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Cryptic Clues - S Trivia Quiz

All the answers in this quiz start with the letter S. Cryptic clues have two parts a wordplay (anagram, hidden word, etc) part and a definition. There will also be a hint as to the type of wordplay.

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

Author
minch

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
233,240

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
630

Question 1 of 10

1. Direction originally obtained from some others using the highway.

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Converted place is unique

Answer: (7 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Post wager

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Irish symbols are ersatz diamonds

Answer: (9letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Location of vision we hear

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Harpoon small fish

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. A steed becomes unexcited

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Body of water that's great!

Answer: (8 letters or two words 4,8)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Wave expert on the face of it

Answer: (7 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Trams come back spruced up

Answer: (5 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Direction originally obtained from some others using the highway.

Answer: south

First letters of the last five words

2. Converted place is unique

Answer: special

PLACE IS is an anagram of SPECIAL

3. Post wager

Answer: stake

Two meanings

4. Irish symbols are ersatz diamonds

Answer: shamrocks

SHAM + ROCKS = SHAMROCKS

5. Location of vision we hear

Answer: site

Homophone - location = site
vision = sight

6. Harpoon small fish

Answer: spike

S (small) + PIKE (freshwater fish that's actually quite large) = SPIKE

7. A steed becomes unexcited

Answer: sedate

A STEED anagrams into SEDATE

8. Body of water that's great!

Answer: superior

9. Wave expert on the face of it

Answer: surface

SURF + ACE = SURFACE

10. Trams come back spruced up

Answer: smart

TRAMS written backwards is SMART.

Source: Author minch

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