Puzzle 1

Allocate; sounds like it could be Leo or Aries.

Company behind the influential 808 drum machine.

Ducks known for their down.

Element that inspired Cyprus' name.

Finnish Cliffhanger and Die Hard 2 director Renny.

Foolish person born every minute.

Formal word for a funeral rite.

Hidden or not visible.

Marius, influential French ballet choreographer.

Nut used to make amaretto.

Person who makes you say E-I-E-I-O.

State capital that sounds a bit like a Frenchman.

Two-piece bathing suit.

__ James, subject of the biopic Shooting Stars.