Hidden Countries


These puzzles were created by Hagar Hagarson.
Each of the verses below defines two words,
the second is a country which is the first word scrambled.
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Example:
Plural of "Danu" an Irish mother,.....................................Danus
Scrambled, An African republic, you find her....................Sudan

 
1. The ninth month of the Hindu calendar,
Scrambled, An African republic, you find her.

Answer
2.  Like this, an opposing military force,
Scrambled, Lies on the Indian Ocean of course.

Answer
3.  A periodical that appears at scheduled times,
Scrambled, Formerly part of Palestine.

Answer
4.  A level of existence or development,
Scrambled, A country small, in the orient.

Answer
5.  Named a Cuban folk and ballroom dance,
Scrambled, A mountainous Asian republic in advance.

Answer
6.  Free of extraneous elements of any kind,
Scrambled, The Quechuan empire, here you'll find.

Answer
7.  An effortful attempt to attain a particular aim,
Scrambled, A western kingdom is the one I claim.

Answer
8.  Cause to be directed to another place,
Scrambled, Landlocked republic, former French space.

Answer
9.  This is everyone except the clergy,
Scrambled, hera you finda the ziti for energy. (eh)

Answer
10. Royal authority; and the dominion of a king,
Scrambled, Where on the skyline Mt. Bagzane is rising.

Answer

In the next set, each sentence has a hidden country.
Some easy, some harder.
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1. The Latinist had trouble understanding my Latin language. Answer
2. He lost the rally because he got lost on the way, not seeing a semi-hidden marker. Answer
3. A vaquero and a buckaroo are local names for "a cowboy". Answer
4. If you are adventurous, you want a fast boat, but if you just want to be out on the water, a sloop or tug alike will do. Answer
5. The sign Aries is the first sign of the zodiac (from March 21 to April 19). Answer
6. The captured mermaid nibbles reluctantly on her seaweed. Answer
7. He opened the window and with a loud buzz air entered the room along with a wasp. Answer
8. In warfare they sometimes use poisonous and highly flammable arsine. Answer
9. If we have to pay for all the cars we dented during our drunken joyride, then we'll be paying for the rest of our lives!. Answer

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