| TOLKIEN | JRR ---, author of The Hobbit (7) |
| BAGGINS | JRR Tolkien's hobbit family, Bilbo was the hero of The Hobbit and his nephew Frodo appeared in The Lord Of The Rings trilogy |
| GANDALF | Wizard visitor at the beginning of "The Hobbit" (7) |
| HOBBITS | Race of small people in the novels of JRR Tolkien (7) |
| BILBO | _ Baggins, protagonist of The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien (5) |
| BAGEND | Underground dwelling of the Hobbits Bilbo and Frodo Baggins in the JRR Tolkien novels (3,3) |
| TWOTOWERS | "The ... ... ", second part of the JRR Tolkien trilogy The Lord of the Rings (3,6) |
| ARMIES | Final installment of the Hobbit trilogy, The Battle of the Five... (6) |
| PIPPIN | Familiar name of the hobbit Peregrin Took in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (6) |
| EGLANTINE | Mother of the hobbit Peregrin 'Pippin' Took in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (1954-5) (9) |
| STING | Sword belonging to Bilbo and Frodo Baggins in JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings (5) |
| GOLLUM | Slimy creature in the JRR Tolkien work The Lord of the Rings (6) |
| ORC | The evil warrior Bolg of "The Hobbit," e.g. |
| BILBOBAGGINS | Protagonist of The Hobbit (5,7) |
| THEREAND | Round trip ... or the subtitle of "The Hobbit" |
| LORD | JRR Tolkien fantasy: The _ Of The Rings. |
| SMAUG | The fearsome dragon in JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit (5) |
| RINGS | The Lord of the ___, JRR Tolkien trilogy (5) |
| GAMGEE | Samwise, character in The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien whose mother is Bell Goodchild (6) |
| ENT | Tree-like creature in JRR Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings (3) |
