| REDARROW | In J R R Tolkien's Middle-earth, a device by which Gondor summoned its allies in time of need |
| LENDLEASE | US provision of military equipment to the UK and its allies in World War II (4-5) |
| ROHAN | Kingdom lying north-west of Mordor in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, inhabited by the Rohirrim (5) |
| ENTS | Race of tree-like beings of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth also known as the Onodrim (4) |
| DWARVES | Warlike humanoid race of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth whose own name for themselves is Khazad (7) |
| MINASTIRITH | Capital of the kingdom of Gondor in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (1954-5) (5,6) |
| WEIGHT | Gravitational force by which a body is attracted to Earth; a unit used to measure said heaviness; boldness of a typeface; a metal block used with a balance; or, density of cloth (6) |
| CHIASMUS | Rhetorical device by which word-order is reversed between a pair of phrases of clauses (8) |
| HELM | A mechanical device by which a vessel is steered (4) |
| SHIRE | The -, region of Tolkien's Middle Earth in which Bilbo and Frodo Baggins live (5) |
| BOROMIR | Character in The Lord of the Rings who was the elder son of Denethor II, the last ruling Steward of Gondor |
| MINERAL | From a word for an excavation of earth, a term for an ore, such as coal, gold or silver, obtained by digging; a substance neither animal nor vegetable; water found in nature; or, any element essential |
| HOHENLINDEN | Battle of -, 1800 conflict of the French Revolutionary Wars that took place east of Munich and resulted in victory for France over Austria and its allies (11) |
| USER | ____ interface, software and input devices by which a person interacts with a computer (4) |
| MORDOR | A realm ruled by the dark lord Sauron in Tolkien's Middle-earth (6) |
| BREE | Village in Tolkien's Middle-Earth, the only place where hobbits and men lived side by side |
| BAGEND | In Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, Bilbo and Frodo's green-doored smial in Hobbiton (3,3) |
| CHASM | A deep fissure or opening in the earth / a wide difference of feeling, interest, etc. |
| EARTRUMPET | Audio device by which the musically illiterate might play an instrument (3,7) |
| DODGE | Device by which old magistrate implicates daughter |
