# St. Nicholas/Volume 32/Number 4/Riddle-Box

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ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN THE JANUARY NUMBER.
| Double Zigzag. From 1 to 2, Abraham Lincoln; 3 to 4, Saint Valentine. Cross-words: 1. Answer. 2. Obtain. 3. Strait. 4. Retain. 5. Tahiti. 6. Marvel. 7. Meadow. 8. Lilacs. 9. Direct. 10. Banana. 11. Mascot. 12 Phonic. 13. Glance. 14. Needle. Double Acrostic. Initials, Transfigurations: finals, E. Crosswords: 1. Thyme. 2. Rhyme. 3. Alone. 4. Nerve. 5. Scare. 6. Fence. 7. Issue. 8. Gauge. 9. Unite. 10. Route. 11. Aisle, 12. Thine. 13. Image. 14. Olive. 15. Niche. 16 Salve. Oblique Rectangle. 1. A. 2. Apt. 3. April. 4. Timid. 5. Lilac. 6. Dairy. 7. Cruet. 8. Years. 9. Trait. 10. Sight. 11. There. 12. Trays. 13. Eyrie. 14. Signs. 15. Enact. 16. Scrip. 17. Timid. 18. Pie. 19. D. Charade. L, baa Elbe. King’s Move Puzzle. Bison, bear, bull, giraffe, buffalo, pig, goat, stag, dog, tiger, fox, wolf, ox, lynx, squirrel, panther, porcupine, camel, elk, hyena, cat, rat, calf, mole, seal, lion, weasel, boar, otter, antelop, monkey, donkey, elephant, rhinoceros, deer, horse, hare, leopard, ape, lamb, doe, beaver. | Double Rereadings and Curtailings. Christmas. 1. Mi-scar-ry, cars. 2. Ph-this-ic, hist. 3. Le-arni-ng, rain. 4. Co-ntenti-on, intent. 5. Pr-ese-nt, see. 6. Di-spat-ch, taps. 7. Li-nime-nt, mine. 8. Bo-nda-ge, and. 9. Th-irst-er, sur. Acrostic. Second row, Uriah Heep. Cross-words: 1. Europe, 2. Grapes. 3. Pink. 4. Lamp. 5. Phidias. 6. Photograph. 7. Eel. 8. Beet. 9. Apothecary. Double Diagonal. From 1 to 2, Burns; 3 to 4, Dürer. Cross-words: 1. Brier, 2. Ruler. 3. Arrow, 4. Ruins. 5. Dross. An Obelisk. From 1 to 2, Julius Caesar, Cross-words: 1. J. 2. Run. 3. Calyx. 4. Abide. 5. Flute. 6. Mason. 7. Yacht. 8. Peach. 9. Cheat 10. Hasty, 11. Knave. 12. Birch. |
| To our Puzzlers: Answers, to be acknowledged in the magazine, must be received not later than the 15th of each month, and 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 November Number were received, before November 15th, from Nessie and Freddie—Grace Haren—“Allil and Adi”—Elizabeth D. Lord—Walter L. Dreyfuss—Paul R. Deschere—“Chuck”—Dorothy Rutherford. Answers to Puzzles in the November Number were received, before November 15th, from William Leetch 1—N. Edgar & Co., 7— Ralph Kirlin, 2—Margaret Carpenter, 6—Emmet Russell, 3—Oswald D. Reich, 4—Jane C. Watt, 1—Joe and I, 7—“Constant Reader,” 1—Harriet Bingaman, 6— Eleanor Taft, 1—William McAdams, 4—Mary Purdy McCube, 6, ||
| ZIGZAG. (Silver Badge, St. Nicholas League Competition.) 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ *‍ · 7 · · *‍ 5 · 1 · *‍ · · 4 · *‍ · · *‍ · · *‍ · · *‍ 6 · 2 · *‍ · · · · *‍ 8 3 · · *‍ Cross-words: 1. Glowing. 2. A masculine name, 3. An inhabitant of the water. 4. To curve. 5. A piece of money. 6. For one time. 7. A strong wind. 8. A mountain peak in Sicily. 9. A float. 10. A building for hay and cattle. The zigzag, reading downward, spells the name of a famous man; the letters represented by the figures from 1 to 8 spell the name of the month in which he was born. Fred Burger. | TRANSPOSITIONS AND ZIGZAG. (Gold Badge, St. Nicholas League Competition.) Example:Transpose a short pen, and make a small cask. Answer, stub, tubs. 1. Transpose prevalent, and make a conflagration. 2. Transpose to cauterize, and make epochs. 3. Transpose an infant, and make an ecclesiastic. 4. Transpose kitchen utensils, and make to break short. 5. Transpose similar, and make a fine German naval station in the Baltic. 6. Transpose certain, and make one who uses. 7. Transpose plunder, and make an instrument. 8. Transpose greater quantity, and make a city. 9. Transpose the mark of a wound, and make vehicles. 10. Transpose young animals, and make a short piece of timber used as a support. 11. Transpose money paid for a lease, and make an aquatic bird. 12. Transpose a part, and make learning. 13. Transpose sound, and make a short letter. When these transpositions have been rightly made, and the words written one below another, take the first letter of the first word, the second letter of the second word, the first of the third, the second of the fourth, and so on. The zigzag thus formed will spell the name of a man who wrote some fine stories for St. Nicholas. Erwin Janowitz. CROSS-WORD ENIGMA. My first is in row, but not in sail; My second in cotton, but not in bale; My third is in open, but not in shut; My fourth is in smart, but not in cut; My fifth is in key, but not in lock; My sixth is in bevy, but not in flock; My seventh is in even, but not in odd; My eighth is in salmon, but not in cod; My ninth is in cotton, but not in pod. My whole is a famous man. Frederick P. Cranston (League Member). |
| Riddle You own me and I follow you,  But dare not come before your face; And yet you may be hanging me;  That ’s why you do not win the race! I bear for you your burden,  But if you turn me, O! You will not reap the guerdon  For which you ’re longing so. Will M. Shields A Labyrinth Begin at a certain letter and proceed in four different directions. The names of four cities may be spelled. Use no letter twice, except the one with which all four words begin. Maurice Beach (League Member). Squares and Diagonals (Gold Badge, St. Nicholas League Competition.) 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ 1 · · · 7 13‍ 13‍ · * · * · · · * · · · * · * · 3 · · · * · · · * · · · 9 · * · * · · * · * · · · * · · · · * · · · * · * · · * · * · 5 · · · * · · · * · · · * · · · * · · · 11 · * · * · · * · * · · * · * · · · * · · · · * · · · · * · · · * · * · · * · * · · * · * · 8 · · · * · · · * · · · * · · · * · · · 2 13‍ · * · * · · * · * · 13‍ · · * · · · · * · · · * · * · · * · * · 10 · · · * · · · * · · · 4 13‍ · * · * · 13‍ · · * · · · * · * · 12 · · · 6 These word-squares are to be read across. Unlike the usual word-square, they do not read the same across and up and down. I. 1. On the beam. 2. To blight. 3. To strike. 4. The evil one. 5. A bird of ill-omen. II. 1. A bet. 2. Entire. 3. The color of coal. 4. Not tight. 5. A large bird. III. 1. A running knot. 2. To lean forward. 3. A rod. 4. A big western farm. 5. The palm from which sago is obtained. IV. 1. The emblem of peace. 2. A cutting instrument. 3. A mixture of languages. 4. An attempt. 5. A brown pigment. | V. 4. English noblemen. 2. Fastened. 3. Frozen rain. 4. Ashore bird. 5. A small wax candle. VI. 1. A fur-bearing animal. 2. A marine mammal. 3. A young hog. 4. A toilet necessity. 5. The end of a boat. VII. 1. To heat violently, 2. The French word for “cup.” 3. A support for a picture. 4. Over. 5. Flavor. VIII. 1. Scoffs. 2. Killed. 3. The higher of the two male voices. 4. Disgrace. 5. An animal found in Malacca. IX. 1. Upright. 2. Ate dinner. 3. A book for photographs. 4. To educate. 5. A wooden shoe. The letters from 1 to 2, transposed, will spell the name of a magazine; from 3 to 4, transposed, “the Philosopher of Concord”; from 5 to 6, transposed, abridgements; from 7 to 8, transposed, producing balsam; from 9 to 10, stubbornness; from 11 to 12, the state of being brotherly. Alice Knowles (age 9) Connected Diamonds (Silver Badge, St. Nicholas League Competition.) 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ 13‍ · · · · · · · · · · · · * · · · · · · * * * · · * * * * * · · * * * · · · · · · * · · · · · · · · · · · · I. Upper Left-hand Diamond: 1. In disgrace. 2. Dress. 3. Austerity. 4. Obtained. 5. In disgrace. II. Upper Right-hand Diamond: 1. In disgrace. 2. Very warm. 3. One who rows. 4. A number. 5. In disgrace. III. Middle Diamond: 1. In disgrace. 2. An exclamation. 3. Report. 4, A masculine nickname. 5. In disgrace. IV.Lower Left-hand Diamond: 1. In disgrace. 2. A smell part. 3. A stream of water. 4. A decoction. 5. In disgrace. V. Lower Right-hand Diamond: 1. In disgrace. 2. A rug. 3. A cutting instrument. 4. A bauble 5. In disgrace. Janet Rankin. Concealed Word-square (One word is concealed in each couplet.) 1. Sam Simple tried a sigh to weigh;  the sigh, though heavy, would not stay. 2. He put a bridle round a tree,  And said, “My horse is safe, you see.” 3. His house a burglar entered once;  Sam cried, “Well, you must be a dunce! 4. Mind either b’s or p’s or qs.  Search well. I ’ll promise to excuse. 5. For I ’m in no distress of mind—  I hope you ’ll give me half you find!” Helen A. Sibley |
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