This is the completed word square:—
| W | A | S | H | E | S |
| A | R | T | E | R | Y |
| S | T | O | R | M | S |
| H | E | R | M | I | T |
| E | R | M | I | N | E |
| S | Y | S | T | E | M |
16.
Dr Whewell’s puzzle lines—
| O | O | N | O | O. | ||||||
| U | O | A | O | O | I | O | U | |||
| O | N | O | O | O | O | M | E | T | O | O. |
| U | O | A | O | I | D | O | S | O | ||
| I | O | N | O | O | I | O | U | T | O | O! |
read thus:—
OH SIGH FOR NO CIPHER
You sigh for a cipher, O, I sigh for you,
Sigh for no cipher, O sigh for me too.
You sigh for a cipher, I decipher so,
I sigh for no cipher, I sigh for you too!