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_.