We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) during our scanning and processing workflow to make the content of each page searchable. You can view the automatically generated text below as well as copy and paste individual pieces of text to quote in your own work.
Text recognition is never 100% accurate. Many parts of the scanned page may not be reflected in the OCR text output, including: images, page layout, certain fonts or handwriting.
FIRS1 PRIZE t Rf.8rOOO
+ R5. 500 MONTHLY FOR 12 MONTHS
R,.ii,ooa
I
Rs. 6,000
EXTRA PRIZES
Gift for each One Error loUer. Useful Present for each Two Error solver. Merit Bonus for each Three & Four Error tolver.
«* COMMONSENSE CROSSWORD 99 No. 260
With as few strokes of the pen as it will take to write out your cheque, you can fill in an entry square that will bring you First Prize. Don't try to be too clever ! Simply use your commonsense. And remember that many big First Prizes in Commonsense Crosswords have been won with entries containing two errors. The First Prize in this Competition is : Rs. 14,000, of which Rs. 6,000 will be spread over 12 monthly payments ; or Rs. 13,000 cash down. A further Rs. 6,000 will be divided among Runners-up , and, in addition, there are unlimited Extra Prizes in which you will share with even four errors. But practice makes perfect, so get busy NOW on the Square below.
CLUES ACROSS
1. Commonsense Crosswords are mentally this
8. Sharp
9. Puts in place
10. Unit of measure
13. Afresh, again
14. Gained in contest
16. Makes loud, deep sound, like lion
18. Top of arch of foot
19. Short form of professional
20. Smooth, hard coating
22. One is indeed very like another,
as a rule
23. Spendthrift wife sometimes
makes good-natured husband this to his friends
25. Bully seldom attacks person who clearly has strong one !
27 Timid man usually tries to keep in with such a person
30. Jumbled spelling of auk.
32. Modest young women don't like
strange men to this them
33. Probably war causes more
people to this than anything
else does
34. Thinking of what he this some
times spurs man to greater efforts
35. Man who is this merely to help
his fellows seldom gets gratitude he deserves
36. Gambler often is
CLOSING DATE, JANUARY 22nd.
N.B.— The Entry Fee is Re. 1 per Entry Square. Every two Re. 1 Entry Squares submitted by the same entrant entitled the latter to one "Half Fee" Square. The Square below is for practice purposes only.
/
1
N
2
V
5
T
6
1
7
N
G
8
K
E
N
i
c
S
10
1
« C
12
H
*
N
W
■
w
IS
N
■
/« 15
A
P
1
E
17
c
18 1
N
T
P
u
.
o
L
E
20
E
A
E
I
■
2/
22
V
E
23
M
24
N
25
A
W
r»r<
Til
P
■
26
27
U
28
L
Y
P
29
10
3/
A
32
A
G
E
u
L
33
"R
Y
34
A
s
35
L
E
D
E
"R
3S
s
o
T
Copyright of this puzzle strictly
reserved by
260
Compiler
FOR FULL PARTICULARS SEE THE ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY 29 OF INDIA
of January 3rd or 10th
VOPiliS AVAILABLE FU031 ALL NEWSAGENTS
CLUES DOWN
2. Blood runs through these
3. Small country hotel
4. Warning
5. Makes skin brown, as with
sunburn
6. Frozen water
7. More recently bought, less worn
11. Move with body close to ground,
or stealthily
12. Jumbled spelling of unhoped
14. Envy and jealousy sometimes
tend to make even attractive women this
15. Single in number
17. Scarcity of this usually hurts
poor people most 19. Clever this sometimes defeats
ends of justice 21. Sudden this is apt to frighten
nervous baby who is alcne 24. Come into view
26. Whether one has a this day
depends largely on oneself, as a rule
27. How often is it that dwelling on
little things makes a person this !
29. When wayward, usually great anxiety to conscientious parents
When a man is this he is usually
respected to some extent Naturally, social climbers this snobs !
31.