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Originally Posted by Galadriel55
Thanks! Can you remind me again how R is a liquid? I know it's used in cryptic clues, but I can never remember why. L I understand, because (l) indicates liquid state in chemistry/physics. But why R?
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I think it's a linguistics thing? I know L and R are closely related (hence why Japanese speakers blend the two), but I don't know why 'liquid'.
On to the password!
#4: lus + noma, flip it backwards to get
AMON SUL?
#3: 'starry fortress on the river' just
screams 'Osgiliath' (it's the literal translation!). Geographically, in the middle is the Great Bridge, bearing the Dome of Stars and associated Tower, but, um...
... if Weathertop and Osgiliath are both in there, there's a certain theme suggesting itself...
... is the password
PALANTIRI? With #3 literally being
OSGILIATH?
That would make #1 either
PALANTIR or
PALANTIRI itself.
hS