The Hobbit

4. Say that something is true or is a fact. It's a noun as well (5).
6. Loud and powerful, like a wind or a fire. Also the sound a lion makes (7).
8. Burned brightly and strongly like the sun (6). But, also like guns.
11. Made by cutting into wood or stone (6).
12. To collect large amounts of something and keep it for yourself, often in a secret place. As a noun, Smaug had a ____ gold (5).
14. A piece of jewellery such as a chain or a string of decorative stones, beads, etc (8).
15. Part of a binomial: The newspapers are always full of ____ and gloom (= bad news and unhappiness) these days (4).
16. When different things or people do this, they suit each other or work well together (4).
17. Wetter than 'foggy' which describes Tolkien's mountains (5).
18. Of a colour, strong and dark. Of a voice, low (4).

1. Escape by running away, especially because of danger or fear (4).
2. Physically violent and frightening, like the mythical animal in this crossword (5).
3. Harry Potter and the ____ of Fire (6).
5. In a lower position, under someone or something (7).
7. About or from a long time ago (7). Like ____ Rome.
9. Large caves (7).
10. A large, frightening mythical animal, often represented with wings, a long tail, and fire coming out of its mouth (6).
13. The opposite of bright (3).
15. An underground prison, especially in a castle (7).