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Or Longbottom Leaf in particular, because Fingolfin contains the letters LONG, a bottom is something you can squeeze, and a leaf is green.
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09-20-2020, 11:33 AM | #10202 |
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It's a *kind* of leaves. If you know something of the Valinorean.
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09-20-2020, 11:36 AM | #10203 |
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CARNIL: Without wheels, so to speak, see it shine. (Red star)
ORALD: He holds currency, though muddled and directionless. (Yellow boots) LAVA: Turn precedes a palindromic actress? Goodness, it’s hot! (Orange) BACON: Frodos Dreme? No, but it features heavily in at least one of his kinsman’s – take the fourth. (Pink) PURPLE EMPERORS: Something Bilbo would have seen, had they not been black. Take the second. (Purple) ROMESTAMO: He sends no rugs back to the twin city? (Blue wizard) -S: An ocean! - Fingolfin’s squeeze, in turmoil, changes vowel on the first of November, and we see some – take the second one! THEME: THE SEVEN COLOURS OF THE RAINBOW. (UNFORTUNATELY, NOT IN THE RIGHT ORDER). Urwen, bannocks are baking in Rivendell when Bilbo first arrives there, and I think bannocks can be fried as well as baked.
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CARNIL: Without wheels, so to speak, see it shine. (Red star)
ORALD: He holds currency, though muddled and directionless. (Yellow boots) LAVA: Turn precedes a palindromic actress? Goodness, it’s hot! (Orange) BACON: Frodos Dreme? No, but it features heavily in at least one of his kinsman’s – take the fourth. (Pink) PURPLE EMPERORS: Something Bilbo would have seen, had they not been black. Take the second. (Purple) ROMESTAMO: He sends no rugs back to the twin city? (Blue wizard) ASEA ARANION: An ocean! - Fingolfin’s squeeze, in turmoil, changes vowel on the first of November, and we see some – take the second one! (Green) THEME: THE SEVEN COLOURS OF THE RAINBOW. (UNFORTUNATELY, NOT IN THE RIGHT ORDER). And over to Huinesoron, I think?
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09-21-2020, 03:08 AM | #10206 |
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That was good! I have an inordinate fondness for tightly-constrained themes, so this was a lot of fun.
I think these all hold together, but I wouldn't be overly surprised if I'd gotten a mistake in there somewhere. 1. - An ancient city (now? then? Start huffing less) with an older and sadder name. 2. - An endless Elvish gift: one German backwards cries. 3. - Retro voting is full to the-- but dull, topped and tailed by an artisan. 4. - Not ash, and not the dead one, but good for protecting a wandering king. 5. - Lisp, Miss, and dispose (of) fire/a dwarf back to one wearing blue (blue?). 6. - Mother, you are a-- no, cut that down, wounded one. 7. - I rhyme! Or is that frost? Hang out in Hithlum and you'll see (probably). 8. - A road, a short gambler's hint, and a misspelled Hobbit for the second of three (FOUR!). 9. - If you don't know Latin, fear God and guard the ford. 10. - Make lots of money! Say "He know(s) you," and ride to the city. 11. - If Weasley was a werewolf, he might live a wolf, but he would... play music! hS |
09-21-2020, 05:05 AM | #10207 |
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7. Irime ('I rhyme';rime is frost)
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09-21-2020, 05:06 AM | #10208 |
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But a Weasley is a werewolf, or at least part-werewolf...and he in particular has a namesake in LoTR world, therefore I deduce that the answer to 11 is Bill Ferny.
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1. - An ancient city (now? then? Start huffing less) with an older and sadder name. 2. - An endless Elvish gift: one German backwards cries. 3. - Retro voting is full to the-- but dull, topped and tailed by an artisan. 4. - Not ash, and not the dead one, but good for protecting a wandering king. 5. - Lisp, Miss, and dispose (of) fire/a dwarf back to one wearing blue (blue?). 6. - Mother, you are a-- no, cut that down, wounded one. IRIME - I rhyme! Or is that frost? Hang out in Hithlum and you'll see (probably). 8. - A road, a short gambler's hint, and a misspelled Hobbit for the second of three (FOUR!). 9. - If you don't know Latin, fear God and guard the ford. 10. - Make lots of money! Say "He know(s) you," and ride to the city. 11. - If Weasley was a werewolf, he might live a wolf, but he would... play music! hS |
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5. MITH + RID + NAR = MITHRANDIR (I have to echo you - blue? )
4 makes me think of Narsil, but can't fit it to the clue. 8 - hey! I swear I've seen this trick before! Except that neither, um, participant has a road and a something and a hobbit.
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1. - An ancient city (now? then? Start huffing less) with an older and sadder name. 2. - An endless Elvish gift: one German backwards cries. 3. - Retro voting is full to the-- but dull, topped and tailed by an artisan. 4. - Not ash, and not the dead one, but good for protecting a wandering king. MITHRANDIR - Lisp, Miss, and dispose (of) fire/a dwarf back to one wearing blue (blue?). 6. - Mother, you are a-- no, cut that down, wounded one. IRIME - I rhyme! Or is that frost? Hang out in Hithlum and you'll see (probably). 8. - A road, a short gambler's hint, and a misspelled Hobbit for the second of three (FOUR!). 9. - If you don't know Latin, fear God and guard the ford. 10. - Make lots of money! Say "He know(s) you," and ride to the city. 11. - If Weasley was a werewolf, he might live a wolf, but he would... play music! hS |
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Could 3 be CELEBRIMBOR? Purely because it contains BRIM and he was a ring artisan.
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1. - An ancient city (now? then? Start huffing less) with an older and sadder name. 2. - An endless Elvish gift: one German backwards cries. CELEBRIMBOR - Retro voting is full to the-- but dull, topped and tailed by an artisan. 4. - Not ash, and not the dead one, but good for protecting a wandering king. MITHRANDIR - Lisp, Miss, and dispose (of) fire/a dwarf back to one wearing blue (blue?). 6. - Mother, you are a-- no, cut that down, wounded one. IRIME - I rhyme! Or is that frost? Hang out in Hithlum and you'll see (probably). 8. - A road, a short gambler's hint, and a misspelled Hobbit for the second of three (FOUR!). 9. - If you don't know Latin, fear God and guard the ford. 10. - Make lots of money! Say "He know(s) you," and ride to the city. 11. - If Weasley was a werewolf, he might live a wolf, but he would... play music! hS |
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#2 suggests NIE, which gives rise to several mopey name possibilities. An Elvish gift is ANNA or something like it, from Annatar. Hence, NIENNA.
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1. - An ancient city (now? then? Start huffing less) with an older and sadder name. NIENNA - An endless Elvish gift: one German backwards cries. CELEBRIMBOR - Retro voting is full to the-- but dull, topped and tailed by an artisan. 4. - Not ash, and not the dead one, but good for protecting a wandering king. MITHRANDIR - Lisp, Miss, and dispose (of) fire/a dwarf back to one wearing blue (blue?). 6. - Mother, you are a-- no, cut that down, wounded one. IRIME - I rhyme! Or is that frost? Hang out in Hithlum and you'll see (probably). 8. - A road, a short gambler's hint, and a misspelled Hobbit for the second of three (FOUR!). 9. - If you don't know Latin, fear God and guard the ford. 10. - Make lots of money! Say "He know(s) you," and ride to the city. 11. - If Weasley was a werewolf, he might live a wolf, but he would... play music! hS |
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Is 4 OAK or OAKENSHIELD?
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09-26-2020, 02:51 PM | #10217 |
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Oakenshield it is. I was always taught that the three English trees were oak, ash, and elm - up until elm went rather solidly extinct in these parts.
1. - An ancient city (now? then? Start huffing less) with an older and sadder name. NIENNA - An endless Elvish gift: one German backwards cries. CELEBRIMBOR - Retro voting is full to the-- but dull, topped and tailed by an artisan. OAKENSHIELD - Not ash, and not the dead one, but good for protecting a wandering king. MITHRANDIR - Lisp, Miss, and dispose (of) fire/a dwarf back to one wearing blue (blue?). 6. - Mother, you are a-- no, cut that down, wounded one. IRIME - I rhyme! Or is that frost? Hang out in Hithlum and you'll see (probably). 8. - A road, a short gambler's hint, and a misspelled Hobbit for the second of three (FOUR!). 9. - If you don't know Latin, fear God and guard the ford. 10. - Make lots of money! Say "He know(s) you," and ride to the city. 11. - If Weasley was a werewolf, he might live a wolf, but he would... play music! hS |
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Is 6 EARWEN, Galadriel's mother?
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MA-EADHROS, then, who was cut down, wounded?
Has R A And ... was about to call her a HOE?
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Hah, I think I got one over Pervinca, concerning this character at least.
Maura? (MA+U+RA) I know him better than you.
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1. - An ancient city (now? then? Start huffing less) with an older and sadder name. NIENNA - An endless Elvish gift: one German backwards cries. CELEBRIMBOR - Retro voting is full to the-- but dull, topped and tailed by an artisan. OAKENSHIELD - Not ash, and not the dead one, but good for protecting a wandering king. MITHRANDIR - Lisp, Miss, and dispose (of) fire/a dwarf back to one wearing blue (blue?). MAURA - Mother, you are a-- no, cut that down, wounded one. IRIME - I rhyme! Or is that frost? Hang out in Hithlum and you'll see (probably). 8. - A road, a short gambler's hint, and a misspelled Hobbit for the second of three (FOUR!). 9. - If you don't know Latin, fear God and guard the ford. 10. - Make lots of money! Say "He know(s) you," and ride to the city. 11. - If Weasley was a werewolf, he might live a wolf, but he would... play music! hS |
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Uncommitted?
9. Theodred? (Dread of theism in incorrect Latin?) 11. Daeron? (Ron ... not sure about werewolf).
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I expected you to at least say something about the thing. *disappointed*
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You're right - it seems remarkable that you thought of him and I didn't.
I didn't think of Frodo's other names. I'd no reason to, because I had no idea of the theme at that point.
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All three correct. 1. U - An ancient city (now? then? Start huffing less) with an older and sadder name. NIENNA - An endless Elvish gift: one German backwards cries. CELEBRIMBOR - Retro voting is full to the-- but dull, topped and tailed by an artisan. OAKENSHIELD - Not ash, and not the dead one, but good for protecting a wandering king. MITHRANDIR - Lisp, Miss, and dispose (of) fire/a dwarf back to one wearing blue (blue?). MAURA - Mother, you are a-- no, cut that down, wounded one. IRIME - I rhyme! Or is that frost? Hang out in Hithlum and you'll see (probably). 8. T - A road, a short gambler's hint, and a misspelled Hobbit for the second of three (FOUR!). THEODRED - If you don't know Latin, fear God and guard the ford. 10. E - Make lots of money! Say "He know(s) you," and ride to the city. DAERON - If Weasley was a werewolf, he might live a wolf, but he would... play music! (I'm pretty sure it's 'Dairon' not 'Dayron'.) hS |
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Well, I think that Gandalf and Frodo are very committed towards destroying Sauron, but that could just be me...
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Wait. Oh. Are they uncommitted as in... single? EDIT: Making #1 URWEN = UR + WHEN
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'Single' is what I understood. Hence my remark about not thinking of Frodo until I'd worked out the theme.
I thought the password started with the word 'Once' for a bit. Ron's brother Bill nearly became a werewolf. I was trying to put Bill into the answer for quite a while.
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(Originally it was going to be single women, but that only gives about 5 letters, and most of those are vowels, so.) Correct! URWEN - An ancient city (now? then? Start huffing less) with an older and sadder name. NIENNA - An endless Elvish gift: one German backwards cries. CELEBRIMBOR - Retro voting is full to the-- but dull, topped and tailed by an artisan. OAKENSHIELD - Not ash, and not the dead one, but good for protecting a wandering king. MITHRANDIR - Lisp, Miss, and dispose (of) fire/a dwarf back to one wearing blue (blue?). MAURA - Mother, you are a-- no, cut that down, wounded one. IRIME - I rhyme! Or is that frost? Hang out in Hithlum and you'll see (probably). 8. T - A road, a short gambler's hint, and a misspelled Hobbit for the second of three (FOUR!). THEODRED - If you don't know Latin, fear God and guard the ford. 10. E - Make lots of money! Say "He know(s) you," and ride to the city. DAERON - If Weasley was a werewolf, he might live a wolf, but he would... play music! 2 to go. hS |
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I like the Urwen clue, but what is the 'ancient city' element?
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10. EARNUR.
Ey, ahh knaw!
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I wound up puzzling over this one myself. The answer is indeed Earnur, with 'the city' being Minas Morgul... I think the clue was 'EARNER + "E? No, U!", but I'm honestly not certain.
URWEN - An ancient city (now? then? Start huffing less) with an older and sadder name. NIENNA - An endless Elvish gift: one German backwards cries. CELEBRIMBOR - Retro voting is full to the-- but dull, topped and tailed by an artisan. OAKENSHIELD - Not ash, and not the dead one, but good for protecting a wandering king. MITHRANDIR - Lisp, Miss, and dispose (of) fire/a dwarf back to one wearing blue (blue?). MAURA - Mother, you are a-- no, cut that down, wounded one. IRIME - I rhyme! Or is that frost? Hang out in Hithlum and you'll see (probably). 8. T - A road, a short gambler's hint, and a misspelled Hobbit for the second of three (FOUR!). THEODRED - If you don't know Latin, fear God and guard the ford. EARNUR - Make lots of money! Say "He know(s) you," and ride to the city. DAERON - If Weasley was a werewolf, he might live a wolf, but he would... play music! Only #8 to go! I quite like this one. ^_^ hS |
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Huey, is the T the 4th letter?
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I thought it was the second. Or maybe neither, and both the 2 and 4 are not talkong about letter placement.
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