VERTICAL
| 1 Footless 2 Wound but not kill 3 Basket or trap for fish 4 Glowing 5 Unit of square measure 6 Trifler 7 Prick designs on skin 8 Coral island 10 Curl the lip 11 German town 14 Writes unskillfully | 16 Keeper of an engagement 22 Openings 23 Pert. to Ireland 24 One who rents 26 Cuts out 27 Furnished with guard 28 All possible 30 Poplar 31 Gaze earnestly 34 Blood 36 German river |
- 1 Footless
- 2 Wound but not kill
- 3 Basket or trap for fish
- 4 Glowing
- 5 Unit of square measure
- 6 Trifler
- 7 Prick designs on skin
- 8 Coral island
- 10 Curl the lip
- 11 German town
- 14 Writes unskillfully
- 16 Keeper of an engagement
- 22 Openings
- 23 Pert. to Ireland
- 24 One who rents
- 26 Cuts out
- 27 Furnished with guard
- 28 All possible
- 30 Poplar
- 31 Gaze earnestly
- 34 Blood
- 36 German river
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Puzzle No. 86
HEY, THERE!
By Neophyte
Dear Neophyte: Whaddaye mean by those two bare, indecently naked words, each with three unkeyed letters? An expert like you? However, you tried too hard to keep it down to the level of ordinary mankind and restrained yourself from so many outlandish words that you are addicted to—that, we believe, the puzzlers will forgive you.