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Cryptic Ladder I Trivia Quiz

Solve 10 cryptic clues and place them in the correct order. To get the correct order, solve the 11th: Dreams of dark horses (10), for the initial letters on the 'ladder'.

An ordering quiz by suomy. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
suomy

Time
3 mins

Type
Order Quiz

Quiz #
416,896

Updated
Jul 11 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
68

Mobile instructions: Press on an answer on the right. Then, press on the question it matches on the left.

(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right side answer, and then click on its destination box to move it.

The initial letters of the answer to each cryptic clue spell out the answer to the 11th clue "Dreams of dark horses (10)" going down the 'ladder' from top to bottom. Note that the word lengths for the individual clues may help you to solve them and British English is used.

What's the Correct Order?	Choices
1. (First letter)	Difficulty Henry ruled out (6)
2.	Maybe a sincere raise? (8)
3.	Mark raged madly (5)
4.	Cur from among relatives (7)
5.	Eggs about ring piercing (3)
6.	Soggy turf cave (6)
7.	Protect English nurse anyhow (6)
8.	Bureau from lanky youth? (7)
9.	Fixed awfully rude teen (8)
10. (Last letter)	Tree-like swan (5)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Fixed awfully rude teen (8)

The anagram indicator 'awfully' points to 'rude teen' being the fodder, producing 'neutered' which ties in with the definition 'fixed'.

2. Maybe a sincere raise? (8)

'Maybe' is the anagram indicator with 'a sincere' being the anagram fodder and 'raise' the definition, giving 'increase' as the answer.

3. Mark raged madly (5)

The anagram is indicated by 'madly', 'raged' being the anagram material which produces 'grade', tying in with the definition 'mark'.

4. Difficulty Henry ruled out (6)

The anagram material is 'ruled' as indicated by 'out', which is started with H for Henry to make 'hurdle', which ties in with the definition 'difficulty'.

5. Bureau from lanky youth? (7)

A charade-type clue. 'Lanky' is another word for 'tall' and 'youth' can mean 'boy'. Put together and you get 'tallboy', a kind of bureau or chest of drawers.

6. Cur from among relatives (7)

A hidden word clue indicated by 'from'. The word 'mongrel' is found within the words 'among relatives', tying in with the definition 'cur'.

7. Tree-like swan (5)

'Aspen' fits the definition of a 'tree' and is composed from 'as', a synonym for the word 'like', and 'pen', namely an adult female swan. A charade clue.

8. Eggs about ring piercing (3)

A double definition with a contents indicator. In this case 'about' is an alternative for 're' with the 'ring' being the letter 'o', which is coupled with the contents indicator 'piercing' to give 'roe'. This ties in with the definition 'eggs'.

9. Protect English nurse anyhow (6)

E for English with 'anyhow' as an anagram indicator for the word 'nurse'. Combined, this becomes 'ensure', which tallies with the definition 'protect'.

10. Soggy turf cave (6)

A charade clue. 'Sod' is another word for 'turf' and a 'cave' is also a 'den'. Combine the two for 'sodden', which ties in with the definition 'soggy'.

Source: Author suomy

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