The Lord of the Rings Menace is a fantasy novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, first published in 1954. The novel follows the quest of a group of hobbits, elves, dwarves, and humans to destroy the One Ring and defeat the Dark Lord Sauron. The term 'Lord of the Rings Menace' refers to the various evil forces that oppose the protagonists in the novel, such as orcs. The answer to the crossword puzzle is ORC, which is an abbreviation for the race of creatures known as Orcs. Orcs are a race of humanoid monsters that serve Sauron and his minions in their quest to conquer Middle-earth. They are fierce warriors and are often used as shock troops in battle.