It will afford a capital exercise in the use of the Roman numerals if our young readers will amuse themselves by working out the details of the solutions of the aforesaid puzzles and answers.
DIAMOND PUZZLES AND WORD PUZZLES OF VARIOUS SHAPES.
These puzzles are formed upon the same general principle as described in "Word Squares." The peculiarity of the different puzzles is disclosed in the names, and we will proceed by giving one example of each.
The Diamond Puzzle is arranged by selecting letters or words that may be set forth in the shape of a diamond, thus:—
| Puzzle. | Answer. | |
| 1. | —A letter that is both vowel and consonant. | W |
| 2. | —A Jewish tribe. | dAn |
| 3. | —A Trojan woman. | heLen |
| 4. | —A character in "Guy Mannering." | berTram |
| 5. | —A Grecian hero. | agamEmnon |
| 6. | —A novelist and poet. | WALTERSCOTT |
| 7. | —A character in The Tempest. | sebaStian |
| 8. | —A character in Love's Labour's Lost. | merCade |
| 9. | —Effervescence. | frOth |
| 10. | —A letter of the Greek alphabet. | eTa |
| 11. | —A consonant. | T |
The central letters read downwards or horizontally name a great novelist and poet—Walter Scott.
The following is an example of a Diagonal Puzzle:—