Cryptic Clues - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Turambar · 03-24-2006, 11:05 AM

Thank you!

I'm thinking that it would take a difficult puzzle indeed to stump either of you. Not that Helcar was very tough.

I'm going to try make my next one a true poser.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 03-27-2006, 05:10 AM

Hopefully this manages to avoid the Scylla of dispensing clues for three months, although it may easily be sucked into the Charybdis of being answered within an hour.

Merchant town: her togas are in a terrible state.

**The Saucepan Man** · 03-27-2006, 06:23 AM

Being in such a state of disarray, I feel it my duty to rearrange her togas forthwith, to provide Esgaroth, the merchant town of the Long Lake.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 03-27-2006, 09:09 AM

I didn't realise you were such a dab hand with linens. Esgaroth it is.

Morsul the Dark · 03-27-2006, 09:49 AM

and for once i knew that too sadly saucey had beat me by a good long while

**The Saucepan Man** · 03-27-2006, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Squatter

I didn't realise you were such a dab hand with linens.

Only those composed of threads such as this one ...

Next up:

Plague victim features in novel transposed after discovery of old city.

Morsul the Dark · 03-28-2006, 10:16 AM

well lets see...THe best-known symtom of the plague were red rings(from which derived ring around the rosey) the symptom being Rings

in novel Lord of the Rings

Transposed changed moved....War of the Rings?

Im assuming because the War of the ring is slightly less detail than LOTR you want to know which city(an old one is Missing from the text) and since I do not

for now my guess is

The War of the ring

(i think i got the first part right(the plague thing) the rest is rubbish)

03-24-2006, 11:05 AM	#1
Turambar Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Non-Stop Home Posts: 859	Thank you! I'm thinking that it would take a difficult puzzle indeed to stump either of you. Not that Helcar was very tough. I'm going to try make my next one a true poser. __________________ In the upper air the fireflies move more slowly.

03-27-2006, 05:10 AM	#2
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Here goes again Hopefully this manages to avoid the Scylla of dispensing clues for three months, although it may easily be sucked into the Charybdis of being answered within an hour. Merchant town: her togas are in a terrible state. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne? Last edited by The Squatter of Amon Rûdh; 03-27-2006 at 05:20 AM.

03-27-2006, 06:23 AM	#3
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	Being in such a state of disarray, I feel it my duty to rearrange her togas forthwith, to provide Esgaroth, the merchant town of the Long Lake. __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

03-27-2006, 09:09 AM	#4
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Reconstituted laundry I didn't realise you were such a dab hand with linens. Esgaroth it is. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

03-27-2006, 09:49 AM	#5
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	and for once i knew that too sadly saucey had beat me by a good long while __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

03-28-2006, 10:16 AM	#7
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	well lets see...THe best-known symtom of the plague were red rings(from which derived ring around the rosey) the symptom being Rings in novel Lord of the Rings Transposed changed moved....War of the Rings? Im assuming because the War of the ring is slightly less detail than LOTR you want to know which city(an old one is Missing from the text) and since I do not for now my guess is The War of the ring (i think i got the first part right(the plague thing) the rest is rubbish) __________________ Morsul the Resurrected