Kinks.
Reading edition
No. 92.—Beheadings.
The beheaded letters, if rightly guessed, will spell the name of a famous English revolutionist.
1. Behead cowardly, and leave a large black bird.
2. Behead a skating pavilion, and leave a writing-fluid.
3. Behead a fruit, and leave to exist.
4. Behead a red pigment, and leave a serpent.
5. Behead to blow gently, and leave abaft.
6. Behead an occurrence, and leave an opening.
7. Behead to bind, and leave a unit.
8. Behead a den, and leave atmosphere.
No. 93.—Coin of the Realm.
Men will fight for sterling silver, And hoard the shining gold; For the dollar is almighty, With uses manifold. There are various other moneys Not taken in account, That have their special values And uses paramount. 1. There's one that's hard and brittle, Grayish or silvery white; 'Tis used in bells and mirrors To make them clean and bright. 2. One oft purchases an office. Which never should be sold. 3. One's the heritage of children, In goods or lands or gold. 4. This one ushers in another, 5. A union of two lives— Oft a curious kind of lottery For husbands or for wives. 6. This is paid as compensation To many an injured wife; 7. And this is used as medicine— Mayhap 'twill save a life. 8. This one curses every miser, 9. And this will bitter be; 10. This is useful confirmation, 11. And this makes all agree.
No. 94.—Five Words Squares.
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Upper left-hand square.—1. To exist. 2. A metal. 3. Not good. 4. Extremities.
Upper right-hand square.—1. To make a sound. 2. What heathens worship. 3. A knot. 4. A dale.
Central square.—1. To utter with musical sounds. 2. A stone image. 3. Part of the head. 4. Joy.
Lower left-hand square.—1. To bluster. 2. A notion. 3. Tidy. 4. Outer door.
Lower right-hand square.—1. Snakelike fishes. 2. To publish. 3. An acid fruit. 4. A pace.