Puzzle 1

Number of signs of the Chinese zodiac

Dorothy L. __, UK writer, translator and humanist

Eating, feasting

Patron of the blind, her name means light

German-style board game by Thomas Liesching, 2004

Not fastened

Hidden __, an undisclosed aim or motive

This kind of airy candy comes from spinning sugar

Weaver is Ripley in 1986 military sci-fi movie

A very short period of time

Italian kitchenware design company

Eastern European capital, home to Kremlin