| Puzzle. | Answer. |
| 1.—My first is a ticket. | LabeL |
| 2.—My second is a voice in music. | tEnOr |
| 3.—My third is a water-bird. | diVer |
| 4.—My fourth is an expensive ornament. | jEwEl |
| 5.—My last is a sharp instrument, useless to boys, but often longed for by boys. | RazoR |
Read from left to right, diagonally, and vice versâ, as shown by the capital letters, and discover the names of two Irish writers of rollicking humour—Lever and Lover.
The Conical Puzzle is arranged in this manner:—
| Puzzle. | Answer. |
| 1.—A consonant. | B |
| 2.—An English river. | wYe |
| 3.—An island builder. | coRal |
| 4.—Furrows cut by a tool. | groOves |
| 5.—A lover's message. | valeNtine |
The central letters read downwards as in the Diamond Puzzle will give the name of one of England's greatest poets—Byron.
The next example is of an Oblique Puzzle:—
| Puzzle. | Answer. |
| 1.—Malicious retaliation. | Revenge. |
| 2.—A musical term. | Octave. |
| 3.—An ecclesiastical assembly. | Synod. |
| 4.—A Scottish river near Elgin. | Spey. |
| 5.—The pen's close companion. | I nk. |
| 6.—A negative. | No. |
| 7.—A personal pronoun. | I. |