PUZZLES FROM YOUNG CONTRIBUTORS.
Reading edition
No. 1.
ZIGZAGS.
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Across.—1. A bird. 2. A mineral. 3. A tree. 4. To desire earnestly. 5. Not taken. 6. An animal. 7. A fish. 8. A fish. 9. Certain insects. 10. A fruit.
Zigzags.—A bird.
Will A. Mette.
No. 2.
ENIGMA.
In grapes, but not in vine.
In cattle, not in kine.
In summer, not in sun.
In play-time, not in fun.
In follow, not in catch.
In brimstone, not in match.
In evening, not in night.
In slender, not in slight.
In sorry, not in sad.
In merry, not in glad.
In summer I am found
Growing low upon the ground.
S. J. T.
No. 3.
CHARADES.
1. Both my first and my second are musical instruments. My whole is a musical instrument, and also a dance.
2. On the night of the ball, around my first I wore my second and my whole.
Bolus.
No. 4.
DOUBLE ACROSTIC—(To Bolus).
Cross Words.—A tree. A city in South America. Part of a roof. A harbor. A circle of light. To join. A celebrated despot. A native of one of the United States.
Primals.—An animal.
Finals.—An extinct animal.
Oliver Twist.