HOUR-GLASS PUZZLE.--Centrals: Greyhound. Across: Alligator. 2. Adoring. 3. Enemy. 4. Dye. 5. H. 6. Pop. 7. Elude. 8. Evangel. 9. Amendable. BLANK APOCOPES.--1. Rafters, raft. 2. Rushlight, rush. 3. Larder, lard. 4. Scarlet, scar. FRAME PUZZLE.-- F G R R H E A D B A N D G D R U C H A P L A I N N T T E EASY BEHEADINGS.--1. Beat, eat. 2. Candy, Andy. 3. She, he; your, our. 4. Table, able. 5. Pink, ink. 6. Scent, cent. 7. Brain, rain. 8. Orange, range. 9. Skate, Kate. 10. Helm, elm. 11. Crow, row. 12. Hash, ash. 13. Bowl, owl. 14. Scare, care. 15. Brush, rush. EASY TRIPLE ACROSTIC.--Primals, Crow; centrals, Bear; finals, Gnat, 1. ComBinG. 2. ReverbEratioN. 3. OmAhA. 4. WoRsT. HIDDEN FRENCH SENTENCE.--Ma ville de pierre,--"My city of stone," or "My city of Peter;" _i.e._. St. "Peter's-burg." ["Pierre" means "Peter" as well as "stone."] PICTORIAL ANAGRAM PROVERB .--"It is good to be merry and wise." THREE EASY SQUARE-WORDS.-- I.--P O E II.--F I R III.--L A W O R E I R E A G E E E L R E D W E D EASY ENIGMA.--Diamond. REVERSIBLE DOUBLE DIAMOND AND CONCEALED WORD-SQUARE. Perpendiculars, Revel; horizontals, Lever. Word-square: 1. Ten. 2. Eve. 3. Net. EASY SYNCOPATIONS.--1. Brass, bass. 2. Bread, bead. 3. Chart, cart. 4. Clove, cove. 5. Crane, cane. 6. Farce, face. 7. Heart, hart. 8. Horse, hose. 9. Mouse, muse. 10. Peony, pony. PICTORIAL TRANSPOSTION PUZZLES.--1. Entitles (ten tiles). Raja (ajar). 3. Palm (lamp). 4. Satyr (trays). 5. Causer (saucer). EASY SQUARE-WORD.--1. Balm. 2. Aloe. 3. Lore. 4. Meek. EASY DIAMOND.--1. W. 2. Nag. 3. Water. 4. Gem. 5. R. [For the names of those who sent answers to puzzles in the April number, see the "Letter-Box," page 574.]