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Show PUZZLE P ATPM " Cryptic Tour of ' H I V-li O O Oriental Afghanistan Triangle This word triangle hangs from Afghanistan's capital, KABUL The serond word is "a wai god," the third "a wager." and the fourth "a pronoun " KABUL A B U L Riddles 1. When is the easiest time ol year to read? 2. What has four fingers and a thumb, but neither Besh nor bone? 3. Why Is an umbrella odd? 4. When is a boat like a heap of snow? 5. Why is a pair of skates like an apple? Missing Vowels The vowels are omitted and the words of this sentence are un-separated un-separated Fill in the vowels and i remake the sentence about Afghanistan: Af-ghanistan: fghnstn'schftrdrtsthrghthKhybr Pssntnd Crossword This puzzle is on the silhouette of Afghanistan: ' "'" ACROSS 1 Symbol for tantalum 3 Kind of monkey 4 Name of this country's king 6 Disclaim 7 Filth 8 Bustle DOWN 1 Oriental porgy 2 .Ventilate 3 Timid 4 Nothing 5 Social insect 6 Accomplished . 7 District attnrnpv (ahA Odd Word What word of six letters contains con-tains six words besides itself, without with-out changing the place of a single letter? I PUZZLE ANSWERS ! TK1AMGLE: . KABUL ARES BET US 1 RIDDLES: 1 In the autumn, when nature turns the leaves. 2 A glove. 3 It is effective only when used up. 4 WheD It is adrift. 5 Because both have brought about the fall of man. MISSING VOWELS: Afghanistan's Afghanis-tan's chief trade route Is through the Khyber Pass into India AFGHANISTAN REBUS: No railroads; Fat-tailed sheep; Islam; Mountainous. RIVER MIX-UPS: Helmund; Kabul; Oxus. WEIGHT! POSERS: 1100 pounds. 2 Pint's 364. 4 Cen-troid. Cen-troid. 5 500 sheets. ODD WORD: "Herein" which contains he, her, here, ere, rein and in, aD in proper order. CROSSWORD: Sticky Stopper When a perfume bottle top won't open readily, don't apply force. The fr agile glass may break. Wrap a clotb that's been dipped In hot water around the neck of the fla-con. fla-con. Now tap the sides of the lid very gently with the handle of a table knife. Have patience and the opening Is bound to "give." s Afghanistan Rebus Four facts about Afghanistan are hidden here Use the words and pictures to uncover them: the success ( OF THe AFFAIR River Mix-ups Three Afghanistan rivers are hidden In these odd lines You can find them by rearranging the letters: let-ters: LEND HUM A BULK US OX vVeighty Posers Here are five questions to test your knowledge of weights and measurements. i 1. How much is a hundredweight? hundred-weight? 2. "A 's a pound, the world around." Supply the missing word. 3. How many quarts in two bushels? 4. Which word does not belong in this group, millimeter, liter, centroid. and decigram? 5. How many sheets of paper In a commercial ream? |