Thread: Retake her mandala tonight

I'd go with "Eärendil was a mariner" if it weren't for the diaeresis.

If you buy that, I'll fire off "BAGEL-SAVING LICKS" and head for Maui -- I'll be offline until I settle in and get the network sorted, so feel free to carry on without me. I had a funnier but naughtier anagram for this one, but didn't want to get a forum suspension.

Originally Posted by Tuco

BAGEL-SAVING LICKS

The hyphen is part of the anagram; the space is not.

Originally Posted by Tuco

"BAGEL-SAVING LICKS"

Sackville-Baggins.

Okay, I'm going to assume you got yours right and move on.


BARBER DID BEST. FEN, SO WHAT?


Ignore the period, comma and question mark.

Originally Posted by MannyCalavera

Sackville-Baggins.

Okay, I'm going to assume you got yours right and move on when I think of one...

Good! Carry on...

Time for a hint?

The anagram is still:

BARBER DID BEST. FEN, SO WHAT?

Minus the period, comma and question mark.

I'll go with "Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit", a chapter title.

Originally Posted by Tuco

I'll go with "Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit", a chapter title.

You got it.

Mule forking

Originally Posted by Tuco

Mule forking

Frodo would have gotten the point of this one.

Originally Posted by Tuco

Frodo would have gotten the point of this one.

And so would Amdir. In fact, they both did.

Ah! Perhaps a Morgul knife then?

Drat! I'm going to have to come up with another one now. These are hard!

Originally Posted by bambubambubambu

Ah! Perhaps a Morgul knife then?

Drat! I'm going to have to come up with another one now. These are hard!

Good! Get on it!

Okay little extra step on this one.

The statement will lead to a second answer once it's unmixed. Both have to be solved to win. Here it is:

habit worn trees

Don't worry! Once you get the first part the second is easy! Oh and there are two correct answers for the second part both of which are acceptable!

Have fun!

How's about a clue?

The unscramble does not refer to a person. Neither does the second part for that matter.

Another clue is even though there could be two answers to the second part they both are the same thing.

Question: do all of the parts (scrambled and unscrambled) refer to Tolkien subjects, or, does one of them refer to the Code of Hammurabi? And if so, are we required to post in cuneiform?

Originally Posted by Boraxxe

Question: do all of the parts (scrambled and unscrambled) refer to Tolkien subjects, or, does one of them refer to the Code of Hammurabi? And if so, are we required to post in cuneiform?

ROFL! Sorry I didn't mean to make this so hard. This might help some more:

The unscrambled statement is taken directly from the text. It is only part of a larger statement. To be even more specific it reveals that goblins have a long memory.

I'll start it off...

wor- than -iter

Edit: In the interest in speeding things up a bit, let's fill in some more!

The second part is Glamdring aka Beater

I don't want to take a turn, but I think the scramble works out to "worse than Biter".
Then Glamdring and Orcrist.

Originally Posted by Boraxxe

I don't want to take a turn, but I think the scramble works out to "worse than Biter".
Then Glamdring and Orcrist.

That's it!

worse than Biter is the unscrambled text

second answer is Beater


If Boraxxe passes then I'll open it up to anyone else who wants the turn.

While we're waiting for the next one, I'll share my failed try for the previous one.

"habit worn trees" also anagrams to TWIN BROTHERS AE. Now, having left-over letters is usually a sign that your idea for the anagram is broken, but in this case there's going to be another step. So what would AE mean in this context? Well, since Tolkien likes alliterative twins, Elladan and Elrohir sprang to mind for the E pair, and Amrod and Amros (sons of Feanor) for the A pair. And then we need an alternate E set -- took me some googling, but Elrond and Elros (his twin who chose mortality) popped up. But then there's a third E set: Elured and Elurin, so that wouldn't have fit all the clues... too many E's!

If he'd extended it to Men as well, there'd also be Folcred/Fastred, and he could have used the anagram:

BENEATH FIRST ROW

Well Tuco now you can't use that one cause you've gone and spoiled the answer!

Well, since no one has jumped in I guess I'll take my turn.

ridden glen

Originally Posted by Boraxxe

Well, since no one has jumped in I guess I'll take my turn.

ridden glen

Derndingle

OUTGROW MEN

Originally Posted by Tuco

Derndingle

OUTGROW MEN

It's obviously the King of Gondolin impersonating a cat:

Turgon Meow!

Originally Posted by bambubambubambu

It's obviously the King of Gondolin impersonating a cat:

Turgon Meow!

Or maybe "Germ won out", referring to victories of the Wainriders attacking Gondor after it was weakened by the Great Plague!

Oh, wait... I can't be guessing on this one!

Originally Posted by Tuco

OUTGROW MEN

One of the Rohirrim.

Originally Posted by Tuco

One of the Rohirrim.

Shouldn't that be Ex-Rohirrim?

Wormtongue?

Originally Posted by bambubambubambu

Shouldn't that be Ex-Rohirrim?

Wormtongue?

That's it.

Seems to me that 'Rohirrim' is a genealogical thing rather than an allegiance thing, but I could be mistaken.

Originally Posted by Tuco

That's it.

Seems to me that 'Rohirrim' is a genealogical thing rather than an allegiance thing, but I could be mistaken.

Hmm... maybe you're right. I've just got that movie quote stuck in my head. Theoden saying he was once a man of Rohan.

New one coming soon!

Anime flashbacks from when I was younger probably had something to do with this one...


He's go go toe finder!

Note: the ' and ! are not part of the unscramble.

Hint number one:

Event

Hint Two:

'the' and 'of'' are part of it

Thought this one could use a bump too. I'll bring everything together and post another hint if there are no guesses soon!

What we have so far:

He's go go toe finder! - the scrambled puzzle

1. You can remove all the punctuation since it's not part of the unscrambled text. (Remove the ' and !)
2. This is an event. A big one.
3. The words 'the' and 'of' are part of the final answer.

Hopefully that will help!

Yes, I think it helped.

The siege of Gondor.

(With help from a respected and admired soul.)

Originally Posted by Boraxxe

Yes, I think it helped.

The siege of Gondor.

(With help from a respected and admired soul.)

Woot! You got it! Well done, and I pass the totem to you!

OK, here ya go:
Ignore the punctuation.

Ale, unholy ointment.

Originally Posted by Boraxxe

OK, here ya go:
Ignore the punctuation.

Ale, unholy ointment.

A hint: it's a place name.