The cross word puzzle book - Unknown

If you think a word is right, pencil it in lightly till you are sure. This saves erosion of paper and temper. But never hesitate to try a word that may be right. The trial and error method holds in puzzling as it does in life.

Remember that the horizontals furnish a sure check on the verticals, and vice versa.

If you are hopelessly stuck, try another puzzle. Inspiration sometimes waits for a return engagement.

A pleasant feeling of something attempted, something done accompanies the solution of a cross word puzzle. It’s good for the inferiority complex. [[25]]

[[Contents]]

Puzzle No. 1

A SOFT BEGINNING

By Gregorian

The two long central words, if solved at once, will give sufficient clues to permit of rapid solution. But should these prove elusive, surely such definitions as 9 horizontal and 29 vertical offer no difficulties. Three-letter words meaning respectively “aged” and “sorrowful” should hold few terrors for the beginner.

1	2		3	4	5	6			7	8
9		10		11				12
	13		14				15
16		17		18		19				20
21	22		23						24
25
26			27						28
		29						30
	31						32		33
34				35		36		37		38
39			40						41

1	2		3	4	5	6			7	8
9		10		11				12
	13		14				15
16		17		18		19				20
21	22		23						24
25
26			27						28
		29						30
	31						32		33
34				35		36		37		38
39			40						41

1	2		3	4	5	6			7	8
9		10		11				12
	13		14				15
16		17		18		19				20
21	22		23						24
25
26			27						28
		29						30
	31						32		33
34				35		36		37		38
39			40						41

1	2		3	4	5	6			7	8
9		10		11				12
	13		14				15
16		17		18		19				20
21	22		23						24
25
26			27						28
		29						30
	31						32		33
34				35		36		37		38
39			40						41