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« COMMOASEASE CROSSWORD" V«. 23H
The riddle of the Sphinx has absorbed wise men for ages — leaving them little the wiser or the richer! Solving the puzzle below requires but a few of your leisure moments (though it may well beguil° y u into spending, fascinated, a very agreeable hour or two). And if you submit the best solution received your reward will be Rs. 8,000, no matter how many your mistakes — unless you prefer Rs. 7,000 cafh down A further Rs. 5,000 will be divided among Runners-up ; and, besides, there are unlimited Extra Prizes i which you will share with even as many as four mistakes. You will avoid one big mistake by getting bus v, i.hout delay on the Practice Square below.
CLOSING DATE, MARCH 13th.
4'M'KS .trims*
1. If you wish to skim that of the awards offered do not neglect to study the Clues closely
4. Moral or legal obligation
6. Lad
7. Unfortunately we often believe
the things they tell us ! 9. Such an atmosphere usually puts a strain on one's nerves 10. Residue of burnt substance
12. Everything
13. Some gifted authors are able to
make this seem frightening!;.' real
16. Plaything
17. When people do this they are
usually actuated by strong feeling
18. To the inexperienced sometimes
seems deceptively easy to manage
20. Ups and downs tend to make
reflective person's attitude towards life this
21. Women are generally able to
endure prolonged this more patiently than men
22. Prima donna or popular woman
singer
24. As a rule that of a woman bruises
much more easily than a man's
25. One of the parts of speech
28. Reversed spelling of what hens
produce
29. It is difficult to be patient with
persons who this at least sign of danger
30. Queer
31. One is sometimes at a loss to know
how to take person who is this
32. The average mature man's past
contains at least a few these!
1LI KS DOtt !S.
V.6. — The Entry Fee is Re. 1 for 2 Entry Squares Entry Forms will be published in the
Illustrated Weekly of India of March 1st.
Copyright of these puzzles strictly reserved by the Compiler
ONLY ENTRY FORMS CUT OUT FROM
"THE ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY OF INDIA"
COPIES
of March 1st will be accepted YMEAItLE * HOM
L Modest or bashful
2. Kind of beer
3. Man usually has himself '
blame if he is misled by r
4. Women are prone to this mo
than men
5. Affirmative answer
6. Sensible people usually trea
angry this with reserve
8. Generally speaking it is usuallbest to say as little as possible to person who is this
10. Mixture of two or more metal «
11. Has tendency to become hysteri
cal when pent up
14. Indian unit of weight
15. Men who are by nature given tc
this are apt to make trying hucbands
18. People of this disposition are
seldom easily diverted
19. Jumbled spelling of sister
21. Supple this greatly enhances a
woman dancer's grace
22. Flat round object
23. Alas, how soon after marriage
does many a bridegroom's this become less ardent I
26. Offers
27. The definite article
4 EE A E II SA MEATS