Big Ben?

BR: Big Ben is all I could think of for 2 words, 6 letters, but the second letter isn't L. How can we have 2 words, with second letter L? Mystery.

Ohhh.....I thought that was an I, not an L. Well shucks.

That's correct Carol and Brim

Those are the words to the westminster chime

Sorry , that was meant to be a capital I..I don't even know what key I hit to get that?? i I l L..none of those look like what I typed

The problem is, that an upper case I, as in A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, "I", looks just like a lower case L. So I thought that was an upper case I, and therefore, Big Ben fit the clue.

Well, I'll think about it some more, then.....hmm...

I see now...Fodor's changes they typeface when they post ..capital I and lower case L look the same!

Brim you were correct so it's up to you now!!

Oh, cool, so Big Ben was correct? Yay!

OK, building on the second B. 6 letter word, with the B as the first letter. (BTW, the word can be spelled 2 ways, both spellings being 6 letters long)

Clue: This maritime city, whose name derives from an Old Norse word, was made famous in late 19th century European literature when it was described as sleeping, dead and mysterious.

Jody, you said the second letter was "L"--what happened to the "L"?

Oh, never mind. I didn't think of "i" even after I thought of Big Ben, and by that time I'd forgotten what letters were in the previous word.

Bremen?

Brugge/Bruges!

hey guys, don't tell em that when a new kid comes over to play, you all take your toys and go home!

Assuming I'm right, can I give the next clue?
With the G in Bruges, 8 letters:

small-waisted beauty from Cremona

Guarneri?

Can't pull one over on you, cmt - right you are!

I almost didn't post that, because I was misspelling Guarneri at first (thought it was "Guarnieri"), so didn't think it fit the 6-letter requirement.

Will try to come up with a new clue....

The "a" of Guarneri becomes the last letter of this four-letter place name. It is a town in Calabria where the local dialect is based on ancient Greek. This town was the home of a brigand whose surname was the same as that of a famous lover.

Bova?

Yes, you are very good! Just curious: Did you find it by researching the name of the bandit (Romeo) or by looking for a town where a Grecanico dialect is spoken?

(P.S. Can you answer the question I just posted re inter-island transport on L. Maggiore after the end on Sept.?)

Sorry, I was afk for a while. Yep, jenviolin, you're right. And with the new words since then....looks like Steve_James gets to post the new word/clue!