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Originally Posted by Galadriel55
Brilliant, Pervinca!
... which points to the obvious mystery: 4. TOM BOMBADIL: tom(-tom) + bomb + "a" + dil(l)
2.... YEARS OF THE TREES?
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Both correct.
The mystery in the latter case is: are they ten years (of the sun) or not? Tolkien's timelines are a
mess.
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Originally Posted by Pervinca Took
I was thinking MITHRANDIR when I made the wild password guess, but I have no idea where the elements would come from. Is there another word for nectar?
G55, I'm much more impressed with your work than mine!
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#1 is not Mithrandir, and you don't need a synonym for nectar.
1.
M - Wizard, more nectar? Shift that silence to me and stop to aspirate!
YEARS OF THE TREES - Much longer than twig days - but
how long?
(Yes, how long?)
SMEAGOL - Sounds like the bosun rides on the back of a log, rides on the back of a log
(His origins - solved by Gandalf)
TOM BOMBADIL - Half a drum explodes a (cut) herb, but it's still better than the poetry.
(Just... everything.)
5.
E - On the tip of... not my tongue, I'm a little sick. Like Ulysses, but brighter.
6.
R - Serious party-going lady swaps to the second half of Elvish exclamation, and sends her daughter out gathering.
IMLADRIS - Look back at the hidden valley: yes, Spaniard, it's a spotted dog with no prepositions.
(Secret location)
ERIOL - Shipwrecked, he calls, "Er, I..." "Lo!" the elves call back.
(Tolkien undecided on his story)
9.
S - Her(?) bed was made by a really,
really irritated oyster.
hS