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Nerwen · 08-29-2017, 08:39 AM

Welcome, Squatter! And you got three out of four right!

ELEMMÍRË: Only a third of a league- must be shuffled to see heavenly object.
LUINIL: Two of me, and nothing? Confusion becomes astronomical.
BORGIL: Resistance may be futile... but sounds like this alien race is in poor health.
EÄRENDIL: Troubled crimson outsider becomes celestial symbol of hope.
RÁNA: Amphibian is brilliant after dark.
E: Two birds mingle with jovial results, then run backwards.
TELUMEHTAR: Insulted and confused veterinarian becomes stellar hunter.
HELLUIN: Sounds like you're in a bad place- but when you put it all together, quite the opposite.

Pervinca was correct with "quail" as one of the two birds.

Nerwen · 08-29-2017, 08:47 AM

By the way, I actually thought of #5 because I was listening to loud nocturnal croaking at the time. Lots of frogs around here (though not actually of the Rana genus).

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 08-29-2017, 12:41 PM

Ta muchly. I was going to leave those for someone else, but the crossword was too easy today. Clearly frogs greet the moon as their distant relative. I must look into that one day.

If we're going down the backwards road, an anagram of quail and crane is Alcarinquë, the most jovial planet. Reverse it and you get ëuqniraclA. Is that what you were looking for?

Nerwen · 08-29-2017, 08:19 PM

That's it. Well done!

ELEMMÍRË: Only a third of a league- must be shuffled to see heavenly object.
LUINIL: Two of me, and nothing? Confusion becomes astronomical.
BORGIL: Resistance may be futile... but sounds like this alien race is in poor health.
EÄRENDIL: Troubled crimson outsider becomes celestial symbol of hope.
RÁNA: Amphibian is brilliant after dark.
ËUQNIRACLA: Two birds mingle with jovial results, then run backwards.
TELUMEHTAR: Insulted and confused veterinarian becomes stellar hunter.
HELLUIN: Sounds like you're in a bad place- but when you put it all together, quite the opposite.

Pervinca Took · 08-31-2017, 10:56 AM

So, I guess it's Galadriel's turn?

Excellent password. (I think I needed to be 200 miles closer to my HOME collection, though!)

Galadriel55 · 08-31-2017, 03:08 PM

This falls on my one true day of vacation, meaning I don't take forever to make one. A couple of these were also a good chuckle to make, and hopefully to solve. Here goes.

1. I hear insect and a brief alarm. A broken piece?
2. Sounds like boat took note and tumbled into the ocean.
3. Left tribesman from the East – whoops, West.
4. Look thus, pointless confused maia reflection!
5. Behold after Downer flows.
6. Sailor confused awful moon.
7. Boy greets short conjunction in haven.
8. Right, same tribesman from the East, and this time actually East.

Mithalwen · 09-01-2017, 10:53 AM

Is 5 Gwathlo - Gwath (agor) +lo (behold)?

Pervinca Took · 09-01-2017, 11:03 AM

Ah ... I was trying -lo but only knew Ringlo.

Pervinca Took · 09-01-2017, 11:10 AM

6. AERANDIR? (Dire + Rana). Friend of Earendil the Mariner.

If so, a guess at BELEGAER for the password? (A name on my mind because I was trying it for the 'ocean' clue).

08-29-2017, 08:39 AM	#1
Nerwen Wisest of the Noldor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ˙˙˙ssɐןƃ ƃuıʞooן ǝɥʇ ɥƃnoɹɥʇ Posts: 6,694	Welcome, Squatter! And you got three out of four right! ELEMMÍRË: Only a third of a league- must be shuffled to see heavenly object. LUINIL: Two of me, and nothing? Confusion becomes astronomical. BORGIL: Resistance may be futile... but sounds like this alien race is in poor health. EÄRENDIL: Troubled crimson outsider becomes celestial symbol of hope. RÁNA: Amphibian is brilliant after dark. E: Two birds mingle with jovial results, then run backwards. TELUMEHTAR: Insulted and confused veterinarian becomes stellar hunter. HELLUIN: Sounds like you're in a bad place- but when you put it all together, quite the opposite. Pervinca was correct with "quail" as one of the two birds. __________________ "Even Nerwen wasn't evil in the beginning." –Elmo.

08-29-2017, 08:47 AM	#2
Nerwen Wisest of the Noldor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ˙˙˙ssɐןƃ ƃuıʞooן ǝɥʇ ɥƃnoɹɥʇ Posts: 6,694	By the way, I actually thought of #5 because I was listening to loud nocturnal croaking at the time. Lots of frogs around here (though not actually of the Rana genus). __________________ "Even Nerwen wasn't evil in the beginning." –Elmo.

08-29-2017, 12:41 PM	#3
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Ta muchly. I was going to leave those for someone else, but the crossword was too easy today. Clearly frogs greet the moon as their distant relative. I must look into that one day. If we're going down the backwards road, an anagram of quail and crane is Alcarinquë, the most jovial planet. Reverse it and you get ëuqniraclA. Is that what you were looking for? __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

08-29-2017, 08:19 PM	#4
Nerwen Wisest of the Noldor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ˙˙˙ssɐןƃ ƃuıʞooן ǝɥʇ ɥƃnoɹɥʇ Posts: 6,694	That's it. Well done! ELEMMÍRË: Only a third of a league- must be shuffled to see heavenly object. LUINIL: Two of me, and nothing? Confusion becomes astronomical. BORGIL: Resistance may be futile... but sounds like this alien race is in poor health. EÄRENDIL: Troubled crimson outsider becomes celestial symbol of hope. RÁNA: Amphibian is brilliant after dark. ËUQNIRACLA: Two birds mingle with jovial results, then run backwards. TELUMEHTAR: Insulted and confused veterinarian becomes stellar hunter. HELLUIN: Sounds like you're in a bad place- but when you put it all together, quite the opposite. __________________ "Even Nerwen wasn't evil in the beginning." –Elmo.

08-31-2017, 03:08 PM	#6
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,495	Good timing! This falls on my one true day of vacation, meaning I don't take forever to make one. A couple of these were also a good chuckle to make, and hopefully to solve. Here goes. 1. I hear insect and a brief alarm. A broken piece? 2. Sounds like boat took note and tumbled into the ocean. 3. Left tribesman from the East – whoops, West. 4. Look thus, pointless confused maia reflection! 5. Behold after Downer flows. 6. Sailor confused awful moon. 7. Boy greets short conjunction in haven. 8. Right, same tribesman from the East, and this time actually East. __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

08-31-2017, 10:56 AM	#5
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	So, I guess it's Galadriel's turn? Excellent password. (I think I needed to be 200 miles closer to my HOME collection, though!) __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

09-01-2017, 10:53 AM	#7
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Is 5 Gwathlo - Gwath (agor) +lo (behold)? __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

09-01-2017, 11:03 AM	#8
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Ah ... I was trying -lo but only knew Ringlo. __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

09-01-2017, 11:10 AM	#9
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	6. AERANDIR? (Dire + Rana). Friend of Earendil the Mariner. If so, a guess at BELEGAER for the password? (A name on my mind because I was trying it for the 'ocean' clue). __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always." Last edited by Pervinca Took; 09-01-2017 at 11:38 AM.

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