Each word has the same seven letters.
No. XLI.—A DEFECTIVE DIAMOND
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| . | . | M | ||||||
| P | . | . | . | L | ||||
| . | . | N | . | . | A | L | ||
| S | . | . | . | N | . | . | . | R |
| M | . | . | . | C | . | E | ||
| L | A | . | . | E | ||||
| L | . | E | ||||||
| R | ||||||||
The places now occupied by dots are to be filled in with letters so that a complete diamond is formed, of words that read alike from left to right, and from top to bottom.
66. A POET’S POLITICS
When Limerick once, in idle whim,
Moore as her member gaily courted,
The boys, for fun’s sake, asked of him
To state what party he supported.
When thus to them the answer ran,
“I’m of no party as a man,
But as a poet ———”
What is the missing word?