The Weirdest Riddle

THE WEIRDEST RIDDLE

{Also Very Hard}

[Plus A Random Statement]


My first is in city, but not in town.
My second is in hold, but not in grip.
My third is in rock, but not in mineral.
My forth is in lark, but not in fun.
My fifth is in lanyard, but not in rope.
My sixth is in lectotype, but not in chosen.
My seventh is in leather, but not in cloth.
My eighth is in lengthwise, but not in length.
My ninth is in Paleozoic, but not in relating.
My tenth is in autolysate, but not in autolysis.

WARING!! DON’T LOOK AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE!!IT SHOWS THE ANSWER TO THE RIDDLE!!!!

And now for something random statement…

The mate mates the bear that bears the ability to clip and clip clips.

The answer…
Cockatrice.