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Cryptic Add a Letter - 1 Trivia Quiz

Some cryptic clues are like word addition. The difference is that the letter usually isn't given directly. Look for common single letter meanings. e.g.White=W; North=N; Yes=Y; large=L, five=V, loud=F; etc. Try these.
This is a renovated/adopted version of an old quiz by author minch

A multiple-choice quiz by Kalibre. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Kalibre

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
172,632

Updated
Feb 04 26

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
54

Last 3 plays: stephedm (10/10), dmaxst (3/10), ozzz2002 (9/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. On the edge of a black sheet of ice.

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Light coloured soft beer

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Outspoken about false status

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Antelope from eastern country

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Selected 100 stockings

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Wonderful $1,000 South African money.

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Jeer at troop leader's relative

Answer: (5 letters (leader, first, etc can mean the first letter of a word.)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Harry ends up with aquatic mammal

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Entertain a creative Greek goddess

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Journey for leading Turkish composer

Answer: (6 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. On the edge of a black sheet of ice.

Answer: brink

B + RINK

Black = B
Sheet of ice = rink

Definition - on the edge.

2. Light coloured soft beer

Answer: pale

P + ALE

Soft = P (P is the musical symbol for soft. Similarly the word loud would stand for F)
Beer = ale

Definition - light coloured

3. Outspoken about false status

Answer: frank

F + RANK

False = F
Status = rank

Definition - outspoken.

4. Antelope from eastern country

Answer: eland

E + LAND

Eastern = E
Country = land

Definition - antelope.

5. Selected 100 stockings

Answer: chose

C + HOSE

100 = C (Roman numeral)
Stockings = hose

Definition - selected

6. Wonderful $1,000 South African money.

Answer: grand

G + RAND

$1,000 = G
South African money = rand

Definition - wonderful

7. Jeer at troop leader's relative

Answer: taunt

T + AUNT

Troop leader = T (leader is an additional clue to use the word's initial)
Relative = aunt

Definition - Jeer at

8. Harry ends up with aquatic mammal

Answer: potter

P + OTTER

ends up = P (the additional clue here indicates the use of the last letter)
aquatic mammal = otter

Definition - Harry (i.e. Harry Potter of the books by J.K. Rowling)

9. Entertain a creative Greek goddess

Answer: amuse

A + MUSE

A = A (Sometimes the letter may stand for itself especially when the letter is A.
Greek goddess = muse

Definition - entertain.

10. Journey for leading Turkish composer

Answer: travel

T + RAVEL

leading Turkish = T (the leading letter of the word Turkish)
Composer = Ravel (French composer Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937)

Definition - journey.

Source: Author Kalibre

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Cryptic Add a Letter - 1 Trivia Quiz

Some cryptic clues are like word addition. The difference is that the letter usually isn't given directly. Look for common single letter meanings. e.g.White=W; North=N; Yes=Y; large=L, five=V, loud=F; etc. Try these. This is a renovated/adopted version of an old quiz by author minch

Some cryptic clues are like word addition. The difference is that the letter usually isn't given directly. Look for common single letter meanings. e.g.White=W; North=N; Yes=Y; large=L, five=V, loud=F; etc. Try these.
This is a renovated/adopted version of an old quiz by author minch