"Tea Time" by benchen71

Can you storm the castle by getting across the MOAT? A weekly meta crossword constructed by forum member Ben (aka benchen71). These metas range from relatively easy to more challenging, depending on how many Australianisms he puts in them! Puzzles are posted in a new thread every Tuesday, with nudges appearing on Saturdays, and the solution coming out on Mondays. (At least, that's the plan. Given he lives in Australia, and they are so far ahead of the US time-zone-wise, things may get posted early!)
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... and here's the solution:

Tea Time (solution).jpg

If the answer doesn't seem familiar to you, if you've seen Lord of the Rings, you have at least heard the term:

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OMG HOW on middle earth did I miss that?!!

Very clever... puzzle that, is. Me - not so much.
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