DROP-LETTER STAIR PUZZLE.
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Going upstairs, find (reading from right to left): 1. A fish that lives in English waters. 2. Full to overflowing. 3. Reward 4. An animal. 5. A lively dance. 6. An edible plant. 7. To maintain hold upon.
Going down-stairs, find (reading from left to right): 1. To peep. 2. A part of a boat. 3. To look obliquely. 4. An aquatic plant. 5. To esteem. 6. To gather. 7. The seed of an oriental plant.
H.H.D.