Puzzle 1

African nation with a crane on its flag.

Alligator that sounds like a Caribbean country.

Elongated fruit that floats in water.

Florida Gators male mascot name.

In art, a chubby child with wings.

Jessica, British author of the 2023 novel Maame.

Lately piano-playing singer Stevie.

Mr. P. Worrell, Vern's erratic neighbor.

Nicole Kidman's courtesan role in Moulin Rouge!.

Paris art museum in a former royal palace, The __.

Primate known as the lesser ape.

Shenron, Drogon or King Ghidorah, for example.

Understand something, get a __ on it.