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Quiz about Cryptic Crosswords 3 Container clues

Cryptic Crosswords 3 - Container clues Quiz

Container type clues are those where a word contains another word or letter. There will always be an indicator to show you that the clue is the container type. Such indicator words can be in, on, around, in the middle, etc.

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
minch

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
169,003

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
3 / 10

Plays
553

Question 1 of 10

1. Hear about the moorland flower?

Answer: (One word - 7 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Empty tin put in bin

Answer: (One word - 6 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Everyone in wager on dancing performance

Answer: (One Word - 6 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Noted Noah's ship in the Mediterranean

Answer: (One Word - 6 letters. Watch for abbreviations)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Madness for Ms Ball to go round North America

Answer: (One Word - 6 letters Watch for abbreviations.)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Some container clues have only one letter in the outside word. Often that letter is a Roman numeral.Try this one.

Looks over a hundred flavorings.

Answer: (One Word 6 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Taken sick in the French city.

Answer: (One word - 5 letters. 'the French' could stand for le, la or les.)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Heathen found silver in container

Answer: (five letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Simple skill involved in bridge

Answer: (One word - 7 letters. Beware of words with two meanings.)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Moore is in long poem about plague

Answer: (One word - 8 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Hear about the moorland flower?

Answer: heather

The word THE is in the word HEAR, giving the word heather

Indicator word is 'on'.

Note that the words are in plain sight. However, seeing the word 'hear' cryptic crossword addicts may start looking for a homonym!

2. Empty tin put in bin

Answer: vacant

The word CAN is put in the word VAT, giving the word vaCANt.
Indicator word is 'in'.

3. Everyone in wager on dancing performance

Answer: ballet

The word ALL is in the word BET, giving the word bALLet.

Indicator word is 'on'.

4. Noted Noah's ship in the Mediterranean

Answer: marked

Noah's ship = ark

Mediterranean = Med

Indicator 'in'

5. Madness for Ms Ball to go round North America

Answer: lunacy

Ms Ball = Lucy

North America + NA

Lucy round NA is lunacy.
Indicator 'go round'

6. Some container clues have only one letter in the outside word. Often that letter is a Roman numeral.Try this one.
Looks over a hundred flavorings.

Answer: spices

Looks = spies

hundred = C

spies over C is spices.

Indicator word over.

7. Taken sick in the French city.

Answer: Lille

Taken sick = ill

the French = le

Indicator word 'in'.

8. Heathen found silver in container

Answer: pagan

silver = ag

container = pan

indicator 'in'

9. Simple skill involved in bridge

Answer: spartan

skill = art

bridge = span (Crossword clue compilers often try to deceive you by using words with two meanings)

10. Moore is in long poem about plague

Answer: epidemic

A long poem = EPIC

Moore is DEMI

Indicator - about

Source: Author minch

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