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Cryptic Crossword Clues #3 Trivia Quiz

Here is the third batch of Cryptics I made. Thanks for the great compliments. [2(3,5) in the hints means that the 2nd letter is the same as the fifth letter of clue 3. If you mess with this, it forms a crossword grid.]

A multiple-choice quiz by jighm. Estimated time: 11 mins.

Author
jighm

Time
11 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
313,944

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
8 / 20

Plays
242

Question 1 of 20

1. Out there is a wacky dry one.

Answer: (1 Word (6 letters) - 1(10,2), 3(11,2), 5(12,1))

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Question 2 of 20

2. Crows without a wing tip and a knight's weapon - it's puzzling.

Answer: (1 Word (9 letters) - 1(13,1), 3(10,4), 5(11,4), 7(12,3), 9(14,1))

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Question 3 of 20

3. Those people are all mixed up for an illegal drug.

Answer: (1 Word (4 letters) - 2(13,3), 4(15,1))

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Question 4 of 20

4. An animation studio got nine within the course average.

Answer: (1 Word (5 letters) - 2(12,5), 4(14,3))

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Question 5 of 20

5. To expose Starbuck's largest behind its time.

Answer: (1 Word (9 letters) - 1(13,5), 3(15,3), 5(16,2), 7(12, 7), 9(14,5))

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Question 6 of 20

6. Sound for an alien.

Answer: (1 Word (7 letters) - 1(17,2), 3(13,7), 5(15,5), 7(16,4))

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Question 7 of 20

7. Bruce and Mr. Greenwood ate sticky candy peas.

Answer: (1 Word (7 letters) - 1(18,1), 3(15,7), 5(19,1), 7(20,1))

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Question 8 of 20

8. Existing kinderg�rtners sound out a letter.

Answer: (1 Word (3 letters) - 2(18,3))

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Question 9 of 20

9. The turbulent air between the west side of Texas and east of Vermont is characteristic.

Answer: (1 Word (5 letters) - 2(19,3), 4(20,3))

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Question 10 of 20

10. Crafty poem including a misprint.

Answer: (1 Word (4 letters) - 2(1,1), 4(2,3))

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Question 11 of 20

11. What you need for flavoring the black jelly beans is in the can, I see.

Answer: (1 Word (5 letters) - 2(1,3), 4(2,5))

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Question 12 of 20

12. Some love stories I care to read in a different way.

Answer: (1 Word (7 letters) - 1(1,5), 3(2,7), 5(4,2), 7(5,7))

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Question 13 of 20

13. A knife is key in speaking French without an accent to a verbalist starting out.

Answer: (1 Word (7 letters) - 1(2,1), 3(3,2), 5(5,1), 7(6,3))

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Question 14 of 20

14. Gave owed money back for the baby's clothing.

Answer: (1 Word (6 letters) - 1(2,9), 3(4,4), 5(5,9))

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Question 15 of 20

15. Attila's federation can get started searching for prey.

Answer: (1 Word (7 letters) - 1(3,4), 3(5,3), 5(6,5), 7(7,3))

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Question 16 of 20

16. Endorse the screwy chant.

Answer: (1 Word (4 letters) - 2(5,5), 4(6,7))

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Question 17 of 20

17. The head of the typist's workplace is loony.

Answer: (1 Word (3 letters) - 2(6,1))

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Question 18 of 20

18. French gold in the myth.

Answer: (1 Word (4 letters) - 1(7,1), 3(8,2))

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Question 19 of 20

19. The little store backed up a trolley.

Answer: (1 Word (4 letters) - 1(7,5), 3(9,2))

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Question 20 of 20

20. In dismal state, I quoted.

Answer: (1 Word (4 letters) - 1(7,7), 3(9,4))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Out there is a wacky dry one.

Answer: yonder

"Wacky" means to scramble "dry one." That makes "yonder," defined by "out there."

2. Crows without a wing tip and a knight's weapon - it's puzzling.

Answer: crossword

"Wing tip" is "w," "tip" meaning to use the end letter. "Crows" "without" "w" is "cros." "A knight's weapon" is "sword." Together, they form "crossword," something that's "puzzling."

3. Those people are all mixed up for an illegal drug.

Answer: meth

"Those people" = "them." "All mixed up" scrambles it to "meth," "an illegal drug."

4. An animation studio got nine within the course average.

Answer: pixar

"Nine" = "ix." (roman numeral) "The course average" is "par." "Got nine within" puts "ix" into "par" to get "P(ix)AR," "an animation studio." (Disney)

5. To expose Starbuck's largest behind its time.

Answer: ventilate

"Starbuck's largest" = "venti." "Behind it's time" = "late." Together, this gives us "ventilate," which means "to expose."

6. Sound for an alien.

Answer: foreign

"Sound" signals us to use the sound of "for an," which is "foreign." ("alien")

7. Bruce and Mr. Greenwood ate sticky candy peas.

Answer: legumes

"Bruce and Mr. Greenwood" = "Lees." "Sticky candy" = "gum." "Ate" means that "gum" goes into "lees" giving us "LE(gum)ES," "peas."

8. Existing kinderg�rtners sound out a letter.

Answer: are

"A letter" = "r." "Kinderg�rtners sound out" signals us to use the sound of "r." We get the word "are," which is synonymous with "existing." "Kinderg�rtners" is used to tell us that we are using the plural third-person.

9. The turbulent air between the west side of Texas and east of Vermont is characteristic.

Answer: trait

"Turbulent" means to scramble "air" to get "rai." "The west side of Texas" and "east of Vermont" both stand for the letter "T," the directions meaning which side of the word to take the letter from. "Between" puts "rai" inside of the two Ts giving us "T(rai)T," which means "characteristic."

10. Crafty poem including a misprint.

Answer: typo

"Including" tells us that the answer is inside of the phrase "crafty poem." There, we find "typo," "a misprint."

11. What you need for flavoring the black jelly beans is in the can, I see.

Answer: anise

"What you need for flavoring the black jelly beans" is "anise." That word appears "in the" "c[an, I se]e."

12. Some love stories I care to read in a different way.

Answer: erotica

"I care to" "read (past tense pronunciation) in a different way" is "erotica," the term for "some love stories."

13. A knife is key in speaking French without an accent to a verbalist starting out.

Answer: cleaver

"Key," "in speaking French," is "cl�." "Without an accent" it becomes "cle." "Starting out" tells us to use the beginning of "verbalist," which for this clue is "ver." "To" is a linking word connecting "cle" to "a" and "ver" giving us "cleaver," "a knife."

14. Gave owed money back for the baby's clothing.

Answer: diaper

"Gave owed money" = "repaid." "Back" means to read it backward to give us "diaper," "the baby's clothing."

15. Attila's federation can get started searching for prey.

Answer: hunting

"Attila's federation" = "Hun." "Can" = "tin." "Get" "started" (use the first letter) = "g." All together it's "hunting," which is "searching for prey."

16. Endorse the screwy chant.

Answer: sign

"Chant" = "sing." "Screwy" means to scramble it to "sign." "Sign" = "endorse."

17. The head of the typist's workplace is loony.

Answer: off

"The typist's workplace" = "office." "The head" (or start) of the word "office" is "off," which is a word for "loony."

18. French gold in the myth.

Answer: lore

The "French" words for "gold" and "the" are "or" and "le." Putting "or" "in" "le" gives us "L(or)E," which is synonymous with "myth."

19. The little store backed up a trolley.

Answer: mart

"A trolley" = "tram." "Backed up" means to read it backwards for "mart," a "little store."

20. In dismal state, I quoted.

Answer: said

"Dismal state" = "sad." "In" "sad" we put the word "I," giving us "said," which means "quoted."

Source: Author jighm

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