Puzzles.
See here, what a string of puzzles have been sent me by my young readers! Who will unravel them?
Puzzle, No. 1.
I am a word of 6 letters.
- My 1, 2, 6, 5, is what Oliver Twist asked for.
- My 3, 2, 1, is a nickname for a boy.
- My 4, 2, 1, 5, every one loves.
- My 1, 2, 3, 4, every good house-keeper dreads.
- My whole is my dearest friend.
Fanny.
Puzzle, No. 2.
I am a word of 14 letters.
- My 5, 9, 13, 6, 13, is an important article best found in Ireland.
- My 2, 6, 13, is a very useful fowl.
- My 14, 9, 10, 11, is a very unpleasant state to be in.
- My 9, 10, 12, is very pleasant in summer.
- My 7, 2, 3, 8, 12, is also very pleasant in summer.
- My 7, 2, 3, 4, 11, is a very large fish.
- My 2, 3, 1, 11, is a useful vehicle.
- My whole is the name of a celebrated author, which I shall give you in my next.
A Black-eyed Subscriber.
Puzzle, No. 3.
I am a sentence composed of 26 letters.
- My 1, 11, 15, 4, 24, 8, is a flourishing city.
- My 3, 15, 18, 17, 17, 16, is a road.
- My 7, 8, 6, is a girl’s name.
- My 12, 11, 10, is a disturbance.
- My 4, 5, 10, 6, is a municipal corporation.
- My 19, 21, 26, 14, is what you take on my whole.
- My 15, 24, 26, is the grass over a grave.
- My 22, 24, 25, 26, is a burden.
- My 13, 2, 6, 9, 5, 23, is a bird of prey.
- My whole is a link of a great iron chain.
Puzzle, No. 4.
I am a name of 17 letters.
- My 9, 10, 3, 12, 17, 2, is a useful mechanic.
- My 15, 10, 13, 8, 7, is what we all wish to be.
- My 1, 11, 4, is that for want of which great misfortunes have happened.
- My 2, 14, 5, 8, is an article of commerce.
- My 13, 11, 15, 16, 6, is French for a city.
- My 1, 6, 17, 2, is a person of rank.
- My whole is a distinguished foreigner.
Puzzle, No. 5.No
I am a word of 9 letters.
- My 9, 8, 8, 1, is the name of a number.
- My 4, 8, 1, 3, 7, is the name of a kind of house.
- My 9, 5, 3, 3, is the name of a large cask.
- My 6, 5, 3, 9, is what butchers often do.
- My 1, 2, 3, 4, is a nickname.
- My 8, 2, 3, 4, is what every animal in creation does.
- My 6, 2, 3, 7, is the name of a small pet animal, to be found in almost every house.
- My 4, 5, 3, 9, is an exclamation signifying “Let alone!”
- My 1, 8, 3, 4, is an implement used by fishermen.
- My 1, 5, 3, 9, is found in the woods.
- My whole is the name of a great sandheap.
Come out here, and I’ll lick the whole of you; as the boy said ven he seed a bottle full of sugar sticks in a shop window!