Albertine Randall Wheelan

“ Zany. 2. Aloe. 3. Nova. 4. Year.
To our Puzzlers: Answers, to be acknowledged in the magazine, must be received not later than the 15th of each month, and should be addressed to St. Nicolas Riddle-box, care of The Century Co., 33 East Seventeenth St., New York City.
Answers to all the Puzzles in the August Number were received, before August 15th, from Zeus Parker—Eugenie Steiner—“Chuck”—Agnes Rutherford—“The Spencers”—Evelyn Goodrich Patch—“Allil and Adi”—Benjamin L. Miller—Myrtle Alderson—“Duluth”—Elizabeth D. Lord—Catherine H. Steel—Nessic and Freddie—Mary Randell Bacon—John Farr Simons. ”

“ The initial letters, reading downward, spell the name of a month; the letters indicated by the numbers from 1 to 12 spell a pleasant season.
WALTER L. DREYFUSS.
DIAGONAL.
All of the words described contain the same number of letters. When rightly guessed and written one below another, the diagonal (beginning with the upper left-hand letter and ending with the lower right-hand letter) will spell the name of a popular machine.
Cross-words: 1. An aquatic sport. 2. Walton’s favorite pastime. 3. A painting. 4. An important city. 5. A supernatural event. 6. To maim. 7. ”

“ Bison, bear, bull, giraffe, buffalo, pig, goat, stag, dog, tiger, fox, wolf, ox, lynx, squirrel, panther, porcupine, camel, elk, hyena, cat, rat, calf, mole, seal, lion, weasel, boar, otter, antelop, monkey, donkey, elephant, rhinoceros, deer, horse, hare, leopard, ape, lamb, doe, beaver. ”