On my first try at cryptics... Quiz

...these answers came to me. They're totally mixed and there's no theme, but there's a method to the madness that you may one day find out!

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

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. North African mountains dismiss from service.

Answer: Rif

This is simply a double clue - RIF is both a Moroccan mountain chain as well as a meaning to dismiss, in particular from public service.

Extra message: Alpha and Omega. The beginning and the end.

2. Oddly, sitar senses reeds under pressure.

Answer: Stressed

"Oddly" requires you to look at every other letter: SiTaR sEnSeS rEeDs gives STRESSED - another word for "under pressure".

Extra message: Don't get stressed about this. The closer you are to the start, the closer you're to the end as well.

3. Girl behind again becomes majestic.

Answer: Regal

The prefix "RE" means "again", followed by "GAL" (girl) to give REGAL.

Extra message: Would it change anything if you had to play this quiz again from the end?

4. Twist ruffian to disprove.

Answer: Rebut

A ruffian is a BRUTE, which gets anagrammed ("twist") to REBUT.

Extra message: Rebut is the opposite of prove, but what would be the opposite of quiz?

5. Monetary amount held by often nerdy students.

Answer: Tenner

"Held by" indicates a hidden word clue, in this case ofTEN NERdy = TENNER.

Extra message: If you turn a tenner around, it will look very different. The same applies to quizzes.

6. Mix signal strengtheners to get junk email.

Answer: Spam

Another anagram clue ("mix"): Signal strengtheners are AMPS and junk email is SPAM.

Extra message: Don't spam my inbox with requests for hints. You (will) find everything you need, right in a place you could find this quiz.

7. At first, metallic iridium never existed duly unearthed.

Answer: Mined

Indicated by "at first", this definition uses an initials clue for "unearthed": Metallic Iridium Never Existed Duly - MINED.

Extra message: Metallic iridium could be used to make some high quality mirrors.

8. Head covering in Caesar's thing summarizes.

Answer: Recaps

"Thing" in Latin (Caesar's) is RES, put a CAP in it and you have RECAPS.

Extra message: To recap, you are looking for something that's backwards in at least two ways.

9. Therefore hesitantly ask to depart.

Answer: Ergo

This one was slightly sneaky with the actual definition at the front. ERGO is composed of the hesitating interjection ER and the command to GO.

Extra message: Therefore you should look for a subtle connection not readily apparent at first glance.

10. Card in headless senior is tied.

Answer: Laced

A senior is OLD, which becomes LD due to the "headless". Insert an ACE to arrive at LACED.

Extra message: Arsenic and old lace are not in your future, but the answer to this puzzle is.

Source: Author WesleyCrusher

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On my first try at cryptics... Quiz

...these answers came to me. They're totally mixed and there's no theme, but there's a method to the madness that you may one day find out!

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