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Cryptic Quiz

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  • 20-11-2007 11:38am
    #1
    petunia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭


    Answers to the clues below are connected with fruit (nuts included), vegetables or varieties of these. Clues are generally cryptic.

    1. Part of emu's, cat, elk and pig's diet.
    2. Official - it's Chinese!
    3. Eat everything in France.
    4. Beginnings of many elementary lessons on numbers.
    5. Trace nine amendments.

    Any ideas?


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    #2
    DMG 1972
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭DMG 1972


    1. Mus cat el ? type of grape
    2. Mandarin - official language of China
    3. Mange tout
    4. M E L O N
    5. Nectarine - anagram of trace nine


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    #3
    petunia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭petunia


    Award yourself a gold star! Thanks.
    Petunia


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    #4
    petunia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭petunia


    DMG - forgot to mention answers to clues are one word. Any other ideas about clue 3. mange tout?


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    #5
    DMG 1972
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭DMG 1972


    mangetout should be one word, sorry about that


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    #6
    petunia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭petunia


    It appears it can be spelled either way - mangetout or mange tout.
    Thanks!


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