Answer to Gollum's riddle in "The Hobbit," which starts "This thing all things devours - birds, beasts, trees, flowers" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TIME Answer to Gollum's riddle in "The Hobbit," which starts "This thing all things devours - birds, beasts, trees, flowers" (4) New York Times Mini May 22, 2025
55% BETTERGNOMESINGARDENS Riddle's answer (21) Premier Sunday Nov 23, 2025
53% INTOTAL All things considered (7) Thomas Joseph Oct 2, 2025
51% WHATWOULDBEAGREATNAME Start of a riddle (21) Premier Sunday Nov 23, 2025
51% THAT The thing there (4) Newsday Nov 16, 2025
49% DOGWOOD Flowering tree (7) Thomas Joseph Nov 12, 2025
49% ITEMS Things (5) Commuter Oct 23, 2025
49% ITEM Thing (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 9, 2025
47% TALES Things that are related (5) The Washington Post Mini Dec 2, 2025
47% NOPROB "Sure thing" (6) Newsday Nov 28, 2025

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