ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN THE JULY NUMBER were received, before July 20, from Pelham, 1—Reba Neal, 3—C. E. Thompson, 1—Paul Reese, 2—C. R. M., 1—Capt. Bomb, 5—Maud E. Palmer, 8—Mamma and Katie, 1—Capt. Dag, 1—Tripod, 1—“A. D. Onis,” 1—Birdie Koehler, 7—Kittie, Belle, and Bird, 2—R. G. Welson, 1—Yum-Yum, 1—Gum Tree, 3—Bee, 2—R. H. Wedin, 1—Moses, 1—W. L. C., 3—Mush and Milk, 4—J. C. A., 5—Fin, Fur, and Feather, 3—“Me and Be,” 4—A. Maude Doty, 2—E. D. N., 4—“Pards,” 5—Lena B. R. Pierce, 4—“Sophia and Traddles,” 5—C. Furstenberg, 1—W. K. C., 1—J. and M., 3—Aloha, 3—D. B. Shumway, 7—Effie K. Talboys, 5—E. E. P. and A. S. C., 3—“Whiskers,” 1—Mamie R., 8—T. J. S., 4—Nellie and Reggie, 8—A. Hieronymous, 4—“Agricola,” 6—Spa, 1—Mab, 4—M. L. Everett, 8—L. C. B., 8—“Retlaw,” 1—Bat and Ball, 1—F. D., 5—“B. L. Z. Bub, No. 2,” 8—Addie C. Bowles, 1—Mary and Sallie Viles, 7—L. M. B., 8—Lee, 5—Jack Tar, 1. DECAPITATIONS. Behead the first word indicated by stars to make the second, the second to make the third, and so on. The ship rode in an * * * * * * * bay; Asleep, * * * * * *, the master lay; A * * * * * and rugged man was he, And, like the * * * *, at home at sea; He, like the * * *, swooped on his prey, Whene’er the * * came his way. But now, while * the needle kept, Forgetting all, he lay and slept. H. L. E. EASY HALF-SQUARE. 1. An isthmus through which a canal is being cut. 2. Out of a straight line. 3. A girl’s name. 4. A girl’s name. 5. A personal pronoun. 6. In half-square. ST. ANDREW’S CROSS OF DIAMONDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * . . . . . . . . . . * * * . . . . . . * * * * * . . * * * * * * * . . * * * * * . . . . . . * * * . . . . . . . . . . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. UPPER LEFT-HAND DIAMOND: 1. In fashions. 2. A cover. 3. Fastened with cords. 4. Fabrication. 5. To condescend. 6. A title. 7. In fashions. II. UPPER RIGHT-HAND DIAMOND: 1. In fashions. 2. Part of a flower. 3. An artificial water-course. 4. Papal envoys. 5. A coloring substance. 6. A portion. 7. In fashions. III. CENTRAL DIAMOND: 1. In fashions. 2. To doze. 3. Dating from one’s birth. 4. Constitutions. 5. A city in Italy. 6. A meadow. 7. In fashions. IV. LOWER LEFT-HAND DIAMOND: 1. In fashions. 2. A dance. 3. A public house. 4. Heeds. 5. A kind of nut. 6. Three-fifths of a musical term meaning slowly. 7. In fashions. V. LOWER RIGHT-HAND DIAMOND: 1. In fashions. 2. To endeavor. 3. Equipped. 4. Poetical comparisons. 5. An affray. 6. A river in Scotland. 7. In fashions. M. A. S. CONNECTED WORD-SQUARES. 1 . . . . * . . . . * . . . . * * . . . . * . . . . * . . . . 2