The offical NSC Puzzle Donkey Thread

[Pevenseagull]

7 is starting to hurt my brain

Puzzle 7: Myth, path, part and part.

I have truly mountainous hands,
I guide you through strange lands.
I tend to reside nigh your Parotid glands,
and finally, Finally endless I am.

 

[Steph]

7 is starting to hurt my brain

Puzzle 7: Myth, path, part and part.

I have truly mountainous hands,
I guide you through strange lands.
I tend to reside nigh your Parotid glands,
and finally, Finally endless I am.

What is the Donkey reading and might be MOUNTAINous and a bit greek

 

[Lammy]

7 is starting to hurt my brain

Puzzle 7: Myth, path, part and part.

I have truly mountainous hands,
I guide you through strange lands.
I tend to reside nigh your Parotid glands,
and finally, Finally endless I am.

only the first two lines are helpful in this really. Even they are bloody vague!

What the donkey is holding is a good clue!

 

[Steph]

Go through the thesaurus for another word for blessing!

 

[Lammy]

asset, benediction, benefit, boon, bounty, break, favor, fortune, gain, gift, godsend, good, good luck, help, kindness, lucky break, miracle, profit, service, stroke, windfall

 

[Lammy]

absolution, baptism, benedicite, benediction, benison, commendation, consecration, dedication, divine sanction, grace, invocation, thanks, thanksgiving, unction

 

[Lammy]

approbation, backing, concurrence, consent, favor, leave, okay, permission, regard, sanction, support, valediction

 

[Lammy]

Nothing 'romantic' yet!!

 

[Pevenseagull]

Well, I've stopped trying to find an answer based on saliva and am now stuck on a Scottish mountain/ big bell


i.e. still lost

 

[Steph]

asset, benediction, benefit, boon, bounty, break, favor, fortune, gain, gift, godsend, good, good luck, help, kindness, lucky break, miracle, profit, service, stroke, windfall

Listed it here - what might go with mills and be romantic?

 

[Lammy]

assetmills,
benedictionmills,
benefitmills,
boonmills,
bountymills,
breakmills,
favormills,
fortunemills,
gainmills,
giftmills,
godsendmills,
goodmills,
good luckmills,
helpmills,
kindnessmills,
lucky breakmills,
miraclemills,
profitmills,
servicemills,
strokemills,
windfallmills


pass?

 

[Steph]

Well, I've stopped trying to find an answer based on saliva and am now stuck on a Scottish mountain/ big bell


i.e. still lost

If you wanted to find your way through strange lands you might need a road _____?

 

[Pevenseagull]

Well I can get that one when I get to it, but I'm still stuck on bloody number 7

 

[Lammy]

big bloke that has the world on his shoulders...

 

[Pevenseagull]

thanks lammy

 

[Lammy]

What's number 18 then?

I guess I'm not very romantic. Someone is REALLY going to have to spell this one out!

 

[Steph]

What's number 18 then?

I guess I'm not very romantic. Someone is REALLY going to have to spell this one out!

MILLS AND .....!

 

[Pevenseagull]

thank F*** 8 was easier otherwise I'd have given up!!

 

[Lammy]

Right I've got it now. I have no idea what that means though. Which could explain why I didn't get it.

 

[Steph]

Right I've got it now. I have no idea what that means though. Which could explain why I didn't get it.

As in Mills and Boon the romantic novels!