Hotel. 2. Heath. 3. Plait. 4. Heart. 5. Might. 6. Throb. 7. Wafer. 8. Smite. 9. Indus. 10. Edict. Salem. 12. Genoa. 13. Flint. 14. Light. 15. 17. Naiad. Seine. 16. Marne. A LOCK AND KEY PUZZLE. II. 1. Locker, Turkey. 2. Lockjaw, donkey. 3. Lockup, monkey. 4. Lockout, turnkey. 5. Lockage, risky. 6. Locksmith, jerky. ILLUSTRATED NUMERICAL ENIGMA. "A happy peace to you, and all good men." Pericles, I. I. DOUBLE ACROSTIC. Primals, Liberty Bonds; finals, Thrift Stamps. Cross-words: 1. Last. 2. Inch. Bear. 4. Equi. 5. Reef. 6. Tart. 7. Yews. Beet. 9. Okra. 10. Norm. 11. Damp. CHARADE. Dew bee us, dubious. 3. 8. 12. Sags. WORD-SQUARE. 1. Bawl. 2. Area. 3. Weed. Lads. 4. MILITARY KING'S MOVE PUZZLE. Soldiers, 18-23 -24-17-22-15-8-1. Sailors, 2-7-13-19 Guns, 14-9-3. Ambulances, 4-11-6-12-5-10-16- 49 TO OUR PUZZLERS: Answers, to be acknowledged in the magazine, must be received not later than the 24th (for foreign members and those living in the far Western States, the 29th) of each month and should be addressed to ST. NICHOLAS Riddle-box, care of THE CENTURY Co., 353 Fourth Avenue, New York City, N. Y. SOLVERS wishing to compete for prizes must give answers in full, following the plan of those printed above. ANSWERS TO ALL THE PUZZLES IN THE OCTOBER NUMBER were received, within the time limit, from Ruth Collins-Ethel L. Wilson--Florence English-Mildred F. Gardiner-Margaret Trautwein-Florence L. Carter-Florence Noble-Helen H. McIver-Helen A. Moulton-"Mapi and Mano." ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN THE OCTOBER NUMBER were received, within the time limit, from Alice Poulin, 10Marian W. Collins, 10-Ruth A. Henney, 10-Clark Simmons, 10-John M. Pope, 10-Louise E. Alden, 9Phoebe M. Furnas, 9-Arthur H. Woodworth, 9-Elizabeth Sherley, 9-Mary C. Hamilton, 9--Louise Keener, 9-Henry Hill Collins, 3d, 9-Finette Kelty, 8-Charlotte A. Nelson, 8-Gwenfread Allen, 8-Anna L. Campion, 8-Clara Councell, 8-Helen B. Gilman, 8-Kathryn J. Rauh, 8-Katharine Kimball, 7-Margaret H. Sims, 7-Frances E. Cummings, 7-Loretta Shore, 6-C. G. Gilbert, 6-Pierre Guyot Cameron, 6-Jane Robinson, 4-Elizabeth Stackpole, 3-Margaret B. Lee, 3-Marilynne V. Allardyce, 3-Mary J. Burton, 3V. Siegman, 2-C. Hamblen, 2-E. Tedford, 2-K. Matthies, 2-C. B. Hussey, 2-R. Wagenknight, 2-H. E. McGibbon, 2-S. Swan, 2. One puzzle, G. I. Yates-R. Davis-M. Allison-R. D. Swartz-M. KraegerP. Riddile-K. Kridel-J. Streich-A. D. Corson-C. Reynolds-E. Sanders-M. A. Mount-M. J. SimmsL. Gidding-A. Coonley-J. C. Mathewson-V. L. Edwards-K. Thorn-B. Harrison-A. E. Cross-D. Hayes-T. V. Stanley-E. A. Levi-E. Flynn-L. H. Littell-F. Ingram-J. Thompson-V. Madden-L. Gunn-B. MacGahan-M. McCready-D. Borncamp. WORD-SQUARE 1. A RECESS. 2. A lazy fellow. 3. A feminine name. 4. Tends, as cattle. 5. To expunge. ALEXANDER LORINGER (age 13), League Member. TRANSPOSITIONS (Gold Badge. Silver Badge won April, 1917) EXAMPLE: Transpose to direct, and make to set again. ANSWER: steer, reset. 1. Transpose to babble, and make a little candle. 2. Transpose washes, and make a serf. 3. Transpose sacred images, and make compact. 4. Transpose a common autumn fruit, and make a lance. 5. Transpose furious, and make to interlace. 6. Transpose thin, and make removes the outer skin. 7. Transpose regulates as to duration, and make to strike. 8. Transpose a range of mountains, and make a portable chair. 9. Transpose a certain small fruit, and make a certain large fruit. 10. Transpose languishes, and make a thorn. 11. Transpose informal letters, and make sounds. 12. Transpose the plural of this, and make a piece of paper. 13. Transpose an article of furniture, and make a lamb's cry. 14. Transpose to screen, and make the nether world ruled over by Pluto. 15. Transpose to prevent, and make driven up a tree. 16. Transpose a Scotch cake, and make the fruit of the pine. When the foregoing transformations have been rightly made, the middle letters of the sixteen new words, in the order in which they are given, will form a four-letter word-square. PHILIP TAPPERMAN (age 13). SINGLE ACROSTIC ALL the words described contain the same number of letters. When rightly guessed and written one below another, one of the rows of letters, reading downward, will spell the surname of a celebrated man whose memory is everywhere honored. CROSS-WORDS: 1. A singing bird. 2. A recluse. 3. To become reanimated. 4. A shy animal. 5. Pertaining to a dog. 6. A blue dyestuff. 7. To select. 8. A garland. 9. One who owes money. 10. An intimate associate. 11. A pocketbook. WILHELMINA TAYLOR (age 13), League Member. ALL of the thirteen pictured objects may be described by words of equal length. When rightly guessed and written one below another, the zigzag (beginning at the upper left-hand letter) will spell the name of a famous American who was born in January, 1782. DIAGONAL. (Silver Badge, St. Nicholas League Competition) ALL the words described contain the same number of letters. When rightly guessed and written one below another, the diagonal, from the upper, left-hand letter to the lower, right-hand letter, will name a holiday. CROSS-WORDS: 1. Conferred the rights of a citizen on. 2. Carelessly. 3. Dejected. 4. Inhabitants of Polynesia. 5. A plant whose red and yellow berries are sought in the fall. 6. In a foolhardy manner. 7. Without feathers. 8. Regained. 9. Of the nature of a metalloid. 10. Pertaining to a category. 11. In an admirable man ner. MIRIAM J. STEWART (age 14). CROSS-WORD ENIGMA My first is in brass, but not in gold; JOHN D. GORDON, JR. (age 9), DOUBLE BEHEADINGS AND DOUBLE CURTAILINGS (Gold Badge. Silver Badge won July, 1916) EXAMPLE: Doubly behead and doubly curtail a thin fabric, and leave a metal. ANSWER: satin-et. 1. Doubly behead and doubly curtail ardent, and leave a number. 2. Doubly behead and doubly curtail to acquire from an ancestor, and leave a pronoun. 3. Doubly behead and doubly curtail integrity, and leave a Japanese sash. 4. Doubly behead and doubly curtail a calendar, and leave a human being. 5. Doubly behead and doubly curtail a horizontal bar used by gymnasts, and leave to mimic. 6. Doubly behead and doubly curtail tasteless, and leave to drink in small quantities. 7. Doubly behead and doubly curtail places, and leave a feline. 8. Doubly behead and doubly curtail a fourth part, and leave skill. 9. Doubly behead and doubly curtail ridicules, and leave to free from. 10. Doubly behead and doubly curtail to mitigate, and leave a falsehood. 11. Doubly behead and doubly curtail a war weapon, and leave at a distance but within view. 12. Doubly behead and doubly curtail to set free, and leave a meadow. 13. Doubly behead and doubly curtail pertaining to stars, and leave a measure of length. When these words have been rightly guessed, the initials of the thirteen three-letter words will spell the name of a famous Scotch author. MARGUERITE A. HARRIS (age 15). THE CAREY PRINTING CO. INC. NEW YORK JESSICA MC DONALD (age 11), League Member. Drain the syrup from a container of Libby's Sliced Hawaiian Pineapple. Soak 1 tablespoonful of gelatine for 10 or 15 minutes in a little pineapple syrup, then add 1 cup of the syrup, boiled. Stir till dissolved, add two tablespoonfuls of cane syrup, vanilla flavoring, vegetable coloring and a little shredded cocoanut. Pour into small molds and put in cool place to set. 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