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Pervinca Took 06-13-2019 03:39 PM

It is not the right answer. And you do not have the right theme.

Urwen 06-13-2019 03:40 PM

But what other theme could possibly connect Turin and Niniel?

Pervinca Took 06-13-2019 03:42 PM

Copying it over.

???T???: French valley lingerie? No way! Mix it up for him.
???U???: A handle and the French one are in turmoil for her.
???R???: After an awful, unsung muddle, forty-nine will reveal her.
NINIEL: She sounds like a silly one, the Spanish girl.
FINWE: Spouse around a way for him.

Urwen 06-13-2019 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urwen (Post 718169)
But what other theme could possibly connect Turin and Niniel?


????

Pervinca Took 06-13-2019 03:45 PM

I'm not telling you the answer!

I wanted to find a new theme, and a less obvious one.

Urwen 06-13-2019 03:48 PM

Dual names maybe?


In which case, 3 would be Nienor, and 1 would be Turambar

Urwen 06-13-2019 03:49 PM

Is forty-nine a roman numeral?

Pervinca Took 06-13-2019 03:50 PM

Re: Dual names

Good idea, but no.

It would make far more sense to actually solve the clues.

Pervinca Took 06-13-2019 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urwen (Post 718174)
Is forty-nine a roman numeral?

Why don't you try it and see if it works?

Pervinca Took 06-13-2019 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urwen (Post 718173)
Dual names maybe?


In which case, 3 would be Nienor, and 1 would be Turambar

It was actually someone else doing a dual names password - many, many pages ago now - that gave me the idea for couples passwords, and then all the family pairs I did too. But this isn't one of those kinds of themes/passwords.

Urwen 06-13-2019 03:56 PM

Let's see. DIRE-E = DIR. In a muddle = IDR

Forty-nine = IL

It gives us Idril.

Pervinca Took 06-13-2019 03:57 PM

Correct.

???T???: French valley lingerie? No way! Mix it up for him.
???U???: A handle and the French one are in turmoil for her.
IDRIL: After an awful, unsung muddle, forty-nine will reveal her.
NINIEL: She sounds like a silly one, the Spanish girl.
FINWE: Spouse around a way for him.

Urwen 06-13-2019 03:58 PM

And I still have no idea what the theme is.....

Urwen 06-13-2019 03:59 PM

Handle is a knob and French for 'one' is UN or UNE......

Urwen 06-13-2019 04:15 PM

2. Luthien (HILT+UNE)

Pervinca Took 06-14-2019 01:19 AM

???T???: French valley lingerie? No way! Mix it up for him.
LUTHIEN: A handle and the French one are in turmoil for her.
IDRIL: After an awful, unsung muddle, forty-nine will reveal her.
NINIEL: She sounds like a silly one, the Spanish girl.
FINWE: Spouse around a way for him.

Urwen 06-14-2019 01:27 AM

Maybe a hint for #1......?


I've tried everything to solve it. Synonyms, French translations, everything, and nothing gives me a Tolkien character.

Pervinca Took 06-14-2019 01:42 AM

It's a pretty famous French valley.

Urwen 06-14-2019 01:47 AM

And lingerie?

Pervinca Took 06-14-2019 01:48 AM

Well, yes. Choose an item of it!

Urwen 06-14-2019 02:06 AM

So Loire+Bra

Pervinca Took 06-14-2019 02:45 AM

One of those is right, and that's all I'm saying for now.

Urwen 06-14-2019 03:12 AM

Tar-Aldarion?

Urwen 06-14-2019 03:13 AM

I am assuming that the last character has an initial 'T'.

Urwen 06-14-2019 03:20 AM

Theme: People in the same family. Turin and Nienor are great-grandchildren of Bregolas, brother of Barahir, father of Beren, who married Luthien.

Pervinca Took 06-14-2019 03:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urwen (Post 718200)
I am assuming that the last character has an initial 'T'.

They might.

Not Tar-Aldarion.

Not members of the same family. How about Finwe?

Urwen 06-14-2019 03:29 AM

Well, nothing fits. I've tried removing Loir (LOIRE-E) from the names of several characters I've found and I was left with things that don't fit each time......

Urwen 06-14-2019 03:31 AM

Unless I leave 'Loire' intact and remove 'R' from bra instead.....

Pervinca Took 06-14-2019 03:39 AM

I said no way, not no valley.

Urwen 06-14-2019 03:44 AM

But nothing fits.

I've tried various names, and nothing fits.......


aaaaaa...... >.>

Pervinca Took 06-14-2019 03:46 AM

I did say only one of LOIRE and BRA was correct.

I will also add that the particular lingerie item is one that I would personally never wear. Even when I was younger and thinner. (Revoltingly unhygienic, in my opinion).

Urwen 06-14-2019 03:52 AM

Wait......

Pervinca Took 06-14-2019 03:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urwen (Post 718208)
But nothing fits>

Try another size ....

Urwen 06-14-2019 03:53 AM

Thorongil (THONG+LOIR)

Pervinca Took 06-14-2019 04:00 AM

THORONGIL: French valley lingerie? No way! Mix it up for him.
LUTHIEN: A handle and the French one are in turmoil for her.
IDRIL: After an awful, unsung muddle, forty-nine will reveal her.
NINIEL: She sounds like a silly one, the Spanish girl.
FINWE: Spouse around a way for him.

THEME: Tolkien characters loved romantically by two people, not just one.

Well done. Please go ahead and post the next password. I'm *hoping* I've just answered correctly in 'One thing in common,' and I want to put those names in there, unless you guess my theme before Huinesoron confirms yes or no.

EDIT: I have! So the theme is now the current question in that thread.

FURTHER EDIT: Now guessed in the other thread, so I will post it above too.

Urwen 06-14-2019 04:09 AM

But I want to know the theme.......

Urwen 06-14-2019 04:25 AM

Okay, so here you are.

1. Ancient letter in the spin. A middle way, and she is revealed.
2. An admirer of spinning mineral, he is.

Heh.

Urwen 06-14-2019 04:39 AM

Oh, and for those who want me to 'complete' this set before playing, it is completed.

Huinesoron 06-14-2019 04:43 AM

Well, RUNE + W gives URWEN for #1.

hS

Urwen 06-14-2019 04:47 AM

URWEN: Ancient letter in the spin. A middle way, and she is revealed.
2. An admirer of spinning mineral, he is.


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