DIAMOND PUZZLES AND WORD PUZZLES OF VARIOUS SHAPES.
These puzzles are formed upon the same general principle as described in "Word Squares." The peculiarity of the different puzzles is disclosed in the names, and we will proceed by giving one example of each.
The Diamond Puzzle is arranged by selecting letters or words that may be set forth in the shape of a diamond, thus:—
| Puzzle. | Answer. | |
| 1. | —A letter that is both vowel and consonant. | W |
| 2. | —A Jewish tribe. | dAn |
| 3. | —A Trojan woman. | heLen |
| 4. | —A character in "Guy Mannering." | berTram |
| 5. | —A Grecian hero. | agamEmnon |
| 6. | —A novelist and poet. | WALTERSCOTT |
| 7. | —A character in The Tempest. | sebaStian |
| 8. | —A character in Love's Labour's Lost. | merCade |
| 9. | —Effervescence. | frOth |
| 10. | —A letter of the Greek alphabet. | eTa |
| 11. | —A consonant. | T |
The central letters read downwards or horizontally name a great novelist and poet—Walter Scott.
The following is an example of a Diagonal Puzzle:—
| Puzzle. | Answer. |
| 1.—My first is a ticket. | LabeL |
| 2.—My second is a voice in music. | tEnOr |
| 3.—My third is a water-bird. | diVer |
| 4.—My fourth is an expensive ornament. | jEwEl |
| 5.—My last is a sharp instrument, useless to boys, but often longed for by boys. | RazoR |
Read from left to right, diagonally, and vice versâ, as shown by the capital letters, and discover the names of two Irish writers of rollicking humour—Lever and Lover.
The Conical Puzzle is arranged in this manner:—
| Puzzle. | Answer. |
| 1.—A consonant. | B |
| 2.—An English river. | wYe |
| 3.—An island builder. | coRal |
| 4.—Furrows cut by a tool. | groOves |
| 5.—A lover's message. | valeNtine |
The central letters read downwards as in the Diamond Puzzle will give the name of one of England's greatest poets—Byron.
The next example is of an Oblique Puzzle:—
| Puzzle. | Answer. |
| 1.—Malicious retaliation. | Revenge. |
| 2.—A musical term. | Octave. |
| 3.—An ecclesiastical assembly. | Synod. |
| 4.—A Scottish river near Elgin. | Spey. |
| 5.—The pen's close companion. | I nk. |
| 6.—A negative. | No. |
| 7.—A personal pronoun. | I. |
The initials form the name of a celebrated composer of music—Rossini.
The next form given is Pyramidal:
| Puzzle. | Answer. | |
| 1.— | A consonant I serve to name, | P |
| 2.— | A portion of the human frame, | eYe |
| 3.— | A title of nobility, | baRon |
| 4.— | Similitude behold in me, | parAble |
| 5.— | A town that may in Wales be found, | beauMaris |
| 6.— | With blood I ever do abound, | sanguIneous |
| 7.— | And I an English town proclaim. | barnarDcastle |
| In Durham you may find the same. | ||
| Now take the centres, which are meant | ||
| To tell you what I represent—Pyramid. | ||
The last form we give is that of a Cross:—
| A female name. | aMy |
| Hostility. | wAr |
| Metal. | oRe |
| Partaken of food. | aTe |
| The mind satisfied by evidence. | convInced |
| A contract. | indeNture |
| Equidistant. | ParaLlels |
| The official residence of a consul. | consUlate |
| Food consumed. | aTe |
| A pronoun. | sHe |
| A beverage. | tEa |
| A period of time. | eRa |
The central letters give the name of a reformer—Martin Luther.