So, leaving Elba’s shore, they turned the ship’s keel homeward.
—Flora Linwood.
DIAGONAL
When you have guessed correctly the following eight-letter words and placed them one above the other in the order given, the diagonal from upper left to lower right-hand corner will spell the name of one of the very first men to explore America.
- An inscription.
- A kind of force.
- A system for conveyance.
- Quiet.
- Agreeable.
- A species of monkey.
- Kinship.
- A charm.
—Warren Lee.
TWISTED RIVERS
The names of the following rivers do not run as smoothly as they might. Can you straighten them?
- Nnmgaahoeol.
- Nkyou.
- Zaanom.
- Heirn.
- Lodacoor.
—Burt L. Watson.