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
54% RATMANANDBOBBIN Riddle's answer (15) Premier Sunday Feb 15, 2026
52% NATIONALHOOKYLEAGUE Riddle's answer (19) Premier Sunday Jan 4, 2026
50% TAPTAPTAP [Is this thing on?] (9) The Atlantic Feb 28, 2026
50% NPR "All Things Considered" airer (3) New York Times Feb 16, 2026
50% OBJECT Thing (6) The Times Sunday Concise Feb 15, 2026
48% ANIMIST One who believes that all natural things, or possibly all things, have souls (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Mar 1, 2026
48% DOGWOOD Flowering tree (7) Eugene Sheffer Feb 6, 2026
48% ITEM Thing (4) Universal Jan 25, 2026
48% NICE "Sugar and spice and all things ___" (4)

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