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The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 09-28-2015, 11:25 AM

1. Ambaróna
4. Maglor
It's a bit of a reach, but 3. Naugrim

I think the password might be Baggins, but again it's mostly a guess.

Pervinca Took · 09-28-2015, 11:59 AM

AMBARONA: Forest lord meets a matriarch in a muddle!
LOA: Behold! A twelvemonth.
--G........: An obsessed philologist, when bothered, can be a bit of a monster!
MAGLOR: He sounds like the knowledge of journals.
--I.........: One frost maiden.
--N.........: Censure without appliance. Wayward thing!
POSCO: Mixed scoop for him?

Three out of four. Well, to be precise, two-and-a-half out of four.

MAGLOR is of course mag-lore - sounds like knowledge of mags/journals.

AMBARONA is BARON +A + MA, jumbled up.

Naugrim is incorrect, but look carefully and things may be easier now.

Urwen · 10-05-2015, 02:51 PM

5 should be Irime.

Pervinca Took · 10-07-2015, 10:21 AM

Yes. I plus rime (frost).

AMBARONA: Forest lord meets a matriarch in a muddle!
LOA: Behold! A twelvemonth.
__G..........: An obsessed philologist, when bothered, can be a bit of a monster!
MAGLOR: He sounds like the knowledge of journals.
IRIME: One frost maiden.
--N.........: Censure without appliance. Wayward thing!
POSCO: Mixed scoop for him?

Galadriel55 · 10-17-2015, 08:29 PM

Bumping this thread. I would say something more productive, but I haven't had any lightbulbs about the last clues yet, and I feel a bit guilty about letting the thread sink into the depths of time again.

Mithalwen · 10-18-2015, 11:56 AM

I have been ill and I don't even recognize half the words already solved so have rather given up hope.

Pervinca Took · 10-18-2015, 07:20 PM

I'm sorry you haven't been well, Mith.

There is a first half to the password, in quite an obvious place, which would make the remaining clues much easier. Baggins is only half the password.

I think the remaining clues could then be guessed very easily by working backwards. They are difficult, but I felt that was offset by how much password there is and the fact that the password also gives you the initial of each clue.

By the way, 'Wayward thing' alone is enough to solve clue 6.

Galadriel55 · 10-19-2015, 06:12 AM

Oh! Primula for the other password. And... Rana for wayward thing? Though I have no idea how to match that with the cryptic part.

Pervinca Took · 10-19-2015, 07:12 AM

AMBARONA: Forest lord meets a matriarch in a muddle!
LOA: Behold! A twelvemonth.
UNGOLIANT: An obsessed philologist, when bothered, can be a bit of a monster!
MAGLOR: He sounds like the knowledge of journals.
IRIME: One frost maiden.
RANA: Censure without appliance. Wayward thing!
POSCO: Mixed scoop for him?

Galadriel55 · 10-19-2015, 05:14 PM

Ooooh! I would have never guessed A LINGO NUT. The clues were well done and funny, and I love the double password aspect of your passwords. I guess this one just coincided with RL interference coupled with a brain block or two, which is why it took so long to solve. In retrospect, I really shouldn't have begged for that many clues and maybe worked my brain a bit harder.

Squatter, I think you should take this one, since you got the first and main part of the password.

Pervinca Took · 10-20-2015, 09:29 AM

Oh no, I believe in asking for clues! I never want things to be unsolvable. I guessed everyone was busy with RL and other threads, but anyone is welcome to ask for clues any time I post a password.

Pervinca Took · 11-04-2015, 11:43 AM

Squatter has asked if someone else would post the next password.

Galadriel, would you like to do it? You did guess the other half of the last password, plus several of the clues.

09-28-2015, 11:25 AM	#1
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	1. Ambaróna 4. Maglor It's a bit of a reach, but 3. Naugrim I think the password might be Baggins, but again it's mostly a guess. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

09-28-2015, 11:59 AM	#2
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	AMBARONA: Forest lord meets a matriarch in a muddle! LOA: Behold! A twelvemonth. --G........: An obsessed philologist, when bothered, can be a bit of a monster! MAGLOR: He sounds like the knowledge of journals. --I.........: One frost maiden. --N.........: Censure without appliance. Wayward thing! POSCO: Mixed scoop for him? Three out of four. Well, to be precise, two-and-a-half out of four. MAGLOR is of course mag-lore - sounds like knowledge of mags/journals. AMBARONA is BARON +A + MA, jumbled up. Naugrim is incorrect, but look carefully and things may be easier now. __________________ "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; 09-28-2015 at 12:03 PM.

10-05-2015, 02:51 PM	#3
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	5 should be Irime. __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

10-07-2015, 10:21 AM	#4
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Yes. I plus rime (frost). AMBARONA: Forest lord meets a matriarch in a muddle! LOA: Behold! A twelvemonth. __G..........: An obsessed philologist, when bothered, can be a bit of a monster! MAGLOR: He sounds like the knowledge of journals. IRIME: One frost maiden. --N.........: Censure without appliance. Wayward thing! POSCO: Mixed scoop for him? __________________ "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; 10-07-2015 at 10:25 AM.

10-17-2015, 08:29 PM	#5
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,493	Bumping this thread. I would say something more productive, but I haven't had any lightbulbs about the last clues yet, and I feel a bit guilty about letting the thread sink into the depths of time again. __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

10-18-2015, 11:56 AM	#6
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	I have been ill and I don't even recognize half the words already solved so have rather given up hope. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

10-18-2015, 07:20 PM	#7
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	I'm sorry you haven't been well, Mith. There is a first half to the password, in quite an obvious place, which would make the remaining clues much easier. Baggins is only half the password. I think the remaining clues could then be guessed very easily by working backwards. They are difficult, but I felt that was offset by how much password there is and the fact that the password also gives you the initial of each clue. By the way, 'Wayward thing' alone is enough to solve clue 6. __________________ "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; 10-19-2015 at 05:07 AM.

10-19-2015, 06:12 AM	#8
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,493	Oh! Primula for the other password. And... Rana for wayward thing? Though I have no idea how to match that with the cryptic part. __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

10-19-2015, 07:12 AM	#9
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	password AMBARONA: Forest lord meets a matriarch in a muddle! LOA: Behold! A twelvemonth. UNGOLIANT: An obsessed philologist, when bothered, can be a bit of a monster! MAGLOR: He sounds like the knowledge of journals. IRIME: One frost maiden. RANA: Censure without appliance. Wayward thing! POSCO: Mixed scoop for him? __________________ "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."

10-19-2015, 05:14 PM	#10
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,493	Ooooh! I would have never guessed A LINGO NUT. The clues were well done and funny, and I love the double password aspect of your passwords. I guess this one just coincided with RL interference coupled with a brain block or two, which is why it took so long to solve. In retrospect, I really shouldn't have begged for that many clues and maybe worked my brain a bit harder. Squatter, I think you should take this one, since you got the first and main part of the password. __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

10-20-2015, 09:29 AM	#11
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Oh no, I believe in asking for clues! I never want things to be unsolvable. I guessed everyone was busy with RL and other threads, but anyone is welcome to ask for clues any time I post a password. __________________ "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."

11-04-2015, 11:43 AM	#12
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Squatter has asked if someone else would post the next password. Galadriel, would you like to do it? You did guess the other half of the last password, plus several of the clues. __________________ "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."