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1 trivia quiz  How to do Cryptic Crosswords icon
Cryptic crosswords are for the cruciverbalist elite! Can you learn how to do them?
 Difficult 15Q
5706 plays
 Mar 22 01
crisw editor
2 trivia quiz  Krazy Klues #15 icon
Thousands of cards and letters have failed to discourage me from doing another "Krazy Klues"! As usual, each entry is a ridiculous pun/clue to an even more ridiculous answer.
 Tough 10Q
2265 plays
 Jun 18 04
richicago gold
3 trivia quiz  Cryptic Garments icon
The ten cryptic clues will lead you to the names of items of clothing.
 Impossible 10Q
2094 plays
 Jun 07 04
spanishliz editor
4 trivia quiz  Cryptic Acrostic II coolicon
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.
 Tough 10Q
897 plays
 Jul 08 04
minch editor
5 trivia quiz  Add a Little Colour coolicon
Each answer is a person's name. The first part of each name is a colour- black (2), brown, green, (3), grey, red (2) or white. There is a clue in the question as to the last part of the name. The clue also gives a hint about the name that's required.
 Impossible 10Q
3132 plays
 Nov 05 05
minch editor
6 trivia quiz  "An English Country Garden" - Cryptic Style coolicon
Can you find these garden flowers from my cryptic clues? Eg: Q. Plenty of work for little Elizabeth. A. Busy lizzie. Ten common British garden flowers to find, some but not all, are listed in the song "An English Country Garden" have fun.
 Average 10Q
258 plays
 Jun 05 08
Mutchisman gold
7 trivia quiz  Areas and Landmarks of London coolicon
Cryptic clues are given for the names of various places within London. From these clues can you work out the area?
 Average 10Q
1539 plays
 Feb 03 04
sunfloweruk23
8 trivia quiz  Cryptic Clues - N coolicon
All these cryptic clues start with the letter N. 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.
 Difficult 10Q
1482 plays
 Jun 26 06
minch editor
9 trivia quiz  Cryptic Clues - W coolicon
The answers to these cryptic clues all start with W.
 Difficult 10Q
1965 plays
 Jun 07 06
minch editor
10 trivia quiz  Krazy Klues #22 icon
Another bunch of corny double entendres. Each entry provides two clues to the hilarious yet thought provoking answer.
Difficult 10Q
1068 plays
 Jul 09 05
richicago gold
11 trivia quiz  Colourful Cryptic Clues icon
A mixture of cryptic clues, to which all answers are a colour, so a definition of the answer is not always given. Look for hidden words, reversals, anagrams, charades, etc.
 Tough 10Q
1881 plays
 Aug 06 04
minch editor
12 trivia quiz  Cryptic Crosswords 10 - Take Some letters! icon
Sometimes the answer to a cryptic clue is made up from the first, last or alternate letters of several words. Look for indicators such as 'initially' 'at the end of' 'alternately' etc.
 Tough 10Q
1584 plays
 Apr 02 04
minch editor
13 trivia quiz  Crypto-Zoology icon
These are cryptic crossword-style clues. Each answer is the name of an animal. If you haven't ever done cryptics (and they ARE addictive), please check out my 'How to Do Cryptic Crosswords' puzzle first.
 Difficult 15Q
690 plays
 Apr 02 01
crisw editor
14 trivia quiz  Krazy Klues #14 icon
Yet another in my Internationally acclaimed series of Intellectual, thought provoking pun/clues. These quizzes are so funny that, since their inception, world-wide laxative usage has decreased by an astounding 95%!
 Tough 10Q
483 plays
 Jun 07 04
richicago gold
15 trivia quiz  Cryptic Crosswords 5 - Hidden Clues icon
A cryptic crossword will usually contain one or two hidden word clues. These clues have three parts - wordplay, indicator of type of word play and the definition. Have fun trying these.
 Tough 10Q
1260 plays
 Feb 20 04
minch editor
16 trivia quiz  Cryptic Clues - E icon
The answers to these cryptic clues all start with E. 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.
 Difficult 10Q
1023 plays
 Jun 10 06
minch editor
17 trivia quiz  Cryptic Crosswords 7 - Double Meaning Clues
Another type of clue found in cryptic crosswords deals with words that have the same spelling but different meanings. e.g. Clue -Highest ranking toy Answer - TOP.
 Difficult 10Q
930 plays
 Mar 09 04
minch editor
18 trivia quiz  Cryptic U.S. Presidents icon
There have been 43 U.S. Presidents who have borne 37 surnames. Out of these 37 surnames are ten answers to be found through conventional cryptic clues. See if you can figure them out.
Difficult 10Q
879 plays
 Jul 08 05
cobb367
19 trivia quiz  Cryptic Modes of Transportation icon
The ten cryptic clues will lead you to different types of transportation, mainly specific vehicles. A hint is given as to whether used on land, at sea or in the air. Answers are in the singular unless otherwise indicated.
 Very Difficult 10Q
792 plays
 Nov 03 05
spanishliz editor
20 trivia quiz  Krazy Klues #11 icon
Each entry is not only the clue to the answer, but it is also a putrid and socially offensive pun. Your thankless job is to provide the answers. Warning to those of you who are faint of heart: Excessive laughter may result.
 Difficult 10Q
939 plays
 May 22 04
richicago gold
21 trivia quiz  Cryptic Add a Letter - 2 icon
1-9 add a letter before, 10 add a letter after. You must work out what the letter is. Look for Roman numerals and common meanings for single letters e.g. False=F; Large = L. Watch for phrases like "capital of Hungary" for "H" and second of March for A.
 Tough 10Q
654 plays
 Apr 09 04
minch editor
22 trivia quiz  Krazy Klues# 19 icon
Welcome to my latest assault on good taste. As always, each question is the clue to an inexcusably bad pun. My grandmother laughed so hard at this quiz, that she tripped and dropped her six-pack!
 Very Difficult 10Q
618 plays
 Oct 17 04
richicago gold
23 trivia quiz  Cryptic Crosswords 4 - Anagram Clues icon
Up to a third of the clues in a cryptic crossword may contain anagrams. These clues can be divided into three parts. 1.The word/s to be anagrammed. 2.Indicator words. 3.The definition.
 Tough 10Q
1170 plays
 Feb 16 04
minch editor
24 trivia quiz  Cryptic Wines icon
Use conventional cryptic clues to solve the names of these well-known wines. All wine names used are regional or local; no varietals are included.
 Very Difficult 10Q
576 plays
 Aug 18 05
cobb367
25 trivia quiz  Cryptic Crosswords 9 - Mixed icon
When solving crossword clues it often helps to know one or more letters. Answer this clue and it will give you the first letters of the answers to #1-#10. Escort past unruly onlookers. (hint - It's an anagram)
 Difficult 10Q
408 plays
 Mar 27 04
minch editor
26 trivia quiz  Cryptic Crosswords 8 - Reversals icon
Another type of cryptic clue is the reversal. They are indicated by 'go back' 'around' etc. Across clues may be indicated by 'going west', down clues by 'up', rising, etc.
 Tough 10Q
441 plays
 Mar 16 04
minch editor
27 trivia quiz  Krazy Klues #20 icon
Each question is not only an insult to your intelligence, but also a clue to the answer, which is an insult to my intelligence!
Difficult 10Q
1008 plays
 Nov 10 04
Richicago gold
28 trivia quiz  Cryptic Islands icon
Solve the cryptic clues to find the names of islands or island groups. A geographical hint is also given in the clues. Using the word "island", where appropriate, is optional.
 Very Difficult 10Q
558 plays
 Dec 30 03
spanishliz editor
29 trivia quiz  Cryptic Crossword Clues icon
Do you see a cryptic crossword, and wonder what it is all about? Hopefully, after taking my quiz, you will wonder no more. I will give an example of some of the clue types that are in a crossword setters armoury, and explain each type for you.
 Very Difficult 15Q
747 plays
 Dec 14 02
ozzz2002 editor
30 trivia quiz  More Cryptic U.S. Presidents icon
There are 37 possible U.S. Presidential surnames (27 if you took the first quiz!). Solve ten of these surnames using conventional cryptic clues.
 Tough 10Q
540 plays
 Jul 22 05
cobb367
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Some sample questions from this category:

* A German river + an Egyptian god famed for losing 'him'self (5 letters, 6 letters)
* The first part of a rooster's crow + a garment for your scalp + a slippery, aquatic shocker (4 letters, 3 letters, 3 letters)
* A covert military home base + Freud's primitive subconscious + a suffix for 'relating to' (3 letters, 2 letters, 3 letters)
* May be made from tin, steel, aluminum + half a baby's noise + the semi-liquid base for a sauce or gravy (3 letters, 3 letters, 4 letters)
* Singular term for the students graduated from a particular school + abbreviation for Indiana + an uncertain hesitation in speech (4 letters, two letters, two letters)
* A phalange closest to the ground + two wolves do this for life+ 1/3 of water's sign (3 letters, 4 letters, 1 letter)
* To allow + pronoun for you, me, and her together (3 letters, 2 letters)
* A knife that won't cut + a person of Nordic decent (4 letters, 4 letters)

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