Another daft idea for a password that will probably make you roll your eyes... Not quite the ideal I was striving for, but maybe the next best thing. Enjoy.
As a warning, none of the password letters are the first letters of the clues, as indicated by the brackets. 1. Cross half a river and one more, going erratically north with him. (5) 2. He steals back north after one short night. (4) 3. There is half a river and a whole man. (4) 4. Alone, before you steal back. (5) 5. He plays a harp haphazardly over halfway into the river. (4) 6. He crosses half a river with one going north, and thus gains one for naught. (8) 7. Three quarters of a river mix with a gland in a cave. (6) 8. He crossed half a river and one more, going round ‘n round without you. (4) 9. After you steal back, go north with these people. (4) 10. He takes a cloth to the other half of the river, in where it’s at. (6) |
Is the river mentioned in the clues the same one?
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2. NAIN?
NI + A + N, 'back'wards. 7. AGLAROND? If so, ARO is 3/4 of the river. Is the river AROS, then, and an element in all the clues? My only concern is that I think AGLAROND is plural. |
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(All the clues? Not necessarily. But as I said above, the river is the same river). 1. Cross half a river and one more, going erratically north with him. (5) 2. He steals back north after one short night. (4) 3. There is half a river and a whole man. (4) 4. Alone, before you steal back. (5) 5. He plays a harp haphazardly over halfway into the river. (4) 6. He crosses half a river with one going north, and thus gains one for naught. (8) 7. AGLAROND: Three quarters of a river mix with a gland in a cave. (6) 8. He crossed half a river and one more, going round ‘n round without you. (4) 9. After you steal back, go north with these people. (4) 10. He takes a cloth to the other half of the river, in where it’s at. (6) |
8. Air (ar+i)
5. Pharazon (harp + ar + ???) |
And 2 is Borin, if my reasoning is right.
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3. Araman (AR+A+MAN)
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4. Erebor (ERE+BOR)
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1. Arathorn?
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1. ARATHORN: Cross half a river and one more, going erratically north with him. (5)
2. He steals back north after one short night. (4) 3. ARAMAN: There is half a river and a whole man. (4) 4. EREBOR: Alone, before you steal back. (5) 5. He plays a harp haphazardly over halfway into the river. (4) 6. He crosses half a river with one going north, and thus gains one for naught. (8) 7. AGLAROND: Three quarters of a river mix with a gland in a cave. (6) 8. He crossed half a river and one more, going round ‘n round without you. (4) 9. After you steal back, go north with these people. (4) 10. He takes a cloth to the other half of the river, in where it’s at. (6) No to the guesses for 2, 5, 8. |
2. Boron?
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No again. I can tell you are using most of the clues elements, but there is one you left out. You are like 90% there.
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Maybe I am looking it the wrong way, then...
Robin? Borondir? |
10. Aragost? (RAG+OS inside AT)
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Yes to Aragost. 1. ARATHORN: Cross half a river and one more, going erratically north with him. (5) 2. He steals back north after one short night. (4) 3. ARAMAN: There is half a river and a whole man. (4) 4. EREBOR: Alone, before you steal back. (5) 5. He plays a harp haphazardly over halfway into the river. (4) 6. He crosses half a river with one going north, and thus gains one for naught. (8) 7. AGLAROND: Three quarters of a river mix with a gland in a cave. (6) 8. He crossed half a river and one more, going round ‘n round without you. (4) 9. After you steal back, go north with these people. (4) 10. ARAGOST: He takes a cloth to the other half of the river, in where it’s at. (6) |
Could the password be HOMOPHONES?
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Mine used the same system.
BOR (ROB backwards) I (Roman numeral, one) N (Short night.) |
Oh, wait. It says 'after' not before.
So, it should be either INBOR or ANBOR. |
Or Anborn?
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Homophones of what, though? |
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1. ARATHORN: Cross half a river and one more, going erratically north with him. (5)
2. ANBORN: He steals back north after one short night. (4) 3. ARAMAN: There is half a river and a whole man. (4) 4. EREBOR: Alone, before you steal back. (5) 5. P He plays a harp haphazardly over halfway into the river. (4) 6. H He crosses half a river with one going north, and thus gains one for naught. (8) 7. AGLAROND: Three quarters of a river mix with a gland in a cave. (6) 8. N He crossed half a river and one more, going round ‘n round without you. (4) 9. E After you steal back, go north with these people. (4) 10. ARAGOST: He takes a cloth to the other half of the river, in where it’s at. (6) Quote:
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5. Araphor?
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Correct.
1. ARATHORN: Cross half a river and one more, going erratically north with him. (5) 2. ANBORN: He steals back north after one short night. (4) 3. ARAMAN: There is half a river and a whole man. (4) 4. EREBOR: Alone, before you steal back. (5) 5. ARAPHOR: He plays a harp haphazardly over halfway into the river. (4) 6. H He crosses half a river with one going north, and thus gains one for naught. (8) 7. AGLAROND: Three quarters of a river mix with a gland in a cave. (6) 8. N He crossed half a river and one more, going round ‘n round without you. (4) 9. E After you steal back, go north with these people. (4) 10. ARAGOST: He takes a cloth to the other half of the river, in where it’s at. (6) |
I'll let others try to solve the rest.
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ARAHAD or ARAHAEL would fit 6 ... but both only work until I get to the 'going north' bit.
Unless north is a reference to the northern kingdom (held by these chieftains in exile) ...? |
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6. Aranarth?
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Yes.
1. ARATHORN: Cross half a river and one more, going erratically north with him. (5) 2. ANBORN: He steals back north after one short night. (4) 3. ARAMAN: There is half a river and a whole man. (4) 4. EREBOR: Alone, before you steal back. (5) 5. ARAPHOR: He plays a harp haphazardly over halfway into the river. (4) 6. ARANARTH: He crosses half a river with one going north, and thus gains one for naught. (8) 7. AGLAROND: Three quarters of a river mix with a gland in a cave. (6) 8. N He crossed half a river and one more, going round ‘n round without you. (4) 9. E After you steal back, go north with these people. (4) 10. ARAGOST: He takes a cloth to the other half of the river, in where it’s at. (6) |
8. Arandor?
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Yes.
1. ARATHORN: Cross half a river and one more, going erratically north with him. (5) 2. ANBORN: He steals back north after one short night. (4) 3. ARAMAN: There is half a river and a whole man. (4) 4. EREBOR: Alone, before you steal back. (5) 5. ARAPHOR: He plays a harp haphazardly over halfway into the river. (4) 6. ARANARTH: He crosses half a river with one going north, and thus gains one for naught. (8) 7. AGLAROND: Three quarters of a river mix with a gland in a cave. (6) 8. ARANDOR: He crossed half a river and one more, going round ‘n round without you. (4) 9. E After you steal back, go north with these people. (4) 10. ARAGOST: He takes a cloth to the other half of the river, in where it’s at. (6) The last one is different from the rest. Don't bother looking through chieftains. And think about the straight clue. |
So...the straight clue refers to some people, and the solution contains BOR somewhere...
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Pity PEREDHIL and DRUEDAIN don't fit with the cryptic clues.
BEORNINGS has BOR, but the E is in the wrong place. Anything to do with CELEBORN or CELEBRIMBOR, who are sort of near-homophones for Erebor? |
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Oh, I see it now.
AFTER you BOR, go N (orth) with these people. Am I right? |
Indeed!
1. ARATHORN: Cross half a river and one more, going erratically north with him. (5) 2. ANBORN: He steals back north after one short night. (4) 3. ARAMAN: There is half a river and a whole man. (4) 4. EREBOR: Alone, before you steal back. (5) 5. ARAPHOR: He plays a harp haphazardly over halfway into the river. (4) 6. ARANARTH: He crosses half a river with one going north, and thus gains one for naught. (8) 7. AGLAROND: Three quarters of a river mix with a gland in a cave. (6) 8. ARANDOR: He crossed half a river and one more, going round ‘n round without you. (4) 9. AFTERBORN: After you steal back, go north with these people. (4) 10. ARAGOST: He takes a cloth to the other half of the river, in where it’s at. (6) And over to Urwen, who has swept this password away in record time. |
Well, I wouldn't have without Pervinca finding Aros.
New password soon. |
This one should be easier.
1. A pirate says he plays a distorted harp before an endless zone. 2. A black viscous substance precedes Ron's aunt with a vowel switch, for her. 3. An endless pickle follows a man. He emerges. 4. He is an aristocrat of the globe, literally. 5. An Egyptian god is mirrored inside a negative ion for him. 6. Finrod's moniker and sword's handle combine in disarray to reveal the burned one. 7. A sauce and a lowland, mixed, reveal a good king. 8. He sounds like an electronic legume. |
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