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... INDEX to ADVERTISERS January 1940 All correspondence relating to the advertisements in Britannia Eve should be addressed to: The General Manager, Britannia Eve, St. Bride Street, London, E.C.4. A Anne French Cleansing Milk 81 Arrid Cream 83 B Bob Martin's Powders 83 Boots, Ltd. Cover ii C Cointreau 71 Cuticura 79 D Dr. Barnardo's Homes 63 Dubarry Creme Shalimar 83 F Facktative 69 Federated ...

... SOLUTIONS OF CROSS WORD PUZZLES. DECEMBER 27. THE SKETCH CROSS-WORD. Across. 5. Unjust. 8. Confetti. 9. Decant. 10. Recurred. 11. Lean. 14. A Happy New Year. 19. Crime. 22. Passeth. 23. Alice. 25. Christmas Tree. 31. Idea. 33. Ramblers. 34. Boldre. 35. Saneness. 36. Herald. Down. 1. Molech. 2. A Frump. 3. Starry. 4. Riddle. 5. Unduly. 6. Jocular. 7. Santa. 12. Erin. 13. Noel. 15. Paper. 16. ...

... TIIE SKETCH CROSS-WORD. ACROSS. 1. Defeats which put ships' officers under restraint (10). 6. Take care about, this steed and slaughter results (3). q. Stickleback (7). 11. Disencumber the emperor for the dancing party (7)- 12. There seems a lack of Yankee assent in the recess (4). 13. He gets a news item from the sulphur compound (5). 14. A beetle leaves this mark on a seaman (4). 1 7. A hint ...

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... TIIE SKETCH DIFFICULT CHO88-WOHD. ACROSS. 1. When it 's a job, it is usually tough, but it always has initial support (n). 9. Almost bound to be cut up (4). 10. May squeak when expressing your thoughts (two words 5 6). 11. Piece of furniture that goes so far, yet not so far (4). 15. Fire away (5). 16. Serves as an introduction (7). 17. Just one (4). 18. Pole the juvenile mathe matician might ...

... THE SKETCH CROSS-WORD. ACROSS. 1. The solitary golfer's ideal opponent (two words 7, 5). 7. Pillars of the Press 1 (7). 8. China's girl monarch (7). 10. One gets small thanks before eleven for a cab (4). 11. The estuary is largely a forti fied place (5). 12. People get next to nothing for the portent (4). 15. Descend in a way that should not show in the black-out (6). 16. In addition this ...

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... THE SKETCH DIFFICULT CROSS-WORD., ACROSS. 5. By hook or by crook (6). 8. Barristers winning yet hag gling (10). 9. English cruiser (6). 10. What parts always are (10). 13. Usually made by 'phone nowadays (5). 16. Just the meal for a height (two words 4 and 3). 17. Comfort after middle age is obtainable from the landlord (5)- 18. Has a heart like 6 Down's head, but shows you as you really are ...

... THE SKETCH 99 CROSS-WORD. ACROSS. i. Is this what the little boy did in the black-out (four words 5, 3, 3, and 4). 9. Unhappy married couples do this in America (7). 10. Not necessarily a mountain stream, though it has its be ginning fn high ground (7). 11. Makes a sunny beginning (5). 12. A train-band captain was he of famous London town (Cowper) (3). 13. He never married apparently (5). 14 ...