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ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN MAY NUMBER.

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HOUR-GLASS PUZZLE.—­Centrals:  Greyhound.  Across:  Alligator. 2.  Adoring. 3.  Enemy. 4.  Dye. 5.  H. 6.  Pop. 7.  Elude. 8.  Evangel. 9.  Amendable.

BLANK APOCOPES.—­1.  Rafters, raft. 2.  Rushlight, rush. 3.  Larder, lard. 4.  Scarlet, scar.

FRAME PUZZLE.—­

F              G
R              R
H E A    D     B   A N D

G D

R U

C H A    P     L   A I N
N              T
T              E

EASY BEHEADINGS.—­1.  Beat, eat. 2.  Candy, Andy. 3.  She, he; your, our. 4.  Table, able. 5.  Pink, ink. 6.  Scent, cent. 7.  Brain, rain. 8.  Orange, range. 9.  Skate, Kate. 10.  Helm, elm. 11.  Crow, row. 12.  Hash, ash. 13.  Bowl, owl. 14.  Scare, care. 15.  Brush, rush.

EASY TRIPLE ACROSTIC.—­Primals, Crow; centrals, Bear; finals, Gnat, 1.  ComBinG. 2.  ReverbEratioN. 3.  OmAhA. 4.  WoRsT.

HIDDEN FRENCH SENTENCE.—­Ma ville de pierre,—­“My city of stone,” or “My city of Peter;” i.e..  St.  “Peter’s-burg.” ["Pierre” means “Peter” as well as “stone.”]

PICTORIAL ANAGRAM PROVERB .—­“It is good to be merry and wise.”

THREE EASY SQUARE-WORDS.—­

I.—­P O E          II.—­F I R          III.—­L A W
O R E               I R E                A G E
E E L               R E D                W E D

EASY ENIGMA.—­Diamond.

REVERSIBLE DOUBLE DIAMOND AND CONCEALED WORD-SQUARE.  Perpendiculars,
Revel; horizontals, Lever.  Word-square:  1.  Ten. 2.  Eve. 3.  Net.

EASY SYNCOPATIONS.—­1.  Brass, bass. 2.  Bread, bead. 3.  Chart, cart. 4.  Clove, cove. 5.  Crane, cane. 6.  Farce, face. 7.  Heart, hart. 8.  Horse, hose. 9.  Mouse, muse. 10.  Peony, pony.

PICTORIAL TRANSPOSTION PUZZLES.—­1.  Entitles (ten tiles).  Raja (ajar). 3.  Palm (lamp). 4.  Satyr (trays). 5.  Causer (saucer).

EASY SQUARE-WORD.—­1.  Balm. 2.  Aloe. 3.  Lore. 4.  Meek.

EASY DIAMOND.—­1.  W. 2.  Nag. 3.  Water. 4.  Gem. 5.  R.

[For the names of those who sent answers to puzzles in the April number, see the “Letter-Box,” page 574.]