Cryptic Clues - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

**The Saucepan Man** · 03-28-2006, 11:04 AM

I am afraid that you are on the wrong track, Morsul ...

Turambar · 03-28-2006, 11:50 AM

That's a tough one! It's "features" not "featured", right?

*goes to ponder*

Morsul the Dark · 03-28-2006, 12:50 PM

you know what im betting it is "featured"

Earendil the mariner?
He found the undying lands but then chose to be immortal for his wife so transposed after discovering the lost city he was a victem of morgoths wrath(he went to ask the valar for help)

at first i thought "Plague victim features in novel " transposed meant that entire phrase was an anagram for an old city but unless i missed it i couldnt find any cities that would be an anagram of that phrase

Sauce: am i ever actually on the right track

Mithalwen · 03-28-2006, 12:59 PM

My guess is that "Plague victim" is the straight clue ..and that has just given me an idea of where to look...

But I don't have the book on me *Curses*

Mithalwen · 03-28-2006, 01:12 PM

Telemnar was the King of Gondor who died int eh great plague but I can't make the clue fit. Meh...

Turambar · 03-28-2006, 02:48 PM

I thought old city was the straight clue and I note that M. Michel was a victim of The Plague (Camus), but Michel Delving doesn't fit the rest of the clue and in any case Michel isn't transposed (as it should be) in the guess.

So . . . . where were we?

The other Tolkien-related plague victim I remember was Lalaith/Urwen.

**The Saucepan Man** · 03-28-2006, 06:35 PM

Turambar - you have mentioned the correct answer. Now all you have to do is work out which one it is and give me the reasoning ...

03-28-2006, 11:04 AM	#1
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	I am afraid that you are on the wrong track, Morsul ... __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

03-28-2006, 11:50 AM	#2
Turambar Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Non-Stop Home Posts: 859	That's a tough one! It's "features" not "featured", right? goes to ponder __________________ In the upper air the fireflies move more slowly.

03-28-2006, 12:50 PM	#3
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	you know what im betting it is "featured" Earendil the mariner? He found the undying lands but then chose to be immortal for his wife so transposed after discovering the lost city he was a victem of morgoths wrath(he went to ask the valar for help) at first i thought "Plague victim features in novel " transposed meant that entire phrase was an anagram for an old city but unless i missed it i couldnt find any cities that would be an anagram of that phrase Sauce: am i ever actually on the right track __________________ Morsul the Resurrected Last edited by Morsul the Dark; 03-28-2006 at 01:11 PM.

03-28-2006, 12:59 PM	#4
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	My guess is that "Plague victim" is the straight clue ..and that has just given me an idea of where to look... But I don't have the book on me Curses __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

03-28-2006, 01:12 PM	#5
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Telemnar was the King of Gondor who died int eh great plague but I can't make the clue fit. Meh... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

03-28-2006, 02:48 PM	#6
Turambar Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Non-Stop Home Posts: 859	I thought old city was the straight clue and I note that M. Michel was a victim of The Plague (Camus), but Michel Delving doesn't fit the rest of the clue and in any case Michel isn't transposed (as it should be) in the guess. So . . . . where were we? The other Tolkien-related plague victim I remember was Lalaith/Urwen. __________________ In the upper air the fireflies move more slowly.

03-28-2006, 06:35 PM	#7
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	Turambar - you have mentioned the correct answer. Now all you have to do is work out which one it is and give me the reasoning ... __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!