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Games and Puzzles — Rule for Court Circular (Part 14 of 33)

The appended dates refer to the numbers of the Lady in which these solutions appeared.

(1) March 24, 1892

OH	0
(oh)
cohere	1
(ere)
reredos	2
(do)
DO	0

Score: -- 6, 2, 18; 2, 3, 7: 11.

(2) March 3, 1892

INDULGE	4
(ndu)
unduly	1
(duly)
incredulity	3
(incr)
IDIOSYNCRASY	3

Score: -- 10,3,30; 2,11,15: 15.

(3) March 17, 1892

LEAD	1
(lea)
plea	0
(ple)
sample	0
(sam)
jetsam	1
(ets)
BULLETS	4

Score: -- 9,3,29; 3,6,12: 17.

(4) October 1, 1891

DOG	0
(dog)
endogen	2
(gen)
gentry	0
(ntry)
intricate	2
(cat)
CAT	0

Score: -- 9,3,29; 3,4,10: 19.

(5) May 5, 1892

COOK	1
(coo)
scooping	2
(pin)
pinned	1
(inne)
DINNER	2

Score: -- 10,3,30; 2,6,10: 20.

(6) March 10, 1892

KNIFE	1
(nife)
manifest	2
(man)
workman	1
(ork)
FORK	1

Score: -- 10,3,30; 2,5,9: 21.

(7) May 26, 1892

CONVERSE	3
(erse)
persevering	3
(erin)
merino	1
(meri)
perfumery	1
(erfu)
CHEERFULLY	3

Score: -- 12,4,42; 3,11,17: 25.

(8) May 12, 1892

SPREAD	1
(read)
readiness	1
(ines)
shines	0
(shin)
vanquishing	3
(anqu)
BANQUET	3

Score: -- 12,4,42; 3,9,15: 27.

(9) April 14, 1892

WEDNESDAY	2
(ednes)
blessedness	3
(esse)
finesse	1
(iness)
craftiness	1
(raft)
rafter	0
(after)
AFTERNOON	2

Score: -- 15,4,45; 4,9,17: 28.

(10) March 31, 1892

DEMAND	2
(eman)
gentleman	1
(gent)
tangent	1
(ange)
orange	0
(oran)
CORMORANT	3

Score: -- 12,4,42; 3,7,13: 29.

LANRICK

A Game for Two Players `The muster-place be Lanrick-mead.' 1. REQUISITES FOR THE GAME

This Game requires a chess or draughts board, 8 men of one colour and 8 of another (chess- pawns, draughts, or counters), and 9 pieces of card, cut to the size of a square, to serve as markers.

2. DEFINITIONS

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