THE RIDDLE-BOX.
Reading edition
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN THE SEPTEMBER NUMBER.
Connected Pyramids. Centrals, Pastoral. Cross-words: 1. P. 2. bAa. 3. guSto. 4. MonTero. 5. O. 6. eRa. 7. leAch. 8. galLeon.
Cross-word Enigma. Engine.
Buried Quadrupeds. 1. Alpaca. 2. Beaver. 3. Bison. 4. Ermine. 5. Chamois. 6. Genet. 7. Loris. 8. Llama. 9. Lemur. 10. Paco. 11. Paca. 12. Panda. 13. Tapir. 14. Jackal.
Diamond. 1. C. 2. Hap. 3. Humor. 4. Cambric. 5. Pored. 6. Rid. 7 C.
Connected Squares. I. 1. Leap. 2. Earl. 3. Area. 4. Plan. II. 1. Plan. 2. Line. 3. Ants. 4. Nest. III. 1. Plan. 2. Love. 3. Arts. 4. Nest. IV. 1. Nest. 2. Echo. 3. Show. 4. Town.
Double Acrostic. Primals, Cold wave; finals, Manitoba. Cross-words: 1. ClaM. 2. OlgA. 3. LoaN. 4. DemI. 5. WanT. 6. AltO. 7. VerB. 8. EllA.
Triangular Prism. From 1 to 2, Celt; from 1 to 3, chip; from 2 to 5, toupettit; 1 to 4, catechism; 3 to 6, proboscis; 4 to 5, mint; 4 to 6, mass; 5 to 6, trellis.
Double Zigzag. From 1 to 10, Michaelmas; from 11 to 20, roast goose. Cross-words: 1. Macaroni. 2. Bibulous. 3. Peculiar. 4. Cashiers. 5. Gratuity. 6. Deterges. 7. Lampoons, 8. Imporous. 9. Chastise. 10. Pristine.
Numerical Enigma.
Graceful, tossing plume of glowing gold, Waving lonely on the rocky ledge; Leaning seaward, lovely to behold, Clinging to the high cliff’s ragged edge. Seaside Goldenrod.
Rhymed Word-square. 1. Bacon. 2. Aroma. 3. Coped. 4. Omega. 5. Nadab.
Octagon. 1. Hop. 2. Papal. 3. Harelip. 4. Operate. 5. Palaver. 6. Liter. 7. Per.
Beheadings. Thomas Edison. Cross-words: 1. T-hank. 2. H-aunt. 3. O-pens. 4. M-isle. 5. A-skew. 6. S-urge. 7. E-bony. 8. D-rink. 9. I-deal. 10. S-ewer. 11. O-read. 12. N-once.
Cross-word Enigma. Husking frolic.
To our Puzzlers: In sending answers to puzzles, sign only your initials or use a short assumed name; but if you send a complete list of answers, you may sign your full name. Answers should be addressed to St. Nicholas “Riddle-box,” care of The Century Co., 33 East Seventeenth St., New York City.
Answers to all the Puzzles in the July Number were received, before July 20, from “B. L. Z. Bub, No. 1”—Topsy and Eva—“Betsy and Bob”—Jo and I—Maggie T. Turrill—Shumway Hen and Chickens—Joseph Brobston, Jr.—Mary Ludlow—The Spencers—Little Miss Muffet—Francis W. Islip—Two Cousins—C. and H. Condit—H. and S.—Madge and the Dominie—“Dash”—“Original Puzzle Club”—J. L. A. O. F.
Answers to Puzzles in the July Number were received, before July 20, from Pelham, 1—Reba Neal, 3—C. E. Thompson, 1—Paul Reese, 2—C. R. M., 1—Capt. Bomb, 5—Maud E. Palmer, 8—Mamma and Katie, 1—Capt. Dag, 1—Tripod, 1—“A. D. Onis,” 1—Birdie Koehler, 7—Kittie, Belle, and Bird, 2—R. G. Welson, 1—Yum-Yum, 1—Gum Tree, 3—Bee, 2—R. H. Wedin, 1—Moses, 1—W. L. C., 3—Mush and Milk, 4—J. C. A., 5—Fin, Fur, and Feather, 3—“Me and Be,” 4—A. Maude Doty, 2—E. D. N., 4—“Pards,” 5—Lena B. R. Pierce, 4—“Sophia and Traddles,” 5—C. Furstenberg, 1—W. K. C., 1—J. and M., 3—Aloha, 3—D. B. Shumway, 7—Effie K. Talboys, 5—E. E. P. and A. S. C., 3—“Whiskers,” 1—Mamie R., 8—T. J. S., 4—Nellie and Reggie, 8—A. Hieronymous, 4—“Agricola,” 6—Spa, 1—Mab, 4—M. L. Everett, 8—L. C. B., 8—“Retlaw,” 1—Bat and Ball, 1—F. D., 5—“B. L. Z. Bub, No. 2,” 8—Addie C. Bowles, 1—Mary and Sallie Viles, 7—L. M. B., 8—Lee, 5—Jack Tar, 1.
DECAPITATIONS.
Behead the first word indicated by stars to make the second, the second to make the third, and so on.
The ship rode in an * * * * * * * bay; Asleep, * * * * * *, the master lay; A * * * * * and rugged man was he, And, like the * * * *, at home at sea; He, like the * * *, swooped on his prey, Whene’er the * * came his way. But now, while * the needle kept, Forgetting all, he lay and slept.
H. L. E.
EASY HALF-SQUARE.
1. An isthmus through which a canal is being cut. 2. Out of a straight line. 3. A girl’s name. 4. A girl’s name. 5. A personal pronoun. 6. In half-square.
ST. ANDREW’S CROSS OF DIAMONDS.
I. Upper Left-hand Diamond: 1. In fashions. 2. A cover. 3. Fastened with cords. 4. Fabrication. 5. To condescend. 6. A title. 7. In fashions.
II. Upper Right-hand Diamond: 1. In fashions. 2. Part of a flower. 3. An artificial water-course. 4. Papal envoys. 5. A coloring substance. 6. A portion. 7. In fashions.
III. Central Diamond: 1. In fashions. 2. To doze. 3. Dating from one’s birth. 4. Constitutions. 5. A city in Italy. 6. A meadow. 7. In fashions.
IV. Lower Left-hand Diamond: 1. In fashions. 2. A dance. 3. A public house. 4. Heeds. 5. A kind of nut. 6. Three-fifths of a musical term meaning slowly. 7. In fashions.
V. Lower Right-hand Diamond: 1. In fashions. 2. To endeavor. 3. Equipped. 4. Poetical comparisons. 5. An affray. 6. A river in Scotland. 7. In fashions.
M. A. S.
CONNECTED WORD-SQUARES.
Upper Square: 1. A denomination. 2. To resound. 3. The sovereign prince of Tartary. 4. To inter.
Lower Square: 1. A kind of nail. 2. A lineage. 3. A piece of land. 4. Achievement.
Diagonals, from 1 to 2, a case.
“MYRTLE GREEN.”
UNIFORM REMAINDERS.
All of the words described contain the same number of letters; and the letters of each word, after it has been beheaded and curtailed, may be transposed to spell the same word. In short, the middle letters of each word described are the same, and may be transposed to form the same word.
1. Zealous. 2. Rancor. 3. Membranes that cover the brains. 4. To exchange. 5. To impede. 6. Baskets of wicker-work. 7. Uttered foolishly. 8. Divided. 9. Rush. 10. Pertaining to a Mediterranean island, 11. Looked earnestly. 12. Negotiates.
SIDNEY J.
OCTOBER.
Each of the small pictures may be described by a word which rhymes with “celebration.” The initial letters of the words to be supplied spell a busy season of the year. The following lines hint at the meaning of each picture:
My first is great ——; My next a common ——; My third a thorough ——; My fourth an under ——; My fifth an earnest ——; My sixth a painful ——; My seventh, rapid ——; My eighth, a terrible ——; My ninth, a perfect ——; My tenth, a foolish ——; My last, compulsory ——.
“ROB ROY.”
DOUBLE ACROSTICS.
I. My primals spell one who inherits; my finals, a weaver’s machine; primals and finals combined, a personal chattel, which descends by inheritance.
Cross-words: 1. Pertaining to herbs. 2. An inhabitant of a northern country. 3. A coloring matter. 4. Redemption.
II. My primals and finals each spell a name for the sperm whale.
Cross-words: 1. A fastening. 2. Like a monkey. 3. Demented. 4. Songs of a certain kind. 5. Singly. 6. Smallest. 7. The emblem of peace. 8. A South American animal.
“EUREKA” AND MAX.
PI.
Three si a tabufile tripis ringbathe wno Tis wellom chinsers no eth drescutle steer, Dan, morf a breake lufi fo cresthi syde, Gourpin wen rylog no eth mutnau dowos, Nad grippnid ni rawm ghlit eth lardpile uscold.
ANNIE AND A.
NUMERICAL ENIGMA.
I am composed of one hundred and forty letters, and form a stanza by Bryant.
My 101-98-106-115 is a vast number. My 125-22-53 is astern. My 73-107-136-79 is animation. My 45-57-116-4 is to move. My 105-48-127-28 is unmixed. My 100-83-59 is used for illuminating purposes. My 17-63-90 is a nickname for Boston. My 69-34-111-119-13 is a fine city. My 99-134-70-92-49 is to appropriate. My 129-2-122-25-40 is the name of an eminent English naturalist and divine of Selborne. My 35-6-132-65 is the name of a distinguished American poet and artist, born in 1822. My 94-26-32-112-1-8 is a name well known to literature, borne by a man and his wife. My 97-103-31-43-15-18-96-55 is another similar name. My 88-21-138-140 is a famous English humorist and author. My 67-75-61-7-71 is the reputed author of the Iliad. My 113-50-11-102-37-12-91-38-114 is an eminent poet born at Pallas, in Ireland, in 1728. My 47-76-109-86-42 is a celebrated Italian epic poet. My 81-29-23-124-27-20-84 is the inventor of the Kindergarten. My 110-14-126-51-16 is a celebrated Scottish poet. My 117-135-72-3 is “The Bard of Twickenham.” My 78-128-5-68-120-41 is a poet now living. My 130-46-64-36-131-44 is a famous writer of witty verses and essays. My 121-62-30-137-82-89-139-85-118-33 is the best-known American poet. My 58-9-104-66-87 is “The Wizard of the North.” My 108-39-10-24-123-95-56-80-60 is the real name of “Michael Angelo Titmarsh.” My 133-52-93-77-74-19-54 is the real name of “Boz.”
“CORNELIA BLIMBER.”
CUBE.
On a pleasant day in August we took one of the many 1 to 2 plying between city and 2 to 4, and with 3 to 4 hearts started on a day’s pleasure trip. Some 5 to 7 pointed out many objects of interest. On landing, we took a stroll and then seated ourselves on some old 1 to 5 to eat a 6 to 8 and to watch the beautiful white 3 to 7 that were 1 to 3 over the water. A few 5 to 6, trying to gain health and 7 to 8 by a plunge in salt water, were thrown into a panic by a mischievous boy who cried out that he saw 2 to 6 close by. The bathers were glad to take refuge on solid 4 to 8.
“KATASHAW.”
PECULIAR ACROSTICS.
All of the words described contain the same number of letters. When rightly guessed and written one below the other, the second and the sixth row of letters will each spell a name given to the last day of October.
1. Military. 2. A small round mass. 3. Smoothly. 4. To treat with tenderness. 5. A company of travelers. 6. Capable of being molded. 7. Ardent. 8. Blooming. 9. Gross. 10. Regards with reverence. 11. To retain. 12. A little ring.
F. S. F.