Here are the solutions to Miss Well's bright charades which are published on page 1100 of this number:

ANSWERS TO THE CHARADES.

  1. Sinking.
  2. Cathay.
  3. Belfry.
  4. Welfare.
  5. Nomad.
  6. Aching.
  7. Worsted.
  8. Pennant.
  9. Handled.
  10. Elbow.
  11. Earnest.
  12. Tendril.
  13. Dido.
  14. Syntax.
  15. Shoehorn.

  1. Sundry.
  2. Codfish.
  3. Series.
  4. Annex.
  5. Pastime.
  6. Forethought.
  7. Frontispiece.
  8. Pipestem.
  9. Poetry.
  10. Dustpan.
  11. Hairbreadth.
  12. Direct.
  13. Donkey.
  14. Saltcellar.
  15. Sediment.