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Kezza
Kezza asked in Education & ReferenceTrivia · 10 years ago

Cryptic Crossword answers needed?

Related to a monarch almost (4)

The main skills required for ocean-going vessels (8)

A deceptive act put right in a secoond (5)

Making the pitch too long, but inflicting defeat (12)

Employ one to go into battle (6)

Update:

Thanks, got a couple more to work out now:

A passage from obsolete religious pamphlet (7)

About to take part and respond to stimulus (5)

A looser variety of pressurised container (7)

Stone merchant (8)

Update 2:

One final one, which would help greatly as its one of the longest on here..

Just the implement for a joint operation (7-5)

I am guessing its something to do with "Joint" as in a) a body joint and b) something done together with 2 people?

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  • J. J..
    Lv 7
    10 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    1. Akin - (almost "a king")

    3. Trick - (deceptive act = trick, right = "R" put in "tick" which is a second)

    4. Overthrowing - (baseball pitcher too long overthrows, + inflicting defeat = overthrow)

    5. Engage - (to employ someone you engage them, + you engage the enemy when you go into battle)

    2. Sea craft.

    (The only thing I don't like about this one is that in my opinion it is 2 words rather than one - but it does fit the clue perfectly).

    "Main" in crosswords 90% of the time = "Sea" as in "The Spanish Main", skills = craft and then ocean going vessels are "Sea craft")

    Additional ones:

    1. Extract - (a passage from a publication is an "extract", obsolete = "ex", religious pamphlet = "tract")

    2. Start (about to take part = start, + respond to stimulus is to jerk or "start")

    3. Aerosol (variety = anagram of "a looser" + pressurised container = aerosol)

    4. Jeweller (a play on the word "stone")

    Additional additional

    Carving Knife - (a joint of meat!)

  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    Required Crossword Clue

    Source(s): https://shrinks.im/a9cb4
  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Skill Crossword Clue

    Source(s): https://shrink.im/a9hrU
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