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A Cryptic Quiz

This is my first attempt at cryptics, I loved working on it. I hope it is not too easy, please enjoy.

A multiple-choice quiz by Fiachra. Estimated time: 9 mins.

Author
Fiachra

Time
9 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
135,813

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Impossible

Avg Score
4 / 15

Plays
628

Question 1 of 15

1. What about in Springtime?

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 2 of 15

2. Is there a leftover in the rentman?

Answer: (7 letters)

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Question 3 of 15

3. Back stab for mammals.

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 4 of 15

4. Is this choice hiding a medicinal/poisonous drink?

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 5 of 15

5. An organ with a hairpiece yields an insect.

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 6 of 15

6. Agreement on greenhouse gas emissions hides a Chinese secret society.

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 7 of 15

7. Is there a pattern in the old dance spot?

Answer: (Two Words 5 letters/3 letters)

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Question 8 of 15

8. Will a shattered muscle sharpen your appetite?

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 9 of 15

9. Does this sound like the bloody boss talking in a Russian city?

Answer: (11 letters Pacific coast.)

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Question 10 of 15

10. Did Ivor deny ogling Aeneas's Carthaginian lover initially?

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 11 of 15

11. Silent turns into a Christmas decoration.

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 12 of 15

12. Can one repair it for a beggar?

Answer: (9 letters)

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Question 13 of 15

13. Turn a weather chart feature into a lament?

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 14 of 15

14. 'A financial arrangement must be paid on time', hides an unusual design.

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 15 of 15

15. Mick Jagger, Yul Brynner and Tom Jones hide brown sugar.

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What about in Springtime?

Answer: Thaw

Turn WHAT around or about to get THAW.

2. Is there a leftover in the rentman?

Answer: Remnant

Rentman is an anagram for REMNANT.

3. Back stab for mammals.

Answer: Bats

Turn STAB back for BATS.

4. Is this choice hiding a medicinal/poisonous drink?

Answer: Potion

This choice is OPTION used as an anagram for POTION.

5. An organ with a hairpiece yields an insect.

Answer: Earwig

An organ is EAR, the hairpiece is WIG, put together they become EARWIG, a small garden insect which is widespread in Ireland and the UK.

6. Agreement on greenhouse gas emissions hides a Chinese secret society.

Answer: Tong

AgreemenT ON Green house gas emissions.

7. Is there a pattern in the old dance spot?

Answer: Polka dot

POLKA is an old dance and DOT is another word for spot.

8. Will a shattered muscle sharpen your appetite?

Answer: Whet

Thew for muscle turned around it becomes whet.

9. Does this sound like the bloody boss talking in a Russian city?

Answer: Vladivostok

BLOODY BOSS TALK was the nearest and I agree contrived effort at a 'sound' clue.

10. Did Ivor deny ogling Aeneas's Carthaginian lover initially?

Answer: Dido

Did Ivor Deny Ogling = take the initials DIDO to form Aeneas's lover.

11. Silent turns into a Christmas decoration.

Answer: Tinsel

TINSEL, that little sparkling string we use to decorate the tree, is an anagram for SILENT.

12. Can one repair it for a beggar?

Answer: Mendicant

Repair = MEND + CAN +IT = MENDICANT which is an old word for beggars.

13. Turn a weather chart feature into a lament?

Answer: Dirge

Ridge, is a word frequently used to describe high/low pressure on the tv weather, and can be turned around to dirge, which is sad music.

14. 'A financial arrangement must be paid on time', hides an unusual design.

Answer: Alar

A financiAL ARrangement. Alar designs are shaped like wings and describe any part of a plant or even an animal which is shaped like a wing or associated with such a part. The word originates from 'alaris'/'ala' and comes apparently from Latin.

15. Mick Jagger, Yul Brynner and Tom Jones hide brown sugar.

Answer: Jaggery

Mick JAGGER Yul Brynner. This is unrefined brown sugar.

Source: Author Fiachra

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