[William Cloud Hicklin]

Originally Posted by Urwen

Withered Heath for 1 (D + HITTER (from designated hitter) + HEW + HEA (from head, as in bean head, losing last letter)

It's the best I can come up with it, and it fits with recent tradition of using the first letter of the password in the first clue to make it easier.

You got it! Except that it's straight up HEAD ((=bean, as in beanball)

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the kelvin was named for Lord Kelvin, hence it's a "noble degree". Figure out "Roman family" and you're there.

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other guesses, no. Here's a helping hand for 6: RN RN RN + GIVE + UI

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Theme: the Password makes it have a very specific application, beyond simply "places in Rhovanion"

1 WITHERED HEATH
2 ???I???: Here you'll find the bewildered spokesman for the heads of failed enterprises.
3: LONELY MOUNTAIN
4 ???D???: Here they confuse Arwen with a banker
5: ESGAROTH
6 ???R???: 3 nurses donate a user interface, but it's a mess
7???L???: The manors of a Roman family in a noble degree
8: LAKETOWN
9: BEORN
10: DALE