{"id":2639,"date":"1998-06-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1998-06-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kith.org\/words\/1998\/06\/29\/zz-cryptic-answers\/"},"modified":"2018-01-14T20:43:59","modified_gmt":"2018-01-15T04:43:59","slug":"zz-cryptic-answers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kith.org\/words\/answers\/zz-cryptic-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"zz: Hidden X Term for Puzzlement (7, 9) (Answers)"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n<dl>\r\n  <dt id=\"save\">Save father unusual present on his day (10)<\/dt>\r\n  <dd>aftershave: \"save father\" unusual (anagrammed) = a present given on Father's Day<\/dd>\r\n<pre class=\"whitespace\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n  <dt id=\"inspire\">Inspire half-breeds with two articles (7)<\/dt>\r\n  <dd>breathe: inspire = half of \"breeds\" (bre) + a + the<\/dd>\r\n<pre class=\"whitespace\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n  <dt id=\"painter\">Painter's heard to move camera (5)<\/dt>\r\n  <dd>dolly: Dali = sounds like dolly<\/dd>\r\n<pre class=\"whitespace\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n  <dt id=\"tin\">Tin gift strangely appropriate (7)<\/dt>\r\n  <dd>fitting: \"tin gift\" strangely (anagrammed) = appropriate<\/dd>\r\n<pre class=\"whitespace\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n  <dt id=\"gremlin\">Gremlin in aft of zeppelin (3)<\/dt>\r\n  <dd>imp: gremlin = aft (end) of blimp<\/dd>\r\n<pre class=\"whitespace\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n  <dt id=\"messy\">Messy porn is a requirement (4)<\/dt>\r\n  <dd>must: messy (anagrammed) \"smut\" = a requirement<\/dd>\r\n<pre class=\"whitespace\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n  <dt id=\"exit\">Exit discount store (6)<\/dt>\r\n  <dd>outlet: exit = discount store<\/dd>\r\n<pre class=\"whitespace\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n  <dt id=\"utter\">Utter only half of puns read (4)<\/dt>\r\n  <dd>pure: utter = (first) halves of words \"<em>pu<\/em>ns <em>re<\/em>ad\"<\/dd>\r\n<pre class=\"whitespace\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n  <dt id=\"search\">Search south, north, around, about (4)<\/dt>\r\n  <dd>scan: search = \"sn\" around (containing) \"ca\" (circa = about)<\/dd>\r\n<pre class=\"whitespace\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n  <dt id=\"shrill\">Shrill sound affected his welt (7)<\/dt>\r\n  <dd>whistle: shrill sound = affected (anagrammed) \"his welt\"<\/dd>\r\n<pre class=\"whitespace\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n  <dt id=\"pimple\">Pimple on woman's old plaything (6)<\/dt>\r\n  <dd>zither: zit + her = old plaything (thing to play (music) on). 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