| MORIA | In The Lord of the Rings, the mines in which Gandalf falls into an abyss (5) |
| SEWER | "Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open ____ and die." (Mel Brooks) |
| LEIGHCREEK | The last coal-fired power stations in South Australia, situated in Port Augusta, use coal from an open-cut mine in which South Australian town? (5,5) |
| BALROG | Demonic creature in The Lord of the Rings which Gandalf fights in the Mines of Moria (6) |
| CHILEAN | Like the Copiapo mine, in which 33 miners were trapped underground in 2010 |
| ELVISH | Language in which Gandalf is called Mithrandir |
| LOTR | Series in which Gandalf appears, for short |
| PLOP | Fall into an easy chair |
| POWER | The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of _, new prequel drama based on the works of Tolkien (5) |
| HENRY | Lenny ___ The Magicians actor who plays Sadoc Burrows in the TV series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power |
| ASTIN | Sean, actor whose film roles include 'Sam' Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (5) |
| CHASM | Earth's vast chaotic "yawn" or "gape" in the form of an abyss, cleft, fissure or lithosphere break (5) |
| ELVES | In The Lord of the Rings, the race of Arwen, Legolas, and Galadriel (5) |
| DWARF | "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" miner |
| LORDS | Fantasy drama whose stars include Morfydd Clark, The ___ Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power (4) |
| ABYSM | An Abyss (5) |
| AVOID | Keep away from an abyss (5) |
| SEAMS | Where ore is found in the mines |
| ADITS | Young Diana sat out in the mines |
| NINE | In The Lord of the Rings, the number of members of the Fellowship of the Ring (4) |
