Cryptic Nonagrams - CLanguage brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.A nonagram is a 9-letter word made from three 3-letter words or abbreviations.
In this teaser, each sentence gives three clues, leading to the three short words (or abbreviations) that make the nonagram. *Example* Worker on a curved path, with a little twitch. *Hint* Polar (region) *Answer* Antarctic - [Worker = ANT; Curved path = ARC; Twitch = TIC] These nonagrams all begin with the letter "C". 1. The taxi took a section of the journey with a male sheep! 2. "Puss" joined the American Medical Association and took charge. 3. The short Commodore is with a guy who has an IBM operating system. 4. Swindle by a despicable man and a communist. The HINT gives - some suggestions to help you with cryptic clues - a further clue for the complete nonagram What Next?
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