| Tolkien protagonist | 19 |
| Shoeless ring bearer of fiction | 31 |
| Ringmaster of fantasy | 21 |
| Ringbearer of fiction and film | 30 |
| Ringbearer in "The Lord of the Rings" | 47 |
| Ring bearer of literature? | 26 |
| Ring bearer of fiction | 22 |
| Protagonist bound for Mordor | 28 |
| Mount Doom visitor | 18 |
| Hobbit on a quest | 17 |
| Fictional ring bearer | 21 |
| Fictional hero on a quest to Mount Doom | 39 |
| Elijah Wood role | 16 |
| Bilbo's Hobbit cousin | 25 |
| Bilbo Baggins's nephew | 26 |
| "The Lord of the Rings" ringbearer | 44 |
| "The Lord of the Rings" character | 43 |
| "Precious" owner | 26 |
| "Lord of the Rings" hero | 34 |
| ___ Baggins, a Tolkien hobbit | 29 |
| Tailless amphibian | 18 |
| Throat problem | 14 |
| Pond croaker | 12 |
| Pond critter | 12 |
| Croaker | 7 |
| Throat trouble | 14 |
| Pond creature | 13 |
| Kermit, for one | 15 |
| Tadpole's parent | 20 |
| Slight hoarseness | 17 |
| Kermit is one | 13 |
| Wannabe prince, of fairy tales | 30 |
| Type of edible legs | 19 |
| Symbol of the WB network | 24 |
| Pond hopper | 11 |
| Past prince, perhaps | 20 |
| Kermit, e.g. | 12 |
| Hoof part | 9 |
| Batrachian | 10 |
| Throat intruder | 15 |
| Some edible legs | 16 |
| Recipient of a princess's kiss | 34 |
| Potential prince? | 17 |
| Post-spell prince | 17 |
| Part of a horse's hoof | 26 |
| Ornamental fastening | 20 |
| Marsh hopper | 12 |
| Leaping creature | 16 |
| Kermit e.g. | 12 |
| Fabled prince? | 14 |
| Dan'l Webster, in a Twain story | 35 |
| Critter in a Mark Twain title | 29 |
| Creature that goes "ribbit" | 37 |
| Calaveras County jumper | 23 |
| Wannabe prince of fairy tales | 29 |
| Wannabe prince | 14 |
| Twain's jumper of Calaveras County | 38 |
| Twain's jumper | 18 |
| Toondom's Hoppity Hooper, for one | 37 |
| Toe of ____ ( witchÂ’s potion part) | 38 |
| Toad's kin | 14 |
| Toad relative | 13 |
| Throaty amphibian? | 18 |
| Throat problem? | 15 |
| Throat impediment | 17 |
| Throat ailment? | 15 |
| Tadpole, in time | 16 |
| Tadpole, eventually | 19 |
| Prince, under a spell | 21 |
| Prince of amphibians? | 21 |
| Prince before being kissed, in a fairy tale | 43 |
| Previous prince, perhaps | 24 |
| Potential prince, in a fairy tale | 33 |
| Possible prince | 15 |
| Pond-dwelling croaker | 21 |
| Polliwog's parent, perhaps | 30 |
| Poe's "Hop-___" | 29 |
| Parts of it may be revealed in biology class | 44 |
| Michigan J. ___ (mascot of the WB) | 34 |
| Mature tadpole | 14 |
| Mark Twain's Dan'l was one | 34 |
| Lilypad sitter | 14 |
| Lily pad sitter | 15 |
| Lily pad lunger | 15 |
| Kermit of the Muppets | 21 |
| Kermit of "The Muppets" | 33 |
| Jumping contest entrant | 23 |
| Island hopper? | 14 |
| Hopper? | 7 |
| Hoarseness cause | 16 |
| He "would a-wooing go" | 32 |
| Fastening on a belt | 19 |
| Erstwhile prince, perhaps | 25 |
| Enchanted prince, perhaps | 25 |
| Disguised prince | 16 |
| Croaking critter | 16 |
| Croakin' critter | 20 |
| Creature that goes "ribbit!" | 38 |
| Coat fastener | 13 |
| Calaveras County critter | 24 |