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Cryptic Crossword Clues #1 Trivia Quiz

Here are some of the cryptic crossword clues that I have made myself. Let me know how easy or difficult they are. Here's how to read the optional hints: 1(12,3) means that letter 1 is the same as letter 3 of question 12.

A multiple-choice quiz by jighm. Estimated time: 10 mins.

Author
jighm

Time
10 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
310,422

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
11 / 20

Plays
243

Question 1 of 20

1. An eating bowl is in the openings of Dorothy's house.

Answer: (1 Word (4 letters) - 1(12,1), 3(13,1))

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Question 2 of 20

2. Mr. King feasted upon the first of doughnuts given to charity.

Answer: (1 Word (7 letters) - 2(14,1), 4(12,3), 6(13,3))

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Question 3 of 20

3. They were stoned in fiesta Tuesday.

Answer: (1 Word (7 letters) - 2(15,2), 4(14,3), 6(12,5))

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Question 4 of 20

4. Young boy of the house with a bit of great art.

Answer: (1 Word (11 letters) - 1(15,4), 3(14,5), 5(12,7), 7(16,1), 10(17,1))

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Question 5 of 20

5. A great pilot is on a playing card?

Answer: (1 Word (3 letters) - 2(15,6))

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Question 6 of 20

6. Skin bumps from the bottom of the straw upwards.

Answer: (1 Word (5 letters) - 1(16,3), 2(18,1), 4(17,3))

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Question 7 of 20

7. Wind-strewn as lands on two feet of the desert.

Answer: (1 Word (7 letters) - 2(15,8), 5(19,2), 7(20,1))

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Question 8 of 20

8. The cod around the western side of Lexington is chilled.

Answer: (1 Word (4 letters) - 1(18,3), 3(17,5))

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Question 9 of 20

9. Almost as if to say, "Be quiet!" and lying on the floor, it says, "I don't know."

Answer: (1 Word (5 letters) - 2(15,10), 5(19,4))

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Question 10 of 20

10. Tip of eagle's appendage named in Dallas.

Answer: (1 Word (5 letters) - 1(20,3), 3(18,5), 5(17,7))

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Question 11 of 20

11. Old Spanish cheer?

Answer: (1 Word (3 letters) - 2(20,5))

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Question 12 of 20

12. Marksmen were blind?

Answer: (1 Word (8 letters) - 1(1,1), 3(2,4), 5(3,6), 7(4,5))

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Question 13 of 20

13. Wild West beef and vegetable concoction.

Answer: (1 Word (4 letters) - 1(1,3), 3(2,6))

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Question 14 of 20

14. To be us is crazy, stupid.

Answer: (1 Word (6 letters) - 1(2,2), 3(3,4), 5(4,3))

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Question 15 of 20

15. A delirious cat chose ham. That's my gut feeling.

Answer: (1 Word (11 letters) - 2(3,2), 4(4,1), 6(5,2), 8(7,2), 10(9,2))

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Question 16 of 20

16. A smelly church seat?

Answer: (1 Word (3 letters) - 1(4,7), 3(6,1))

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Question 17 of 20

17. A tiger is in front of a log used to show off store merchandise.

Answer: (1 Word (7 letters) - 1(4,10), 3(6,4), 5(8,3), 7(10,5))

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Question 18 of 20

18. Having very cold weather, I got into the back of a Scion TC behind a wrecked car.

Answer: (1 Word (6 letters) - 1(6,2), 3(8,1), 5(10,3))

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Question 19 of 20

19. A well-sunned girl's front side is like an orange drink.

Answer: (1 Word (4 letters) - 2(7,5), 4(9,5))

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Question 20 of 20

20. Almost sounds like still something for nothing.

Answer: (1 Word (5 letters) - 1(7,7), 3(10,1), 5(11,2))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. An eating bowl is in the openings of Dorothy's house.

Answer: dish

The word "is" is "in" "the openings of Dorothy's house." (which means to use the opening letters "d" and "h") This gives us the word "dish," "an eating bowl."

2. Mr. King feasted upon the first of doughnuts given to charity.

Answer: donated

"Mr. King" = "Don." "Feasted upon" = "ate." "The first of doughnuts" = "d." This all spells out "donated," which means "given to charity."

3. They were stoned in fiesta Tuesday.

Answer: statues

"In" the phrase "fiesta Tuesday" is the word "statues," the answer to "they were stoned."

4. Young boy of the house with a bit of great art.

Answer: masterpiece

"Young boy of the house" = "master." "a bit of" = "piece." "with" joins them together to form "masterpiece," which is "great art."

5. A great pilot is on a playing card?

Answer: ace

"A great pilot" is referred to as an "ace," which is also found "on a playing card."

6. Skin bumps from the bottom of the straw upwards.

Answer: warts

"From the bottom of the straw upwards" means to read "straw" backwards, which is "warts," which are "skin bumps".

7. Wind-strewn as lands on two feet of the desert.

Answer: sandals

"Wind-strewn" means to scramble "as lands" to get "sandals," which can be found "on two feet of the desert." (people feet)

8. The cod around the western side of Lexington is chilled.

Answer: cold

"The western side of Lexington" means that we will use the first letter, "l." We put "cod" "around" it to make "cold," which can be defined as "is chilled."

9. Almost as if to say, "Be quiet!" and lying on the floor, it says, "I don't know."

Answer: shrug

"Almost as if to say, 'Be quiet!'" = "Sh." "Lying on the floor" = "rug." "And" hooks them together to form "shrug," something that "says, 'I don't know.'"

10. Tip of eagle's appendage named in Dallas.

Answer: ewing

"Tip of eagle's" = "e." "Appendage" = "wing." Put them together to get "ewing," which is "named in Dallas." (TV show)

11. Old Spanish cheer?

Answer: ole

"Ole" is a word meaning "Old" and a "Spanish cheer." (pronounced "o lay'")

12. Marksmen were blind?

Answer: deadeyes

"Were blind" is a play on the word "Deadeyes," a name for "marksmen."

13. Wild West beef and vegetable concoction.

Answer: stew

"Wild" tells us to scramble the letters of "west," which gives us "stew," a "beef and vegetable concoction."

14. To be us is crazy, stupid.

Answer: obtuse

"Is crazy" tells us to scramble "to be us," which gives us "obtuse," meaning "stupid."

15. A delirious cat chose ham. That's my gut feeling.

Answer: stomachache

"Delirious" means to scramble the letters after it. Scrambling "cat chose ham" gives you the answer, which is "stomachache", a "gut feeling."

16. A smelly church seat?

Answer: pew

"Pew" is a word meaning both "smelly" and "church seat."

17. A tiger is in front of a log used to show off store merchandise.

Answer: catalog

"A tiger" = "cat." "Is in front of" tells us to put those letters in front of "a log," which gives us "catalog," something "used to show off store merchandise."

18. Having very cold weather, I got into the back of a Scion TC behind a wrecked car.

Answer: arctic

Put "i" into "tc" ("the back of a Scion TC") to get "tic." "Wrecked" means to scramble "car" to get "arc." "tic" goes "behind" "arc" to give us "arctic," which is "having very cold weather."

19. A well-sunned girl's front side is like an orange drink.

Answer: tang

"Well-sunned girl's front side" = "Tan g." Put them together to get "tang," which "is like an orange drink."

20. Almost sounds like still something for nothing.

Answer: steal

"Steal" "almost sounds like" "still" and means "something for nothing."

Source: Author jighm

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