Cryptic Clues - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

**The Saucepan Man** · 01-05-2005, 08:25 PM

A clue? But we've hardly got started.

Oh, OK then - if you insist.

No. It's part of the cryptic element. In true cryptic clue style, my literal elements are always at the beginning or end of a clue.

There we are. Two for the price of one.

By the way, Nilp. Do your alter egos have PTs too?

(Congratulations, by the way - nice choice.

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Nilpaurion Felagund · 01-05-2005, 08:56 PM

I'm still having trouble deciphering it. Maybe I'll bring it home and have my analysis team disect it.

Vy ze vay, thanks!

And yes, Adam has his personal title: Simply Satirical.

And mine is Nearly Nonexistent. It's obvious why.

**The Saucepan Man** · 01-11-2005, 11:27 AM

Any takers?

Feanor of the Peredhil · 01-18-2005, 07:37 PM

Due to Saucie's vote of confidence, here I am on a thread I've never before been to. The answer is Tuor.

Another word for 'agony' is 'torture', inside of which one can find the name of the boy, 'Tuor'. In agony, because the poor dear was enslaved by Lorgan (or perhaps the only intentional part 'agony' had to play was posing as 'torture'); abducted because he was captured while fleeing the Havons of Sirion... that part was easy. The other literal part was 'hero's father'. Tuor is the father of Earendil.

The only problem, my dear Saucepan Man, is that I'm not all together sure that I can come up with a good cryptic clue of my own. I have a feeling it might take some practice.

Fea

**The Saucepan Man** · 01-18-2005, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Feanor of the Peredhil

The only problem, my dear Saucepan Man, is that I'm not all together sure that I can come up with a good cryptic clue of my own.

Well there is another problem - Tuor is not the correct answer.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 01-18-2005, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Well there is another problem - Tuor is not the correct answer.

How inconvenient. I suppose my ego did need to be flicked down a few notches, but I ask you... so brutally?

Tell me I did well for my first ever attempt at a cryptic clue though...

My other guess was Turin, but I don't like that answer so much.

Boy in agony abducted hero's father.

See, following my same line of thought as last time, agony remains torture, and if one puts 'in' inside of that word, you can get torturine. Agony because of the whole thing with the curse upon his house (falling in love with his sister, killing his friend, etc), and if the apostrophe-'s' means "hero is" than you get 'abducted hero is father' and Hurin was abducted by Morgoth and is quite the hero.

But then again, I'm not even positive that I'm going about this the right way...

Fea

Gil-Galad · 01-18-2005, 08:13 PM

Boy in agony abducted hero's father.

hmmm....

Maeglin?

He was in agony from his father, then he tried to abduct Earendil, elronds father.

first time...

01-05-2005, 08:25 PM	#1
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	A clue? But we've hardly got started. Oh, OK then - if you insist. No. It's part of the cryptic element. In true cryptic clue style, my literal elements are always at the beginning or end of a clue. There we are. Two for the price of one. By the way, Nilp. Do your alter egos have PTs too? (Congratulations, by the way - nice choice. ) __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

01-05-2005, 08:56 PM	#2
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	Hmmm . . . I'm still having trouble deciphering it. Maybe I'll bring it home and have my analysis team disect it. Vy ze vay, thanks! And yes, Adam has his personal title: Simply Satirical. And mine is Nearly Nonexistent. It's obvious why. __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...

01-11-2005, 11:27 AM	#3
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	Any takers? __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

01-18-2005, 07:37 PM	#4
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	Boy in agony abducted hero's father. Due to Saucie's vote of confidence, here I am on a thread I've never before been to. The answer is Tuor. Another word for 'agony' is 'torture', inside of which one can find the name of the boy, 'Tuor'. In agony, because the poor dear was enslaved by Lorgan (or perhaps the only intentional part 'agony' had to play was posing as 'torture'); abducted because he was captured while fleeing the Havons of Sirion... that part was easy. The other literal part was 'hero's father'. Tuor is the father of Earendil. The only problem, my dear Saucepan Man, is that I'm not all together sure that I can come up with a good cryptic clue of my own. I have a feeling it might take some practice. Fea __________________ peace

01-18-2005, 08:13 PM	#7
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	Boy in agony abducted hero's father. hmmm.... Maeglin? He was in agony from his father, then he tried to abduct Earendil, elronds father. first time... __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.