1971
A Puzzlement
January 1971

“A Puzzlement,” New Era, Jan. 1971, 15

A Puzzlement

Want to know one of the most relevant twelve-word statements of clear-cut counsel that the Lord has given us?

Discover for yourself by working the crossword puzzle, then reading in succession the answers to across numbers 12, 13, 16, 22, 24, 25, 31, 32, 39, 40, 48, and 50.

Happy sleuthing!

crossword puzzle

Puzzle No. 1 Word Clues

Across

  1. The ___ of these puzzles is to make you (12, 13, and 16 across)

  2. The Egyptians used this with clay to make bricks (Ex. 5:7)

  3. “when ye shall ___ for me with all your heart” (Jer. 29:13)

  4. Definite article

  5. Gad was David’s ___ (2 Sam. 24:11)

  6. “a God ready to ___” (Neh. 9:17)

  7. They testify of Christ

  8. The word God in Hebrew names

  9. Great waters

  10. Because

  11. Preposition

  12. Pronoun

  13. King of Egypt (2 Kgs. 17:4)

  14. Easter comes from this name (_o___)

  15. Fifth son of Jacob (Gen. 30:6)

  16. Biblical pronoun

  17. “and if there be any praise, ___ on these things (Philip. 4:8)

  18. Southeast (abbr.)

  19. Home of Abraham (Gen. 11:31)

  20. New England state (abbr.)

  21. Early church leader (Acts 15:22)

  22. Biblical pronoun

  23. Possess

  24. Truly

  25. “into ___ darkness” (Matt. 8:12)

  26. Tall East Indian palm

  27. “a far more exceeding and ___ weight of glory” (2 Cor. 4:17)

  28. “more than meat” (Luke 12:23)

  29. Gen. 27:38 is one

  30. Hard stones (Ezek. 3:9)

Down

  1. “learn to maintain good works for necessary ___” (Titus 3:14)

  2. Reverberate or resound

  3. Young salmon

  4. Conjunction

  5. Marine fish

  6. Expression of inquiry

  7. It led the wise men

  8. “thou shalt ___ the mountains, and beat them small” (Isa. 41:15)

  9. Mackerel food (two words)

  10. “___ of the morning” (Ps. 139:9)

  11. Assyrian king (2 Kgs. 15:19)

  12. “the children of ___” (1 Chr. 7:12)

  13. “the ___ shall be holy unto the Lord” (Lev. 27:32)

  14. Born to Abigail (1 Chr. 2:17)

  15. Chinese name of Buddha

  16. Pass a rope through

  17. Professor of an “ism”

  18. More rigid

  19. “___ to shew myself approved unto God” (2 Tim. 2:15)

  20. New England state (abbr.)

  21. Cuddles up

  22. Kurile Islands (abbr.)

  23. Language in use in Christ’s time (Luke 23:38)

  24. Western name for Australian eucalyptus tree

  25. First four letters of Chinese province 41 “the threshingfloor of ___” (Gen. 50:10)

  26. Part of the constellation Argo

  27. Snake-like fish

  28. Same as 5 down

  29. Astern

  30. Each (abbr.)

  31. Musical note

Answers:

  • To doublecheck your answers to “A Puzzlement” hold this up to a mirror and turn it upside down. Read in the mirror the correct solution.

    crossword puzzle answer