Saw Bree, but Mith already has it!
Although short-cuts make long delays, it's RIDDLES that Gandalf calls absurdly simple, and they cause delays more than once?
8. A guess at LOBELIA, because 'lob' is throw and there is the sound of 'eel,' but the whole answer is more 'long' than that?
Kind of messes up my idea of Bamfurlong for the password, though.