CURTAILMENTS.
1. Curtail a bur, and leave to plague; curtail again, and leave plants.
2. Curtail a celestial body, and leave to make smooth; again, and leave
a model. 3. Curtail a low, wet ground, and leave a planet; again, and
leave to injure; again, and leave a parent. 4. Curtail a jury-roll, and
leave a glass; again, and leave part of a gun-lock; again, and leave a
parent.
CYRIL DEANE.
COMPLETE DIAGONAL.
Diagonals from left to right, downward: 1. Fifty. 2. A boy's nickname.
3. A title of respect. 4. To affirm. 5. Ardent. 6. A vale. 7. A rule of
action. 8. A river in Italy. 9. Phonetically, a measure.
Horizontally: 1. Used by painters. 2. An Israelitish king. 3. A name
for beer. 4. More dim. 5. To reduce.
N.T.M.
EASY NUMERICAL ENIGMA.
I am composed of twelve letters. My 2 11 3 is a fish. My 1 4 3 2 5 is a
girl's name. My 7 3 8 10 5 is an American politician. My 12 8 6 1 is
pretty for a child's wear. My 9 8 12 10 5 is a necessary domestic
utensil. My 4 8 6 2 is very pleasant. My whole is the title of a
popular book.
D.C.R.
SQUARE-WORD.
1. An emperor's title. 2. Nothing.
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