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"C0M310NSENSE CROSSWORD 99 No. 140
If you had to choose between 12 monthly payments of Rs. 1,350 and a lump sum of Rs. 15,000 which wouh you prefer ? This is not merely a pleasant abstract problem, but one which you may actually have to decide ven soon if you enter for this Competition. Apart from that covetable alternative First Prize there is a large sum reservec for Runners-up and unlimited attractive Extra Awards for all solvers who commit jour errors or less. As usual, thos< who solve the Clues with the greatest care will reap the largest rewards — so do not fail to make full use of th< Practice Square below :
CLUES ACROSS
1. Solving the Clues of these puzzles
is not a difficult one 4. Of a pale j ellowish colour
8. Not transparent
9. Sharp blow
10. A stimulating one often helps to cheer up a person who is depressed
12. Vain and conceited people are apt
to take this too seriously
14. Withered
15. To cast amorous glances
16. Sooner or later most philanderers
find themselves in difficulties through these
13. In most countries a vast amount of
money is recklessly wasted on . , . 20. As before, or in like manner 22. Spell of enforced economy is apt to
make many a former spendthrift
this
24. Average man's is seldom proof against an attractive woman's wiles
26. Sensitive youngster is much more
easily this than one who is selfassured
27. Child's plaything
29. Australian running bird
30. External covering of fruit
32. A notion
33. SucS persons are notoriously mere
often good-natured than otherwise
34. It is apt to upset a wife when her
husband is this in presence of strangers
CLOSING DATE FEBRUARY 10th.
N.B. — The Entry Fee in this Competition is Re. 1 per entry and Entry Squares will be published in the issues of January 22nd and 29th.
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ONLY ENTRY SQUARES CUT OUT FROM "THE ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY OF INDIA"
of January 22nd or 29th will be accepted
COI'iES AVAiLARLE I ROM ALL
CLUES DOWN
1. Most young mothers find thai
having a baby to look after is i big this
2. Commonplace
3. Desire to attract attention make;
many a spoilt child this in grownup company
5. To ascend
6. Ornamental fabrics
7. Most Commonsense Crossword
solvers are keenly appreciative of this
11. Bashfulness causes many a youth to be this in his manner with young women
13. Flesh of edible animals
15. Middle-aged women who try to make themselves look young some* times make themselves look this instead
17. To hear that a friend is in trouble usually makes a warm-hearted person this
19. A poor one seldom evokes much sympathy
21. Reversed spelling of word meaning
an idler or shirker
22. Such remonstrances seldom have
restraining effect on wilful youngster
23. Jumbled spelling of stayed
25. Farewell
26. Frequently rouses feelings of extra*
vagant pity in most of us 28. Anything borrowed is, until repaid 31. To bend the head in assent
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