PAUL R. PIERCE.

DIAMOND.

1. In alpaca. 2. Chance. 3. Pleasantry. 4. A thin fabric. 5. Studied with an abstracted gaze. 6. To clear. 7. In alpaca.

"ŒDIPUS."

CONNECTED SQUARES.

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I. Upper Left-hand Square: 1. A spring. 2. A nobleman. 3. Surface. 4. To contrive.

II. Upper Right-hand Square: 1. A scheme. 2. A slender cord. 3. Small insects. 4. A snug abode.

III. Lower Left-hand Square: 1. To devise. 2. Erudition. 3. Artifices. 4. A snug place.

IV. Lower Right-hand Square: 1. A collection of boxes. 2. A reverberation. 3. A pretense. 4. A small city.