many thanks, thelightjockey, for confirming the password criteria - that helps me focus my mind on possible matches. sorry for not knowing this for myself - i've been an occassional visitor and lurker, so not really followed the available info on the game.
thanks, dr, for the recommendation. wow, yer, so many levels to solving the password. im still a lil confident - as i say, think i made a strong connection
i deffo submitted an attempt - two words with a space, and the password checker accepted it with no attempt to re-format it, before telling me 'error'. therefore, it can lead you to believe that a multiple word answer could be the password. but i'll trust the criteria jockey published and focus on just the one word.
youre right about head-scratching. cracking the password is almost as frustrating as opening the isis!