Puzzle 1

A horse gave birth and it sounded like a crease!.

Aesop: __ persuasion succeeds where force fails.

Cantaloupes, honeydews, often grown in greenhouses.

Dish you can't make without breaking some eggs.

Grand and elaborate; sumptuous.

Los Angeles' neighbor OC is Orange __.

Name for an amateur rock band.

Nefertiti, Boudicca or Elizabeth II for example.

Numbered shirt worn by US pro athletes.

Private teachers for one-on-one lessons.

Shape of SpongeBob's pants.

Supernatural Nicole Kidman film, The __.

When someone's salary reaches their bank account.

__ road; alternative to a very busy route.