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[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Pervinca Took

One would expect no less from a Took girl. Best dressmakers in the Shire!

I did consider having it be Shire-inspired fashion... should've gone that way, clearly.

It's not a fissssh, precious.

hS

[Pervinca Took]

Are we talking about a gardening riddle ... a soil sieve?

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Pervinca Took

Are we talking about a gardening riddle ... a soil sieve?

That's a really clever answer! No.

All of the clues contain some combination of cryptic and straight components. In the case of #5, I think the split is fairly even.

hS

[Pervinca Took]

Banazir has most of 'nadir' in it, for *a* low (noun). Erm ... and a bit of 'above.'

(Lack of capitals reflects how much hope I have that this is right!)

[Huinesoron]

I'm afraid not.

'Cryptic' is probably the wrong word to use - at least a few of the clues simply point at the meaning of a name (in English or otherwise), and then tell you something about the person who bears it. (So 'Lothlorien's lady with a radiant garland' would have the 'cryptic' part as 'radiant garland', because that's what Galadriel means.)

hS

[Pervinca Took]

OK ...

I thought 1 seemed to point at Halbarad, but apparently that means 'tall tower.'

GANDALF is the White Rider, and goes south. But although his name means 'Elf of the wand,' only the 'wand' part of that is true.

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Pervinca Took

OK ...

I thought 1 seemed to point at Halbarad, but apparently that means 'tall tower.'

GANDALF is the White Rider, and goes south. But although his name means 'Elf of the wand,' only the 'wand' part of that is true.

Neither of your answers are right, but one of them has found the right company.

hS