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Forum: Quiz Room
07-11-2015, 12:49 PM
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Correct. Galmod, father of Grima who became 'a...
Correct. Galmod, father of Grima who became 'a witless worm,' so to speak. Over to you. |
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Forum: Quiz Room
07-11-2015, 04:55 AM
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Replies: 1,095
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Mith, you are very, very, very close. Correct...
Mith, you are very, very, very close. Correct synonym, wrong character. |
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Forum: Quiz Room
07-10-2015, 04:17 PM
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Replies: 1,095
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Galadriel, you're very close with your anagram...
Galadriel, you're very close with your anagram ideas. Sorry not to have replied sooner. I tried to get into the thread this morning, but couldn't. My laptop seems to have a problem getting into... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
07-09-2015, 10:54 AM
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Replies: 1,095
Views: 229,897
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'Mingles' might indeed mean 'mixes,' or becomes...
'Mingles' might indeed mean 'mixes,' or becomes an anagram of itself. ;) But you might have to do something with the word first. It might not be a translation of it that you need, but a synonym. ... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
07-09-2015, 06:26 AM
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Replies: 1,095
Views: 229,897
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Why not have another go and learn on the job, so...
Why not have another go and learn on the job, so to speak? Start with 'twilight.' What might you do with that, according to the conventions of cryptic clues? |
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Forum: Quiz Room
07-09-2015, 04:57 AM
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Replies: 1,095
Views: 229,897
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Cryptic clues can sometimes work more like riddle...
Cryptic clues can sometimes work more like riddle clues, but usually they are more likely to be made up of anagrams and synonyms, etc of the words in the clue (with the straight part of the clue... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
07-09-2015, 04:43 AM
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Replies: 1,095
Views: 229,897
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Good try!
However, you are forgetting the...
Good try! However, you are forgetting the 'twilight' element. Also, it doesn't say that 'he' mingles with doom, but that 'twilight' does. The straight part of the clue doesn't usually contribute... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
07-08-2015, 12:32 PM
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Forum: Quiz Room
07-07-2015, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 1,095
Views: 229,897
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Hang on, there's GLEAM in there. I spent quite a...
Hang on, there's GLEAM in there. I spent quite a while trying to get from GLEAM to MAGLOR on this one, too. So - what letters are left? NEVOR - oooooohhh - N(orth) plus OVER for above. I did... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
07-07-2015, 06:27 AM
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Views: 229,897
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My second thought was Menelvagor (sp?) but the v...
My second thought was Menelvagor (sp?) but the v and the g were too problematic. Starry warrior, taking direction, distorted shine above. Maybe Telumehtar - because I guess 'lume' means shine... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
07-06-2015, 03:59 PM
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Replies: 1,095
Views: 229,897
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Ah - and I even got one letter closer by using...
Ah - and I even got one letter closer by using NEE for north-east-east plus Orion and taking 'shine above' just to be what Starlight does ... but that still only got me as far as EREINOON. ;) |
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Forum: Quiz Room
07-06-2015, 03:46 PM
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Suspecting EREINION for the starry warrior, but...
Suspecting EREINION for the starry warrior, but can't quite find my way there. Have tried footling about with Orion plus NE for a direction, plus part of the word shine. |
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Forum: Quiz Room
07-06-2015, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 1,095
Views: 229,897
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Hmmm - trying to get from Elendil to Earendil by...
Hmmm - trying to get from Elendil to Earendil by taking away L and adding something shiny ... but ray backwards leaves a y I can't dispose of. My first starting point was Orion. |
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Forum: Quiz Room
07-06-2015, 06:34 AM
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Replies: 1,095
Views: 229,897
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Yes indeed! BORE mixed with RE (short for the...
Yes indeed! BORE mixed with RE (short for the Humanities subject, Religious Education). Over to you! |
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Forum: Quiz Room
07-04-2015, 03:35 PM
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Replies: 1,095
Views: 229,897
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Tedious fellow mixes with humanity here.
Please solve this! Amon Ereb was very close, but not the answer. BORE was correct for tedious fellow (without the a that Squatter added), but rethink the 'humanity' part - what other things can... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
09-26-2014, 04:41 AM
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Replies: 1,095
Views: 229,897
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Hint: My clue didn't include an article, and I...
Hint: My clue didn't include an article, and I usually account for every single letter (Lotho Sackville-Baggins was an exception, because the "Sackville-Baggins" was just kind of referred to, with... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
09-23-2014, 02:46 PM
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Forum: Quiz Room
09-23-2014, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 1,095
Views: 229,897
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That's good, 'cos I don't know the ablative form....
That's good, 'cos I don't know the ablative form. ;) Try this one: Tedious fellow mixes with humanity here. |
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Forum: Quiz Room
09-22-2014, 06:56 AM
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Replies: 1,095
Views: 229,897
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OK. I was trying to remove the word "end" from a...
OK. I was trying to remove the word "end" from a phrase in elvish I couldn't find for something like the Flight of the Noldor before I thought of stairs. So let's take a trip to Moria and try ... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
09-20-2014, 04:22 PM
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Views: 229,897
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Just wondering if this might be The Winding...
Just wondering if this might be The Winding Stair. Having first pondered whether there were elvish names for things like the Flight of the Noldor, the idea of flight referring to stairs has just... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
09-17-2014, 09:18 AM
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Views: 229,897
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Forum: Quiz Room
09-16-2014, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 1,095
Views: 229,897
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So was I; I think I thought of Dwalin a while...
So was I; I think I thought of Dwalin a while ago, but couldn't find the letters for it. Here goes, then: Ladykiller loses a certain ambiance: a tautological carrier, he? |
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Forum: Quiz Room
09-05-2014, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 1,095
Views: 229,897
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DWALIN!
Uproar is DIN, which...
DWALIN! Uproar is DIN, which overwhelms/swallows LAW in retreat (ie backwards). Dwalin was the first dwarf to arrive at the unexpected party. Got stuck for ages using "rule" for regulation. |
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Forum: Quiz Room
01-26-2014, 06:18 AM
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Replies: 1,095
Views: 229,897
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I was actually really surprised that any such...
I was actually really surprised that any such site would have Middle-earth names in its database. I suppose it must be attached to some kind of search engine. I have not done anything underhand. I... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
01-25-2014, 04:30 PM
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Replies: 1,095
Views: 229,897
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Some are more difficult than others. It depends...
Some are more difficult than others. It depends how hard the straight part of the clue is! Anyway, I only looked for the site out of curiosity, and at least I was honest about it and said I... |
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