Cryptic Puzzles

[SeinDude]

You have to work out what the letters mean. See No 0 as an example. According to experts, if you get 23 of these, you are a "genius". See how well you do.


No. Cryptic..... Answer
0.) 24 H in a D..... 24 Hours In a Day
1.) 26 L of the A
2.) 7 D of the W
3.) 7 W of the W
4.) 12 S of the Z
5.) 66 B of the B
6.) 52 C in a P (WJs)
7.) 13 S in the USF
8.) 18 H on a G C
9.) 39 B of the O T
10.) 5 T on a F
11.) 90 D in a R A
12.) 3 B M (S H T R)
13.) 32 is the T in D F at which W F
14.) 15 P in a R T
15.) 3 W on a T
16.) 100 C in a R
17.) 11 P in a F (S) T
18.) 12 M in a Y
19.) 13=UFS
20.) 8 T on a O
21.) 29 D in F in a L Y
22.) 27 B in the N T
23.) 365 D in a Y
24.) 13 L in a B D
25.) 52 W in a Y
26.) 9 L of a C
27.) 60 M in a H
28.) 23 P of C in the H B
29.) 64 S on a C B
30.) 9 P in S A
31.) 6 B to an O in C
32.) 1000 Y in a M
33.) 15 M on a D M C



Cheers!!
SeinDude

 

[Rusty Brookes]

WARNING: CONTAINS ANSWERS

0.) 24 H in a D..... 24 Hours In a Day
1.) 26 L of the A-26 letters of the alphabet
2.) 7 D of the W -7 days of the week
3.) 7 W of the W -7 wonders of the world
4.) 12 S of the Z -12 signs of the zodiax
5.) 66 B of the B -66 Books of the Bible
6.) 52 C in a P (WJs) -52 Cards in a Pack (with Jokers)
7.) 13 S in the USF -13 stripes in the United States Flag
8.) 18 H on a G C -18 Holes on a Golf Course
9.) 39 B of the O T -39 Books of the Old Testament
10.) 5 T on a F -5 toes on a foot
11.) 90 D in a R A -90 degrees in a right angle
12.) 3 B M (S H T R) -3 Blind Mice (see how they run)
13.) 32 is the T in D F at which W F-32 is the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit at which water freezes
14.) 15 P in a R T -15 players in a rugby team
15.) 3 W on a T -3 wheels on a tricylce
16.) 100 C in a R 100 cents in a rand
17.) 11 P in a F (S) T-11 players in a football (soccer) team
18.) 12 M in a Y -12 months in a year
19.) 13=UFS -13 is unlucky for some
20.) 8 T on a O -8 tentacles on an octopus (extra point for grammar)
21.) 29 D in F in a L Y-29 days in February in a Leap Year
22.) 27 B in the N T- 27 Books in the New Testament
23.) 365 D in a Y -365 Days in a Year
24.) 13 L in a B D -13 Loaves in a Baker's Dozen
25.) 52 W in a Y -52 Weeks in a Year
26.) 9 L of a C -9 lives of a cat
27.) 60 M in a H -60 minutes in a hour
28.) 23 P of C in the H B -23 pairs of chomosomes in the human body
29.) 64 S on a C B-64 squares on a chess board
30.) 9 P in S A -9 provinces in South Africa
31.) 6 B to an O in C -6 balls to an over in cricket
32.) 1000 Y in a M -1000 years in a millenium
33.) 15 M on a D M C -15 men on a dead man's chest (yo ho ho and a bottle of rum)

 

[SeinDude]

Re: WARNING: CONTAINS ANSWERS

Rusty Brookes,

As they say in New Zealand, "thet's fentestuc!!"...

BigKev and I were working through them and were doing well we thought, but we couldn't work out numbers 20, 28 & 33.

Cheers!!
SeinDude

 

[Rusty Brookes]

I had done a very similar thing recently with more of an Australian bent, so a lot of the questions were familiar. The last one is very tough especially if you have never read Treasure Island.

 

[BomberGal]

Re: WARNING: CONTAINS ANSWERS

Originally posted by Rusty Brookes
0.) 24 H in a D..... 24 Hours In a Day
1.) 26 L of the A-26 letters of the alphabet
2.) 7 D of the W -7 days of the week
3.) 7 W of the W -7 wonders of the world
4.) 12 S of the Z -12 signs of the zodiax
5.) 66 B of the B -66 Books of the Bible
6.) 52 C in a P (WJs) -52 Cards in a Pack (with Jokers)
7.) 13 S in the USF -13 stripes in the United States Flag
8.) 18 H on a G C -18 Holes on a Golf Course
9.) 39 B of the O T -39 Books of the Old Testament
10.) 5 T on a F -5 toes on a foot
11.) 90 D in a R A -90 degrees in a right angle
12.) 3 B M (S H T R) -3 Blind Mice (see how they run)
13.) 32 is the T in D F at which W F-32 is the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit at which water freezes
14.) 15 P in a R T -15 players in a rugby team
15.) 3 W on a T -3 wheels on a tricylce
16.) 100 C in a R 100 cents in a rand
17.) 11 P in a F (S) T-11 players in a football (soccer) team
18.) 12 M in a Y -12 months in a year
19.) 13=UFS -13 is unlucky for some
20.) 8 T on a O -8 tentacles on an octopus (extra point for grammar)
21.) 29 D in F in a L Y-29 days in February in a Leap Year
22.) 27 B in the N T- 27 Books in the New Testament
23.) 365 D in a Y -365 Days in a Year
24.) 13 L in a B D -13 Loaves in a Baker's Dozen
25.) 52 W in a Y -52 Weeks in a Year
26.) 9 L of a C -9 lives of a cat
27.) 60 M in a H -60 minutes in a hour
28.) 23 P of C in the H B -23 pairs of chomosomes in the human body
29.) 64 S on a C B-64 squares on a chess board
30.) 9 P in S A -9 provinces in South Africa
31.) 6 B to an O in C -6 balls to an over in cricket
32.) 1000 Y in a M -1000 years in a millenium
33.) 15 M on a D M C -15 men on a dead man's chest (yo ho ho and a bottle of rum)

Gees, give someone else a go why don't ya?