73. MULTUM IN PARVO
Seven words in one of letters five we fix,
Five English, and one Latin;
No need to twist them, or afresh to mix,
If puzzles you are pat in.
74. THE GENTLE CRAFT
The question was asked in a puzzle competition—“Why is every angler ipso facto an Ananias?” Although no such method was asked for or expected, we find that the very letters of the question can be recast into a most apposite reply. Our answer by anagram runs thus—
A liar, .. ..... gay fancies to a ..... ....
Can you complete the sentence by filling in the missing words?
No. LXXXIX.—NO TWO IN A ROW
On a board of sixty-seven squares, arranged as is shown in the diagram, place nine counters, so that no two are in the same row, column, or diagonal.