The Twentieth Century Standard Puzzle Book

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Editor

Pearson, A. Cyril (Arthur Cyril), 1838-1916

Title

Twentieth Century Standard Puzzle Book Three Parts in One Volume

Credits

MFR, Branden Aldridge, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

GV: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Recreation, Leisure

Subject

Puzzles

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Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 63884

Release Date

November 26, 2020

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE TWENTIETH CENTURY STANDARD PUZZLE BOOK
2. 2.PART I. — CONTENTS — MAGIC SQUARES — No. I.—FOUR HUNDRED YEARS OLD! — No. II.—A SIMPLE MAGIC SQUARE — No. III.—ANOTHER MAGIC SQUARE — ENIGMAS — 1 A MYSTIC ENIGMA — No. IV.—A NEST OF CENTURIES — 2 — No. V.—THE MAKING OF A MAGIC SQUARE — No. VI.—ANOTHER WAY TO MAKE A MAGIC SQUARE — No. VII.—A MONSTER MAGIC SQUARE — No. VIII.—A NOVEL MAGIC SQUARE — 3 — No. IX.—TWIN MAGIC SQUARES — 4 — No. X.—A BORDERED MAGIC SQUARE — 5 AN OLD ENIGMA By Hannah More — No. XI.—A LARGER BORDERED MAGIC SQUARE — No. XII.—A CENTURY OF CELLS — 6 HALLAM’S UNSOLVED ENIGMA — No. XIII.—A SINGULAR MAGIC SQUARE — No. XIV.—SQUARING THE YEAR — 7 RANK TREASON By an Irish Rebel, 1798 — No. XV.—SQUARING ANOTHER YEAR — No. XVI.—MANIFOLD MAGIC SQUARES — 8 AN ENIGMA FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS — No. XVII.—LARGER AUXILIARY MAGIC SQUARES — No. XVIII.—SQUARING BY ANNO DOMINI — 9 — No. XIX.—A MAGIC SQUARE OF SEVEN — 10 WHAT MOVED HIM? — No. XX.—CURIOUS SQUARES — 11 RINGING THE CHANGES — No. XXI.—A MOORISH MAGIC SQUARE — No. XXII.—A CHOICE MAGIC SQUARE — 12 CANNING’S ENIGMA — XXIII.—THE TWIN PUZZLE SQUARES — 13 — No: XXIV.—MAGIC FRACTIONS — 14 “DOUBLE, DOUBLE, TOIL AND TROUBLE!” — No. XXV.—MORE MAGIC FRACTIONS — 15 — No. XXVI.—A MAGIC OBLONG — 16 — 17 — No. XXVII.—A MAGIC CUBE — 18 — No. XXVIII.—A MAGIC CIRCLE — 19 — No. XXIX.—MAGIC CIRCLE OF CIRCLES — No. XXX.—THE UNIQUE TRIANGLE — 20 — 21 — No. XXXI.—MAGIC TRIANGLES — 22 — No. XXXII.—TWIN TRIANGLES — No. XXXIII.—A MAGIC HEXAGON — 23 — No. XXXIV.—MAGIC HEXAGON IN A CIRCLE — 24 A PERSONAL ENIGMA — No. XXXV.—A MAGIC CROSS — 25 — 26 By Lord Macaulay — No. XXXVI.—A CHARMING PUZZLE — 27 A BROKEN TALE — No. XXXVII.—LEAP-FROG — 28 — 29 — No. XXXVIII.—SORTING THE COUNTERS — 30 — 31 — No. XXXIX.—A TRANSFORMATION — 32 — 33 — No. XL.—DOMINO BUILDING — No. XLI.—FAST AND LOOSE — 34 — No. XLII.—MAZY PROGRESS. — 35 — No. XLIII.—FOR CLEVER PENCILS — 36 — 37 — 38 — No. XLIV.—TEST AND TRY — 39 — 40 — No. XLV.—A CURIOUS PHENOMENON — 41 — 42 — No. XLVI.—A HOME-MADE MICROSCOPE — 43 — No. XLVII.—A PRETTY EXPERIMENT — 44 “WHAT THE DICKENS IS HIS NAME?” Merry Wives of Windsor. — No. XLVIII.—A BOTTLED BUTTON — 45 A NEW “LIGHT BRIGADE” — No. XLIX.—CLEARING THE WAY — 46 — 47 — No. L.—IS WATER POROUS? — 48 A DOUBLE SHUFFLE — No. LI.—A TEST OF GRAVITY — No. LII.—BILLIARD MAGIC — No. LIII.—THE NIMBLE COIN — 49 AN ENIGMA BY MUTATION — No. LIV.—HIT IT HARD! — 50 AN ENIGMA BY SWIFT — No. LV.—THE BRIDGE OF KNIVES — 51 A MEDLEY — No. LVI.—DIFFERENT DENSITIES — 52 THE MISSING LINK — No. LVII.—COLUMBUS OUTDONE — 53 — No. LVIII.—WHAT WILL HAPPEN? — 54 — No. LIX.—THE FLOATING NEEDLE — 55 — No. LX.—VIS INERTIÆ — 56 DR. WHEWELL’S ENIGMA — 57 AN ENIGMA FOR MOTORISTS — No. LXI.—CUT AND COME AGAIN — 58 — 59 — No. LXII.—WHERE WILL IT BREAK? — 60 — No. LXIII.—CATCHING THE DICE — 61 — No. LXIV.—WILL THEY FALL? — 62 — No. LXV.—A TRANSPOSITION — 63 — 64 — No. LXVI.—COIN COUNTING — No. LXVII.—THE BALANCED CORK — 65 — 66 — No. LXVIII.—NUTS TO CRACK — 67 A SINGULAR ENIGMA — No. LXIX.—THE FLOATING CORKS — 68 A PARADOX — No. LXX.—A LIGHT, STEADY HAND — 69 — No. LXXI.—WHAT IS THIS? — 70 — 71 — No. LXXII.—TAKING THE GROUND FROM UNDER IT — 72 — 73 — No. LXXIII.—A READY RECKONER — 74 — No. LXXIV.—THE CLIMBING HOOP — 75 — No. LXXV.—THE SEAL OF MAHOMET — 76 — 77 — No. LXXVI.—MOVE THE MATCHES — 78 — 79 — 80 HIDDEN FRUIT — No. LXXVII.—LINES ON AN OLD SAMPLER — 81 — No. LXXVIII.—DOMINO DUPLICITY — 82 — No. LXXIX.—MORE DOMINO DUPLICITY — 83 — No. LXXX.—TWO MORE PATTERNS — CHARADES — 1 SIR WALTER SCOTT’S CHARADE — No. LXXXI.—COUNTING THEM OUT — 2 A FAMILY CHARADE — No. LXXXII.—TRICKS WITH DOMINOES — 3 — 4 — No. LXXXIII.—THE HOUR GLASS — No. LXXXIV.—A STAR’S TOUR — 5 MAKE IT KNOWN — No. LXXXV.—THE MARBLE ARCH — 6 — 7 — No. LXXXVI.—ANOTHER TOUR AMONG STARS — No. LXXXVII.—THE WINDMILL — 8 A TROPICAL CHARADE — No. LXXXVIII.—LAZY TONGS — 9 A FLORAL CHARADE — No. LXXXIX.—CHESS ARITHMETIC — 10 — No. XC.—A SHORT KNIGHT’S TOUR — 11 By George Canning — 12 — No. XCI.—THE STOLEN PEARLS — 13 A WORD OF WARNING — 14 A FINE CHARADE BY PRAED — 15 — 16 — 17 — 18 — 19 — 20 NOT A CATECHISM — 21 — 22 — 23 — 24 A PHONETIC FLORAL CHARADE — 25 — 26 BY AN OXFORD OAR — 27 — 28 — 29 — 30 — 31 — 32 — 33 AN ENIGMA-CHARADE — 34 A QUAINT CHARADE By Charles James Fox — 35 — 36 — 37 AN ITALIAN POET’S LOVE SONG — 38 A PARADOX — 39 — 40 — 41 VERY PERSONAL — 42 — 43 — 44 A RUSTIC CHARADE — 45 — 46 A FIRM GRIP — 47 — 48 — 49 — 50 — 51 — 52 SORROW’S ANTIDOTE — 53 — 54 — 55 “QUOD” ERAT DEMONSTRANDUM — 56 — 57 — 58 — 59 A FLORAL CHARADE — 60 — 61 — 62 A CHARADE WITH A MORAL — 63 — 64 — 65 — 66 QUITE SELF-CONTAINED — 67 — 68 — 69 AN OLD COCKNEY CHARADE — 70 A STRIKING CHARADE — 71 PLANTING PEAS — 72 — 73 A BRAIN TWISTER — RIDDLES AND CONUNDRUMS — 1. — 2 — 3. — 4. — 5 — 6. — 7 — 8. — 9 — 10 — 11. — 12. — 13. — 14 — 15. — 16. — 17. — 18. — 19. — 20. — 21. — 22. — 23. — 24 — 25. — 26. — 27. — 28. — 29. — 30. — 31. — 32. — 33. — 34. — 35. — 36 — 37. — 38 — 39. — 40. — 41 — 42. — 43. — 44 — A RABBIT RUN — 46 — 47. — 48 — 49 — 50. — 51 SWIFT’S RIDDLE — TOM HOOD’S RIDDLE — 53. — 54. — 55. — 56. — 57. — 58. — 59. — 60. — 61. — 62. — 63. — 64. — 65. — 66. — 67. — 68. — 69. — 70 A DARK REBUS — 71 A MONKEY PUZZLER — 72 A RIDDLE BY COWPER — HOW’S THAT, UMPIRE? — BY TAPE MEASUREMENT — 75. — 76. MULTUM IN PARVO — 77. A CHANGE OF SEX — 78. A STRIKING MATCH PUZZLE — 79 — 80. A FRENCH RIDDLE — 81 — 82 — 83. A PARADOX — 84. WHAT IS IT? — 85 — 86. GREAT SCOTT! — 87 — 88. QUITE A BEATITUDE — 89 — 90. RATHER PERSONAL — NUTS TO CRACK — CRAZY LOGIC — A BIT OF BOTANY — SIX SUNKEN ISLANDS — BURIED GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES — A TRANSPOSITION — 6 ALL IN A ROW — 7 ASK A POLICEMAN — 8 RULING LETTERS — MIND YOUR STOPS — 10. ANSWER BY ECHO — 11. BREAKING A RECORD — 12. A CATCH SENTENCE — 13. CATCHING A HINT — 14. IS IT GRAMMAR? — 15. ROYAL MEMORIES — 16. A SEASONABLE MOTTO — 17. AN OLD LATIN LEGEND — 18. THINGS ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM — 19. DOCTOR FELL — 20. DISLOCATED WORDS — 21. BROAD WILTSHIRE — 22. FIND A RHYME — 23. ABOUT THE EGGS — 24. AN ANCIENT LEGEND — 25. A FAMILY PARTY — 26. A SIMPLE CHARM — 27. MADE IN FRANCE — 28. A PARADOX — 29. THE BARBER’S JOKE — 30. A FLIGHT OF FANCY — 31. A SPELL — 32. JOHNSON’S CAT — 33. THE EXPANDING NINES — 34. ACROSS THE MOAT — 35. IS IT BANTING? — 36. QUITE A FAMILY PARTY — 37. THE WILY WAYFARER — 38. A CLEVER CONSTRUCTION — 39. A KNOTTY POINT — 40. A DIVISION SUM — 41. A CROOKED ANSWER — 42. THE PEELER’S SMILE — 43. THE NIMBLE NINES — 44. A TRYING SENTENCE — 45. SHORT AND SWEET — 46. SUPPLY THE CONSONANTS — 47. IT LOOKS BLACK — 48. THE CORONER’S CHOICE — HOW MANY PIPS? — ROUND THE MONKEY — BURIED ANIMALS — QUESTIONS WELL ANSWERED — A TABLE OF AFFINITY — MARY QUITE CONTRARY — MACARONIC VERSE — HAM SANDWICHES — A GOOD MOTTO — ON ONE NOTT — ON JOHN SO — STRANGE SIGHTS — A QUAINT INSCRIPTION — NONSENSE VERSE IMPROMPTU, BY AN OLD DIVINE — EDGAR POE’S RIDDLE — AN ILLUSION OF TYPE — AN EXCHANGE OF COMPLIMENTS — ΗΚΙΣΤΑ ΛΙΨ HE KISSED HER LIPS — QUESTIONS WELL ANSWERED — GRAMMAR OF A SORT — A TONGUE TWISTER — THE LADY AND THE TIGER — ANOTHER TONGUE TWISTER — NOVEL DEFINITION OF A MAN’S HAT — IS IT LATIN? — FOR THE CHILDREN — A QUAINT CONCEIT — A LACK OF HOPS! — FOR THE CHILDREN — PETER PIPER’S WIFE — PHONETIC VERSE “ A haunt each mermaid knows ” — PORSON’S EPIGRAM — ALL THE ALPHABET — A FRENCH TONGUE TWISTER — QUEER QUESTIONS AND QUAINT REPLIES — WAS IT SCANDAL? — AN INCONSEQUENT ECHO — AN APPROPRIATE ANSWER — CRICKET LATIN — MACARONIC VERSE — MACARONIC PROSE — THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT — MOORE’S RIDDLE — BIGGAR AND BIGGER — MAGIC CARD SQUARE — THE ANNO DOMINI PUZZLE — A PUBLIC SINK — ENGLISH AS SHE IS SPOKE — PICKING FROM PUNCH — FRENCH ALLITERATION — MIND YOUR STOPS! — A NOVEL DERIVATION — AN AERATED BISHOP — A HAPPY THOUGHT — OUGH! — CUM GRANO SALIS — OLD AND SOUND ADVICE — COLD-DRAWN CONCLUSIONS — THE LAST OF MARY — A BURIED WORD — EVE’S APPLE — U C I D K ( You see I decay! ) — BURIED BY ACCIDENT — A LAWYER’S PROPOSAL — A BROAD GRIN — SWISS HUMOUR — QUESTIONS WELL ANSWERED — MEN OF LETTERS — PUZZLES ON THE PAVEMENT — PHONETIC ANSWERS — A FLIGHT OF FANCY — BURNS IN SABOTS — DOG LATIN — EARLY RITUAL — LEST WE FORGET — QUAINT ANGLO-FRENCH QUESTION AND REPLY — SOME POPULAR DEFINITIONS — REAL DOG LATIN — A QUAINT EPITAPH — A PHONETIC REPLY — A FREE RENDERING — A FREE TRANSLATION — A WORD AND A BLOW — DOG LATIN (FOR SCHOOLBOYS) — HIS L. E. G. — SOLUTIONS — No. V.—THE MAKING OF A MAGIC SQUARE — No. XII.—A CENTURY OF CELLS — No. XXIII.—TWIN PUZZLE SQUARES — No. XXX.—THE UNIQUE TRIANGLE — No. XXXI.—MAGIC TRIANGLES — No. XXXIV.—MAGIC HEXAGON IN A CIRCLE — No. XXXVI.—A CHARMING PUZZLE — No. XXXVII.—LEAP-FROG — No. XXXVIII.—SORTING THE COUNTERS — No. XXXIX.—A TRANSFORMATION — No. XLI.—FAST AND LOOSE — No. XLIII.—FOR CLEVER PENCILS — No. XLVIII.—A BOTTLED BUTTON — No. XLIX.—CLEARING THE WAY — No. LII.—BILLIARD MAGIC — No. LIII.—THE NIMBLE COIN — No. LVIII.—WHAT WILL HAPPEN? — No. LX.—VIS INERTIÆ — No. LXI.—CUT AND COME AGAIN — No. LXIII.—CATCHING THE DICE — No. LXIV.—WILL THEY FALL? — No. LXV.—A TRANSPOSITION — No. LXVI.—COIN COUNTING — No. LXVIII.—NUTS TO CRACK — No. LXXI.—WHAT IS THIS? — No. LXXV.—THE SEAL OF MAHOMET — No. LXXVI.—MOVE THE MATCHES — No. LXXVII.—LINES ON AN OLD SAMPLER — No. LXXXI.—COUNTING THEM OUT — No. LXXXII.—TRICKS WITH DOMINOES — No. XCI—THE STOLEN PEARLS — ENIGMAS — CHARADES — RIDDLES AND CONUNDRUMS — NUTS TO CRACK
3. 3.PART II. — CONTENTS — OPTICAL ILLUSIONS — No. I.—SWALLOWED! — AMUSING PROBLEMS — THE CARPENTER’S PUZZLE — No. II.—AN ILLUSION OF ROTATION — No. III.—WHIRLING WHEELS — GOLDEN PIPPINS — No. IV.—AN ILLUSION OF MOTION — No. V.—ARE THEY PARALLEL? — AN AWKWARD FIX — LINKED SWEETNESS LONG DRAWN OUT — No. VI.—ILLUSION OF LENGTH — ELASTIC QUARTERS — EXCLUDED DAYS — No. VII.—ILLUSION OF HEIGHT — DRIVING POWER — THE BUSY BOOKWORM — No. VIII.—ILLUSION OF DIRECTION — A TERRIBLE TUMBLE — IN A PREDICAMENT — No. IX.—THINGS ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM — A CLIMBING MONKEY — GAINING GROUND — No. X.—THE SHIFTING BRICK — ASK A CYCLIST — TODHUNTER’S UNIQUE PUZZLE PROBLEM — No. XI.—AN ILLUSION WITH COINS — No. XII.—THE FICKLE BARREL — HEADS I WIN! — HE DID IT! — No. XIII.—A STRANGE OPTICAL ILLUSION — No. XIV.—A CIRCULAR ILLUSION — A CYCLE SURPRISE — No. XV.—THE GHOST OF A COIN — ROUGH AND READY — No. XVI.—A TAME GOOSE — REJECTED ADDRESSES — No. XVII.—ILLUSION OF LENGTH — THE CARELESS CARPENTER — No. XVIII.—PERPENDICULAR LINES — BY THE COMPASS — No. XIX.—ILLUSION OF PERSPECTIVE — DICK IN A SWING — No. XX.—OUR BLIND SPOT — A POSER — FREAKS OF FIGURES — A HANDY SHORT CUT — No. XXI.—THE PERSISTENCE OF VISION — NOT SO FAST! — No. XXII.—THE PERSISTENCE OF VISION — A PUZZLE NUMBER — No. XXIII.—ANOTHER PARALLEL FREAK — THE MAGIC OF FIGURES — No. XXIV.—ILLUSION OF LENGTH — WHAT IS YOUR AGE? — No. XXV.—THE HONEYCOMB ILLUSION — MULTIPLICATION NO VEXATION — No. XXVI.—CHESS CAMEO By Dr Gold A Chess Joke — [1] SHOT IN A PYRAMID — No. XXVII.—CHESS CAMEO By A. Cyril Pearson A Chess Puzzle — No. XXVIII.—CHESS CAMEO By J. G. Campbell A very Clever Device — COMIC ARITHMETIC — No. XXIX.—CHESS CAMEO By E. B. Cook A Fine Example — No. XXX.—CHESS CAMEO By A. F. Mackenzie A Prize Problem — MAGIC MULTIPLICATION — No. XXXI.—CHESS CAMEO By A. W. Galitzky A Prize Problem — No. XXXII.—CHESS CAMEO By S. Loyd — No. XXXIII.—CHESS CAMEO By B. G. Laws A Prize Problem — PERFECT NUMBERS — No. XXXIV.—CHESS CAMEO By Emil Hoffmann — No. XXXV.—CHESS CAMEO By J. Pospicil A Prize Problem — AMICABLE NUMBERS — No. XXXVI.—CHESS CAMEO By H. J. C. Andrews A Prize Problem — No. XXXVII.—CHESS CAMEO By Alfred de Musset A Gem of the First Water — A SWARM OF ONES — No. XXXVIII.—CHESS CAMEO By Frank Healey A Masterpiece — DIVINATION BY FIGURES — No. XXXIX.—CHESS CAMEO By Frank Healey The “Bristol Prize Problem” — FUR AND FEATHERS — No. XL.—CHESS CAMEO By J. E. Campbell Splendid Strategy — JUGGLING WITH THE DIGITS — No. XLI.—CHESS CAMEO By W. Grimshaw — No. XLII.—CHESS CAMEO By S. Loyd — A MOTOR PROBLEM — No. XLIII.—CHESS CAMEO By J. G. Campbell — No. XLIV.—CHESS CAMEO By Frank Healey — A NEAT METHOD OF DIVISION — No. XLV.—CHESS CAMEO By Blumenthal and Kund — No. XLVI.—CHESS CAMEO By A. F. Mackenzie A Prize Problem — A SMART SCHOOLBOY — No. XLVII.—CHESS CAMEO By A. Cyril Pearson — No. XLVIII.—CHESS CAMEO By Frank Healey Quite a Gem — LEWIS CARROLL’S SHORT CUT — No. XLIX.—CHESS CAMEO By A. Bayersdorfer — ANOTHER FREAK OF FIGURES — No. L.—CHESS CAMEO By J. Dobrusky — DIVINATION BY NUMBERS — No. LI.—CHESS CAMEO By Konrad Bayer — COINCIDENCES — No. LII.—CHESS CAMEO By J. Berger — PERSONAL ARITHMETIC — No. LIII.—CHESS CAMEO By H. F. L. Meyer — DIVISION BY SUBTRACTION — No. LIV.—CHESS CAMEO By Frank Healey — LUCK IN ODD NUMBERS — No. LV.—CHESS CAMEO By Frank Healey — THE VERSATILE NUMBER — No. LVI.—CHESS CAMEO By J. E. Campbell — A PARADOX — No. LVII.—CHESS CAMEO Double First Prize By A. Cyril Pearson — QUICK CALCULATION — SCIENCE AT PLAY — No. LVIII.—THE GEARED WHEELS — No. LIX.—ADVANCING BACKWARDS — No. LX.—THE FIFTEEN BRIDGES — ARRANGING THE DIGITS — No. LXI.—LOOPING THE LOOP — No. LXII.—A MECHANICAL BIRD — No. LXIII.—LINE OF SWIFTEST DESCENT — No. LXIV.—A CENTRIFUGAL RAILWAY — No. LXV.—A QUESTION OF GRAVITY — A SHORT CUT — No. LXVI.—A DUCK HUNT — THE MAGIC OF DATES — No. LXVII.—GEOMETRY WITH DOMINOES — No. LXVIII.—TO COLOUR MAPS — A FREAK OF FIGURES — No. LXIX.—THE TETHERED BIRD — STRIKE IT OUT — No. LXX.—THE MOVING DISC AND THE FLY — A MAGIC SQUARE — No. LXXI.—A SHUNTING PUZZLE — No. LXXII.—A CURIOUS FACT — No. LXXIII.—TRY THIS EXPERIMENT — FIGURES IN SWARMS — No. LXXIV.—A TRIANGLE OF TRIANGLES — No. LXXV.—PHARAOH’S SEAL — MAKING CUBES — No. LXXVI.—ROUND THE GARDEN — A NICE SHORT CUT — No. LXXVII.—A JOINER’S PUZZLE — A CALCULATION — A PARADOX — No. LXXVIII.—THE BROKEN OCTAGON — PROPERTIES OF SEVEN — A SWARM OF EIGHTS — No. LXXIX.—AT A DUCK POND — STRANGE SUBTRACTION — No. LXXX.—ALL ON THE SQUARE — ANOTHER MYSTIC NUMBER — DON’T BUY IT TO TRY IT — No. LXXXI.—PINS AND DOTS — No. LXXXII.—A TRICKY COURSE — No. LXXXIII.—FOR THE CHILDREN — A GAME OF NINES — No. LXXXIV.—TELL-TALE TABLES — No. LXXXV.—A PAPER PUZZLE — No. LXXXVI.—A HOME-MADE PUZZLE — No. LXXXVII.—LOYD’S MITRE PROBLEM — A PRETTY PROBLEM — No. LXXXVIII.—CONTINUOUS LINES — No. LXXXIX.—CUT OFF THE CORNERS — MYSTIC FIGURES — No. XC.—THE FIVE TRIANGLES — CURIOUS COINCIDENCES — No. XCI.—PLACING A LADDER — No. XCII.—GRACEFUL CURVES — NIGHTS AT A ROUND TABLE — No. XCIII.—MAKING MANY SQUARES — No. XCIV.—CUT ACROSS — No. XCV.—A PRETTY PUZZLE — No. XCVI.—A FIVE-FOLD SQUARE — THE SOCIABLE SCHOOLGIRLS — No. XCVII.—THE THREE CROSSES — No. XCVIII.—THE HAMMOCK — No. XCIX.—CUTTING A CRUMPET — BALANCE THE SCALES — TRUE STRETCHES OF IMAGINATION — No. C.—TO MAKE AN ENVELOPE — No. CI.—SQUARING AN OBLONG — A PLAGUE OF BLOW-FLIES — No. CII.—BY RULE OF THUMB — THE VALUE OF A FRENCHWOMAN — No. CIII.—CLEARING THE WALL — A BURDEN OF PINS — No. CIV.—MEMORIES OF EUCLID — No. CV.—A TRANSFORMATION — BREVITY IS THE SOUL OF WIT — No. CVI—SHIFTING THE CELLS — A HOME-MADE MICROSCOPE — No. CVII.—IN A TANGLE — ON ALL FOURS — No. CVIII.—STILL A SQUARE — A MAGIC SQUARE — No. CIX.—A TRANSFORMATION — A SECRET REVEALED — No. CX.—TO MAKE AN OBLONG — SLEEPERS THAT SLIP AND SLEEP — DAYS THAT ARE BARRED — No. CXI.—SQUARES ON THE CROSS — STANDING ROOM FOR ALL — No. CXII.—A CHINESE PUZZLE — A DEAL IN ROSES — No. CXIII.—FIRESIDE FUN — A NOVEL EXERCISE — CURIOUS CALCULATIONS — 1. — THE SLIP CARRIAGE — 3. — 4. — FILL IN THE GAPS — 6. — ALIKE FROM EITHER END — THE SEALED BAGS — 9. — 10. — FIND THE MULTIPLIER — JUGGLING WITH THE DIGITS — A BRAIN TWISTER — 14. — “ASK WHERE’S THE NORTH?”— Pope. — 16. — 17. — 18. — WHERE IS THE FALLACY? — PARCEL POST LIMITATIONS — 21. — TEST YOUR SKILL — CATCHING CRABS — SETTING A WATCH — “IMPERIAL CÆSAR” — 26. — THIS SHOULD “AMUSE” — OVER THE FERRY — THE MEN, THE MONKEY, AND THE MANGOES — 30. — A LARGE ORDER — 32. — THE FIVE GAMBLERS — 34. — NOT WHOLE NUMBERS — AN AMPLE CHOICE — 37. — SIMPLE SUBTRACTION — 39. — 40. — 41. — SIZE AND SPEED — 43. — AFTER LONG YEARS — ON THE JUMP — AT A BAZAAR — OUT IN THE RAIN — A MONKEY PUZZLER — 49. — 50. — 51. — 52. — 53. — 54. — 55. — COVERING THE WALLS — A FAMILY REGISTER — 58. — 59. — CATS’-MEAT FOR DOGS — 61. — 62. — A PROLIFIC COW — 64. — READY RECKONING — THE TITHE OF WAR — 67. — 68. — A FEAT WITH FIGURES — HOW OLD WAS JOHN? — FIGURE IT OUT — 72. — “DIVISION IS AS BAD!” — 74. — A SURFEIT OF BRIDGE — 76. — 77. — COMIC ARITHMETIC — DROPPED THROUGH THE GLOBE — LOVE LETTERS — 81. — 82. — NO TIME TO BE LOST — ROUND THE ANGLES — AN ECHO FROM THE PAST — PROMISCUOUS CHARITY — 87. — HOW CAN I PAY MY BILL? — 89. — “SAFE BIND, SAFE FIND” — 91. — SOUNDING THE DEPTH — AMINTA’S AGE — ONE FOR THE PARROT — 95. — 96. — MENTAL ARITHMETIC — 98. — 99. — 100. — A HELPFUL BURDEN — 102. — NUTS TO CRACK — MONEY MATTERS — A DELICATE QUESTION — 106. — PAYMENT BY RESULTS — 108. — 109. — 110. — 111. — 112. — 113. — A STRIKING TIME — WHAT ARE THE ODDS? — 116. — WHEN WAS HE BORN? — 118. — 119. — 120. — 121. — A CURIOUS DEDUCTION — 123. — ASK ANY MOTORIST — 125. — 126. — IN A FIX — 128. — 129. — A QUEER DIVISION — 131. — 132. — 133. — IN A FOG — 135. — NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL — 137. — 138. — THE MONEY-BOXES — 140. — 141. — FROM TWO WRONGS TO MAKE A RIGHT — THE STONE CARRIER — 144. — A WATCH PUZZLE — CRICKET SCORES — HOW HIGH CAN YOU THROW? — MEASURE THE CARPET — 149. — SQUARES IN STREETS — 151. — 152. — COUNT THE COINS — PUTTING IN THE POSTS — 155. — 156. — 157. — SETTLED BY REMAINDERS — TABLE TURNING — BRIBING THE BOYS — SHEEP-STEALING — 162. — ESTIMATE OF AGE — A DEAL IN CHINA — 165. — 166. — 167. — VERY PERSONAL — WORD AND LETTER PUZZLES — A MAGIC COCOON — THE CHRONOGRAM — A FRENCH CHRONOGRAM — A NOTABLE CHRONOGRAM — A PERFECT CHRONOGRAM — A PRIZE MOTTO — THE MUSICAL SCALE — ALL THE ALPHABET! — APT ALLITERATION — A DOUBLE SEQUENCE — THE REIGN OF TERROR — SEE-SAW — FOR A ROMAN HOLIDAY — A WORD SQUARE — ANOTHER WORD SQUARE — DUPLICATE LETTERS — ANOTHER WORD SQUARE — WORD BUILDING — 6. — A DOUBLE ACROSTIC — ANOTHER WORD SQUARE — A FRENCH ORACLE — A QUAINT EQUATION — 11. — LIKE A PEACOCK’S TAIL — A WEIRD WORD — A CONDENSED PROVERB — ANOTHER WORD SQUARE — CAN YOU DECIPHER IT? — A BROKEN DIAMOND — WHAT IS THIS? — A PHONETIC JOURNEY — A CURIOUS OLD INSCRIPTION — IRISH STEW AT SIMPSON’S — ENGLISH AS SHE IS SPELT! — A DOUBLE ACROSTIC — FIND THE PROVERB — A PUZZLE WILL — ANOTHER WORD SQUARE — MUSICAL EPITAPHS — QUITE TOO TOO — A BROKEN WORD — CONTRADICTORY TERMS — PRINTERS’ PIE — FILL IN THE GAPS — DISTORTED SHAKESPEARE — A PHONETIC NIGHTMARE — ANOTHER WORD SQUARE — A QUAINT INSCRIPTION — A POET’S PI — BURIED PLACES — TREASON CONDONED — A BIT OF BOTANY — A PIED PROVERB — A DROP LETTER PUZZLE — MULTUM IN PARVO — DOUBLETS — A PIED PROVERB — WHAT CAN IT BE? — OUT OF PROPORTION — 48. — 49. — ALPHA BETA — SHIFTING NUMBERS — AN IMPUDENT PRODIGAL — BURIED POETS — A FATEFUL LETTER — A PRIZE REBUS — A LETTER TANGLE — A TRANSPOSITION — A REBUS — A PHONETIC PHRASE — A GOOD END — SOLUTIONS — CHESS CAMEOS — SCIENCE AT PLAY — AMUSING PROBLEMS — CURIOUS CALCULATIONS — WORD AND LETTER PUZZLES
4. 4.PART III. — CONTENTS — WORD PUZZLES — No. I—AN EARLY CRYPTOGRAM — No. II.—A MANIFOLD MONOGRAM — MISSING WORDS — 1. PICKING AND STEALING — No. III.—A BOOK AND ITS AUTHOR — 2. A SWARM OF MISSING WORDS — No. IV.—ON THE SHUTTERS — 3. NO HEART! — No. V.—A PHONETIC MAXIMUM — 4. UNNATURAL HISTORY — No. VI.—SOLVITUR AMBULANDO — No. VII.—A CURIOUS CHRONOGRAPH — 5 — 6 — 7 — No. VIII.—AN OLD SAMPLER — 8 — 9. THE LASS AND HER LOVER — No. IX.—THE LANDLORD’S PUZZLE — 10 — 11 — No. X.—DECAPITATED WORDS — 12 — 13. AN AUTHOR’S EPIGRAM — 14 — No. XI.—AN ANCIENT ANAGRAM — 15 — 16 — No. XII.—STRIKE A BALANCE — 17 — 18. HONEST INDIAN — No. XIII.—HKISTA! — 19. ON THE OCEAN WAVE — 20. THE ZENANA MISSION — 21 — 22 — No. XIV.—IN MEMORIAM — 23 — 24. IN PRAISE OF SUSSEX — No. XV.—A FRENCH WORD SQUARE — 25 — 26 — No. XVI.—A QUAINT EPITAPH — 27 — 28. “TURN AGAIN WHITTINGTON!” — No. XVII.—A TRAGIC CALENDAR — 29. A SAUCY JADE — 30. MISSING WORDS — No. XVIII.—A DIAMOND PALINDROME — 31. TO THE FRESH AIR FUND OH THE ——— OF THE ———. — No. XIX.—SHAKESPEARE RECAST — 32. THE FLIRT THAT FAILED — 33 — No. XX.—A DOUBLE ACROSTIC — 34. THE GIPSY LAD — 35. THE OLD DIVINE — 36. BANZAI! — No. XXI.—HIDDEN PROVERBS — 37. OF DOUBTFUL WORTH — 38 — No. XXII.—AN ALPHABETICAL TOAST — 39. MISSING WORDS — No. XXIII.—A MORAL PRECEPT — 40 — No. XXIV.—SHAKESPEARE’S MANTLE — 41. MISSING WORDS — 42. THE PAUPER’S PLAINT — No. XXV.—CAPITAL SHORT CUTS — 43. MISSING WORDS — 44 — No. XXVI.—SIMPLE SCHOLARSHIP — 45 — No. XXVII.—WAS IT VOLAPÜK? — 46 — No. XXVIII.—ANOTHER EPITAPH — 47. IN A FARM-YARD — 48 — No. XXIX.—DOG LATIN — 49 — No. XXX.—THE PROBLEM SQUARED — 50. MISSING WORDS — No. XXXI.—BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS — 51. WISDOM WHILE YOU WAIT — 52. MISSING WORDS — No. XXXII.—A BROKEN SQUARE — 53 — 54. MISSING WORDS — No. XXXIII.—A KNIGHT’S TOUR PROVERB — 55. “MONSTRUM HORRENDUM INFORME INGENS” — No. XXXIV.—GUARINI’S PROBLEM — 56 — No. XXXV.—AN ANAGRAM SQUARE — 57. MISSING WORDS — 58. MISSING WORDS ( Dedicated to the Fresh Air Fund ) — No. XXXVI.—SHAKESPEARE’S PSALM — 59. MISSING WORDS — No. XXXVII.—A KNIGHT’S TOUR — 60. MISSING WORDS — No. XXXVIII.—A WORD SQUARE — 61. MISSING WORDS — 62. MISSING WORDS — No. XXXIX.—THE SQUAREST WORD — No. XL.—A PUZZLE DIAMOND — 63. MISSING WORDS — 64. MISSING WORDS — 65. MISSING WORDS — No. XLI.—A DEFECTIVE DIAMOND — 66. A POET’S POLITICS — 67. MISSING WORDS — No. XLII.—A SPECIMEN MAGIC SQUARE — 68. MISSING WORDS — 69. MISSING WORDS — 70. OUT IN THE COLD — No. XLIII.—A LETTER PUZZLE — 71 — 72. DROP LETTER LINES — 73. ENIGMA WITH MISSING LETTERS — No. XLIV.—A CANINE CHRONOGRAPH — 74 — 75 — 76. SIX MISSING WORDS — No. XLV.—A HIDDEN NAME — 77. MISSING WORDS — No. XLVI.—A CRYPTIC INSCRIPTION — 78. ON THE LOOSE — 79. MISSING WORDS — No. XLVII.—SQUARE THE CIRCLE — 80. MISSING WORDS ILLUSTRATED — No. XLVIII.—A BROKEN SQUARE — ANAGRAMS — No. XLIX.—A CARD PROBLEM — IDEAL ANAGRAMS — No. L.—TURF-CUTTING — AN ANAGRAM EPITAPH — No. LI.—A READY RECKONER — TWIN ANAGRAMS — No. LII.—A TRANSFORMATION — ADVANCE AUSTRALIA — BUNYAN’S ANAGRAM — OLD POLITICAL ANAGRAMS — No. LIII.—A CLEAR COURSE — APPOSITE AND OPPOSITE — A ROYAL ANAGRAM (Adsit omen!) — No. LIV.—QUARRELSOME NEIGHBOURS — HIS HOBBY — A SOLDIER’S ANAGRAM — No. LV.—A PRETTY TRICK — BOAT-RACE ANAGRAMS — No. LVI.—THE CROSS-KEYS — ANGLO-JAPANESE ANAGRAMS — A WONDERFUL ANAGRAM — No. LVII.—THE NABOB’S DIAMONDS — A PRIZE ANAGRAM — A GOOD ANAGRAM — THE DREAMER’S ANAGRAM — A SEASONABLE ANAGRAM — No. LVIII.—A CARD CHAIN — APPROPRIATE — A TOUR DE FORCE — No. LIX.—STRAY DOTS — AN OLD POLITICAL ANAGRAM — No. LX.—THE OPEN DOOR — A ROYAL ANAGRAM — No. LXI.—THE SHEPHERD’S PUZZLE — No. LXII.—LEAP-FROG — LXIII.—MUSIC HATH CHARMS — No. LXIV.—GRIST FOR THE MILL — No. LXV.—YOUR WATCH A COMPASS — No. LXVI.—A MYSTIC SQUARE — UP-TO-DATE ANAGRAMS — No. LXVII.—A SWARM OF WORDS — SEASONABLE ANAGRAMS — No. LXVIII.—AFTER SOME SAD REVERSE — No. LXIX.—THE EXPLOSIVE RAFT — A NOTABLE HISTORIC ANAGRAM — No. LXX.—A PICTURE PUZZLE — CONTRADICTION BY ANAGRAM — No. LXXI.—PATCHWORK PICTURES — A HOUSEHOLD WORD — No. LXXII.—A WINTER NIGHT’S DREAM — No. LXXIII.—POINTS AND PICTURES — ANOTHER BOAT-RACE ANAGRAM — No. LXXIV.—A NERVOUS SHOCK — HOLIDAY HAUNTS Divination by Name — No. LXXV.—HOGARTH’S PUZZLE — No. LXXVI.—A REBUS — No. LXXVII.—THREE SQUARES — A ROYAL ANAGRAM — POLITICAL ANAGRAMS — No. LXXVIII.—A TRANSPARENCY — AN IMPERIAL ANAGRAM — No. LXXIX.—FOR THE CHILDREN — No. LXXX.—JUDGING DISTANCE (For the Children) — A JAPANESE ANAGRAM — A TOPICAL ANAGRAM — APPROPRIATE ANAGRAMS — A FOURFOLD ANAGRAM — No. LXXXI.—HIT IT HARD — No. LXXXII.—A RE-“BUS” — A PRIZE ANAGRAM — No. LXXXIII.—ROUSING DEAD DOGS — A MEAL OF ANAGRAMS — No. LXXXIV.—LIKE A BLACK SWAN — ANSWERS BY ANAGRAM — BEANS AND BACON — No. LXXXV.—CHEQUERS AND STRIPES — No. LXXXVI.—HANG THE MATCHES! — ANSWER BY ANAGRAM — LEWIS CARROLL’S WILL PUZZLE — No. LXXXVII.—A PARROT CRY — No. LXXXVIII.—A PICTURE PUZZLE — DEFINITIONS BY ANAGRAM — No. LXXXIX.—A SHADOWGRAPH — AN ANSWER BY ANAGRAM — No. XC.—A REBUS — ANSWER BY ANAGRAM — ANSWER BY ANAGRAM — No. XCI.—ON THE WALL — ANSWERS BY ANAGRAM — No. XCII.—ILLUSTRATED EGGS — ANSWERS BY ANAGRAM — No. XCIII.—THE FIVE STRAWS — ANSWERS BY ANAGRAM — No. XCIV.—EQUIVALENT REDISTRIBUTION — No. XCV.—THE PUZZLED CARPENTER — A MUSICAL ANAGRAM — No. XCVI.—NOT EASY WHEN YOU KNOW — No. XCVII.—SIMPLICITY — ANSWER BY ANAGRAM — No. XCVIII.—OVER THE WINE AND WALNUTS — No. XCIX.—FROM THE MATCHBOX — No. C.—LIFT NINE WITH ONE — A MAN HIS OWN ANAGRAM — No. CI.—FREEHAND DRAWING — No. CII.—A NOTABLE ANAGRAM — A ’VARSITY ANAGRAM — No. CIII.—WITH DRAWN SWORD — No. CIV.—SHADOWGRAPHS — ANSWERS BY ANAGRAM — ANSWERS BY ANAGRAM — CHARACTER BY ANAGRAM — IPSISSIMA VERBA — A CHRISTMAS CARD — PALINDROMES OR SENTENCES THAT READ BOTH WAYS — NAPOLEON’S PALINDROME — ADAM AND EVE’S PALINDROME — A GOOD PALINDROME — A QUAINT PALINDROME — A SCHOOLBOY’S PALINDROME — A PEACE PALINDROME — A PALINDROME PUZZLE — A PERFECT PALINDROME — SOLUTIONS — No. III.—A BOOK AND ITS AUTHOR — No. IV.—ON THE SHUTTERS — No. VI.—SOLVITUR AMBULANDO — No. VIII.—AN OLD SAMPLER — No. XII.—STRIKE A BALANCE — No. XIII.—PUZZLE LINES — No. XIV.—IN MEMORIAM — No. XVI.—A QUAINT EPITAPH — No. XIX.—SHAKESPEARE RECAST — No. XX.—A DOUBLE ACROSTIC — No. XXI.—HIDDEN PROVERBS — No. XXVII.—WAS IT VOLAPÜK? — No. XXVIII.—ANOTHER EPITAPH — No. XXXI.—BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS — No. XXXII.—A BROKEN SQUARE — No. XXXIII.—A KNIGHT’S TOUR PROVERB — No. XXXIV.—GUARINI’S PROBLEM — No. XXXV.—AN ANAGRAM SQUARE — No. XXXVII.—A KNIGHT’S TOUR — No. XXXVIII.—A WORD SQUARE — No. XXXIX.—THE SQUAREST WORD — No. XL.—A PUZZLE DIAMOND — No. XLI.—A DEFECTIVE DIAMOND — No. XLIII.—LETTER PUZZLE — No. XLVII.—THE CIRCLE SQUARED — No. XLVIII.—A BROKEN SQUARE — No. XLIX.—A CARD PROBLEM — No. L.—TURF-CUTTING — No. LI.—A READY RECKONER — No. LII.—A TRANSFORMATION — No. LIII.—A CLEAR COURSE — No. LIV.—QUARRELSOME NEIGHBOURS — No. LVI.—THE CROSS KEYS — No. LVII.—THE NABOB’S DIAMONDS — No. LVIII.—A CARD CHAIN — No. LIX.—STRAY DOTS — No. LX.—THE OPEN DOOR — No. LXII.—LEAP FROG — No. LXIII.—MUSIC HATH CHARMS — No. LXVII.—A SWARM OF WORDS — No. LXVIII.—AFTER SOME SAD REVERSE — No. LXX.—A PICTURE PUZZLE — No. LXXIV.—A NERVOUS SHOCK — No. LXXVIII.—A TRANSPARENCY — No. LXXXII.—A RE-BUS — No. LXXXV.—CHEQUERS AND STRIPES — No. LXXXVIII.—A PICTURE PUZZLE — No. XC.—A REBUS — No. XCV.—THE PUZZLED CARPENTER — No. XCVI.—NOT EASY WHEN YOU KNOW — No. XCVII.—SIMPLICITY — No. XCIX.—FROM THE MATCHBOX — MISSING WORDS SOLUTIONS
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