Puzzle 1

1960s girl group known for Be My Baby.

Also known as dice algebra, 2d6+4d8, for example.

Cold-blooded creatures like snakes, turtles.

Comic associate of Nym and Pistol in Henry V.

Culinary name for squid.

Desert country sandwiched between China and Russia.

Fictional region in which Hobbiton is located.

Greek god of the sea.

Jar filled with nectar processed by bees.

Maya god with a shell on his back, god of scribes.

Obelix owns this small canine.

Public television nonprofit organization, Sesame __.

Queen Street store that became The Bay in 1991.

Rotation of a ball contrary to its direction.

Shelving unit for storing literature.

Shelving unit for storing paperbacks.

Soft crop top worn as underwear.

Unlikely winner found beneath a hound?.

Weekly posting of feline pictures on social media.