Cryptic Stuff

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While it was done some years ago I see, I thought I would try a cryptic crossword-like thread for fun and to try and boost a little more interest here. I made up the below question for anyone interested in such a challenge. I thought the first person to get it correct might come up with the next question. A clue though - if you copy one from a newspaper or magazine etc., the answer can often be found on the internet. I can explain the answer for anyone who asks. 🙂

The prisoner at the cave would not stand for the electrically charged droplets of water.

(12 letters)

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The animal, a monster, was fierce and savage.

(10 letters)

[twyngwyn]

Wilderness...?

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Not it twyngwyn.

The animal, a monster, was fierce and savage.

(10 letters)

_ _ _ _ _ a _ _ _ _

[twyngwyn]

Dinosauric?

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Sorry, no twyngwyn.

The animal, a monster, was fierce and savage.

(10 letters)

_ _ _ a _ a _ _ _ _

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The animal, a monster, was fierce and savage.

(10 letters)

_ _ _ a _ a _ _ _ s

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The animal, a monster, was fierce and savage.

(10 letters)

_ _ _ a _ a m _ _ s

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The animal, a monster, was fierce and savage.

(10 letters)

_ _ _ a _ a m _ u s

[twyngwyn]

Catawampus…?

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Yes twyngwyn.

The animal, a monster, was fierce and savage.

(10 letters)

The animal - Cat

a - a

wampus - A strange or objectional person, a type of monster.

was fierce and savage - Cat-a-wampus. 

Catawampus

Catawampus may refer to “an imaginary fierce wild animal,” or may mean “savage, destructive.”

Merriam-Webster