XA, YA and ZA words quiz
Each of the below is a clue to a single word which begins with XA, YA or ZA (unsurprisingly most are YA). The word I am looking for has the number of letters shown in brackets. How many can you guess? One guess per clue and you have to get the word I was looking for. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to 5AM tomorrow. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.
1. A standard used for comparison (9)
2. Francis Chichester or Robin Knox-Johnson for example (9)
3. Alternative name for the water opossum (5)
4. Either of the outer portions of a cylindrical spar, tapering to each end, slung across a ship's mast for a sail to hang from (7)
5. Group which featured Eric Clapton in 1964 (9)
6. A skullcap worn by orthodox male Jews at all times, and by others during prayer (8)
7. Japanese dish consisting of small pieces of chicken skewered and grilled (8) -
8. Face veil worn by Muslim women when in public (7)
9. Common name for the plant Achillea Millefolium (6)
10. Something that often occurs during oscitation (7)
11. Hit for D-Shake in 1990 (5)
12. Australian slang for talk (6)
13. An electrical device that kills insects (6)
14. First named member of duo who had a hit with In the year 2525 (5)
15. Italian dessert (10)
16. Former Sultanate (8)
17. Dave Dee,,Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich sang about the legend of it (6)
18.The capital of the state of Veracruz, Mexico (6)
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to 5AM tomorrow. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.
1. A standard used for comparison (9)
2. Francis Chichester or Robin Knox-Johnson for example (9)
3. Alternative name for the water opossum (5)
4. Either of the outer portions of a cylindrical spar, tapering to each end, slung across a ship's mast for a sail to hang from (7)
5. Group which featured Eric Clapton in 1964 (9)
6. A skullcap worn by orthodox male Jews at all times, and by others during prayer (8)
7. Japanese dish consisting of small pieces of chicken skewered and grilled (8) -
8. Face veil worn by Muslim women when in public (7)
9. Common name for the plant Achillea Millefolium (6)
10. Something that often occurs during oscitation (7)
11. Hit for D-Shake in 1990 (5)
12. Australian slang for talk (6)
13. An electrical device that kills insects (6)
14. First named member of duo who had a hit with In the year 2525 (5)
15. Italian dessert (10)
16. Former Sultanate (8)
17. Dave Dee,,Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich sang about the legend of it (6)
18.The capital of the state of Veracruz, Mexico (6)
