ANSWERS TO PUZZLES TO THE MAY NUMBER were received, before May 20, from M. L. B., 1—M. S. Dumont, 1—W. B. R.—M. L. D. and others, 2—Pelham, 1—Two Fs., 5—The Peraults—C. D. Mason, 1—“Miss Ouri,” 5—“Tigers,” 2—Stella Mendel, 1—Johnny, 1—Dixie, 1—“Tigers,” 1—Maud F., 1—Lucy Jones, 1—J. Schlussel, 1—Laura G. Levy, 9—Buttercup and Daisy, 1—Helena Hellwig, 2—Madge Fursman, 1—Florence Althaus, 7—Thyrza Thornton, 5—C. S. H., 2—Mrs. Sippi, 5—Mary, Jennie and Mother, 6—Grace Cameron, 2—Effie K. Talboys, 8—“Yum Yum,” 1—Pepper and Maria, 12—Papa and Daisy, 1—Ned Mitchell, 5—Emma W. and Katie B. Knight, 2—T. L. and L. Cozzens, 1—Lucy M. Bradley, 12—Lizzie Wainman, 1—Geo. H. English, 1—“Chrysanthemum,” 1—Mary P. Fan, 1—“Jack Sprat and Pa,” 6—H. and L., 9—Clarence Brothers, 1—L. Reeves, 9—Eugene Kell, 1—No Name, N. Y., 9—W. R. M., 11—Bertha H., 12—“Rags and Tags,” 1—Nellie and Reggie, n—S. B. Bissell, 8—“Avis” and Grace Davenport, 10—“Mohawk Valley”—“Rasco,” 2—S. L. Meeks, 9—Belle Murdock, 12—No Name, Chicago, 10—B. B. Y., 11—“The Girls, Mabel, John, and Chickadee,” 11—R. B. C., 2—Original Puzzle Club, 10—“Geo. M. Ebry,” 2—Harrison Allen, Jr., 1—R. Lloyd, 1—“Blank” and Ulysees, 12—Dash, 12—Francis W. Islip, 12—Eleanor, Maude, Louise, Bertie and Nanno Peart, 7—Ida and Edith Swanwick, 8—Geo. S. Seymour, 8—Lulu May, 11—Frank M. Crispen, 1—Puzzled Family in Paris, 8—Esther Reid, Merton House, 1. CHARADE. My dear, this _whole_ I send to you, A token of my friendship true; I trust you’ll _first_ it,—hold it fast, And prize it if but for my _last_. “MYRTLE GREEN.” OCTAGON. 1. A gentle blow. 2. The Christian name of the heroine of a novel by Theodore Winthrop. 3. To bleach. 4. The herb wolf’s-bane. 5. Pertaining to the bile. 6. A fruit which was said to make strangers who ate of it forget their native land. 7. Musical syllables. EDWARD ROBERT B. GREEK CROSS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * * * * . . . . . . * * * * . . . . . . * * * * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. UPPER SQUARE: 1. Proportion. 2. To affirm. 3. Familiar beverages. 4. Formerly. II. LEFT-HAND SQUARE: 1. Rent. 2. A Hebrew measure. 3. Fabrics of a certain kind. 4. Formerly. III. CENTRAL SQUARE: 1. Formerly. 2. A large bird of South America. 3. Bodies of water. 4. Labor. IV. RIGHT-HAND SQUARE: 1. Labor. 2. Surface. 3. Abode. 4. A feminine name. V. LOWER SQUARE: 1. Labor. 2. A feminine name. 3. To break suddenly. 4. Retained. MURRAY AND PERCY. INVERTED PYRAMIDS. I. Across: 1. Eloquence. 2. To eat into. 3. Part of a cat’s foot. 4. In eloquence. Downward: 1. In Troy. 2. A musical note. 3. Skill. 4. An implement. 5. A lyric poem. 6. A musical note. 7. In Troy.