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Cryptic Add a Letter - 1 Trivia Quiz

Some cryptic clues are like word addition. The difference is that the letter usually isn't given directly. Look for common single letter meanings. e.g.White=W; North=N; Yes=Y; large=L, five=V, loud=F; etc. Try these.

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
minch

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
172,632

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
454

Question 1 of 10

1. On the edge of a black sheet of ice.

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Light coloured soft beer

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Outspoken about false status

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Antelope from eastern country

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Selected 100 stockings

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Wonderful $1,000 South African money.

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Jeer at troop leader's relative

Answer: (5 letters (leader, first, etc can mean the first letter of a word.)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Harry ends up with aquatic mammal

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Entertain a creative Greek goddess

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Journey for leading Turkish composer

Answer: (6 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. On the edge of a black sheet of ice.

Answer: brink

B + RINK

Black = B
Sheet of ice = rink
Definition - on the edge

2. Light coloured soft beer

Answer: pale

P + ALE

Soft = P (P is the musical symbol for soft. Similarly the word loud would stand for F)
Beer = ale

Definition - light coloured

3. Outspoken about false status

Answer: frank

F + RANK

False = F
Status = rank
Definition - outspoken

Definition - outspoken

4. Antelope from eastern country

Answer: eland

E + LAND

Eastern = E
Country = land

Definition - antelope

5. Selected 100 stockings

Answer: chose

C + HOSE

100 = C (Roman numeral)
Stockings = hose

Definition - select

6. Wonderful $1,000 South African money.

Answer: grand

G + RAND

$1,000 = G
South African money = rand

Definition - wonderful

7. Jeer at troop leader's relative

Answer: taunt

T + AUNT

Troop leader = T
Relative = aunt

Definition - Jeer at

8. Harry ends up with aquatic mammal

Answer: potter

P + OTTER
ends up = P
aquatic mammal = otter

Definition - Harry

9. Entertain a creative Greek goddess

Answer: amuse

A + MUSE

A = A (Sometimes the letter may stand for itself especially when the letter is A.
Greek goddess = muse

Definition - entertain

10. Journey for leading Turkish composer

Answer: travel

T + RAVEL

leading Turkish = T (the leading letter of the word Turkish)
Composer = Ravel (French composer Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937)

Definition - journey

Source: Author minch

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