![]() ![]() 'You never know what will happen next, when once you get mixed up with TORnsibs and their friends.'įor those who don't understand cryptic clues, here's the explanation of the two that Greendragon has solved: 'There are older and fouler things than orcs in the deep places of my fridge.' Hopefully I'll have time later to come back to the rest - this is an evil distraction when I should be working! When I'm in England I like to have a go at the Times crossword every day - and I'm always disappointed that I can't get cryptic crosswords here in the US. I've explained what type of clue the others are - I'm happy to give more help.Ģ] Charade I've chosen the 2nd clue to explain as I thought that would give you a better idea of how it works. And yes, the clues are broken up into parts. Yes, the letters after the clues indicate how many letters in the answer. Magpie avatar gallery ~ Torn Image Posting Guide ![]() LOTR soundtrack website ~ June 2010 : ROTK Lyrics Update! (And maybe it's really straightforward but I don't want to assume that and waste time wracking my brain in the wrong direction) It looks like an intriguing puzzle but I'm not sure I'm understand it completely. Is this kind of puzzle like that?Ĭan you give an example of a clue and answer so I can follow the process used to solve the actual clues? one part straight forward, the other part tricky. Is there something tricky about the clues? I did a cryptic crossword years back and you had to understand how each clue was divided into two parts. Good luck.ġ] Transport used for the leading characters of Jackson’s exciting trilogy (3)Ģ] The Tolkien creature concealed the flower (6)Ĥ] Force the Tolkien creature to hold a ring (7)ĥ] Tolkien creatures take in work for harlots (8)Ħ] The competitor will rave behind the Tolkien tree (7)ħ] Complacent about a Tolkien creature (5)Ĩ] A prophet starring in Lord of the Rings? (6)ġ0] The country initially knew the Lord of the Rings singer (5)ġ1] Lastly, make capital of a Tolkien being (3)Ĭould you explain a little bit about this puzzle?Īre the numbers after each clue indicating the number of letters in the answer? I write cryptic clues for a newspaper and thought some of you might like to solve those that include Tolkien in some way - the answers aren't all Tolkien creatures but there's something Tolkien included in each one. The One Ring Forums: Tolkien Topics: Main: Some Tolkien cryptic clues
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