# St. Nicholas/Volume 32/Number 2/Riddle-Box

ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN THE NOVEMBER NUMBER.
| Connected Word-squares. I. 1. Norman. 2. Oriole. 3. Ripple. 4. Mopped. 5. Allege. 6 Needed. II. 1. Maples. 2. Ariose. 3. Pilose. 4. Looted. 5. Essene. 6. Seeded. III. 1. Dogmas. 2. Orient. 5, Girder. 4. Meddle. 5. Aneles. 6. Stress. IV. 1. Dances. 2 Averse. 3. Nerita. 4. Crinum. 5. Estufa. 6. Seaman. V. 1. Schism. 2. Crania. 3. Hanses. 4. Inserts 5. Sierra. 6. Mastax. Central Syncopations. November: 1. Ni-a-th, thin. 2. Cr-o-ak, rack. 3. Ra-v-en, near. 4. Tr-e-ad, dart. 5. Re-m-it, rite. 6. So-b-er, rose. 7. Ev-e-nt, vent. 8. Me-r-it, time. Illustrated Numerical Enigma. “Penny and penny laid up will be many.” A Novel Zigzag. Zigzag, October: from 1 to 9, Manchuria; 10 10 14, Japan. Cross-words: 1. Opaque. 2, Accept. 3. Tramps. 4. Jocund. 5. Blithe. 6. Tender. 7. Russia. | Novel Acrostic. Primals, Walter Scott; finals, Red Gauntlet, Crosswords: 1. War. 2. Age. 3. Led. 4. Tag. 5. Era. 6. Rhu(barb), 7. Skin. 8. Cot. 9. Oil. 10. The. 11. Tot. Novel Acrostic. Primals, October; from 1 to 12, Indian Summer. Cross-words: 1.Obelisk. 2. Cabinet. 3. Tantivy. 4. Oblique. 5. Beaming. 6. Economy. 7. Radical, Diagonal. Bicycle. Cross-words: 1. Boating. 2. Fishing. 3. Picture. 4. New York. 5. Miracle. 6 Cripple. 7. Ivanhoe. Connected Squares. I. 1. Races. 2. Agave. 3. Caret. 4. Evert. 5. Setto. II. 1. Owner. 2. Weave. 3. Nasal 4. Evade. 5. Renew. IV. 1. Cover. 2. Olive. 3. Vixen. 4. Event. 5. Rents. V. 1. Wants. 2. About 3. Noble. 4. Tulip. 5. Steps. |
| 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 September Number were received, before September 15th, from Grace Haren—“Chuck”—Catherine H. Steel—“Allil and Adi”—Helen Hoag—Marion P. Toulmin—Mary Ruth Hutchinson. Answers to the Puzzles in the September Number were received before September 15th, from J. Elliott, 1—“Lollypop,”—1—Dorothea M. Dexter, 7—A.B. Hatton, 1—L, Kellogg, 1—M. Beadenkopf, 1— No name, Duluth, 9— Margaret C. Wilby, 8— Edwin and Beatrice, 2—The Spencers, 9— Dorothy Hopkins, 8—Cornelia Vaughan, 4—Two Puzzlers, 8—W, Keith, 1— Bessie Sweet Gallup, 9—Harriet Bingaman, 9—Lawrence and Frederica Mead, 2—Marjorie Crabbe, 1—Martha Hull, 1—Martha C. Schreyer, 8—Nessie and Freddie, 9—W. G Rice, Jr., 3—Newie C. Barnwell, 9— C. N. P. and E. H. C., 9—Eleanor C. French, 8—May Richardson, 9. ||
| DOUBLE ACROSTIC My primals, reading downward, and my finals, reading upward, spell a fasniliar name. Cross-words (of equal length): 1. Parts of a ship. 2. Farewell, 3. A region in Africa. 4. A shaft. 5. A caper. Grace F. Anderson (League Member). CONNECTED WORD-SQUARES. (Gold Badge, St. Nicholas League Competition.) · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · * * * * * * · · · · · * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * · · · · · * * * * * * · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · I. Upper Left-hand Square: 1. Catalogues. 2. Visionary. 3. Understanding. 4. To eat a small quantity of. 5. Repose. II. Upper Left-hand Square: 1. Below. 2. Coolness. 3. To pine. 4. To call forth. 5. To drive back. III. Central Square: 1. Force. 2. The symbol of peace. 3. To extend in breadth. 4. An incident. 5. Tears. | IV. Lower Left-hand Square: 1. To go in. 2. A relative. 3. Certain fresh-water ducks. 4. Striking effect. 5. Pauses. V. Lower Right-hand Square: 1. The stalks of certain species of grain. 2. In that place. 3. Royal. 4. Inhabitants of Arabia. 5. Pertaining to Wales. George G. Chapin. SYNCOPATIONS AND Z1GZAG. (Silver Badge, St. Nicholas League Competition.) Example: Syncopate (take out) the two middle letters from a satchel, and leave an ornament. Answer: va-li-se, vase. 1. Syncopate pertaining to dogs, and leave a support. 2. Syncopate brightened, and leave to cast off. 3. Syncopate pertaining to the mind, and leave a repast. 4 Syncopate a physician, and leave an opening. 5. Syncopate to mutter, and leave an animal. 6. Syncopate to unite firmly, and leave a coin. 7. Syncopate a seat for a rider, and leave an auction. 8. Syncopate a thoroughfare in a city, and leave a word used by printers. 9. Syncopate a product of the South, and leave a raccoon. 10. Syncopate to keep, and leave part of a harness. When the ten words, of four letters each, have been written one below another, the zigzag (beginning at the upper left-hand letter and ending with the lower right hand letter) will spell the name of a seaport of the United States. Clara Beth Haven. |
| ILLUSTRATED NUMERICAL ENIGMA. This differs from the ordinary numerical enigma in that the words forming it are pictured instead of described. The answer, consisting of thirty-four letters (shown in the eight little pictures), is a proverb which teaches contentment. CHARADE. My first is a kind of seat;  My last your ills may cure; Now take a glass and look within,—  You ’ll see my whole, I ’m sure. Helen A. Sibley DIAGONAL All of the words described contain the same number of letters, When rightly guessed and written one below another, the diagonal (beginning with the upper left-hand letter and ending with the lower right-hand letter) will spell a common word. Cross-words: 1. Blotting out. 2. Part of the body. 3. Pertaining to a pirate. 4. Displayed. 5. Contented. 6. Working. 7. An astringent fruit. 8. The principal church in a diocese. 9. A large, web-footed sea-bird. Grace F. Anderson (League Member). TRANSPOSITIONS AND ZIGZAG (Silver Badge, St. Nicholas League Competition.) Example: A narrow opening; transpose, and make portions, Answer: slot, lots. 1. A hard substance; transpose, and make a light substance. 2. Hovels; transpose, and make closed. 3. A fruit; transpose, and make to gather. 4, Mellow; transpose, and make a wharf. 5. A point of the compass; transpose, and make a chair or bench. 6. Certain nocturnal fliers; transpose, and make to pierce. 7. Domesticated; transpose, and make a companion. 8, Gait; | transpose, and make a garment. 9. Parts of the head; transpose, and make to burn. When the transpositions have been rightly made, write the words one below another. The zigzag (formed by taking the first letter of the first word, the second letter of the second word, the first letter of the third word, the second letter of the fourth, and so on) will spell a season of festivities. Elinor Townsend. WORD-SQUARE. 1. Part of the head. 2. Surface. 3, To rinse. 4. A feminine name. Juanita Read Harmar (League Member). GEOGRAPHICAL CURE. Gold Badge, St. Nicholas League Competition.) 1 · · · · · 2 · · · · · · · · · 5 · · · · · 6 · · · · · · · · 3 · · · · · 4 · · · · · · · · · 7 · · · · · 8 From 1 to 2, a continent; from 1 to 3, a city on the northern coast of Africa; from 2 to 4, one of the United States; from 3 to 4, an island in the Malay Archipelago; from 5 to 6, a seaport in British East Africa; from 5 to 7 the name of city and a lake in Nicaragua; from 6 to 8 a territory; from 7 to 8, a country of Europe; from 1 to 5, a country of Asia; from 2 to 6, a city of Upolu; from 4 to 8, a continent; from 3 to 7, an island of the Lesser Antilles, belonging to the Dutch. Nell G. Semlinger. |
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