Password

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Precisely. You are an idea stealer, aren't you ;).

[Turambar]

I thought "Merpeople" meant folks who dressed up in elven costumes and brandished wooden swords. :D

Excellent puzzle!

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Stupid, stupid me!

It's Amon Ereb!

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Why of course it is...

Relisted questions and answers:

1. Goblin-Cleaver = there’s one for meat, and one for scrambling the short world contained.

2. Legolas = young lady lawyer takes a shot in the dark

3. Iris = Deep purple sword-bearer of Ithilien

4. Nessa = Ye gods! It's Elton John’s single sensational sister

5. Gildor = Airy entrance for merpeople, and "well met" at that

6. Amon Ereb = Beer Mona! I’ve been lonely far too long.

7. Labadal = Boy precedes one small ball walking backwards.

Only one more...

And since it's hard, and not a very good clue, here's a mini guide to solving it.

Shorten a synonym for "world" add a synonym for "contain", scramble.

That gives you part 1 of a hyphenated word. The other part of the word often follows "meat" in the same hyphenated fashion. As in, "meat-__________"

Sophia

[Turambar]

The first part may be Goblin - a small globe + in, scrambled - but I can't think of a word that follows both "Goblin" and "meat". :confused:

[The Saucepan Man]

"Cleaver" would be just such a word Turambar, so the answer must be Goblin-cleaver (aka Orcrist). :p ;)

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Between the two of you, at least.

But either way, the thread goes to Nilpaurion now that all the clues have been solved.

*Makes way for the Schizophrenic Noldo*

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Can it wait 'til the day after today?

You mean tomorrow?

Yes. That. I still have to concoct a puzzle.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

1. Star namer's wife confused with first universe Ainu.

2. Landed boy before starless diminutive king?

3. Iceman and Batman first name presently demolished home.

4. My first bread, boy!

5. Jewelry befuddle, maul grain.

Have at it! :smokin:

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

I believe #5 is Nauglamir.

[The Saucepan Man]

#5 Jewelry befuddle, maul grain.

"Maul grain" unbefuddled is Nauglamir, an item of jewelry.

Edit: Cross-posted with Sophia (just to avoid any further accusations of piggybacking ;) ).

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

1. Star namer's wife confused with first universe Ainu.

2. Landed boy before starless diminutive king?

3. Iceman and Batman first name presently demolished home.

4. My first bread, boy!

5. Nauglamir - Jewelry befuddle, maul grain.

:)

[Firefoot]

4. Ibun?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

's ok, Saucy, I won't accuse you of clue-stealing anymore. :rolleyes: God knows I do it myself.

Sophs

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

1. Star namer's wife confused with first universe Ainu.

2. Landed boy before starless diminutive king?

3. Iceman and Batman first name presently demolished home.

4. Ibûn - My first bread, boy!

5. Nauglamir - Jewelry befuddle, maul grain.

~*~

This is easier than I thought--which is already quite easy.

Oh, well. I just thought it up on the way to school.

On the way to Downs, perhaps you mean.

School, Downs--ain't that the same thing?

:rolleyes: And you expect to get that degree in European Languages . . .

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Anyone? Anybody at all? Do you need hintses?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

I need help, I do! I do!

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

1. Ainu. For "Star-namer", see Silm.

2. "Landed" means a land in the past. ;) "Diminutive king" is a clue I used once on this very thread.

3. Place. You must find a guy who played both Iceman and Batman, then get his first name. Then find out where to put that with the rest of the clues.

If more hints are needed, more guesses are required. :p

[Turambar]

#3 Valinor, or Valmar?

Though I admit I don't see how "presently demolished" fits in. :confused:

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

1. Star namer's wife confused with first universe Ainu.

2. Landed boy before starless diminutive king?

3. Valmar - Iceman and Batman first name presently demolished home.

4. Ibûn - My first bread, boy!

5. Nauglamir - Jewelry befuddle, maul grain.

~*~

"presently demolished" -> present tense of "marred" -> mar. ;)

[Encaitare]

I shall guess Ladros again! But I think I have it for real this time. ;)

#2: Ladros

- A boy is a lad.
- Diminutive sounds like Tar-Minyataur, aka Elros, a king. Take away the "el"= star and you are left with ros.
- Thus I got Ladros, a land of old.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

1. Star namer's wife confused with first universe Ainu.

2. Ladros - Landed boy before starless diminutive king?

3. Valmar - Iceman and Batman first name presently demolished home.

4. Ibûn - My first bread, boy!

5. Nauglamir - Jewelry befuddle, maul grain.

Vy ze vay, the password is initial letter-anagrammatic. Or whatever better jargon I could come up with . . .

[Turambar]

Is the "star namer" Oromë, because he named the eldar? :confused:

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

The "star" is really a star, albeit a weird one. ;)

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Idril as the "star-namer's wife"? I would assume that Tuor named Earendil...

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

"Star-namer" is not one who gives name to a star. It was the one who said that there shall be a new star.

Oh, and initial > first for the last/first clue.

The password requires de-anagramming. ;)

[Turambar]

In that case, I think Arien is the Ainu, being Rían confused with the first letter of Eä.

Which makes the Password either Alvin, the Chipmunk of Valinor, or perhaps vilna, the troposphere in BoLT 1?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

1. Arien - Star namer's wife confused with first universe Ainu.

2. Ladros - Landed boy before starless diminutive king?

3. Valmar - Iceman and Batman first name presently demolished home.

4. Ibûn - My first bread, boy!

5. Nauglamir - Jewelry befuddle, maul grain.

All three of your answers are correct! :cool: :D

Present the next conundrum!

[Turambar]

Here's a new one:

1. A letter returned to a Greek goddess (memory’s daughter!) becomes something that (in M.E.) only hobbits build.

2. "Flower" that decorates Rohan.

3. Bedlam began on the 27th, when he spoke in tongues.

4. Sat aimless about the silent fallen one in the woods?

5. What may be passed by the irresponsible, when aged, became a local leader.

6. Suffered an exophthalmic demise.

7. Taverns around the heedless one's original home?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

1. Smial?

2. Uilos?

6. Sauron? :D

[Turambar]

Ummm - if this were baseball, you would now be returning to the dugout. :(

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

I'll be back next inning. ;)

[Celebrian]

2) simbelmynë? (evermind?)

[Turambar]

#2 is not a flower.

I've edited some of the clues.

[Celebrian]

5) Alf the Prentice (from Smith of Wootton Major)?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

(Nilpaurion nances around like the Elf he is)

2. "Flower" http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/D.gif that decorates Rohan. (Turambar)
Erm . . . shouldn't it be "flôwer"? :p Entwash?

5. Haldad?

[Turambar]

Not the Entwash, though you're on the right track. There is a sort-of-pun in #2 (on the name of the "flower").

#5 - like all the clues in this puzzle except #6, perhaps - is cryptic (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=73530&postcount=7) . You have to ask yourself, "what is passed by the irresponsible?" Or, inversely, what do responsible people not pass?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

6. Shelob?

[Turambar]

Not Shelob.

Reminder: around and about are scramble (anagram) indicators.

[Turambar]

Here are some hints:

1. A Greek letter. Which Greek goddesses were the daughters of memory?

2. "Flower" = river. There's a pun in the clue on the river's name.

3. Tengwar.

4. "About" = scramble pointer.

5. What do responsible people not pass?

6. Look up "exophthalmic" An evil character in LotR died this way.

7. "Around" = scramble pointer.

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Well, I'll hazard a guess here, half laughingly:

#1 Museums? The hobbits had one at Michel Delving, as far as I know they were the only ones. Memory's daughters were the Muses... but there's no Greek letter "Um"

;)
Sophia

[Turambar]

1. Museum

2. Adorn

3. Lambe

4. Lassemista

5. Oldbuck

6. Radbug

7. Nevrast

[The Saucepan Man]

5. What may be passed by the irresponsible, when aged, became a local leader.Responsible people do not pass the buck.

Aged is old.

So the answer must be Oldbuck.

[The Saucepan Man]

6. Suffered an exophthalmic demise.Isn't it Radbug the Orc who has his eyes gauged out?

[The Saucepan Man]

Sorry for the consecutive posting - working these out as I go.

7. Taverns around the heedless one's original home?Assuming that the heedless one is Turgon, who did not heed Tuor's warning, his original home was Nevrast, an anagram of "Taverns".

I'm guessing that the Password is Mallorn.

[Turambar]

Thank you, Saucepan Man. FYI, Radbug's eyes were squeezed out (hence, "exophthalmic").

[The Saucepan Man]

Which makes #2 Adorn - a river and a synonym for "decorate".

[Turambar]

MALLORN is the Password, and Nevrast is correct for #7.

[The Saucepan Man]

3. Bedlam began on the 27th, when he spoke in tongues.Contained within "Bedlam began" is Lambe, which means tongue and is (I assume) the 27th symbol of the Tengwar alphabet.

[Turambar]

Correct again. :)

The last one is perhaps a bit obscure, but it's in LotR and, as I said, is a scramble.

EDIT: perhaps felled would be more accurate than fallen.

[The Saucepan Man]

4. Sat aimless about the silent fallen one in the woods?Then it must be Lassemista, one of the rowan trees of Quickbeam's home felled by Saruman's Orcs, and an anagram of "Sat aimless".

[Turambar]

Great job, Saucepan Man!

And Sophia. :D

[The Saucepan Man]

Thank you Turambar. :)

A bit different this one. Each clue is made up of the first letter or letters of a word or phrase associated with a number. You need to solve each clue to find the number associated with it. To give a non-Middle-earth example, if the clue were HITD this could stand for Hours in the Day, in which case the answer would be 24. All the clues below are Middle-earth-related.

Once you have all the numbers, you need to add them all up to produce another number. The password is the clue that would be associated with this answer (ie the first letter(s) of a word or phrase associated with it).

Are you still with me? Oh well, let's see how it goes.

1) RFEK
2) ROTW
3) SOF
4) BR
5) TOV
6) HOTE
7) GOG
8) FS
9) S

Fire away!

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

#1 RFEK-> Rings for the Elven Kings (under the sky), 3?

#3 SOF -> Sons of Feanor, which would be Seven?

#6 HOTE -> Houses of the Edain, 3?

#9 S -> Silmarils, 3?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

2. The only thing I recognise is "of the West."

3. Sons of Fëanor - 7

5. Trees of Valinor - 2

7. Gates of Gondolin - 7

[Celebrian]

That's adding up--->Council of Elrond?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

#4 BR -> Black Riders, 9?

#2 ROTW -> may either be Rulers of the World? (in which case I'd say 1, Manwe or Eru), or Rulers of the West? (in which case I'd go for 9, the Aratar)

The numbers I'm totalling up now (minus my weird guesses for number 2) = 34. Inclusive of my weird guess for 2 = 43. I'm wondering whether the secret total number might be 50, the age of Bilbo and Frodo at the beginning of their respective journeys? (AOBAF -> Age of Bilbo and Frodo? :p)

Saucy, don't quite know what kind of format you're looking for as a password.... of course, don't know if my guesses are right either ;)

[The Saucepan Man]

1) Rings for Elven-kings = 3
2) ROTW
3) Sons of Feanor = 7
4) Black Riders = 9
5) Trees Of Valinor = 2
6) Houses Of The Edain = 3
7) Gates Of Gondolin = 7
8) FS
9) Silmarils = 3

Glad to see that you've got the idea. :)


Saucy, don't quite know what kind of format you're looking for as a passwordTo use my previous example, if the numbers added up to 24, the Password might be HITD (Hours in the Day).

You have to get the correct letters.

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

#2 Rods of the Wizards? 5?

[The Saucepan Man]

1) Rings for Elven-kings = 3
2) Rods of the Wizards = 5
3) Sons of Feanor = 7
4) Black Riders = 9
5) Trees Of Valinor = 2
6) Houses Of The Edain = 3
7) Gates Of Gondolin = 7
8) FS
9) Silmarils = 3

One more to go ...

[Celebrian]

8) First Shirriff?

[The Saucepan Man]

'Fraid not.

[Firefoot]

Hmm... Farthing Stone? 3?

[The Saucepan Man]

1) Rings for Elven-kings = 3
2) Rods of the Wizards = 5
3) Sons of Feanor = 7
4) Black Riders = 9
5) Trees Of Valinor = 2
6) Houses Of The Edain = 3
7) Gates Of Gondolin = 7
8) Farthing Stone = 3
9) Silmarils = 3

Now you need to find the Password.

[Turambar]

GO (Gimli's orcs)?

[The Saucepan Man]

You're on the right track.

[Turambar]

OKBG (Orcs Killed By Gimli)? Anything along that line?

P.s. this was a great puzzle idea. http://forum.barrowdowns.com/ubb/icons/icon14.gif

[Encaitare]

TATLTUAE: The Answer To Life, The Universe, And Everything. :p

[Turambar]

:D

Of course!

[The Saucepan Man]

OKBG (Orcs Killed By Gimli)? Anything along that line?Very much along that line. But they weren't necessarily all Orcs ... :p ;)

[Turambar]

EKBGAHD (Enemies Killed By Gimli At Helms Deep)?

I must say I like Encaitare's answer. :D

[The Saucepan Man]

Turambar, I think that I should give it to you or this could go on for a while. My answer was KBG (Kills By Gimli), which was incorporated in your last two answers.

So the thread is yours. :)

Although it was a close thing with Enca. ;)

[Turambar]

Actually, Sophia and Nilpaurion had all the clue answers, so either of you would like to go, please do. :)

If not, I'll try to come up with something.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

You got the password. You go. :)

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

"I second that motion."

We like a challenge.

[Turambar]

Ok, then. All cryptic:

1. SHAGRAT - (Mordor’s tobacco enthusiast?)
2. ORALD - (Rohan’s old one got confused, and became an enigma by another name.)
3. His glee curable, the warrior composed an elegy to his friend.
4. MANDOS - (What will Man do subsequent to death - did even this one know the answer?)
5. His eye sees Teleri from out the dim past,
The first rider, we know, is one that must fast,
His lore less arcane than wizards forbode,
His might, as if Denethor on Gil-galad rode.
6. TIW - (Even with his backward intelligence, he invented letters.)
7. HASUFEL - (To answer your question, No, I hasn’t – the horse bore me aloft.)

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Password: SOLMATH (guessed by The Saucepan Man)

[Celebrian]

7) Aragorn, who borrowed Hasufel?

[The Saucepan Man]

1. Mordor’s tobacco enthusiast?"Shag" is a kind of tobacco and I suppose "rat" might be another word for an enthusiast, producing Shagrat, an Orc of Mordor.


2. Rohan’s old one got confused, and became an enigma by another name.Taking the "R" from Rohan and "a" (ie one) and mixing them with "old" gives Orald, another name for that well-known enigma, Tom Bombadil.


4. What will Man do subsequent to death - did even this one know the answer?Mandos probably didn't know the answer, but he is to be found in "will Man do subsequent".


6. Even with his backward intelligence, he invented letters.Another word for intelligence is "wit" which, when written backwards, is Tiw - another name for the Tengwar alphabet.


7. To answer your question, No, I hasn’t – the horse bore me aloft.The question must be "Has you fell?" and the horse, Hasufel.


Is the password Solmath?

[Turambar]

http://www.minastirith.com/ubb/icons/icon54.gif

I actually thought that those were somewhat tough.

Saucepan Man is Oll Korrect.

[Celebrian]

5) Alduya? (Q. treesday), Sindarin form, Orgaladhad? I've still got Mardi Gras in the head, ugh

[Turambar]

No, not Alduya.

Reposting:

1. SHAGRAT - (Mordor’s tobacco enthusiast?)
2. ORALD - (Rohan’s old one got confused, and became an enigma by another name.)
3. LAER CU BELEG - (His glee curable, the warrior composed an elegy to his friend.)
4. MANDOS - (What will Man do subsequent to death - did even this one know the answer?)
5. His eye sees Teleri from out the dim past,
The first rider, we know, is one that must fast,
His lore less arcane than wizards forbode,
His might, as if Denethor on Gil-galad rode.
6. TIW - (Even with his backward intelligence, he invented letters.)
7. HASUFEL - (To answer your question, No, I hasn’t – the horse bore me aloft.)

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Password: SOLMATH (guessed by The Saucepan Man)

[Turambar]

#3 - scramble two words into three.

#5 - one clue in each line; all point to the same person.

[Celebriel Esgaledhel]

COuld #5 be Orome?

[Turambar]

Not Oromë.

Remember that all the clues are "cryptic", and in this case all 4 are of the same type.

[NightKnight]

3. Laer Cú Beleg, Turin's song to Beleg after he killed him (anagram of "glee curable").

[Turambar]

Correct! :)

Just #5 to go. The 4 clues are right in there. ;)

[NightKnight]

Aragorn! There are names for him in all the lines (Estel, Strider, Elessar, Thorongil)! Now I feel really smart! :D

[Turambar]

Excellent job, NightKnight.

The Saucepan Man is up next. http://forum.barrowdowns.com/ubb/icons/icon14.gif

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

I'm ready!

[Turambar]

I just noticed this - Saucepan's answer to #2 on the previous page (Rohan’s old one got confused, and became an enigma by another name): Taking the "R" from Rohan and "a" (ie one) and mixing them with "old" gives Orald, another name for that well-known enigma, Tom Bombadil.

Actually, the answer was much simpler: I was thinking of Aldor (the Old) of Rohan, an anagram of Orald.

The Saucepan Man took a roundabout route but still got the answer. :)

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Uh, Sauce?

[Encaitare]

And up we go...

[The Saucepan Man]

Sorry for the delay folks.

Here's a puzzle in the classic Password mould. All the clues are cryptic.

1. Roast duck on the menu at the Withered Heath?
2. Armenelos: Reforms are solemn for royal city.
3. Revere Chetwood's centre as an ancient and mysterious site.
4. Ringlo: Musician takes in first light at river.
5. Branch of religion returned engulfing State in the south.
6. Middle-earth’s cyberspace?

[Turambar]

#4 Kiril? I'm thinking of Kiri te Kanawa.

[The Saucepan Man]

#4 Kiril? I'm thinking of Kiri te Kanawa.No, but you're on the right track.

[Celebrian]

6) Seeing Stones?

[NightKnight]

4. Ringlo? Ringo takes in L (first letter of Light).

[The Saucepan Man]

6) Seeing Stones?Nope.

4. Ringlo? Ringo takes in L (first letter of Light).Yep.

[Celebrian]

1) Kings under the Mountain?
*shoots wildly into the dark

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Toerch Ungol? Ered Gorgoroth?

[Celebrian]

5) Easterlings?

[The Saucepan Man]

Sorry. None of those are correct. :p ;)

[Turambar]

#2 Armenelos (an anagram of are solemn)?

[The Saucepan Man]

#2 ArmenelosSpot on! :)

[Turambar]

Could #5 be smial?

[The Saucepan Man]

'Fraid not.

[Turambar]

How 'bout Incanus, then? (Suni engulfing Can.)

Ekkaia for number 6?

Is the password FAERIE?

Fror (slain by a cold drake near the W.H.) for number !?

[Celebrian]

3) Undeeps, area south of the Brown Lands?

[The Saucepan Man]

How 'bout Incanus, then? (Suni engulfing Can.)Well, I had Sunni engulfing Ca (California) and then reversed, but your reasoning is much the same and produces the same result - which is of course correct.

Alas, Ekkaia is not (although I suspect that you are thinking along the right lines).

For ease of reference, I'm repeating the clues, with solutions to date, here:

1. Roast duck on the menu at the Withered Heath?
2. Armenelos: Reforms are solemn for royal city.
3. Revere Chetwood's centre as an ancient and mysterious site.
4. Ringlo: Musician takes in first light at river.
5. Incanus: Branch of religion returned engulfing State in the south.
6. Middle-earth’s cyberspace?

Edit: FAERIE is indeed the Password. Well done Turambar! :)

But neither fror nor Undeeps are correct. Then again, Turambar is getting very warm with his reasoning for #1.

[Celebrian]

6) Ethring?

Turambar! summa cum laude as usual! :D

[The Saucepan Man]

Nope.

[Celebrian]

1) Fram, the worm-slayer/hoard-winner?
3) Entwood? (secretly prefers R-Chet/Archet, but for the beginning letter)

[Turambar]

Encircling Sea for #6?

[The Saucepan Man]

No more correct answers to add, I'm afraid.

Some hints:

#1 Turambar has already mentioned part of the answer in explaining the reasoning behind one of his answers.

#3 The word "centre" is an important part of this clue.

#6 What sort of space might an e-mail be sent from, to or through?

[Turambar]

D'oh! I couldn't figure out why duck was in there (#1).

"Roast duck" = FIRE DRAKE. Absurdly simple, like most riddles, when you see the answer.

#3 still has me mystified. Thinking "aloud": The real Chetwood has no centre that I know of. Is the cryptic centre "TW" or "ETWO"? You can get ENTWOOD (an ancient and mysterious place, beginning with "E") from the latter by adding NOD, but how does this relate to "revere"?

Possibly silly guess for #6: Emyn Muil? (E-muil) :p

[The Saucepan Man]

"Roast duck" = FIRE DRAKE.But of course! :D

1. Fire-Drake: Roast duck on the menu at the Withered Heath?
2. Armenelos: Reforms are solemn for royal city.
3. Revere Chetwood's centre as an ancient and mysterious site.
4. Ringlo: Musician takes in first light at river.
5. Incanus: Branch of religion returned engulfing State in the south.
6. Middle-earth’s cyberspace?

#3 You are on the right track, but need to expand your search beyond Chetwood.

#6 Again, you are thinking along the right lines, but look back at my previous hint.

[Celebrian]

*thinking aloud for #3* I see the word "two" in the middle of "Chetwood's".

3)Enyd?

6) East-West Road? (The Great East-West Road)

[The Saucepan Man]

Sorry. Neither of those is correct, Celebrian.

[Turambar]

How about Eregion (e-region)?

And #3 is Erech - an embedded answer.

[The Saucepan Man]

Correct again, Turambar, on both counts.

1. Fire-Drake: Roast duck on the menu at the Withered Heath?
2. Armenelos: Reforms are solemn for royal city.
3. Erech: Revere Chetwood's centre as an ancient and mysterious site.
4. Ringlo: Musician takes in first light at river.
5. Incanus: Branch of religion returned engulfing State in the south.
6. Eregion: Middle-earth’s cyberspace?

You are up next. :)

[The Perky Ent]

Behold! The power of the Onodrim shall not forsake you! LIVE!

I make the 10 day rule sound fun :p


He who brought that which would be revived
The lands in which the stones were divided
The cleaver that belonged to the reclaimer
The last of his kind who gave shelter to the doomed.
What Bombadil argues against Treebeard to be his


Ask away!

[arcticstorm]

1. Feanor
3. Narsil
2. I am guessing has to do with the palantiri,so Arnor
5. maybe has to do with the movie. so Old Man Willow

[The Perky Ent]

good guesses! good guesses indeed! no...for the actually answers

1. no, it isn't feanor.
3. Narsil is a close answers for #1. its not close for 3 though
2. Arnor is part of the answer. not in the name, but of what the name incompasses. oh wait...did i just make it too easy? :p
5. It's not old man willow. has nothing to do with the movies

[The Saucepan Man]

4. Mim?
5. Eldest?

[Firefoot]

3. Orcrist?

[The Perky Ent]

1. He who brought that which would be revived
2. The lands in which the stones were divided.
3. Orcrist
4. Mim
5. Eldest

good job y'all. keep it up!

[NightKnight]

1. Ohtar?
2. Reunited Kingdom?

Is the password Oromë?

[The Perky Ent]

grr.

Ok, i'll let you go with #2. The one i was looking for was the Realms in Exile, but that's close enough lol. Yes, you got the password. Please continue

[NightKnight]

Wow, cool. I think this is only the second Password I've ever got.

Here's my new one:

1. Oh Lord, what a holy song!
2. The G-Message loses two points and gets confused but stays anyway.
3. There is a tough man in most riders of the North.
4. Wanna-be Dragonslayer was a chicken!
5. Half an archer makes us blind.
6. The Master Smith is a Demon.
7. Captured Hobbit.
8. A man born inside a forest.

Well, I hope it's not too easy or too hard. Good luck!

[The Saucepan Man]

1. Ainulindalë?
2. Gamgee?
4. Dorlas?
7. Fatty Bolger?

[NightKnight]

1. Ainulindalë (Oh Lord, what a holy song!)
2. Gamgee (The G-Message loses two points and gets confused but stays anyway.)
3. There is a tough man in most riders of the North.
4. Dorlas (Wanna-be Dragonslayer was a chicken!)
5. Half an archer makes us blind.
6. The Master Smith is a Demon.
7. Captured Hobbit.
8. A man born inside a forest.

But you got number 7 wrong though.

[Firefoot]

5. Yellow Face?
7. Frodo?

[NightKnight]

Both wrong.

[arcticstorm]

3. Dunedain

[NightKnight]

Nope.

[Hiriel]

3. Eothed?
6. Eol?
7. Lobella Sackville-Baggins?

[NightKnight]

Neither.

[Turambar]

#6 Rog?
#7 - Merry or Pippin?

[NightKnight]

1. Ainulindalë (Oh Lord, what a holy song!)
2. Gamgee (The G-Message loses two points and gets confused but stays anyway.)
3. There is a tough man in most riders of the North.
4. Dorlas (Wanna-be Dragonslayer was a chicken!)
5. Half an archer makes us blind.
6. Rog (The Master Smith is a Demon.)
7. Captured Hobbit.
8. A man born inside a forest.

[Turambar]

#7 Will Whitfoot?

[NightKnight]

Nay. It is a cryptical one.

[The Saucepan Man]

3. There is a tough man in most riders of the North.

Strider?

[Turambar]

#5 Anar?
#7 Took?
#8 Anborn?

Password RADAGAST http://forum.barrowdowns.com/ubb/icons/icon5.gif

[NightKnight]

1. Ainulindalë (Oh Lord, what a holy song!)
2. Gamgee (The G-Message loses two points and gets confused but stays anyway.)
3. Strider (There is a tough man in most riders of the North.)
4. Dorlas (Wanna-be Dragonslayer was a chicken!)
5. Anar (Half an archer makes us blind.)
6. Rog (The Master Smith is a Demon.)
7. Took (Captured Hobbit.)
8. Anborn (A man born inside a forest.)

All correct! Well done, Turambar. Please take the thread, Master of Doom.

[Turambar]

1. Ents - Guardians sent hither and thither.
2. Stone of the Hapless - One that took her whom he shouldn't as lover
With the one who bore him, do I cover.
3. Gwindor - Like roaring wind or waves he charged and fought.
4. Angrist - Beheaded fellow, with grain for Sandyman, made a damaged weapon.
5. Ravenhill - Professor Spooner remembered this place as Shelter-Brook, though in truth one may be visited by birds there.
6. Orcrist - Alternatively that Old English poem would make a mighty sword.
7. Thingol - "Nothing old can stay," as the poet said, and so he proved.
8. Hithaeglir - Eighth lair about the mighty peaks.

[The Perky Ent]

1. Istari?
2. Um...for some reason, i'm gonna guess Huan

[Turambar]

No and no. :confused:

All the clues are cryptic, except perhaps #2.

Good luck. http://forum.barrowdowns.com/ubb/icons/icon14.gif

[The Perky Ent]

Hmm...did you just change the first question? No matter...

These are so wrong, but...

1. Argonath?

[The Saucepan Man]

1. Guardians sent hither and thither.Rangers? Guardians who range here and there.

4. Beheaded fellow, with grain for Sandyman, made a damaged weapon.Angrist. Man minus his head plus grist (to the mill).

5. Reverend Spooner remembered this place as Shelter-Brook, though in truth one may be visited by birds there.Ravenhill. Haven-rill said by the aforementioned Prof. Spooner.

8. Eighth lair about the mighty peaks.Hithaeglir. Anagram of "Eighth lair".

[Turambar]

Saucepan Man's ## 4, 5 and 8 are correct. http://forum.barrowdowns.com/ubb/icons/icon14.gif

[NightKnight]

2. Turambar?

[Turambar]

Turambar is "the one" referred to in the first line, but the answer is the one who speaks "I cover".

[Firefoot]

2. Hurin?

[Turambar]

No. I apologize for the doggerel: the answer is that which covers me ( ;) ) and the one who bore me.

[NightKnight]

The Stone of the Hapless?

[Turambar]

Excellent job! http://forum.barrowdowns.com/ubb/icons/icon14.gif

[NightKnight]

7. Thingol?

Is the Password Esgaroth?

[Turambar]

Yes and yes. Good job.

E: I've edited the clues slightly.

[The Squatter of Amon Rûdh]

1: Ents

3: Gwindor. "Like roaring wind or waves...". He did indeed fight at the Nirnaeth Arnoediad.

6: Orcrist. Crist (Christ) is actually three poems, which cover major episodes in Christ's involvement with mankind: the Advent, the Ascension and the Day of Judgement. Christ I, actually a number of separate lyrics, may have been written by the poet Cynewulf; Christ II is signed by him, and Christ III has been argued to be his work, although this is a bone of scholarly contention.

[Turambar]

All correct, and thanks for the info on Crist. Crist, I believe, is where Tolkien saw the word earendel and was inspired to write a poem about the voyage of Earendil.

NightKnight is up next.

Eala Earendel engla beorhtast,
ofer Middangeard monnum sended,
and sodfasta sunnan leoma,
tohrt ofer tunglas þu tida gehvane
of sylfum þe symle inlihtes.

[The Squatter of Amon Rûdh]

Sorry to break up the flow of this quiz, but I couldn't resist.

Hail Dayspring, brightest of angels,
sent to men upon Middle-earth,
and the sun's righteous radiance,
of a brilliance exceeding the stars;
you by your own self continually illumine every hourChrist I, lines 104-8, tr. S.A.J. Bradley.

Tolkien thought that Earendel was a name for one of the stars, possibly Venus as the morning star. Although here it refers to Christ, he notes that in the Blickling Homilies (mid tenth century) it is used to refer to John the Baptist.

[NightKnight]

I'm too tired to think one up at the moment: I'll try to it tomorrow during school. Somebody PM me and remind me about it. :p

[Morsul the Dark]

1)Black Lighthouse
2)Middle-Earth
3)Toy+final-T
4)the 9
5)Fine yell at me ___________ because i did a good thing!(a tower)
6)an old rival

[Celebrian]

4) Fellowship of the Ring?

[Morsul the Dark]

nope

[NightKnight]

1. Eye of Sauron?
2. Arda?
4. Nazgul?

[mormegil]

4) Riders? or Walkers if not riders.

[Firefoot]

1. Barad-dur?
5. Orthanc?

[The Squatter of Amon Rûdh]

3: Legolas (Lego + 'last' - 't')

Would the password be Balrog by any chance?

[The Saucepan Man]

Would the password be Balrog by any chance?On that basis, might 6. be Gil-Galad?

[Gothmog]

And the confusing nr 5 Orthanc? Like in "...or thank...". But in that case there's should be a "me" after the long _____ I guess...

EDIT: Sorry, missed Firefoot's answer in some way...

[Firefoot]

4. Ring Wraiths?

[Morsul the Dark]

Squatter has the password and all those answers are right

baradur
arda
legolas
ring wraiths
orthanc(good work on this one) :D
Gil-galad

[The Squatter of Amon Rûdh]

I'm a bit out of practice with this thread, but I'll see what I can do for you.

1. Throw a station to nobleman.
2. Sailor and other crewmembers, followed by short fairy, reach highest heaven
3. Faelivrin. Fail at everything initially, before fifty-four cut rings provide a pseudonym.
4. Charge is reduced before storm over point, so island is reached.
5. Advance, we hear, leads one to ill-starred restorer
6. Mighty hunter (note 50) brings flower

[Firefoot]

3. Faelivrin?

[The Squatter of Amon Rûdh]

Indeed so, Firefoot.

[mormegil]

2. Elendil?

[Beleg]

Or is it Eärendil for the second one?

[The Squatter of Amon Rûdh]

Neither, I'm afraid.

[The Squatter of Amon Rûdh]

The last time I posted a password here it was solved within two days. Can it be that the loremasters of old have wholly forsaken this thread?

Here's the current password again:

1. Throw a station to nobleman.
2. Sailor and other crewmembers, followed by short fairy, reach highest heaven
3. Faelivrin. Fail at everything initially, before fifty-four cut rings provide a pseudonym.
4. Charge is reduced before storm over point, so island is reached.
5. Advance, we hear, leads one to ill-starred restorer
6. Mighty hunter (note 50) brings flower

[Turambar]

2. Tarmenel?
4. Tol Galen?
5. Loni?
6. Nimrodel?

The Password, friend, is MELLON.

[The Squatter of Amon Rûdh]

Welcome back, Turambar. Long time, no see.

You're right on all counts. Fancy having a stab at #1?

1. Castamir. Throw a station to nobleman.
2. Tarmenel. Sailor and other crewmembers, followed by short fairy, reach highest heaven
3. Faelivrin. Fail at everything initially, before fifty-four cut rings provide a pseudonym.
4. Tol Galen. Charge is reduced before storm over point, so island is reached.
5. Lóni. Advance, we hear, leads one to ill-starred restorer
6. Nimrodel. Mighty hunter (note 50) brings flower

Password: Mellon. A straightforward end to a tortuous path.

[EDIT]: Updated to take account of Saucepan's solution to the last clue.

[Turambar]

Well, it's a 6 letter word ending in "AM" that is a nobleman (or means "nobleman"), but what it is exactly is escaping me. :confused:

[The Squatter of Amon Rûdh]

You're right about the meaning, but not the number of letters or the word's ending.

[The Saucepan Man]

Got it!

Throw = Cast
a = a
Station = Mir (the space station)

Castamir was a Gondorian noble before seizing the throne.

[Turambar]

Right . . . that's what I meant. :D

Should I try to come up with one or has this game faded like a three age old wraith ?

[The Saucepan Man]

Should I try to come up with one or has this game faded like a three age old wraith ?Perhaps it shall be reinvigorated with a fresh question. In other words, yes please do. :)

[The Squatter of Amon Rûdh]

Yes, Saucepan, the first answer is Castamir.

I think it was just my clues that stalled the thread, Turambar. There seems to be plenty of interest in it.

[Turambar]

1. Columbus on the wild blue, stern, where eagles dare.
2. Torn blanket was a faithful friend.
3. A ghoulish time, reportedly.
4. Daffy Duck’s imprecation in writing.
5. Circle after that fellow, and find the island to come.
6. Courage destroyed those who could not flee.
7. A passenger on the small street, that returning man.
8. A menace about their writing.

glares at Charybdis, foolishly :p

[The Saucepan Man]

I'm on a roll ... :D

1. Crissaegrim (Cris Colombus; grim = stern)
2. ?
3. Rethe (Sounds like wreath)
4. Cirth (Daffy’s rendering of “curse”)
5. Himring (Him = that fellow; ring = circle)
6. Olvar (Anagram of “valor”)
7. Strider (St = small street; rider = passenger)
8. Tehar (Anagram of threat; threat = menace)

The Password is CARCHOST

[Turambar]

http://www.minastirith.com/ubb/icons/icon30.gif

I knew I shouldn't have taunted Charybdis. :(

[The Saucepan Man]

2. Aghan? (A torn Afghan blanket?)

[JennyHallu]

:eek: Holy Cryptologists, Batman!

[Turambar]

Remember the scene in the movie when the Oathbreakers swept through the Pelennor, simultaneously destroying Sauron's army and any remaining similarity between the movie and the book?

That's what The Saucepan Man just did to my puzzle. http://www.minastirith.com/ubb/icons/icon21.gif

[JennyHallu]

:stares in awe:

It was beautiful...:rolleyes:

[The Saucepan Man]

Remember the scene in the movie when the Oathbreakers swept through the Pelennor, simultaneously destroying Sauron's army and any remaining similarity between the movie and the book?Are you calling me an amorphous green blob? :eek: ;)

This one should be fairly straightforward ...

1. Vala lost weight after dog turned traitor.
2. Latecomer buries article in religious location ...
3. … accompanied by friend visiting place with ring.
4. Key player in polo ring.
5. Forest native to feel ill after consuming girl, we hear.

[Turambar]

http://www.nataliedee.com/091905/blob.jpg

1. Ulfang ?
5. Olorin ?

[The Saucepan Man]

The likeness is truly frightening ... ;)

Neither of those is correct, I am afraid, although one of them is in the right vicinity ...

[Turambar]

Ah - #2 and #3 are Alatar and Pallando. (Altar + "a"; Pal + land + "o")

[The Saucepan Man]

Correct! :)

1. Vala lost weight after dog turned traitor.
2. Alatar Latecomer buries article in religious location ...
3. Pallando … accompanied by friend visiting place with ring.
4. Key player in polo ring.
5. Forest native to feel ill after consuming girl, we hear.

[The Squatter of Amon Rûdh]

Are the staffs of the Five Wizards offered as a prize for getting this one?

1: Curumo
4: Olorin
5: Aiwendil

No time to work out the password, though.

[Turambar]

Maybe The Saucepan Man is employing Rule #5 (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=74902&postcount=1), and the Password is simply "Istari" or "Wizards".

[The Saucepan Man]

Those are correct, Squatter. :) No staff, I am afraid. Merely the key to the thread for finding the Password.

Which Turambar has indeed correctly identified.

1. Curumo (Cur + Ulmo - l) Vala lost weight after dog turned traitor.
2. Alatar Latecomer buries article in religious location ...
3. Pallando … accompanied by friend visiting place with ring.
4. Olorin (polo ring) Key player in polo ring.
5. Aiwendil (Ail taking in Wendi) Forest native to feel ill after consuming girl, we hear.

Password: Istari

Your thread, Turambar. :)

[Turambar]

1. Raider ranks high around Mordor.
2. Angrod - Worm destroyed elf.
3. Lamedon - Injured professor in Gondor.
4. Beleg - Maybe legends of the past can reveal the faithful friend.
5. Athelas - Leaders of Last Alliance pursued two articles to a point, and found a healer.
6. Really good times, and better than the Leap of Beren.
7. Incanus - We follow the ancient mountain dweller, wizard!

3 . . . 2 . . . . 1 . . .

[The Saucepan Man]

3. Lamedon (injured = lame; professor = don)

[The Saucepan Man]

5. Athelas (Leaders of Last Alliance = LA; after two articles = a + the; to a point = s(outh))

[Turambar]

Both correct, of course.

[Turambar]

*bump*

[The Saucepan Man]

4. Maybe legends of the past can reveal the faithful friend.

Beleg.

[Turambar]

Correct.

[Samwise]

*bump*

[The Squatter of Amon Rûdh]

1: Corsair. Coarse air ranks very highly around Mordor; in fact it stinks to high heaven. A corsair is a raider. Alternatively, Uruk could answer the same question.
2: Angrod. Simply an anagram of Dragon (worm).
6: Overlithes. Beren's leap was lithe, and Overlithe was a particularly celebrated occasion.
7: Incanus We (us) follow the ancient mountain-dweller (Inca). The answer is a wizard (Gandalf). Of course there is an 'n' that I haven't accounted for.

[The Squatter of Amon Rûdh]

Any chance of an answer?

[Samwise]

Turambar? Your Saucepanness ?:confused:

[Turambar]

Sorry - I thought this thread had died. :confused:

Well, in case anyone still cares, Angrod and Incanus are correct. (Squatter - "ancient mountain dweller" = Incan.)

"Corsair" is not correct for #1 - I think this clue violates classic cryptic clue rules, but it's a scramble, and "raider" is the straight clue.

#6 - a pun of sorts.

[The Saucepan Man]

1. Raider ranks high around Mordor."ranks high" mixed around = Grishnakh, a raider from Mordor.

6. Really good times, and better than the Leap of Beren.The Spring of Arda is better than the leap of Beren, and was a really good time to boot.

If I am correct, the password must be GALBASI, the forerunner of Gamgee.

[Turambar]

Correct! :)

[The Saucepan Man]

Time for a new puzzle, I think:

1. Feanor’s first cry of sorrow on finding place of havens.
2. You heard nine agitating for calming influence.
3. Young queen backs up state-of the-art storage medium.
4. Disadvantaged lord makes mark initially in Rohan.
5. It is charged by knight before flower emerges.

Click here (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=74902&postcount=1) for the rules to the game.

[Samwise]

:(You heard nine agitating for calming influence.

Ringwraiths?

[The Saucepan Man]

Hello Samwise. :)

:(You heard nine agitating for calming influence.

Ringwraiths?No, I am afraid not.

As is my wont, the clues are cryptic, although one word or phrase in each (either at the beginning of the end) provides a literal clue.

[Mnemosyne]

I am pondering over the clues; alas, as an American I had to learn cryptics as a second language and am unskilled in the art.

But am not intending to let this one pass without a fight.

[The Saucepan Man]

In case it helps, here (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=73530&postcount=7) is a guide to solving cryptic clues which I put together ... good lord ... over six years ago ... :eek:

[Mithalwen]

Well I learnt cryptics at my mother's knee (literally) but it isn't helping much. Though if it helps anyone get started flower usually indicates a river, agitating would suggest an anagram, backs up a reversal of letters, first and initially..initials but not if they are part of the "straight" part of the clue. At the moment I am lacking in inspiration of how to apply the theory.. but I am thinking... (slow process - especially after three days solid gawping at spreadsheets).

[The Saucepan Man]

Anyone?

Mith's analysis of the cryptic conventions used in my clues is spot on, in case that is any help ...

[Mithalwen]

Oooh after some intensive training (making a point of doing what I can of the Telegraph crossword for a week or so) , I think I have the first:

1, Feanor’s first cry of sorrow on finding place of havens -falas

Feanor's initial F + alas, a cry of sorrow. Fairly confident since Sauce's clues always work tidily. :D

[The Saucepan Man]

The training paid off, Mith. You are correct. :)

1. Falas - Feanor’s first cry of sorrow on finding place of havens.
2. You heard nine agitating for calming influence.
3. Young queen backs up state-of the-art storage medium.
4. Disadvantaged lord makes mark initially in Rohan.
5. It is charged by knight before flower emerges.

Any more for any more?

[Mnemosyne]

4. Disadvantaged lord makes mark initially in Rohan.

Brandir: brand (for mark), plus i. and r. And Brandir was certainly disadvantaged, and not just physically!

[The Saucepan Man]

Spot on with that one, Mnemosyne. Well done. :)

1. Falas - Feanor’s first cry of sorrow on finding place of havens.
2. You heard nine agitating for calming influence.
3. Young queen backs up state-of the-art storage medium.
4. Brandir - Disadvantaged lord makes mark initially in Rohan.
5. It is charged by knight before flower emerges.

Next?

[Mithalwen]

Not so sure on this but I think 2 might well be Uinen.
You heard nine agitating for calming influence.
U= you heard
inen= agitation (anagram) of nine.

Uinen was a calming influence on Osse.

Since I am posting anyway I should give full credit for clue one... I had just thought of falas as the elvish for coast and so generally a place for havens but looking for something else last night I saw a reference to the Havens of the Falas in Beleriand which I had quite forgotten about.

[The Saucepan Man]

You're on a roll, Mith. :)

1. Falas - Feanor’s first cry of sorrow on finding place of havens.
2. Uinen - You heard nine agitating for calming influence.
3. Young queen backs up state-of the-art storage medium.
4. Brandir - Disadvantaged lord makes mark initially in Rohan.
5. It is charged by knight before flower emerges.

The 'calming influence' clue is perhaps a little obscure, but I didn't want to make it too easy.

Only two more to go ...

[Mithalwen]

I don't know about that ...very erratic if I were a horse there would be a stewards enquiry.. I nearly finished the Telegraph puzzle yeasterday but not a scud the day before and only today... so it may be Memo's turn.. though I have been looking up Queens and Rivers without much inspiration so far...

[Mnemosyne]

My only guess for 3 is Morwen...

Backwards is New ROM (read only memory) which is rather a state-of-the-art storage medium...

However something doesn't quite add up about it.

Anyway there's no harm in guessing, is there?

[The Saucepan Man]

I nearly finished the Telegraph puzzle yeasterday but not a scud the day before and only today...I am much the same with the Times' cryptic puzzle. :rolleyes:

Anyway there's no harm in guessing, is there?No, not at all.

However something doesn't quite add up about it.Why not? It adds up perfectly as far as I can see. :)

1. Falas - Feanor’s first cry of sorrow on finding place of havens.
2. Uinen - You heard nine agitating for calming influence.
3. Morwen - Young queen backs up state-of the-art storage medium.
4. Brandir - Disadvantaged lord makes mark initially in Rohan.
5. It is charged by knight before flower emerges.

Only one more to get now ...

[Mithalwen]

Couldn't do the Times at all and we don't take it anymore...but my mother always said Thursdays were impossible...and I think the Tuesday setter ..even when I had the answer I couldn't get why...

I see why Morwen but not why she is a young queen.

Edit
Gah Morwen of Lossarnach, Queen of Rohan....

[Mnemosyne]

Why not? It adds up perfectly as far as I can see. :)


Well, sometimes one is tempted to overthink these things...

[Mnemosyne]

One visit to the HASA Research library later...

And #5 is Sirion, made of a knight (sir) preceding a charge (ion).

[Mnemosyne]

Mith, if you can make a password out of this obscure array, I can't (unless Fumbs is, say, an early name for one of The Hobbit's trolls or sommat like that).

[The Saucepan Man]

Spot on, Menmo. Now, you're in the swing of it. :)

1. Falas - Feanor’s first cry of sorrow on finding place of havens.
2. Uinen - You heard nine agitating for calming influence.
3. Morwen - Young queen backs up state-of the-art storage medium.
4. Brandir - Disadvantaged lord makes mark initially in Rohan.
5. Sirion - It is charged by knight before flower emerges.

Ok, so what's the Password, folks? (And no, it's not Fumbs :D )

[Mithalwen]

I am in awe.... I was going to pretend I was keeping a low profile because I didn't want to set the next one but really I was no where near. Have to admit that I thought that it would start with e because the only trace of a word in Tolkien starting was a Qenya (not Quenya) pp of Fume..fumbe.

I didn't think bumf took a plural and it isn't very Tolkienesque..

I am getting a lot better at the Telegraph one though....

[Mithalwen]

I guess that Sauce has invoked Law Five....

I would guess Turin but dont' quite get the Uinen connection...

[The Saucepan Man]

No, not Turin. But it is something that each of the words has in common ...

Edit: As we have started a new page, I will repeat the clues here.

1. Falas - Feanor’s first cry of sorrow on finding place of havens.
2. Uinen - You heard nine agitating for calming influence.
3. Morwen - Young queen backs up state-of the-art storage medium.
4. Brandir - Disadvantaged lord makes mark initially in Rohan.
5. Sirion - It is charged by knight before flower emerges.

[Mnemosyne]

Association with water? Tol Morwen and Tol Brandir are both islands...

[Mithalwen]

Obscure brands of car...? I know that there is a Daihatsu Sirion.... there was probably a SSang-yong Uinen 4WD, the Audi Morwen would with grim germanic efficiency give you 8 hours warning of its demise... the Brandir would have perpetual balancing issues whereas the Falas would be designed to boost the egos of really insecure men...

[The Saucepan Man]

Tol Morwen and Tol Brandir are both islands...Ooh, you are so close. So the Password is ...

...the Falas would be designed to boost the egos of really insecure men...:D I didn't get that until I said 'Porsche Falas' to myself in my head ... :eek: :D

[Mnemosyne]

Water? Ulmo? We've got havens with water on one side, a water Maia, two islands, and a river; I can't think of anything more specific than that.

[The Saucepan Man]

Water? Ulmo?No, neither of those, but you have said the Password already ...

[Mnemosyne]

Taking a very wild stab here...

Tol?

[The Saucepan Man]

Tol?Bingo! :)

Taking a very wild stab here...Not too wild. You can put 'Tol' before each of the answers to find an island:

Tol Falas - A large island that stood beyond the Ethir Anduin in the Bay of Belfalas.
Tol Uninen - A small island that stood off the coasts of Númenor, in the bay of Rómenna.
Tol Morwen - An island that stood off the coasts of Middle-earth after the drowning of Beleriand at the end of the First Age.
Tol Brandir - The tall, sheer-sided isle that stood in the River Anduin between the hills of Amon Hen and Amon Lhaw, above the Falls of Rauros.
Tol Sirion - The island on the upper reaches of the River Sirion where Finrod Felagund built the tower of Minas Tirith, renamed Tol-in-Gaurhoth after its capture by Sauron.

The thread is yours.

[Mnemosyne]

Not too wild. You can put 'Tol' before each of the answers to find an island:

That was my guess, but I honestly could not remember there being a Tol Uinen. And it would figure that you'd get a werewolf reference in there...

The thread is yours.

Okay, but it might be a leetle while... This is the first time this American has made any cryptics (though I might throw in a couple of straight clues).

[The Saucepan Man]

This is the first time this American has made any cryptics ...Well, the clues don't have to be cryptic. I think that they have become a feature of the Password game because many of those who have set the last few puzzles have made the clues cryptic.

I would relish some cryptic clues to solve, but it's up to you. :)