Puzzle 1

2013 movie Fruitvale __.

Artist who painted The Potato Eaters in 1885.

Comedy of __, drama style with witty observations.

French puff-pastry biscuits in a heart shape.

Great Chinese river, site of the Three Gorges Dam.

Machine for making smoothies and such.

Major Romance language of South/Central America.

SNL's Maya, also known for Bridesmaids.

Splotched with color like a species of duck.

Subdivision of 60 or 120 men in a Roman legion.

The Romance language of South and Central America.

The US president known for wearing a top hat.

These chess pieces can only move diagonally.