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Galadriel55 · 11-25-2011, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Pitchwife

Obscure? REB? That classic of BD Roleplaying, that timeless masterpiece of parodistic writing, obscure? *harrumph* You need to broaden your literary education, young lady.

No, no, I meant an obscure name from REB. Unlike searching for Tolkien terms, searching REB terms is much harder.

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Feedback appreciated. Honestly, with all the other cross-references to "across" and "down" in the clues, it didn't occur to me that somebody might read "8 downs" as "8 barrow-mounds" in this case rather than "plural of the word in vertical column No.8" - I would think that's standard usage in English crossword puzzles.

Aw, I liked the clue much better as a trick-clue... and it turns out that I only imagined the trick. :/

Edit: xed with the EDITEDIT. Well done, Agan!

Galadriel55 · 11-25-2011, 10:04 PM

These are the answers, regardless of what Pitch and his crossword say: 8 down - laptop. 19 down - Amon Fridge. 13 across - East-west corner of the 3rd map. There!

Edit: I think I got 13... even though I don't get how it works, it's the only one that fits...And yeah, I could have though of that earlier....

But the answer is still the east-west corner! XD

Edit2: and 19 down!... is today my lucky day or something?

Bom Tombadillo · 11-26-2011, 03:55 PM

Blurgh. I'm obviously not spending enough time on the 'Downs/perusing Tolkien's works - far too many of these questions seem obscure to me! That said, I felt like a total idiot for not getting Little Carcharoth the instant I saw it.

Galadriel55 · 11-26-2011, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Bom Tombadillo

That said, I felt like a total idiot for not getting Little Carcharoth the instant I saw it.

Little Carcharoth will not like that. Oi.

And I also had to pursue various sources of information to find the answers to many questions since I couldn't get them off the top of my head. I'm still rolling my eyes about the Dwarven City. I racked half the Downs in search of the answer before reading Legate's mind.

(you know, maybe if you use your singing powers, he'll tell you all and everything...

;-))

11-25-2011, 10:04 PM	#2
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,493	My head hurts? I am halluciating poultry mountains? III? These are the answers, regardless of what Pitch and his crossword say: 8 down - laptop. 19 down - Amon Fridge. 13 across - East-west corner of the 3rd map. There! Edit: I think I got 13... even though I don't get how it works, it's the only one that fits...And yeah, I could have though of that earlier.... But the answer is still the east-west corner! XD Edit2: and 19 down!... is today my lucky day or something? __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera Last edited by Galadriel55; 11-26-2011 at 08:34 AM.

11-26-2011, 03:55 PM	#3
Bom Tombadillo Wight Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Behind you . . . . BOO! Posts: 222	Blurgh. I'm obviously not spending enough time on the 'Downs/perusing Tolkien's works - far too many of these questions seem obscure to me! That said, I felt like a total idiot for not getting Little Carcharoth the instant I saw it. __________________ Every human should have a cat or two in their care, to teach them the meaning of the word, and to correct them. Phenris Dorph

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