| 100% | HAM | 3 | "Farmer Giles of ___," a comic medieval fable by J.R.R. Tolkien that describes encounters between Farmer Giles and a dragon |
| 40% | THEFATHER | 9 | "___ Christmas Letters," a collection of letters written by J.R.R. Tolkien that document the adventures of Santa and his helpers: 2 wds. |
| 35% | TWEEN | 5 | Word for someone between 9 and 12 that was first used by J.R.R. Tolkien |
| 35% | ORC | 3 | One of a race of creatures in works by J R R Tolkien used as soldiers by Sauron and Saruman |
| 31% | GALADRIEL | 9 | Wife of Celeborn in works by J R R Tolkien |
| 31% | RINGS | 5 | "The Lord of the ___," book by J. R. R. Tolkien that holds the world record for the novel with the most video games based on it |
| 30% | SILMARILLION | 12 | The —, collection of works by J R R Tolkien published posthumously in 1977 |
| 30% | ELVISH | 6 | Family of languages developed by J. R. R. Tolkien |
| 30% | RIAN | 4 | Director of part of a series between a film by J.J. and another film by J.J. |
| 30% | BLACKBIRD | 9 | "The Bird-catcher and the ___," a popular fable by 38-Down that has a traditional tune in the Isle of Man |
| 29% | RAMBLE | 6 | "___ On," song by Led Zeppelin that was inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 29% | BEACH | 5 | "Ghost ___," 1994 "Goosebumps" book by R.L. Stine about a pair of siblings and their encounters with ghosts |
| 28% | SHADOWFAX | 9 | Horse tamed by Gandalf in J R R Tolkien novel The Lord of the Rings |
| 28% | FISHERMAN | 9 | "The ___ and the Little Fish," a popular fable by 38-Down about a small fish that begs for its life on account of its size |
| 27% | FALL | 4 | "The ___ of Gondolin," one of the original Lost Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien which is about a secret city of elves in the First Age of Middle-earth |
| 27% | GOLD | 4 | "Heart of ___," idiom that describes a kind and generous soul |
| 26% | ELLORY | 6 | R J —, author of novels City of Lies and A Quiet Belief in Angels |
| 26% | LORD | 4 | "The ___ of the Rings," book by J.R.R. Tolkien |
| 26% | RINGS | 5 | Lord of the __; fantasy saga by J.R.R. Tolkien |
| 26% | HOBBIT | 6 | The —, 1937 novel by J R R Tolkien |
| 26% | ANNIE | 5 | "Little Orphan" of a Harold Gray comic strip and a Broadway musical that opened April 21, 1977 |
| 26% | RINGS | 5 | "The Lord of the ___," fantasy trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien |
| 26% | THELORDOF | 9 | & 9A Three-volume novel by J R R Tolkien |
| 26% | YALU | 4 | River that forms a large part of the border between North Korea and China |
| 25% | BED | 3 | "Love is not a ___ of roses," phrase that describes the ups and downs of love |
| 25% | BLT | 3 | Sandwich that's the subject of a "Manifesto" by J. Kenji López-Alt, for short |
| 25% | EXCLAVE | 7 | Part of a country that's separated from its mainland and surrounded by different country |
| 25% | THEHOBBIT | 9 | Novel by J.R.R. Tolkien subtitled "There and Back Again" (2 wds.) |