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Mr. Harlan H. Ballard, Lenox, Mass.


THE RIDDLE-BOX.

ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN THE JUNE NUMBER.

Half-Square. 1. Canada. 2. Arena. 3. Neat. 4. Ant. 5, Da(w). 6. A.

Rhomboid. Across: 1. Sloop. 2. Organ. 3. Ergot. 4. Eerie. 5. Sandy.——Cross-word Enigma. Blossom.

St. Andrew's Cross of Diamonds. I. 1. P. 2. Fur. 3. Fares. 4. Puritan. 5. Retip. 6. Sap. 7. N. II. 1. N. 2. Fen. 3. Fagin. 4. Negroes. 5. Niobe. 6. Nee. 7. S. III. 1. N. 2. Pen. 3. Puman. 4. Nemesis. 5. Nasal. 6. Nil. 7. S. IV. 1. N. 2. Ben. 3. Baton. 4. Nettles. 5. Nolle. 6. Nee. 7. S. V. 1. S. 2. Let. 3. Livid. 4. Several. 5. Tired. 6. Dad. 7. L.

"Diamond" Puzzle. Across: 1. S. 2. Ape. 3. Bream. 4. Car. 5. R. Downward: 1. B. 2. Arc. 3. Spear. 4. Ear. 5. M.

Buried Cities. 1. Berne. 2. Basle. 3. Bergen. 4. Quito. 5. Herat. 6. Mandalay. 7. Venice. 8. Bremen.

A Berry Puzzle. 1. Dogberry. 2. Checkerberry. 3. Strawberry. 4. Shadberry. 5. Barberry. 6. Raspberry. 7. Partridgeberry. 8. Snowberry. 9. Thimbleberry. 10. Gooseberry. n. Elderberry. 12. Bayberry.