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Originally Posted by Urwen
H is HARP (HART-T+P)
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Correct!
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Originally Posted by Pervinca Took
Not my area of expertise, unfortunately. Have tried, but ....
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So the two houses left are the Pillar and the King, and yeah, these are the trickiest clues, because:
3: Note that this uses the second letter, which I'm very disappointed to have needed.
11. 'Look around' is just an anagram indicator. Focus on the next three words to find an anagrammed name with a Gondolin association, and then follow the rest of the clue.
TOWER OF SNOW - A puller of powdered ice, or perhaps a metaphorical MOUNTAIN. (
Tower of Snow)
WRATH - Like hammer falling, war is a disarray of thorn(s). (
Hammer of Wrath)
3.
E - To write a lot but change to stop, is to lead (or come second in) a column of the finest.
LEGOLAS - "Let go, girl," he mumbled in a dialect, but not the one you're thinking OF. (
Tree)
VORONWE - The Beorian element we change at first, and come home at last. (
Wing)
ECTHELION - A quarter off an old ambulance with a nucleus of helium? Sounds towering. (
Fountain
HARP - A deer loses its tail but gains small prongs playing. (
Harp)
OPAL - Oh my friend, a colourful gem! (
Heavenly Arch)
URI [the Sun] - Bender of spoons, or bender of space? (
Golden Flower)
SABLE - Unadorned and imitative? Where's my horse? Tea is CANCELLED! (
Mole)
11.
E - Look around. Three directions threee and then a spouse makes for a dreamer.
SWALLOW - Gulp! A bird! (
Swallow)
hS