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Forum: Quiz Room 01-15-2024, 10:39 AM
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Posted By Huinesoron
A: after you, L! Er, AFTERYULE. N: CT...

A: after you, L! Er, AFTERYULE.

N: CT lectured at New College, so probably "New Something". "Logic dawns at the end of an age"... I'm stumped, but I'm gonna stab at NEW RECKONING (different from...
Forum: Quiz Room 01-03-2024, 07:15 PM
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Posted By Huinesoron
Winter filth. :D Oh wait, dogblammit, that's...

Winter filth. :D

Oh wait, dogblammit, that's an actual Hobbit month, isn't it? WINTERFILTH, then.

hS
Forum: Quiz Room 01-03-2024, 10:30 AM
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Posted By Huinesoron
Some answers, and many thoughts: 1/...

Some answers, and many thoughts:

1/ Christopher Tolkien studied at Trinity College.

3/ I reckon this is "Winter's [Something]", probably a quote from LotR, possibly similar to "Winter's End".
...
Forum: Quiz Room 01-02-2024, 03:17 PM
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Posted By Huinesoron
2 could be EREGION - the Land of Holly. hS

2 could be EREGION - the Land of Holly.

hS
Forum: Quiz Room 12-28-2023, 05:18 PM
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Posted By Huinesoron
Correct and correct! CHILDREN - The...

Correct and correct!

CHILDREN - The cold-sounding ones to whom letters are sent
HOPE - Estel's name translated that after 'old' went
RHIW - A Sindarin season or village in Wales
IMLADRIS -...
Forum: Quiz Room 12-27-2023, 03:31 PM
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Posted By Huinesoron
You're assuming a lot about my ability to keep...

You're assuming a lot about my ability to keep track of the day. :D No.

What day is Yule? What *makes* it Yule, and is a synonym for "Heart -- Cold"?

hS
Forum: Quiz Room 12-27-2023, 07:08 AM
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Posted By Huinesoron
Nope. The clue is in two parts: "the Undying...

Nope. The clue is in two parts: "the Undying Lands | are unnoted".



Nope. Again, the clue is in two parts: "the heart of the cold = the name of the day".

hS
Forum: Quiz Room 12-26-2023, 05:02 PM
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Posted By Huinesoron
That's a very nice chain of logic, but I'm...

That's a very nice chain of logic, but I'm afraid:



The answer was just a cold pun. :D

CHILDREN - The cold-sounding ones to whom letters are sent
HOPE - Estel's name translated that after...
Forum: Quiz Room 12-25-2023, 01:28 PM
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Posted By Huinesoron
So they did. Off you go, lads; take a left at...

So they did. Off you go, lads; take a left at Caradhras and it'll lead you straight to it.

1. C - The cold-sounding ones to whom letters are sent
HOPE - Estel's name translated that after 'old'...
Forum: Quiz Room 12-24-2023, 05:39 PM
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Posted By Huinesoron
1: no, and I don't know how you got there. ...

1: no, and I don't know how you got there.

4: close, but add a bit (hence "starting").

hS
Forum: Quiz Room 12-24-2023, 08:09 AM
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Posted By Huinesoron
Ayup. 1. C - The cold-sounding ones to whom...

Ayup.

1. C - The cold-sounding ones to whom letters are sent
HOPE - Estel's name translated that after 'old' went
RHIW - A Sindarin season or village in Wales
4. I - Where I am a boy starting...
Forum: Quiz Room 12-23-2023, 01:45 AM
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Posted By Huinesoron
Spot on, and a merry one to you. :) (One of...

Spot on, and a merry one to you. :)

(One of the Yule-days is always a Sterday, for anyone confused by that one.)

1. C - The cold-sounding ones to whom letters are sent
HOPE - Estel's name...
Forum: Quiz Room 12-22-2023, 05:32 PM
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Posted By Huinesoron
Both correct! 1. The cold-sounding ones to...

Both correct!

1. The cold-sounding ones to whom letters are sent
HOPE - Estel's name translated that after 'old' went
RHIW - A Sindarin season or village in Wales
4. Where I am a boy starting...
Forum: Quiz Room 12-22-2023, 08:01 AM
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Posted By Huinesoron
HOPE is correct. MAN is not, but you're using one...

HOPE is correct. MAN is not, but you're using one of the correct elements.

1. The cold-sounding ones to whom letters are sent
HOPE - Estel's name translated that after 'old' went
3. A Sindarin...
Forum: Quiz Room 12-21-2023, 11:11 AM
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Posted By Huinesoron
Yay! Oh heck, that means I need to come up...

Yay!

Oh heck, that means I need to come up with a puzzle. :D

Okay, the clues here are a bit looser than normal, but I hope it works:

1. The cold-sounding ones to whom letters are sent
2....
Forum: Quiz Room 12-20-2023, 04:44 PM
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Posted By Huinesoron
IBUN! Very good. V suggests Viggo, and VIGO...

IBUN! Very good.

V suggests Viggo, and VIGO BOFFIN is apparently dead. :)

hS
Forum: Quiz Room 12-04-2023, 09:00 AM
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Posted By Huinesoron
Can we get some hints for the last two? I feel...

Can we get some hints for the last two? I feel like I should be an IM- name, but I can't see one. And I can't see anything useful starting with V.

I can't even work from the rest of the set:...
Forum: Quiz Room 11-16-2023, 05:14 PM
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Posted By Huinesoron
#5: I'M LACH? There are several languages which...

#5: I'M LACH? There are several languages which use leach as part of bread names. Son of Marach apparently.

I really want #2 to be based on samurai > iarumas, but I got nothing

6 I have even...
Forum: Quiz Room 05-05-2023, 08:29 AM
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Posted By Huinesoron
If #3 is a C, then it could be CHILDREN OF...

If #3 is a C, then it could be CHILDREN OF ILUVATAR, for both Elves and Men. (Elves being just as racist as Gondorians, the dwarves don't get that title despite their adoption by the One.)

I...
Forum: Quiz Room 05-05-2023, 02:58 AM
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Posted By Huinesoron
#4: Tents - T = ENTS? #1: Could this be...

#4: Tents - T = ENTS?

#1: Could this be RAVENS? They are ominous, but Roäc son of Carc was a handy translator on the slopes of the Lonely Mountain.

hS
Forum: Quiz Room 03-22-2023, 04:25 AM
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Posted By Huinesoron
#1 could be PIP(pin); I guess he engages in larks...

#1 could be PIP(pin); I guess he engages in larks (or maybe lark = bird = peregrine). Then the I, I think "all in Quenya" is the straightest of straight clue and the answer is just ILLI (similar to...
Forum: Quiz Room 03-10-2023, 08:54 AM
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Posted By Huinesoron
#7: "mount, this" -- ie, ORO, a Quenya word for a...

#7: "mount, this" -- ie, ORO, a Quenya word for a mountain or hill. Using the R in the password.

#9: if he's lost a painter, he's just a mime. If he's lost a direction too, he becomes MIM.

Have...
Forum: Quiz Room 03-09-2023, 09:05 AM
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Posted By Huinesoron
#8: Does he have a proud foot? :O (Presumably ODO...

#8: Does he have a proud foot? :O (Presumably ODO PROUDFOOT, if yes.)

hS
Forum: Quiz Room 02-23-2023, 09:51 AM
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Posted By Huinesoron
... it's not Sam's addendum to Frodo's song for...

... it's not Sam's addendum to Frodo's song for Gandalf is it? "The finest lockets - um, ROCKETS ever seen"?

hS
Forum: Quiz Room 02-23-2023, 07:19 AM
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Posted By Huinesoron
Rozenges. Sylup. Remon drops. Ice cleams. I can...

Rozenges. Sylup. Remon drops. Ice cleams. I can see how to do it, but I can't find a useful word to chance the liquid on. :-/

Riquids.

hS
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