1 Blessest 2 Old form of perform 3 Act 4 Body of water 5 Earth (South Afr.) 6 Period of time 7 Thing 8 Level place 9 Earth 10 Consumed 11 Point of compass 12 Source 13 Snake-like fish 14 Similar to 15 African antelope 16 Placed 20 Consume by fire 23 Chief 24 Carriage for heavy commodities 25 Small tubular filament 26 Flip 27 Count on 28 Vending 29 Direct 30 Infrequent 32 Musical composer 33 Seize 34 Sell 35 Wharf 37 In a sound condition 38 Cultivated land 39 A weight 41 Audacious 42 Observed 43 Fief 44 Butterfly 46 Restoration to health 47 Assist 48 Two masted vessel 49 Carry 50 Female horse 51 Duration 52 Damp 53 Sharp pointed nail 54 Oaf 55 Vegetable 56 Tumult 57 Ground 58 Common Spanish proper name 59 Snug 60 Solitary 61 Peel 62 Feeling 64 Share 65 Erudition 66 Streaked 67 Mixup 69 Carry 70 Beak 71 Sharp 72 Loosen 73 Space of ground 74 Welt 75 Part of verb “to be” 76 Bird house 78 Venomous snake 79 Utensils 80 Early invader of England 81 Baseball slang term 83 Children 84 Inflection of speech 85 Small animal 87 Rodent 88 Small part 89 Rotten 90 Possesses 92 Have existence 93 Italian particle, used in music 94 Proceed 95 Note in musical scale

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Puzzle No. 16

A WELL-TIED SAILOR’S KNOT

By Captain F. F. Stewart

The sea contributes a spacious, ample field of voyage. It is remarkable for the presence of no small units—two or three letter words. You will observe consistent splicing throughout although the center is a trifle loose.

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