6. ~D~ uck.

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DOUBLE ACROSTIC--FLOUNDER--MACKEREL.

1. A ~F~ fir ~M~ s.

2. A ~L~ ~A~ s.

3. C ~O~ a ~C~ h.

4. B ~U~ lloc ~K~ s.

5. ~I~ ~N~ d ~E~ x.

6. A ~D~ he ~R~ e.

7. ~F~ ~E~ ~E~ l 8. A ~R~ tic ~L~ e.

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MISSING LETTER PUZZLE

"I fear thee, ancient mariner!

I fear thy skinny hand!

And thou art long, and lank, and brown.

As is the ribbed sea-sand."

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SQUARE WORD.

1. MARY.

2. AREA.

3. REAR.

4. YARN.

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POETICAL REBUS.

"The curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea; The ploughman homeward plods his weary way.

And leaves the world to darkness and to me."

GRAY'S _Elegy_.