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Cryptic Crossword Clues #4 Trivia Quiz

Here we go again. I hope that these keep you thinking for a while. (How to read the extra hints: 3(1,4) would mean that the 3rd letter of the word is the same as the 4th letter of clue #1. My answers form a grid.)

A multiple-choice quiz by jighm. Estimated time: 9 mins.

Author
jighm

Time
9 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
315,061

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
14 / 20

Plays
212

Question 1 of 20

1. Atlantic and Indian canoes capsized.

Answer: (One Word (6 letters) - 2(12,1), 4(11,2), 6(13,1))

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Question 2 of 20

2. Back slap your friends.

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

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Question 3 of 20

3. The end of Wisconsin transgression.

Answer: (One Word (3 letters) - 2(13,3))

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Question 4 of 20

4. Back and forth, singing and playing them all by myself.

Answer: (One Word (5 letters) - 1(16,1), 3(14,4), 5(17,1))

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Question 5 of 20

5. A rotten sweet tuber can be found in front of that winehouse.

Answer: (One Word (3 letters) - 1(15,2), 3(13,5))

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Question 6 of 20

6. I am in rage after a singular Mars wedding.

Answer: (One Word (8 letters) - 2(16,3), 4(14,6), 6(17,3), 8(15,4))

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Question 7 of 20

7. The royal pub guy shouting out orders?

Answer: (One Word (7 letters) - 1(16,5), 3(18,1), 5(17,5), 7(19,1))

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Question 8 of 20

8. Pillages Virginia in anger more than once.

Answer: (One Word (7 letters) - 1(16,7), 3(18,3), 5(17,7), 7(19,3))

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Question 9 of 20

9. A bad re-trial for the mobile home park vehicle.

Answer: (One Word (7 letters) - 1(16,9), 3(18,5), 5(20,1), 7(19,5))

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Question 10 of 20

10. Twice the Colorado breakfast puffs.

Answer: (One Word (4 letters) - 1(20,3), 3(19,7))

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Question 11 of 20

11. Having the ability to jar food?

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

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Question 12 of 20

12. Citizens' bands for an American television network.

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

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Question 13 of 20

13. The covert agent holding some of the diamonds is hot.

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

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Question 14 of 20

14. Unnatural paleness from a Pennsylvania back roll.

Answer: (One Word (6 letters) - 2(2,2), 4(4,3), 6(6,4))

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Question 15 of 20

15. Call Central Canada before me.

Answer: (One Word (4 letters) - 2(5,1), 4(6,8))

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Question 16 of 20

16. False starts receiving a back rub caused a rapid formation of stars.

Answer: (One Word (9 letters) - 1(4,1), 3(6,2), 5(7,1), 7(8,1), 9(9,1))

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Question 17 of 20

17. Scoob's friend was filled with relative trembling.

Answer: (One Word (7 letters) - 1(4,5), 3(6,6), 5(7,5), 7(8,5))

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Question 18 of 20

18. Show the young calf's flesh again?

Answer: (One Word (6 letters) - 1(7,3), 3(8,3), 5(9,3))

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Question 19 of 20

19. All about the stomach in Vegas trick-or-treaters.

Answer: (One Word (7 letters) - 1(7,7), 3(8,7), 5(9,7), 7(10,3))

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Question 20 of 20

20. Girly frill from a lilac emporium.

Answer: (One Word (4 letters) - 1(9,5), 3(10,1))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Atlantic and Indian canoes capsized.

Answer: oceans

"Capsized" means to scramble "canoes." That gives us "oceans." "Atlantic" and "Indian" are both oceans.

2. Back slap your friends.

Answer: pals

"Back" means to read "slap" backwards, giving us "pals," "your friends."

3. The end of Wisconsin transgression.

Answer: sin

"The end of" "WisconSIN" is "sin," which is synonymous with "transgression."

4. Back and forth, singing and playing them all by myself.

Answer: solos

What one sings and plays all by oneself are "solos," which is read the same "back and forth."

5. A rotten sweet tuber can be found in front of that winehouse.

Answer: amy

"Sweet tuber" = "yam." "Rotten" means to scramble it to "amy." "Amy" is indeed "found in front of ... Winehouse."

6. I am in rage after a singular Mars wedding.

Answer: marriage

"I" goes into the word "rage" to become "r(I)age." "Singular Mars" = "mar." Put "riage" "after" "mar" to get "marriage," which is a "wedding."

7. The royal pub guy shouting out orders?

Answer: barking

"The royal pub guy" would be "(bar)(king)." "Barking" is "shouting out orders."

8. Pillages Virginia in anger more than once.

Answer: ravages

"Virginia" = "va." "Anger" is "rage." "Anger more than once" = "rages." "Va" "in" "rages" gives us "ra(VA)ges," which means "pillages."

9. A bad re-trial for the mobile home park vehicle.

Answer: trailer

"Bad" means to scramble up "re-trial" to get "trailer," something "for the mobile home park."

10. Twice the Colorado breakfast puffs.

Answer: coco

"Colorado" = "Co." "Twice" makes it "coco." Coco Puffs are popular "breakfast puffs".

11. Having the ability to jar food?

Answer: can

"Having the ability" and "to jar food" are both definitions of "can."

12. Citizens' bands for an American television network.

Answer: CBS

"Citizens' bands" = "CBs" (popular among truckers in the past.) CBS is "a television network."

13. The covert agent holding some of the diamonds is hot.

Answer: spicy

"The covert agent" = "spy." "Diamonds" = "ice." "Some of the diamonds" means to use only the "ic" of "ice." "Holding" means that "ic" is inside of "spy" to give us "sp(IC)y," which means "hot."

14. Unnatural paleness from a Pennsylvania back roll.

Answer: pallor

"Pennsylvania" = "Pa." "Back roll" means to read "roll" backwards to get "llor." Put them together to get "pallor," an "unnatural paleness."

15. Call Central Canada before me.

Answer: name

"Central Canada" = "na." (We use the central letters.) Put those "before" "me" to get "name," a word for "call."

16. False starts receiving a back rub caused a rapid formation of stars.

Answer: starburst

"False" means to scramble "starts" to get "starst." "Back rub" means to read "rub" backwards, which is "bur." "Receiving" means that "bur" goes into "starst" to end up with "star(BUR)st," which is "a rapid formation of stars."

17. Scoob's friend was filled with relative trembling.

Answer: shaking

"Scoob's friend" is "Shag." (Since the shortened form of Scooby's name was used, we used the shortened form of Shaggy's, as well.) "Relative" = "kin." "Filled with" means that "shag" goes around the word "kin" for our answer, "sha(KIN)g," which is synonymous with "trembling."

18. Show the young calf's flesh again?

Answer: reveal

"The young calf's flesh" = "veal." "Again" means that we will add an "re" to the beginning of the word to get "REveal," a word meaning "show."

19. All about the stomach in Vegas trick-or-treaters.

Answer: gastric

"In" is a trigger to look inside of "Vegas trick-or-treaters," which gives us the word "gastric," which is "all about the stomach."

20. Girly frill from a lilac emporium.

Answer: lace

"From a" triggers us to find a word in "lilac emporium." We find "lace," which is "girly frill."

Source: Author jighm

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