whether3Ancient4Separate5Company6Accounts7Mohammedan ruler8Temporary cross timber used in shipbuilding9Large hawks10Telegraphed11Barren12Irritate (obs.)13Because14Seamstresses17Independence20Warble24Territory governed by a ban26Space30Prickly plant of the glasswort family32Hew34Hawaiian bird35Concerning36Fruit of India yielding a yellow dye38Stages41Protected43Measure of type44Share45A worsted yarn47Part of verb “to be”49Notches50Margins53Biblical character54Soak55The first name of a character in the “Arabian Nights”56The goddess of dawn57Chief (Sp.)59Age60Dexterity61Stain63Those who disavow66Breathe68Article70Mystic ejaculation used by Hindus72A narcotic73Alley74Accustom by practice (obs.)75Contemptuous irony77Member of a legislative body78A vessel79Handle of a joiner’s plane80Greek poet83Personal pronoun84Prefix denoting two87Enough! (It. interj.)88Garret89Reddish orange dye90Order93Trough used in smelting96Chief99Strike102Sow (Scot.)104Suffix meaning oil107A tone of the diatonic scale[101]
[Contents]Puzzle No. 140WEARY WILLIEByMargaret WadeIf the constructor felt like Weary Willie after filling in this criss-cross pattern, which has only twelve unkeyed letters, there are bound to be a lot of W. W.’s among those who try to solve it.1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859606162[92]HORIZONTAL1Constructors6Quarrels12Nautical13Crescent shaped15The actinia17Near the middle18Trespass19Principal commodities in a market21Conjunction22Track of a deer24Stopped25Moulding26Alleviated28Secret watcher29Waste matter30Girl’s name32Vegetable33Undivided whole34Examine minutely36Departs38Apron for vehicle41Loudly43Equal value45Mistake47Melts (Scot.)48Kind of acid50Dry51Finis52Former gold coin of Europe54Author of “Fables in Slang”55Vain person57Moslem enemy of Christendom59Remains60Country houses61To steal workers’ tools62Small portion of food (Univ. Eng.)VERTICAL1Capital of Philippine Islands2Gritty3Book by Kipling4Biblical character, son of Seth5Hires7Var. of clead, to clothe (dial. Eng.)8Hastens9Insect10Model11Stones (Scot.)12Assembles14First in origin16Devours17To surfeit20Bishop of Rome23Subtile25Speakers27Ate29An author31The infernal regions32Kind of napkin35Move rapidly36Kind of boat37Vehicle39Molasses40To trim feathers42Hesitate43Support44Rivers (Span.)46Severe trial48Snake borne as a charge (Fr. Her.)49Part of brain52Early inhabitant of Scotland53Part of “esse” (Lat.)56Small singing bird58Higher part of scale[95]
Puzzle No. 140WEARY WILLIE
ByMargaret WadeIf the constructor felt like Weary Willie after filling in this criss-cross pattern, which has only twelve unkeyed letters, there are bound to be a lot of W. W.’s among those who try to solve it.1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859606162[92]HORIZONTAL1Constructors6Quarrels12Nautical13Crescent shaped15The actinia17Near the middle18Trespass19Principal commodities in a market21Conjunction22Track of a deer24Stopped25Moulding26Alleviated28Secret watcher29Waste matter30Girl’s name32Vegetable33Undivided whole34Examine minutely36Departs38Apron for vehicle41Loudly43Equal value45Mistake47Melts (Scot.)48Kind of acid50Dry51Finis52Former gold coin of Europe54Author of “Fables in Slang”55Vain person57Moslem enemy of Christendom59Remains60Country houses61To steal workers’ tools62Small portion of food (Univ. Eng.)VERTICAL1Capital of Philippine Islands2Gritty3Book by Kipling4Biblical character, son of Seth5Hires7Var. of clead, to clothe (dial. Eng.)8Hastens9Insect10Model11Stones (Scot.)12Assembles14First in origin16Devours17To surfeit20Bishop of Rome23Subtile25Speakers27Ate29An author31The infernal regions32Kind of napkin35Move rapidly36Kind of boat37Vehicle39Molasses40To trim feathers42Hesitate43Support44Rivers (Span.)46Severe trial48Snake borne as a charge (Fr. Her.)49Part of brain52Early inhabitant of Scotland53Part of “esse” (Lat.)56Small singing bird58Higher part of scale[95]
ByMargaret Wade
If the constructor felt like Weary Willie after filling in this criss-cross pattern, which has only twelve unkeyed letters, there are bound to be a lot of W. W.’s among those who try to solve it.
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[Contents]Puzzle No. 141WORDS AND MUSICByMr.andMrs. Ottokar T. CadekMr. Cadek is quite a figure in that field of music where the string quartette raises its austere voice. But no feat of counterpoint is more difficult than the placing against each other of two long words such as in 19 and 26 Horizontal or 72 and 78 Horizontal.1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859606162636465666768697071727374757677787980818283848586878889[94]HORIZONTAL1Froth5Nimbus9Number10Forbid14Clogs16Thin18Article19Motors22Point of compass24Break26Metrical recantations27Conducted28Ages30Distinguished service order31Retained32Hinder33Scolds35Golf term37Excavate38Surplus40Distal segment of hind leg42Near44Chaste45Lessen gradually46Spiritual essence in modern occultism47Light48Blank49Brave50King of Bashan (Josh. 12)51Drizzle53Plunder55Half an em56River in Scotland57Descendants of Shem60Evil spirit62State in Germany63Entrances64Pays court to66Book of the Bible68Single70U. S. coin71Contains72Alienated76Pinch77Part of “to be”78Exposed80Abbreviation of a coin81Concealed83Holding85Disorder86Japanese statesman88Unit of force89Vast depthVERTICAL2River in Italy3State of being contrary to fundamental law4Pronoun5Exclamation6Sleeveless haircloth garment7Melt suddenly, as snow8Perfume10Roofed11Beverages12Conveyance13Note of Guido’s scale14Trapped15Phoebus16Executed17Administers extreme unction (obs.)18Seasoned20King of Phrygia (myth.)21Hissed23Whirlpool25Parchments written on twice27Jugglery29Farinaceous food31Trust33Germane34Junctions of two surfaces36Prowess38Rages39Relieves41Portents43Lamb or yearling sheep46Crude metal52Inferior54Strove56March away58Irish poet59City in Italy61Cellular volcanic lava62Hedge65Clan67Ancient seaport of Cicilia69Cauterized72Consequences73Article74Acquire75Disown78Exercise (obs.)79Press for payment82Printers’ unit84Concerning86In the same place (abbr.)87Bone[97]
Puzzle No. 141WORDS AND MUSIC
ByMr.andMrs. Ottokar T. CadekMr. Cadek is quite a figure in that field of music where the string quartette raises its austere voice. But no feat of counterpoint is more difficult than the placing against each other of two long words such as in 19 and 26 Horizontal or 72 and 78 Horizontal.1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859606162636465666768697071727374757677787980818283848586878889[94]HORIZONTAL1Froth5Nimbus9Number10Forbid14Clogs16Thin18Article19Motors22Point of compass24Break26Metrical recantations27Conducted28Ages30Distinguished service order31Retained32Hinder33Scolds35Golf term37Excavate38Surplus40Distal segment of hind leg42Near44Chaste45Lessen gradually46Spiritual essence in modern occultism47Light48Blank49Brave50King of Bashan (Josh. 12)51Drizzle53Plunder55Half an em56River in Scotland57Descendants of Shem60Evil spirit62State in Germany63Entrances64Pays court to66Book of the Bible68Single70U. S. coin71Contains72Alienated76Pinch77Part of “to be”78Exposed80Abbreviation of a coin81Concealed83Holding85Disorder86Japanese statesman88Unit of force89Vast depthVERTICAL2River in Italy3State of being contrary to fundamental law4Pronoun5Exclamation6Sleeveless haircloth garment7Melt suddenly, as snow8Perfume10Roofed11Beverages12Conveyance13Note of Guido’s scale14Trapped15Phoebus16Executed17Administers extreme unction (obs.)18Seasoned20King of Phrygia (myth.)21Hissed23Whirlpool25Parchments written on twice27Jugglery29Farinaceous food31Trust33Germane34Junctions of two surfaces36Prowess38Rages39Relieves41Portents43Lamb or yearling sheep46Crude metal52Inferior54Strove56March away58Irish poet59City in Italy61Cellular volcanic lava62Hedge65Clan67Ancient seaport of Cicilia69Cauterized72Consequences73Article74Acquire75Disown78Exercise (obs.)79Press for payment82Printers’ unit84Concerning86In the same place (abbr.)87Bone[97]
ByMr.andMrs. Ottokar T. Cadek
Mr. Cadek is quite a figure in that field of music where the string quartette raises its austere voice. But no feat of counterpoint is more difficult than the placing against each other of two long words such as in 19 and 26 Horizontal or 72 and 78 Horizontal.
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[Contents]Puzzle No. 142DON’T BE CROSSByDaniel O’LearyThe old slogan—“one cross word leads to another”—seems to have been taken literally here. Get out your Webster New International before calling the whole family into conference.123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124[96]HORIZONTAL1Thorny7Dele11Shudders18Brigand19Unit20Bring to light21Ideal23Father25Fall, glide, slip (rare)26Common metal27Outburst29Jewels31Edge of a dress32Lime tree34Wooden water vessels35Musical group36Work slowly through37Composition39Satiate41Wagers42Give syntax43Row45Muscular cords47Facts48Adam’s son50Frighten51Famous Italian actress53Room in a house55Golf term56Pie59Water container61Corrode63Severed65Not mad67Natural metal68Type of fly69Elongated fish70Beverage71Wax73Glisten75Sober; steady77Gentle78Anger80Veteran82White ant84Old (Scotch)85Musical instrument87Animal fat89Swell of the sea90Playthings92Boy’s name95Fruit97Risqué98Soft drinks100Not tight102Island in the Pacific103Oversatisfy104Strip of wood106Sleigh107Altitude108Says110Prizes112Anglo-Saxon money account113E. Indian gums115Direct117Contriver119Forever (poet.)120Period of time121Far East122Continued stories123Melt ore124BarnsVERTICAL1Throw out hastily2Feels sorry for3Master of a style of literature4Short sleep5Pertaining to the ear6Fastens8Loud noise9Insect10Percolate12Greeting13Sickness14By the way of15Projection16Those who get up17Stopped22Body of ancient temple23Mailed24That which is kept25Rainbow28Flesh30Sciences33Pertaining to the uninitiated36Wets38Cycle of time40Growing out41Parts of the body42Bygone days44Annoy46Owing47Powder49Turned northward51Newspapers52Era53Docks54Product of coniferous trees56Fold57Gates (obs.)58Not water-tight60Part of “to be”62Lair64Fondle66Born72Shoulder of a bastion73I74All75Baseless column76Band instrument77Metre (Greek)79Tempt81Lessen83Flour85Speeders86Vault88Controls89Speak confusedly90Companion91Sea mammal93Army officer94Hurls again96Biblical character97Rodents99Soot from flue of mercury furnace101Calm103Metal105Spartan slave108Bone of arm109Part of a plant110Calf111Girl’s name114Three (prefix)116Before118Pen point[99]
Puzzle No. 142DON’T BE CROSS
ByDaniel O’LearyThe old slogan—“one cross word leads to another”—seems to have been taken literally here. Get out your Webster New International before calling the whole family into conference.123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124[96]HORIZONTAL1Thorny7Dele11Shudders18Brigand19Unit20Bring to light21Ideal23Father25Fall, glide, slip (rare)26Common metal27Outburst29Jewels31Edge of a dress32Lime tree34Wooden water vessels35Musical group36Work slowly through37Composition39Satiate41Wagers42Give syntax43Row45Muscular cords47Facts48Adam’s son50Frighten51Famous Italian actress53Room in a house55Golf term56Pie59Water container61Corrode63Severed65Not mad67Natural metal68Type of fly69Elongated fish70Beverage71Wax73Glisten75Sober; steady77Gentle78Anger80Veteran82White ant84Old (Scotch)85Musical instrument87Animal fat89Swell of the sea90Playthings92Boy’s name95Fruit97Risqué98Soft drinks100Not tight102Island in the Pacific103Oversatisfy104Strip of wood106Sleigh107Altitude108Says110Prizes112Anglo-Saxon money account113E. Indian gums115Direct117Contriver119Forever (poet.)120Period of time121Far East122Continued stories123Melt ore124BarnsVERTICAL1Throw out hastily2Feels sorry for3Master of a style of literature4Short sleep5Pertaining to the ear6Fastens8Loud noise9Insect10Percolate12Greeting13Sickness14By the way of15Projection16Those who get up17Stopped22Body of ancient temple23Mailed24That which is kept25Rainbow28Flesh30Sciences33Pertaining to the uninitiated36Wets38Cycle of time40Growing out41Parts of the body42Bygone days44Annoy46Owing47Powder49Turned northward51Newspapers52Era53Docks54Product of coniferous trees56Fold57Gates (obs.)58Not water-tight60Part of “to be”62Lair64Fondle66Born72Shoulder of a bastion73I74All75Baseless column76Band instrument77Metre (Greek)79Tempt81Lessen83Flour85Speeders86Vault88Controls89Speak confusedly90Companion91Sea mammal93Army officer94Hurls again96Biblical character97Rodents99Soot from flue of mercury furnace101Calm103Metal105Spartan slave108Bone of arm109Part of a plant110Calf111Girl’s name114Three (prefix)116Before118Pen point[99]
ByDaniel O’Leary
The old slogan—“one cross word leads to another”—seems to have been taken literally here. Get out your Webster New International before calling the whole family into conference.
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[Contents]Puzzle No. 143A MILITARY SALUTEBySergeantThis one comes from West Point. Note the fine central backbones of long words. You will observe something interesting about these two. Incidentally, is there anything finer than the way difficulties dissolve once long words like these flash into your mind?123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109[98]HORIZONTAL1Pertaining to images8Concealed passengers15Blaze16Reptile18Ancestors19Continually21Earring22Arable land23Reward (Fr.)24Two (prefix)25God of thunder27More than enough28Evil29A color30Arabian shrub31Sacred symbol33Tendered36Official seat (leg.)37Sailing ship39Toward40Adjective suffix meaning “of”41Word of unknown meaning found in the Bible42Side bars of pair of spectacles44Support46Variety of pyroxene48Article49Fruits51Personal pronoun52Measure of weight56Peaceful58Weights62Paradoxical63Proportion64Crushed65Begin67Sun god69Ricochets70Conjunction71Pillars76Once (obs.)77Makes level (Engl. dial.)81South American armadillos82Exclamation84Live85Flag86The number of muses87Respiration91Japanese spirit gods92To beat (Scot.)93Vat94Knot95Branch97Thrice98Printing unit99Genus of shrubs100A large weight101Heap (obs.)103Egyptian deity104Kilns105Tavern106Hatred108Designating a crystalline acid109Machine run by mixture of gasesVERTICAL1Pertaining to the classification of facts2Whether3Ancient4Separate5Company6Accounts7Mohammedan ruler8Temporary cross timber used in shipbuilding9Large hawks10Telegraphed11Barren12Irritate (obs.)13Because14Seamstresses17Independence20Warble24Territory governed by a ban26Space30Prickly plant of the glasswort family32Hew34Hawaiian bird35Concerning36Fruit of India yielding a yellow dye38Stages41Protected43Measure of type44Share45A worsted yarn47Part of verb “to be”49Notches50Margins53Biblical character54Soak55The first name of a character in the “Arabian Nights”56The goddess of dawn57Chief (Sp.)59Age60Dexterity61Stain63Those who disavow66Breathe68Article70Mystic ejaculation used by Hindus72A narcotic73Alley74Accustom by practice (obs.)75Contemptuous irony77Member of a legislative body78A vessel79Handle of a joiner’s plane80Greek poet83Personal pronoun84Prefix denoting two87Enough! (It. interj.)88Garret89Reddish orange dye90Order93Trough used in smelting96Chief99Strike102Sow (Scot.)104Suffix meaning oil107A tone of the diatonic scale[101]
Puzzle No. 143A MILITARY SALUTE
BySergeantThis one comes from West Point. Note the fine central backbones of long words. You will observe something interesting about these two. Incidentally, is there anything finer than the way difficulties dissolve once long words like these flash into your mind?123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109[98]HORIZONTAL1Pertaining to images8Concealed passengers15Blaze16Reptile18Ancestors19Continually21Earring22Arable land23Reward (Fr.)24Two (prefix)25God of thunder27More than enough28Evil29A color30Arabian shrub31Sacred symbol33Tendered36Official seat (leg.)37Sailing ship39Toward40Adjective suffix meaning “of”41Word of unknown meaning found in the Bible42Side bars of pair of spectacles44Support46Variety of pyroxene48Article49Fruits51Personal pronoun52Measure of weight56Peaceful58Weights62Paradoxical63Proportion64Crushed65Begin67Sun god69Ricochets70Conjunction71Pillars76Once (obs.)77Makes level (Engl. dial.)81South American armadillos82Exclamation84Live85Flag86The number of muses87Respiration91Japanese spirit gods92To beat (Scot.)93Vat94Knot95Branch97Thrice98Printing unit99Genus of shrubs100A large weight101Heap (obs.)103Egyptian deity104Kilns105Tavern106Hatred108Designating a crystalline acid109Machine run by mixture of gasesVERTICAL1Pertaining to the classification of facts2Whether3Ancient4Separate5Company6Accounts7Mohammedan ruler8Temporary cross timber used in shipbuilding9Large hawks10Telegraphed11Barren12Irritate (obs.)13Because14Seamstresses17Independence20Warble24Territory governed by a ban26Space30Prickly plant of the glasswort family32Hew34Hawaiian bird35Concerning36Fruit of India yielding a yellow dye38Stages41Protected43Measure of type44Share45A worsted yarn47Part of verb “to be”49Notches50Margins53Biblical character54Soak55The first name of a character in the “Arabian Nights”56The goddess of dawn57Chief (Sp.)59Age60Dexterity61Stain63Those who disavow66Breathe68Article70Mystic ejaculation used by Hindus72A narcotic73Alley74Accustom by practice (obs.)75Contemptuous irony77Member of a legislative body78A vessel79Handle of a joiner’s plane80Greek poet83Personal pronoun84Prefix denoting two87Enough! (It. interj.)88Garret89Reddish orange dye90Order93Trough used in smelting96Chief99Strike102Sow (Scot.)104Suffix meaning oil107A tone of the diatonic scale[101]
BySergeant
This one comes from West Point. Note the fine central backbones of long words. You will observe something interesting about these two. Incidentally, is there anything finer than the way difficulties dissolve once long words like these flash into your mind?
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HORIZONTAL
VERTICAL
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