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ILLUSTRATED NUMERICAL ENIGMA. This differs from the ordinary numerical enigina in that the words forming it are pictured instead of described. The answer, consisting of twenty-nine letters, is a proverb which should be heeded by spendthrifts. A NOVEL ZIGZAG. (Gold Badge, St, Nicholas League Competition.)
Cross-words: 1. Not transparent, 2. To receive with favor. 3. Vagabonds. 4. Merry. 5. Sprightly. 6. Delicate. 7. The name of a country which is now at war. The zigzag (indicaced by stars) spells the name of a month; the letters indicated by the figures from 1 to 9 spell the name of a country which is the seat of war; the letters indicated by the figures from 10 to 14 spell the name of a country which is now at war.
EDITH PRINDEVILLE.
DOUBLE ACROSTIC. My primals spell the name of a famous author; my finals, one of his works. Cross-words (of equal length): 1. Strife, 2. Era. 3. Conducted, 4. A common game. 5. Period. 6. The first syllable of a vegetable sometimes used medcinally. 7. To transgress, 8. A little bed. 9. To lubricate. 10. A common article. 11. A small child.
ETHEL PAINE (League Member).
NOVEL ACROSTIC. (Silver Badge, St, Nicholas League Competition.)
{{sc|Cross-words: 1. An upright, four-sided pillar, usually covered with hicroglyphic writing. 2. A cupboard intended to contain articles of value. 3. A fox-hunting term meaning “swiftly.” 4. Slanting. 5. Radiant. 6. Thrift. 7. Pertaining to the root. The initial letters, reading downward, spell the name of a month; the letters indicated by the numbers from 1 to 12 spell a pleasant season.
WALTER L. DREYFUSS.
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DIAGONAL. All of the words described contain the same number of letters. When rightly guessed and written one below another, the diagonal (beginning with the upper left-hand letter and ending with the lower right-hand letter) will spell the name of a popular machine. Cross-words: 1. An aquatic sport. 2. Walton’s favorite pastime. 3. A painting. 4. An important city. 5. A supernatural event. 6. To maim. 7. A famous novel.
MINTON M. WARREN (League Member).
CONNECTED SQUARES. (Silver Badge, St. Nicholas League Competition.)
II. Upper Right-hand Square: 1. Possessor. 2. To interlace. 3, Pertaining to the nose. 4. To elude. 5. To rent again. III. Central Square: 1. To happen. 2. Source. 3. Pertaining to Cuba. 4. Custom. 5. To rejuvenate. IV. Lower Left-hand Square: 1. To shelter. 2. A fruit. 3. A cross woman. 4. Occurrence. 5. Hires. V. Lower Right-hand Square: 1. Desires. 2. Concerning. 3. Exalted. 4. A brilliant flower. 5. Degrees.
ZENO N. KENT.
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