St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, September 1878, No. 11

Name: St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, September 1878, No. 11
Author: Various

Various

Children's literature -- Periodicals; Children's periodicals, American

1. Syncopate an orifice, and leave a troublesome insect. 2. Syncopate to
cut, and get a natural underground chamber. 3. Syncopate a wise saying,
and get to injure. 4. Syncopate a small house, and leave a fugitive
named in the Bible. 5. Syncopate a crown of a person of rank, and leave
a musical instrument.

A.B.


DOUBLE ACROSTIC.

The initials form the name of a European sovereign. The finals form the
name of a great statesman.

1. Striking. 2. A vowel repeated. 3. A body of soldiers. 4. A lofty
building. 5. A musical drama. 6. Scarce. 7. A pastoral poem. 8. The
surname of a celebrated Italian poet.

DYCLE




ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN AUGUST NUMBER.


DOUBLE ACROSTIC.--Primrose, 1. PeaR. 2. RomeO. 3. IsthmuS. 4. MacE.

NUMERICAL ENIGMA.--All owing: allowing.

PICTORIAL TRANSPOSITION PUZZLES.--1. Ten mugs; nutmegs. 3. Ten tea-pots;
potentates.

DIAMOND PUZZLE.--1. M. 2. JAy. 3. MaCaw. 4. YAk. 5. W.

SQUARE-WORD.--1. Crane. 2. Raven. 3. Avert. 4. Nerve. 5. Enter.

SHAKSPEAREAN REBUS.--"Hamlet," Act III., Scene i.

   "Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
    And thus the native hue of resolution
    Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought."

GEOGRAPHICAL DOUBLE ACROSTIC.--1. ChilI. 2. HellesponT. 3. IndiA. 4.
NepauL. 5. AlleghanY.

METAGRAM.--Dip, fip, lip, hip, rip, nip, pip, sip, tip.

VERY EASY HIDDEN FURNITURE.--1. Table. 2. Sofa. 3. Chair. 4. Stool. 5.
What-not. 6. Crib. 7. Cot 8. Hat-rack 9. Desk.

DOUBLE CROSS-WORD ENIGMA.--Holmes, Lowell.

TRANSPOSITIONS.--1. Warned, warden, wander. 2. Red nag, gander, ranged,
garden, danger. 3. No elms, Lemnos, lemons, melons, solemn. 4. Red opal,
pale rod, real pod, leopard.

PROVERB REBUS.--"One swallow does not make a summer."

CHARADE.--Pondicherry; pond, I, cherry.

HOUR-GLASS PUZZLE.--Centrals, Arrow, 1. CHAnt 2. ORe. 3. R. 4. COg. 5.
BoWer.

CONTRACTIONS.--1. Brown, brow. 2. Plane, plan. 3. Lathe, lath. 4. Heath,
heat. 5. Hazel, haze. 6. Plume, plum. 7. Crown, crow. 8. Lunge, lung. 9.
Forty, fort.

WORD-SYNCOPATIONS.--1. Leveret; ever, let. 2. Slashing; ash, sling. 3.
Slashings; lash, sings. 4. Carpenter; pea, carter. 5. Carpets; pet,
cars.

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St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, September 1878, No. 11Various

General

St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, September 1878, No. 11

Various

Children's literature -- Periodicals; Children's periodicals, American

1. Syncopate an orifice, and leave a troublesome insect. 2. Syncopate to
cut, and get a natural underground chamber. 3. Syncopate a wise saying,
and get to injure. 4. Syncopate a small house, and leave a fugitive
named in the Bible. 5. Syncopate a crown of a person of rank, and leave
a musical instrument.

A.B.


DOUBLE ACROSTIC.

The initials form the name of a European sovereign. The finals form the
name of a great statesman.

1. Striking. 2. A vowel repeated. 3. A body of soldiers. 4. A lofty
building. 5. A musical drama. 6. Scarce. 7. A pastoral poem. 8. The
surname of a celebrated Italian poet.

DYCLE




ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN AUGUST NUMBER.


DOUBLE ACROSTIC.--Primrose, 1. PeaR. 2. RomeO. 3. IsthmuS. 4. MacE.

NUMERICAL ENIGMA.--All owing: allowing.

PICTORIAL TRANSPOSITION PUZZLES.--1. Ten mugs; nutmegs. 3. Ten tea-pots;
potentates.

DIAMOND PUZZLE.--1. M. 2. JAy. 3. MaCaw. 4. YAk. 5. W.

SQUARE-WORD.--1. Crane. 2. Raven. 3. Avert. 4. Nerve. 5. Enter.

SHAKSPEAREAN REBUS.--"Hamlet," Act III., Scene i.

   "Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
    And thus the native hue of resolution
    Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought."

GEOGRAPHICAL DOUBLE ACROSTIC.--1. ChilI. 2. HellesponT. 3. IndiA. 4.
NepauL. 5. AlleghanY.

METAGRAM.--Dip, fip, lip, hip, rip, nip, pip, sip, tip.

VERY EASY HIDDEN FURNITURE.--1. Table. 2. Sofa. 3. Chair. 4. Stool. 5.
What-not. 6. Crib. 7. Cot 8. Hat-rack 9. Desk.

DOUBLE CROSS-WORD ENIGMA.--Holmes, Lowell.

TRANSPOSITIONS.--1. Warned, warden, wander. 2. Red nag, gander, ranged,
garden, danger. 3. No elms, Lemnos, lemons, melons, solemn. 4. Red opal,
pale rod, real pod, leopard.

PROVERB REBUS.--"One swallow does not make a summer."

CHARADE.--Pondicherry; pond, I, cherry.

HOUR-GLASS PUZZLE.--Centrals, Arrow, 1. CHAnt 2. ORe. 3. R. 4. COg. 5.
BoWer.

CONTRACTIONS.--1. Brown, brow. 2. Plane, plan. 3. Lathe, lath. 4. Heath,
heat. 5. Hazel, haze. 6. Plume, plum. 7. Crown, crow. 8. Lunge, lung. 9.
Forty, fort.

WORD-SYNCOPATIONS.--1. Leveret; ever, let. 2. Slashing; ash, sling. 3.
Slashings; lash, sings. 4. Carpenter; pea, carter. 5. Carpets; pet,
cars.

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St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, September 1878, No. 11

St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, September 1878, No. 11

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