Double Cross-word Acrostic.—Steam, Smoke. 1. ScissorS. 2. TeaM. 3. EchO. 4. ArK. 5. MandrakE.
Easy Diamond Puzzle.—1. T. 2. Era. 3. Trout. 4. Auk. 5. T.
Maltese-Cross Puzzle.—
f r e s hb a s a ie i s a di n t e n s en n n h ag a c t l c l e a r
Poetical Rebus.— “Oh, what a tangled web we weave
When first we practice to deceive.”
Scott’s “Marmion.”
Numberical Enigma.—Nightingale. Nigh, tin, gale.
Double Acrostic.—Louisa M. Alcott, Ralph W. Emerson, 1. LumbeR. 2. OpheliA. 3. UsuaL. 4. ImP. 5. SumacH. 6. AndreW. 7. MoosE. 8. AsyluM. 9. LakE. 10. CondoR. 11. OlympuS. 12. TO. 13. TeN.
Word Syncopations.—1. La-wren-ce; wren, lace. 2. K-now-ing; now, king. 3. De-fin-ed; fin, deed. 4. Re-fine-d; fine, reed. 5. W-ant-ed; ant, wed. 6. F-urn-ish; urn, fish.
Charade—Wedgwood.
Abbreviations.—1. Beryl, bey. 2. Crown, cow. 3. Fairy, fir. 4. Grape, gap. 5. Steam, sea. 6. White, wit. 7. Halts, hat. 8. Honey, hoe. 9. Bevel, bee. 10. Pence, pen.