Can you name the countries of North America from the cryptic clues? by parklife

Can you name the countries of North America from the cryptic clues?

created by parklife

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Source: Cryptic Countries North America
All 23 North American countries are included. Can you name them from the cryptic clues given?
http://www.sporcle.com/games/parklife/cryptic_europe, http://www.sporcle.com/games/parklife/cryptic_southamerica http://www.sporcle.com/games/parklife/cryptic_oceania and http://www.sporcle.com/games/parklife/cryptic_asia
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Clue	Country	Reason
Come away about 11		Anagram of COME around XI (eleven)
Holy men entertain price as well as pomegranate juice
A lunatic is at large!		Anagram of A LUNATIC IS
Cooked Thai for one		Anagram of THAI + I (one)
About nothing, to the Spanish		About = CA, spanish for nothing = NADA
Reworking I'd do at ignorant bat		Anagram of ID DO AT IGNORANT BAT
Wild boars? Bad		Anagram of BOARS BAD
Bound by confusion? Castrate me if so (appendages first!)

Clue	Country	Reason
Guardian meddled with a tuba band		Anagram of GUARDIAN and A TUBA BAND
Supporting actor I cast ambitiously, at first
Elizabeth trapped by insect		Elizabeth = LIZ, trapped inside BEE
Yes, German graduate is in charge of first appointments
Island country heads north to the people's country
Kiss dentist in van at organisation		Anagram of KISS DENTIST IN VAN AT
Endless bomb attack begins
A late mug, a preparation		Anagram of A LATE MUG A

Clue	Country	Reason
And hours passed		Anagram of HOURS AND
Sleep upright, half-amazed		Nap upright = PAN, + half- AMAzed
Baby A?		Baby = CUB + A
Graduate of Islamic Resistance Movement?
Locked in a mini car, a guatemalan!		Inside of mi(NI CAR A GUA)temalan
Strange salad lover		Anagram of SALAD LOVER
Latin lords circa shortly		Latin lords = DOMINI + CA

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Cryptic Countries - North America Quiz

by parklife

Created Feb 24, 2011 in Geography
Game Plays 142

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	parklife:	Feb 24th, 2011 at 16:21 GMT	1 point
	This is the first sequel to the Europe cryptic clues quiz (http://www.sporcle.com/games/parklife/cryptic_europe). Author's note: this quiz comes from a life-long obediece to the crossword conventions of the telegraph and times (with the occasional nod to the guardian and independent). I know different people observe different conventions: but I'm hoping none of the above are too obcsure. Do comment on time/difficulty/points of abstuse pedantry as you would normally. Hoping to get a full 6 continents out before long.

	parklife:	Feb 24th, 2011 at 19:03 GMT	1 point
	Is this harder/easier/worse than the first? I thought the clues were similar in design, but the European version averaged over 4.5 on ratings, this is 1? Can change clues if necessary.

	Neilos:	Feb 25th, 2011 at 00:00 GMT	2 points
	I played the European country one and did badly, but now my mind's slightly more tuned into cryptic clues I only missed 3 on this. Doesn't seem any more difficult, maybe the rating difference is just down to who played it straight away - if I'd never seen this sort of quiz before (and I guess a lot of people haven't), it'd appear like impossible nonsense, which probably contributes towards poorer ratings.

	caramba:	Feb 25th, 2011 at 02:54 GMT	0 points
	Too much time - I can guess every country for every clue if I type fast enough. But 5 orbs just for coming up with those clues!

	parklife:	Feb 25th, 2011 at 08:44 GMT	2 points
	@caramba. Thanks, I'll cut it back to 5 and see what happens. However, I don't want it to be so short that people can't reasonably read, translate and answer each clue, just to avoid other people cheating. If further feedback suggests that 5 minutes is then not long enough to do this 'properly', I'll have to push it back up again and trust to luck!

	parklife:	Feb 26th, 2011 at 18:22 GMT	3 points
	In response to a comment on the European version, I've put a hidden column in explaining each clue once it has been answered (or, alternatively, once all answers are revealed at the quizzes end). Bear in mind that crossword conventions can be quite idiosyncratic: see my above comment on my over-reliance on the Daily Telegraph and Times. The vast number of words which can be used to indicate an anagram prove this: this quiz includes the following; confusion, strange, preparation, away, wild, passed, meddled, at large, organisation, reworking and cooked.

	nizorel:	May 21st, 2011 at 14:06 GMT	2 points
	maybe a little more time for Americans? and explanation column should be fixed for Honduras

	bambambam:	May 21st, 2011 at 22:16 GMT	1 point
	a little easier than the european one, only took me a couple of goes (as opposed to a good portion of my evening), but that might just be because there are a) fewer countries and b) more countries with especially short or especially long names, which tend to be easier to guess - neither of which are variables in your control, another 5 orbs rating from me

	parklife:	May 21st, 2011 at 22:19 GMT	2 points
	Thanks @bambambam:though being hamstrung by name lengths is as nothing compared to the Central Asian part of the next continent! How do you come up with 7 DIFFERENT ways of representing STAN?

	parklife:	May 24th, 2011 at 13:49 GMT	1 point
	Oceania now added, here: http://www.sporcle.com/games/parklife/cryptic_oceania