Volume 1 — THE OLD TRUNK
Reading edition
Answers to August Puzzles
1.
YOUTH
OCHRE
ULTRA
TUTOR
HEART
2. Eagle, heron. Kite, wren. Sparrow, redbird. Lark, robin. Rhea, thrush. Hawk, loon.
3. Washington, Lincoln.
4.
S
CAR
CAMEL
SAMPSON
RESET
LOT
N
5. THE ESCAPE
“Kamby says Edith is worse. You asked me to write if she began to fail, and I am complying with your request. So, if the Union of the North can spare you, come. Do not delay, for Edith is very ill. Remember, she is waiting for you.
“Most sorrowfully, “Adjutant Thomas.”
Capital letters spell: “Key is under mat.”
The first five perfect solutions were received from
Charlotte Copp.
Mary Folsom Pierce.
Warren Raymond.
Flavius Lentz.
Alice Burr.
ENIGMA
I am composed of ten letters.
My 8-2-3 is a vehicle.
My 9-4-7 is a meadow.
My 5-10-6-1 is a money compensation.
My whole is a place of Divine worship known in ancient and modern times.
—Martha E. Evans.
DIAMOND
. A consonant.
... A young blossom.
..... Something we all eat.
.......A day of the week.
..... A term for father.
... A period of time.
. A consonant.
—S. Lillian C.
SOME LARGE NATIONS
A scheming nation.
A surprising nation.
A fanciful nation.
A nation that goes no farther.
A nation that ends.
A reflective nation.
A nation that ordains.
A nation that foretells.
A nation that personifies.
A most destructive nation.
A nation that names.
A nation that specifies.
A nation that kills.
A nation that crowns.
A nation that points out.
A nation that grows.
A mistaken nation.
A reproachful nation.
A nation that wanders.
—Margaret P. Boyle.
HIDDEN ORCHESTRA
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—Julia E—.
