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Cryptic Acrostic II Trivia Quiz

The answer to the first question gives you the first letter to each of the answers. e.g. The answer to Q2 will start with the second letter of the answer to Q1, and so on. Look for anagrams, hidden words, reversed words, homophones, etc.

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

Author
minch

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
185,194

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1586

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

Question 1 of 10

1. The first letters of the ten answers to these cryptic clues spell the ten letter answer to this clue:

Man in charge of unusual stamp store. Hint - It's an anagram clue.

Answer: (Ten letter word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Flower found in porch, identified,

Answer: (Six letter word)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Fashionable trams return

Answer: (Five letter word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Tibetan god holds dance

Answer: (five letter word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Damage metal bird

Answer: (Six letter word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Gold God of North" writer

Answer: (Six letter word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Hide away small designer hats

Answer: (Five letter word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Follow path

Answer: (Five letter word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Serious Hemingway pronouncement

Answer: (Seven letter word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. French road alternate route

The letters of the answers spell the answer to the clue in the introduction. If you could not answer that at first, see if you can now, and that will help you check if your answers are right. It will also give you the first letter of any clue you couldn't answer.

Answer: (Three letter word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The first letters of the ten answers to these cryptic clues spell the ten letter answer to this clue: Man in charge of unusual stamp store. Hint - It's an anagram clue.

Answer: postmaster

Postmaster is an anagram of 'stamp store'.

2. Flower found in porch, identified,

Answer: orchid

Hidden word

3. Fashionable trams return

Answer: smart

Reversal of trams

4. Tibetan god holds dance

Answer: tango

Hidden word.

5. Damage metal bird

Answer: martin

Damage is MAR. Metal is TIN. MARTIN

6. "Gold God of North" writer

Answer: author

Gold is AU. Northern god is THOR. AUTHOR

7. Hide away small designer hats

Answer: stash

small is S. Anagram of tash is HATS. STASH

8. Follow path

Answer: trail

Two meanings

9. Serious Hemingway pronouncement

Answer: earnest

Homophone Ernest earnest

10. French road alternate route

Answer: rue

Alternate route is alternate letters of the word. RoUtE = RUE

Source: Author minch

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