
        Here are all the anwsers to the word-chest-locks, sorted in
        alphabetic order according to the first letter in the question.

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                                       A



   Q. A precious gift, this, yet it has no end
      or beginning, and in the middle, nothing.

   A. RING


   Q. An untiring servant it is,
      carrying loads across muddy earth.
      But one thing that cannot be forced,
      is a return to its birth.

   A. RIVER


   Q. A barrel of rainwater weights twenty pounds.
      What must you add to make it weight fifteen?

   A. HOLES


   Q. All about the house, with his Lady he dances.
      Yet he always works, and never romances.

   A. BROOM


   Q. All across the countryside, to front doors
      he travels. But you never invite him in.

   A. PATH


   Q. Axes and sword, will not help you through.
      Yet it and a little push will do.
      Some in the road would have fought and soon died,
      were it not close at hand, and let them inside.

   A. KEY


   Q. After the final fire, the winds will blow.
      And these which are already dead,
      will cover the ones who have yet to die.

   A. ASHES


   Q. A strangen earthen house, that brings nought
      but disdain.
      And yet those who stay there, never do
      complain.

   A. GRAVE


   Q. Although my cow is dead, I continue to beat her.
      What a racket she makes!

   A. DRUM
         

   Q. A box beneath a tree, inside some tasty meat.
      Kept for a month or more, it still tastes
      just as sweet.

   A. WALNUT


   Q. Although lower then a fence, and thinner
      than a rail, it can still be used to
      hold a horse; Hooves, mane and tail.

   A. STAKE


   Q. A shimmering field that reaches far.
      Yet it has no tracks, And is crossed
      without paths.

   A. OCEAN


   Q. A carpenter left some wood,
      would not take it back.
      I saw some dust were he left it,
      but couldn't find hia stack.

   A. SAWDUST


   Q. Answers its caller without being asked.
      Responds within seconds, abd speaks all
      languages with equal easy.

   A. ECHO




                                       B



   Q. Be you ever so quick, with vision keen,
      by your eyes, we are never seen.
      Unless, perchance, it should come to pass,
      you see our reflection, in a looking glass.

   A. EYES


   Q. Buckets, barrels, baskets, cans;
      What must you fill with emty hands?

   A. GLOVES


   Q. Brought to the table.
      Cut and served. Never eaten.

   A. CARDS


   Q. Black whgen bought.
      Red when used.
      Grey when thrown away.

   A. COALS


   Q. Bloodles and boneless it travels about.
      Yet it never leaves home.

   A. SNAIL


   Q. Blessed are the first.
      Slow are the second.
      Playful are the third.
      Bold are the fourth.
      Brave are the fifth.

   A. BLADE



                                       C



   Q. Claws like a cat, crooked like a snake's hiss.
      Patch together your guesses, you won't guess this.

   A. BRIARS



                                       D



   Q. Death to our Enemies! no Living adversary
      shall Escape the new King of these isles.
      He will lead us to glory and provide New
      lands for our people.

   A. DELEKHAN


   Q. Don't grow too attached to this thing.
      Without it you wiill never even know it
      is gone.
      But be careful friend, it is much easier
      to lose on Kingdom soil.

   A. LIFE



                                       E



   Q. Every creature in the world has seen it.
      But to their dying day they'll never see
      the same one again.

   A. YESTERDAY


   Q. Everyone offers this thing. But few will
      take it when it is offered by someone else.

   A. ADVICE



                                       F



   Q. Flat as a leaf, round as a ring,
      has two eyes, but can't see a thing.

   A. BUTTON


   Q. Four legs in front, two behind.
      Its steely armor scratched and
      dented by rocks and sticks.
      Still it toils as it helps fedd
      the hungry.

   A. PLOW



                                       H



   Q. He gets short when he gets old.
      He goes out then it gets cold

   A. CANDLE


   Q. He got int to the woods and brought it home
      in his hand because he couldn't find it.
      The more he looked for it the more he felt it.
      When he finaky found it he threw it away.

   A. THORN


   Q. Has tongue, but cannot talk.
      Runs, buy cannot walk.

   A. WAGON


   Q. Held firmly in the hands, like a sword it
      cut deep.
      Bloodless strokes, all, then forward
      we leap.

   A. PADDLE


   Q. Has a tongue, but never talk.
      Has no legs, but sometimes walks.

   A. SHOE


   Q. Has feathers but can't fly.
      Rests on legs but can't walk.

   A. MATTRESS


   Q. He stands beside the road in a purple cap
      and tattered green cloak.
      Those who touch him, curse him.

   A. THISTLE


   Q. Holes in the top.
      Holes in the buttom.
      Holse in the middle.
      But still it holds water.

   A. SPONGE



                                       I



   Q. It flies without wings,
      strikes without beak,teeth, or talons.
      It has no eyes in its pointed head,
      but it can kill birds in flight.

   A. ARROW


   Q. It can hold you, but you cannot hold it.
      And the more you remove, the bigger it will get.

   A. HOLE


   Q. It can pierce the best armor, and make swords
      crumble with rub.
      Yet for all its power, it can't harm a club.

   A. RUST


   Q. It asks no questions, but demands many answers.
      Dont't knock it until you are ready to see what
      waits on the other side.

   A. KNOCKER


   Q. It can move over water, but cannot fly.
      It can move under water, but stays quite dry.

   A. SHADOW


   Q. It stands while other sit. It groans
      when it is to full. It has four legs,
      but cannot run.

   A. TABLE


   Q. It goes past gates, but asks no one's leave.
      It runs clear around castles, without taking
      a step.

   A. WALL


   Q. Its orange eye blinks.
      The burning tears flow.
      But what its sorrow is,
      none may never know.

   A. CANDLE


   Q. In the world, none can compare.
      To this tiny weaver, his deadly
      cloth so silky and fair.

   A. SPIDER


   Q. Ir is too much for one.
      Two it is meant for.
      But it no longer exist,
      when the two become more.

   A. SECRET


   Q. It never was befor. It is not now.
      Fools wait for it forever.

   A. FUTURE


   Q. It flies without wings, drops without fear,
      but held in warm hands, it will soon disappear.

   A. SNOWFLAKE


   Q. It is a journey whose path depends,
      on anotjers vision of where it ends.

   A. BOOK


   Q. Its tail is round and hollow, seems to get
      chewed a bit, but you'll rarely see this thing,
      unless the other end is lit.

   A. PIPE


   Q. It does't live within a house, nor does it
      live without,
      Most will use it when they go in, and again
      when they go out.

   A. DOOR


   Q. In the fields a frightful thing, watch it
      and you will find, it has a pitchfork in
      the front, and a broom back behind.

   A. BULL


   Q. I had it and gave it tp you, You have it
      and can't seem to keep it.

   A. MONEY


   Q. Inside a burning house, this thing is best to make.
      And best to make it quickly befot, the fire's too
      much to take.

   A. HASTE


   Q. I saw him were he never was, and were he could not be.
      And yet within this place, I saw a wavering face,
      staring back at me.

   A. LAKE



                                       K



   Q. Kingdom fools are born without,a lot of this,
      there is no doubt.

   A. HAIR


   Q. Kingdom soldiers will look like it,
      when the headsman gives them a lop.
      For then, like it, they'll have a
      neck but not a head on top.

   A. BOTTLE



                                       L



   Q. Look in my face, I am somebody.
      Look at my bak I am nobody.

   A. MIRROR


   Q. Like dogs shouting at the moon,
      or armor worn by the trees.
      Like a sharply spoken command
      or a tiny vessel upon the seas.

   A. BARK



                                       M



   Q. Moredhel brothers, make it rain,
      kingdom rivers, crimson pain.

   A. BLOOD


   Q. Moredhel and pantathian, guarding our lid,
      did close her ever so tightly.

   A. TREASURE


   Q. MAGIC DEATH TEMPLE BLESS REST at last you
      may solve this.

   A. CHEST


   Q. Men seize it from its home, tear apart its flesh,
      drink its sweet bload, then cast its skin aside

   A. ORANGE



                                       N



   Q. Names give power.
      Magic to control. But what is broken,
      by naming it?

   A. SILENCE


   Q. Never resting, never still.
      Moving silently, hill to hill.
      It does not walk, run or trot,
      all is cool where it is not.

   A. SUNSHINE


   Q. Neck, but no head.
      Arms, but no hands.
      Waist, but no legs.

   A. JACKET


   Q. No visible flesh, nor blood, nor bone,
      but given time, they will walk alone.

   A. EGGS



                                       O



   Q. One pace to the North
      Two paces to the East.
      Two paces to the South.
      Two paces to the West.
      One paces to the North.

   A. SQUARE


   Q. Our valiant leaders will keep this.
      But only after they have given it.

   A. PROMISE


   Q. Once alive, but now twisted 'round.
      It is used by moredhel and men to
      punish their own kind.

   A. NOOSE



                                       P



   Q. Power enough to smash ships and crush roofs.
      Yet it still must fear the sun.

   A. ICE


   Q. Prince Arutha, from his lofty perch,
      will find our troops without a search.
      His men will fall, his castle too,
      and then what will Prince Arutha do?

   A. DIE


   Q. Passed from father to son, and shared
      between brothers. Its importance is
      unquestioned, though it is used more
      by others.

   A. NAME


   Q. Pounds all day, beats all night, never rests.

   A. SURF


   Q. Put into a pit. Locked behind a steel grate.
      Guarded trough the night, it will still go out.

   A. FIRE


   Q. Plow and hoe, reap and sow, what soon does every
      farmer grow?

   A. WEARY



                                       R



   Q. Round as an apple, deep as a cup,
      all the Bitter Sea, can't fill it up.

   A. SIEVE



                                       S



   Q. Swollag, the famous moredhel craftsman,
      quarantees his work until the end of time.

   A. HANGMAN


   Q. Silently he stalks me, running as I run,
      creeping as I creep. Dressed in black,
      he dissapears at night, only to return
      with the sun.

   A. SHADOW


   Q. She has tasteful friends.
      And tasteless enemies.
      Tears are often shed on her behalf,
      yet never has she broken a heart.

   A. ONION


   Q. Six legs, two heads, two hands, one long nose.
      Yet he uses only foyr legs wherever he goes.

   A. HORSEMAN


   Q. Stay away from these hideus beasts,
      they kill our females and childrens.

   A. TROLL



                                       T



   Q. The light one breaks but never falls.
      His brother falls but never breaks.

   A. DAY NIGHT


   Q. The chill of its death, you may soon mourn.
      But though it dies, it connot be born.

   A. FIRE


   Q. They feel no pain, no sorrow, no greed.
      They have no anger, no hatred, noor need.

   A. THE DEAD


   Q. Though easy to spot, when allowed to plume,
      it is hard to see, when held in a room.

   A. SMOKE


   Q. The strongest chains will not bind it,
      ditch and rampart will not slow it down.
      A thousand soldiers cannot beat it,
      it can knock down trees with a single push.

   A. WIND


   Q. Today he is there to trip you up,
      and he will tortureyou tomorrow.
      Yet he is also there to easy the pain,
      when you are lost in grief and sorrow.

   A. ALCOHOL


   Q. Three fools did once sacrifice, to win a
      contest long ago.
      Dobe Oyle, a Kingdom lad, gave his blood
      to start.
      A goblin man, Ethorat, hacked out
      his dying heart.
      Sou Oyle, Dobe's sister, won, she cast
      away her soul.

   A. EYE TO EYE


   Q. They go up white, but come down
      yellow and white.

   A. EGGS


   Q. The contrary of up is down, the revers
      of day is night.
      Tell me this, if you will, what is
      opposite the white?

   A. YOLK


   Q. The language of men, can be mastered.
      But what Kingdom word is always
      pronounced wrong?

   A. WRONG


   Q. The one who made it, didn'y want it.
      The one who bought it, didn't need it.
      The one who used it, never saw it.

   A. COFFIN


   Q. This side of a wolfhound has the most hair.

   A. OUTSIDE


   Q. Two legs it has, and this will confound:
      Only at rest do they touch the ground.

   A. BARROW


   Q. This old one runs forever, but never
      moves at all.
      He has not lungs, not throat, still a mighty
      roaring call

   A. WATERFALL


   Q. They have not lips nor tongues, yet leed them
      green to the pit, and as they die you will hear,
      them sputter, hiss and spit.

   A. LOGS


   Q. There is a shoemaker in the dell.
      Makes his shoes with steel and nail.
      Although his goods last right well,
      folsk need two pair, without fail.

   A. FARRIER


   Q. The bones of the dead, can be used
      to trap the living.

   A. SNARES


   Q. Twins on either side of a ridge that smells.
      They shall never see each other directly.

   A. EYES


   Q. The wheel is steered, despite the night.
      They prefer our lead, more then light.

   A. STARS


   Q. Two brothers wanted to race a course,
      to see which had the slowest horse.
      Since neither wanted to spur his mare,
      what must they do to make ot fair?

   A. TRADE MARES


   Q. Though not a plant, has leaves.
      Though not a beast, has spine.
      Though many wouldn't need this
      thing, 'Tis more valuable then wine.

   A. BOOK


   Q. This wondrous thing, though not a herb,
      can help comfort the weak and the dying.
      It can even be used to rally the troops,
      or make one laughing and crying.

   A. MUSIC


   Q. This sparkling globe can float on water,
      and weighs not more then a feather.
      Yet despite its weight ten giants could
      never pick it up.

   A. BUBBLE


   Q. Ten troll's strength, Ten troll's length,
      One troll can pick it up, No troll can stand
      it up.

   A. ROPE


   Q. This engulfing thing, is strange indeed.
      The greaters it grows, the less you see.

   A. DARKNESS


   Q. This marvelous thing, though it sounds absurd,
      contains all our letters, but is only a word.

   A. ALPHABET


   Q. This Kingdom fool has married many women.
      Yet he is never been married.

   A. PRIEST


   Q. This odd thing seems to get wetter,
      the more it dries.

   A. TOWEL


   Q. Though blind as a well, can lead the blind well.

   A. CANE


   Q. Though a tasty treat, made in spiral towers,
      rarely will it be eaten alone.

   A. HONEY


   Q. This thing can be swollowed, but can also
      swollow us.

   A. WATER



                                       U



   Q. Up and down they go, but never move...

   A. STAIRS



                                       W



   Q. With sharp edged wit, and pointing poise,
      it can settle disputes, without a noise.

   A. SWORD


   Q. With this one thing, you will have
      defeated even the strongest foe.

   A. VICTORY


   Q. We love it more than life.
      We fear it more than death.
      The wealthy want for it.
      The poor have it in plenty.

   A. NOTHING


   Q. Who works when he plays,
      and plays when he works?

   A. BARD


   Q. Widows and orphans, parents and kin.
      This is disturbed most by riots and war.

   A. PEACE


   Q. We don't need wine, We don't need meat.
      We have sharp teeth, but cannot eat.

   A. SAWS


   Q. What goes with a wagon that dosen't
      benefit the wagon, but the wagon cannot
      move without?

   A. NOISE


   Q. What has a mare, that the cow has not?

   A. COLTS


   Q. Wath is the ting with fingers long,
      that grips our deadly swords so strong?

   A. GAUNTLET


   Q. What ranges far and cannot be confined,
      yet stays in one spot.
      The correct one will open this chest.

   A. THOUGHT


   Q. When they are caught, they are thrown away.
      When they escape, you itch all day.

   A. FLEAS


   Q. When it is stout, people gladly treat.
      When it is thin, people walk in dread.

   A. BRIDGE


   Q. With flashing sword and booming cry,
      with darkness staining land and sky,
      the army comes prepared to die.
      Soldiers fall in glistening dress,
      as battles are joined without egress,
      save comfort in the earth's caress.

   A. RAIN


   Q. When it is down, it is lower
      then a horse's belly.
      When it is up, it is higher
      then a horse's back.

   A. SADDLE


   Q. What is this thing that having it, You can not
      longer give it away, But lacking it , for the
      momentat least, You can give it to those who
      must pay.

   A. DEATH


   Q. Whoever has it is angry,
      Whoever loses it is angrier,
      Whoever wins it has it nomore.

   A. DISPUTE


   Q. What is it of yours that you see it every day,
      but that our Leader sees rarely?

   A. EQUALS


   Q. Where once there were three, now only are two,
      ancient kin ours, whom we sent to their doom.

   A. GLAMREDHEL


   Q. What is it - long legs,
      short thighs small head,
      no eyes.

   A. TONGS


   Q. What is it then that you might meet,
      put food in its mouth and it will not eat.

   A. OVEN


   Q. What is it that runs faster uphill than downhill?

   A. FIRE


   Q. What stands taller withput its head then with one?

   A. PILLOW


   Q. What goes down to the cellar with four legs,
      but comes back with eight?

   A. MOUSER


   Q. What is nothing more then holes tied to holes,
      and yet is as strong as steel?

   A. CHAIN


   Q. What goes trough the door but doesn not
      enter or exit?

   A. KEYHOLE


   Q. What is most often found were it does not exist?

   A. FAULT


   Q. What is it that people are doing all at
      the same time?

   A. AGING


   Q. What is it that is alive yet has only one foot?

   A. ANKLE


   Q. What is it that everyone wants then wishes to
      be rid of quickly?

   A. APPETITE


   Q. We travel much, yet prisoners are, and close
      confined, to boot.
      Yet with any horse we will keep pace, and
      always go on foot.

   A. SPURS


   Q. When people come fot me to meet,
      they come to me with heavy feet.
      The one I hold, when I get my chance,
      will turn and spin, and start to dance.

   A. GALLOWS


   Q. When it comes in from sea to shore,
      twenty paces you'll see, no less, no more.

   A. FOG



                                       Y



   Q. You see it about in field and town,
      it connot get up, but will oft fall down.

   A. RAIN


   Q. You can spin, wheel, and twist. But it
      can turn without moving.

   A. MILK


   Q. You can see it in winter, never in summer.
      Even though it is as light as a feather,
      the mightiest moredhel in the North
      can't hold it for long.

   A. BREATH


   Q. You hear it speak, for it has a hard tongue.
      But it cannot breathe, for it has not a lung.

   A. BELL


   Q. You seek it out, when your hunger's rioe.
      It sits on four legs, and smokes a pipe.

   A. STOVE


   Q. You can count on them, though some would rather
      curse them.
      You can speak dear to them, though well all
      knows 'tis just in vain.

   A. DICE


   Q. You see oft, in woods and town.
      With my roots above, I most grow down.

   A. ICICLE


   Q. You tie rhese things, Before you go.
      And untie them, After you stop.

   A. SHOES


   Q. You must keep this thing. Its loss will
      affect your brothers, fot once yours is lost,
      it will soon be lost by others.

   A. TEMPER


   Q. You will invite him into your house, yet you
      know him not.
      Once you get to know him, this thing he will
      no longer be.

   A. STRANGER




