No. 3.
HOUR-GLASS PUZZLE.
1. Buttresses for strengthening walls. 2. A county or city officer. 3. To censure. 4. A pronoun. 5. A vowel. 6. A kiln for drying hops. 7. Fitly. 8. Quittance. 9. Imperial. Centrals—A city of New York.
Lodestar.
No. 4.
BEHEADINGS.
| 1. I am a decoration of nature; behead me, and I am not the highest. |
| 2. I am the seed of a much prized tree; behead me, and I am a grain. |
| 3. I am a knavish fellow; behead me, and I am a collection of tents. |
| 4. I am a pit; behead me, and I am delirious. |
| 5. I am a fireplace; behead me, and I am a planet. |
Twin Comet.
No. 5.
AN EASY NUMERICAL ENIGMA.
| The whole, of 10 letters, is a flower. |
| The 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 belongs to the body. |
| The 1, 2, 3, 4 is essential to life. |
| The 6, 7, 8, 5 is a luxury when tired. |
| The 5, 7, 8 is a beverage. |
| The 7, 8, 9, 10 is rest. |
J. M. Iles.
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN No. 155.
No. 1.
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| T | ai | L | E | meral | D |