Answer:
I am heavy forward, but backward I'm not. What am I?
When I point up, it's bright. When I point down, it's dark. What am I?
My first is in riddle but not in little. My second is in think but not in brink. My third is in thyme but not in time. My fourth is in mother but not in brother. My last is in time but no t in climb.
I make you weak at the worst of all times. I keep you safe I keep you fine. I make your hands sweat and your heart grow cold. I visit the weak but seldom the bold.
You throw away my outside, you cook my inside. Then you eat my outside and you throw away my inside. What am I?
Though not a plant, has leaves. Though not a beast, has spine. Though many wouldn't need this thing, It's more valuable than wine.