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Various. Twentieth Century Standard Puzzle Book
Twentieth Century Standard Puzzle Book
Table of Contents
PART I
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
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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
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No. IX.—TWIN MAGIC SQUARES
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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
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
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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
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No: XXIV.—MAGIC FRACTIONS
14 “DOUBLE, DOUBLE, TOIL AND TROUBLE!”
No. XXV.—MORE MAGIC FRACTIONS
No. XXVI.—A MAGIC OBLONG
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No. XXVII.—A MAGIC CUBE
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No. XXVIII.—A MAGIC CIRCLE
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No. XXIX.—MAGIC CIRCLE OF CIRCLES
No. XXX.—THE UNIQUE TRIANGLE
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No. XXXI.—MAGIC TRIANGLES
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No. XXXII.—TWIN TRIANGLES
No. XXXIII.—A MAGIC HEXAGON
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No. XXXIV.—MAGIC HEXAGON IN A CIRCLE
24. A PERSONAL ENIGMA
No. XXXV.—A MAGIC CROSS
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26. By Lord Macaulay
No. XXXVI.—A CHARMING PUZZLE
27. A BROKEN TALE
No. XXXVII.—LEAP-FROG
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No. XXXVIII.—SORTING THE COUNTERS
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No. XXXIX.—A TRANSFORMATION
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No. XL.—DOMINO BUILDING
No. XLI.—FAST AND LOOSE
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No. XLII.—MAZY PROGRESS
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No. XLIII.—FOR CLEVER PENCILS
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No. XLIV.—TEST AND TRY
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No. XLV.—A CURIOUS PHENOMENON
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No. XLVI.—A HOME-MADE MICROSCOPE
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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
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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
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No. LXII.—WHERE WILL IT BREAK?
60
No. LXIII.—CATCHING THE DICE
61
No. LXIV.—WILL THEY FALL?
62
No. LXV.—A TRANSPOSITION
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No. LXVI.—COIN COUNTING
No. LXVII.—THE BALANCED CORK
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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?
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71
No. LXXII.—TAKING THE GROUND FROM UNDER IT
72
No. LXXIII.—A READY RECKONER
74
No. LXXIV.—THE CLIMBING HOOP
75
No. LXXV.—THE SEAL OF MAHOMET
76
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No. LXXVI.—MOVE THE MATCHES
78
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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
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4
No. LXXXIII.—THE HOUR GLASS
No. LXXXIV.—A STAR’S TOUR
5. MAKE IT KNOWN
No. LXXXV.—THE MARBLE ARCH
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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
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20. NOT A CATECHISM
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24. A PHONETIC FLORAL CHARADE
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26. BY AN OXFORD OAR
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33. AN ENIGMA-CHARADE
34. A QUAINT CHARADE. By Charles James Fox
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37. AN ITALIAN POET’S LOVE SONG
38. A PARADOX
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41. VERY PERSONAL
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43
44. A RUSTIC CHARADE
45
46. A FIRM GRIP
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52. SORROW’S ANTIDOTE
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55 “QUOD” ERAT DEMONSTRANDUM
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59. A FLORAL CHARADE
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62. A CHARADE WITH A MORAL
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66. QUITE SELF-CONTAINED
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69. AN OLD COCKNEY CHARADE
70. A STRIKING CHARADE
71. PLANTING PEAS
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73. A BRAIN TWISTER
RIDDLES AND CONUNDRUMS
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A RABBIT RUN
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51. SWIFT’S RIDDLE
TOM HOOD’S RIDDLE
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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
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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
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
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
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
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
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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
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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. No. XXVI
No. XXVII
ANALYSIS AND PROOF
No. XXVIII
No. XXIX
No. XXX
No. XXXI
No. XXXII
No. XXXIII
No. XXXIV
No. XXXV
No. XXXVI
No. XXXVII
No. XXXVIII
No. XXXIX
No. XL
No. XLI
No. XLII
No. XLIII
No. XLIV
No. XLV
No. XLVI
No. XLVII
No. XLVIII
No. XLIX
No. L
No. LI
No. LII
No. LIII
No. LIV
No. LV
No. LVI
No. LVII
SCIENCE AT PLAY. No. LVIII.—THE GEARED WHEELS
No. LX.—THE FIFTEEN BRIDGES
No. LXVI.—A DUCK HUNT
No. LXIX.—THE TETHERED BIRD
No. LXX.—THE MOVING DISC AND THE FLY
No. LXXI.—A SHUNTING PUZZLE
No. LXXV.—PHARAOH’S SEAL
No. LXXVI.—ROUND THE GARDEN
No. LXXVII.—A JOINER’S PUZZLE
No. LXXVIII.—THE BROKEN OCTAGON
No. LXXIX.—AT A DUCK POND
No. LXXX.—ALL ON THE SQUARE
No. LXXXI.—PINS AND DOTS
No. LXXXII.—A TRICKY COURSE
No. LXXXIII.—FOR THE CHILDREN
No. LXXXVII.—LOYD’S MITRE PROBLEM
No. LXXXIX.—CUT OFF THE CORNERS
No. XCIII.—MAKING MANY SQUARES
No. XCIV.—CUT ACROSS
No. CV.—A TRANSFORMATION
No. CVI.—SHIFTING THE CELLS
No. CVII.—IN A TANGLE
No. CVIII.—STILL A SQUARE
No. CIX.—A TRANSFORMATION
No. CX.—TO MAKE AN OBLONG
No. CXI.—SQUARES ON THE CROSS
No. CXII.—A CHINESE PUZZLE
No. CXIII.—FIRESIDE FUN
AMUSING PROBLEMS. 1. THE CARPENTER’S PUZZLE
2. GOLDEN PIPPINS
3. AN AWKWARD FIX
4. LINKED SWEETNESS LONG DRAWN OUT
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16. HE DID IT!
17. THE CYCLE SURPRISE
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23. A POSER
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VERY PERSONAL
WORD AND LETTER PUZZLES. 1
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37. A POET’S PI
38. BURIED PLACES
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A GOOD END
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
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No. VIII.—AN OLD SAMPLER
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9. THE LASS AND HER LOVER
No. IX.—THE LANDLORD’S PUZZLE
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No. X.—DECAPITATED WORDS
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13. AN AUTHOR’S EPIGRAM
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No. XI.—AN ANCIENT ANAGRAM
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No. XII.—STRIKE A BALANCE
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18. HONEST INDIAN
No. XIII.—HKISTA!
19. ON THE OCEAN WAVE
20. THE ZENANA MISSION
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No. XIV.—IN MEMORIAM
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24. IN PRAISE OF SUSSEX
No. XV.—A FRENCH WORD SQUARE
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No. XVI.—A QUAINT EPITAPH
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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
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No. XX.—A DOUBLE ACROSTIC
34. THE GIPSY LAD
35. THE OLD DIVINE
36. BANZAI!
No. XXI.—HIDDEN PROVERBS
37. OF DOUBTFUL WORTH
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No. XXII.—AN ALPHABETICAL TOAST
39. MISSING WORDS
No. XXIII.—A MORAL PRECEPT
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No. XXIV.—SHAKESPEARE’S MANTLE
41. MISSING WORDS
42. THE PAUPER’S PLAINT
No. XXV.—CAPITAL SHORT CUTS
43. MISSING WORDS
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No. XXVI.—SIMPLE SCHOLARSHIP
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No. XXVII.—WAS IT VOLAPÜK?
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No. XXVIII.—ANOTHER EPITAPH
47. IN A FARM-YARD
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No. XXIX.—DOG LATIN
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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
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54. MISSING WORDS
No. XXXIII.—A KNIGHT’S TOUR PROVERB
55. “MONSTRUM HORRENDUM INFORME INGENS”
No. XXXIV.—GUARINI’S PROBLEM
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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
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
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72. DROP LETTER LINES
73. ENIGMA WITH MISSING LETTERS
No. XLIV.—A CANINE CHRONOGRAPH
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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. 1
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42. THE PAUPER’S PLAINT
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51. WISDOM WHILE YOU WAIT
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