Riddle of the Week

This Week's Riddle

A Cloud Kingdom Classic Riddle

From Lair of the Sphinx

The present does not interest me,

Only of the past I write.

Stony words they claw in me,

I fill the young with fright.

Look at me and feel sad,

Then slowly turn your head.

We'll meet again when times are bad.

I'll crown you when you're dead.

(answer is one word)

Take my guess exactly as typed

I'm not sure of the spelling

There have been 276 right answers, 360 wrong answers and 190 people have given up.

This riddle written by RLM

Hints will help you notice the riddle's key words or phrases.

Hint #1: What sorts of things frighten the young?

Hint #2: Where would something be if it "crowned you" when you were dead?

Check Hint: CVCCCCVCV

Big Hint: Lets you know whose grave it is.

You should use the Big Hint ONLY if you are really stuck. This hint may contain information that is beyond what is already in the riddle.

The Check Hint lets you check your answer without actually seeing the answer. A Check Hint is the answer with each vowel (AEIOU) replaced by a 'V' and each consonant (including Y) replaced by a 'C'.

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