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« COMMOIVSENSE CROSSWORD" \o. 23 1
The Seventh anniversary of Commonsense Crosswords, and a prize offer of over Rs. 40,000 in awards to fit the occasion ! It doesn't matter whether your entry is All Correct or how many errors it contains, if it is the best attempt at the puzzle helow you will receive Rs. 25,000 cash down. Unless of course, you prefer Rs. 22,000 plus Rs. 3,000 in War Savings Certificates plus an 1 H.M.V.* Radio Gramophone De-Luxe. And even if your entry is not the best you may well profit handsomely from the further Rs. 10,000 that will be divided among Runner s-up. Besides all this, there are Extra Prizes in which you will share even if you make as many as four mistakes. Above all, don't make the mistake of neglecting the Practice Square below. The time to get busy on it is NOW.
I LI I S ACIKOSS
L Study each one closely before deciding on its solution
4. Ours is a topsy-turvy one at present
7. Mid-day
8. Often loses a great deal of lustre
when cut cff !
9. Entertainment comprising series
of topical and musical sketches
10. The answer is an acid-juiced fruit
11. To cut off
14. This type of person has few
friends as a rule
15. Artificial conduit for water
18. Worldly men are usually quick to discern unwarranted this
20. Such persons often tend to worry
unnecessarily over trifles
21. Jumbled spelling of flower
24. Rubbish
25. Men are usually less sympathetic
than women towards men who do this a lot
27. Nagging wife's complaints are
seldom this
28. Sound expressing pleasure or
contentment
29. When these are too heavy they
often defeat their purpose
31. Eggs
32. Some people seem to rejoice in
being this
33. It sometimes makes one feel
embarrassed to this a person
34. Most people know somebody
they'd like to suffer this for at least a little while !
CLOSING DATE, JANUARY 8th.
N.B. — The Entry Fee is Re. 1 per Entry Square.
Entry Forms will be published in the
Illustrated Weekly of India of December 14th, 21st and 28th.
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Copyright of these puzzles strictly reserved by the Compiler.
ONLY ENTRY FORMS CUT OUT FROM "THE ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY OF INDiA"
of December I4th, 21st or 28th will be accepted.
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1. Unpleasant fellow
2. Foe
3. We sometimes deliberately
criticize a person to this him
5.. It is practically impossible for a> person to coo:ea: this
«. Thirsty
9. Reigning king
10. Even flirtatious young women
seldom exercise their wiles on this kind of fellow
11. Frisky movement
12. Italian coin
13. Jumbled spelling of insincere
14. How difficult it is to this a>
vengeful woman T
16. Without adequate this ambitious.
person is not lilrely to succeed
17. It calls for more than a little
skill to do this well 19. We are often inclined to condemn such a fellow thoughtlessly
22. Our familiar Crossword friend
the Australian running bird
23. Man who is this usually reveals
it in his appearance 26. Strangely enough, fussy people seldom seem to this much time
28. Prefix meaning for
29. To pull along
30. One that proves false is apt to
embitter a sensitive youth
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