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Read Ebook: The cross word puzzle book by Buranelli Prosper Editor Farrar Margaret Petherbridge Editor Hartswick F Gregory Frederic Gregory Editor
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Ebook has 197 lines and 107974 words, and 4 pages
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PUZZLE NO. 12
A BLACK BEAUTY
Anyone who geotsch this one is good. This one shows how hard it is to solve a puzzle with many unkeyed letters.
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PUZZLE NO. 13
A GRAND OLD PUZZLE
There are some grand old words in this puzzle, and the interlock is something grand also.
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PUZZLE NO. 14
A QUADRIPUNTAL ASTEROID
A brilliant construction, comprising clever interlocking combined with symmetry of design. Such a combination is difficult and extremely rare. To obtain a picture such as this four-pointed star makes a real treasure of the puzzle.
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PUZZLE NO. 15
A QUADRUPLEX QUIDDITY
A truly marvelous study in four-letter words, with some notably lengthy side-interlocks. The unknown author is to be congratulated.
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PUZZLE NO. 16
A WELL-TIED SAILOR'S KNOT
The sea contributes a spacious, ample field of voyage. It is remarkable for the presence of no small units--two or three letter words. You will observe consistent splicing throughout although the center is a trifle loose.
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PUZZLE NO. 17
A TESSELATED TANGLE
Perfect interlocking and very few unkeyed letters! Technically, this puzzle is nearly perfect. Nor should the strain on the vocabulary be unduly severe.
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PUZZLE NO. 18
HOT CROSS BUNS
This cookie will put you in a Brown study. The 32 horizontal is to 20 vertical and not to 61 horizontal.
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PUZZLE NO. 19
STEPPING STONES
This looks like a rocky road. Don't trip over it. Constructionists will please notice that there is not a single unkeyed letter in this chef d'ouvre.
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PUZZLE NO. 20
FIVE GREEK CROSSES
Four interesting, independent masses with a solid central interlock. This is the kind that leads you merrily on from one section to another.
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PUZZLE NO. 21
FOUR LEAF CLOVER
This lucky design offers two unusual features: an excellent conventionalized figure and freedom from excess of black spaces. The solution offers difficulties; how much more the construction! The three-by-five interlocks at the sides in especial deserve worshipful consideration.
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