CURUFINWE'S LAMPS: Radiant belongings or imitations of his epesse, nomenclature-wise. (Blue & white)
OCEAN & SWAN: Emblematic of a Gondorian prince and his kin. (Silver & blue)
LIVERY OF GONDOR: An offal-like person of the South Kingdom, or his raiment? (Black & silver)
ORI & OIN: Arrived together, and the same but for changed direction and slight disorder. (The secret’s in the headgear). (Grey & brown)
UNDOMIEL'S GIFT: Precious but kind jewellery, for Frodo. (White & silver)
RING OF AIR: Circular band of something nitrogen-rich? (Blue & gold)
PERIL (FOR RUBY & BERYL): Any can be dared for two comedy actresses – they’re priceless gems! (Red & green)
APPAREL OF HOBBITS: Garb of Pheriannath. (Green & yellow)
INK IN THE RED BOOK: Graces the pages of a hefty tome. (Red & black)
ROHAN'S FLAG: Galloper on grass, emblemised? (Green & white)
SAPPHIRE & EMERALD: Desired for a lunar tiara? (Blue & green)
I can't remember where Curufinwe's lamps are mentioned. I just needed another, different, colour pair. And 'spirit of fire' kind of describes a lamp, especially in a world that isn't using electricity.
Hobbits are fond of dressing in green and yellow. 'Garb of Pheriannath' was just a straight clue to get the colour pair.
Sam wonders if his and Frodo's story will ever be read out from a huge book with black and red letters in it. That's where that colour pair came from, (although I guess the book had a red cover, too, as well as red and black ink on its pages).
Sorry some of the colour pairs are a bit contrived, like the chain and the gem of Frodo's necklace, and the band and the stone of Vilya. There aren't that many really neat colour pairs like the black/sable and silver of Gondor's livery.
Well done, and over to Huinesoron!
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