The Art of the Spiel Quiz | Word Play

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1. The pie can be found in the sitar that Ravi left behind.

Answer: Tart

Solution: siTAR That
The words "found in" are the indication that this is a hidden word clue and the word you're seeking is another that means pie.

A tart is an open pastry case that holds a savory or sweet filling.
The use of the name Ravi in the clue alludes to Ravi Shankar, a master of the sitar.

2. Cognitive after retreat to become part of an organization.

Answer: Departmental

This clue is a charades style clue where two words are provided that you need to identify an alternate meaning for and then join to create the definition for "part of an organization". The two words in this instance were "cognitive" = MENTAL and "retreat" = DEPART. However, this charade was just a little more complex with the word "after" being thrown into the mix. This is telling you that "mental" must be placed after "depart" to arrive at the correct answer.

A department is a division of a complex whole.

3. Returning from the cabaret rage with a band.

Answer: Garter

"Returning from" is your indicator that this is a hidden word clue but, this time, the word you're looking for is spelled in reverse order i.e. cabaRET RAGe. You're left with RETRAG which, when reversed is GARTER.

A garter is defined as "a band worn around the leg to keep a stocking or sock up".

4. I confused Proteas for a North African grass fibre.

Answer: Esparto

The word "confused" indicates that this is an anagram clue and the word that needs to be anagrammed is "Proteas".

Esparto or Halfah is a perennial grass that can be found in Northern Africa or Southern Europe. Its fibres are used for making cords and baskets.

5. Sailor, brown in the sun speaks of the Scots.

Answer: Tartan

A sailor is also called a TAR and to brown in the sun is to TAN. TAR + TAN = TARTAN. The words can be used to allude to Scotland or the Scots. A good example comes from the Online Dictionary; "the financing proposals for the Scottish parliament amounted to a tartan tax"

Tartan is also a fabric, namely a woolen cloth that carries coloured checks and intersecting lines.

6. Contra converts into a box.

Answer: Carton

Convert leads you to identifying this as an anagram clue. The word to be anagrammed is "contra" and it will change to another word that means "box".

Cartons are used for packaging or storage. They're usually made of paperboard or, sometimes, corrugated cardboard.

7. Distant object is an old British coin.

Answer: Farthing

Another game of charades. Here, distant =FAR + object = THING. FAR + THING = FARTHING

Made of bronze the farthing had the value of a quarter of a penny. It was minted in the UK from 1860 to 1956.

8. At the end, when you look back on it, that silver tiara is creative expression.

Answer: Art

There were two sets of instructions thrown into the mix here. The first was "at the end" which is telling you to identify the letters at the end of a set of words - in this case, "thaT silveR tiarA". This gives you TRA. The next instruction is "when you look back on it" is another way to say reverse the letters. This will give you ART, which is a creative expression.

Art is an expression of human creativity and imagination and it is not limited to paintings or sculpture but can also involve dance, literature or music.

9. By the sound of it the ticker is a stag.

Answer: Hart

Ticker is an informal term for your heart and "by the sound of it" is telling you to sound out the word or that the word "heart" is a homophone of another word that means "stag".

A hart is a male deer about five years of age.

10. Coming back on trams is clever.

Answer: Smart

Here, "coming back" is asking you to reverse the words "trams" to identify a word that means clever.

In North America a tram is described as a streetcar or a trolley, a transport system that runs on rails and, usually, powered by electricity.

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The Art of the Spiel Trivia Quiz

Work out the cryptic clues and then match them with the correct answers, which all contain the word "art", on the right-hand side. Best of luck.

Questions		Choices
1. The pie can be found in the sitar that Ravi left behind.		Garter
2. Cognitive after retreat to become part of an organization.		Tart
3. Returning from the cabaret rage with a band.		Hart
4. I confused Proteas for a North African grass fibre.		Art
5. Sailor, brown in the sun speaks of the Scots.		Departmental
6. Contra converts into a box.		Carton
7. Distant object is an old British coin.		Tartan
8. At the end, when you look back on it, that silver tiara is creative expression.		Esparto
9. By the sound of it the ticker is a stag.		Farthing
10. Coming back on trams is clever.		Smart