Puzzle 1

Callings, vocations.

Chain of Doughnut shops __ Kreme.

Country whose independence Lord Byron fought for.

Fertilized ovum.

His Girl __, Hawks' wisecracking newspaper comedy.

Impregnated ovum.

Late morning crossover meal.

Laurel & Hardy signature tune: The __ Song.

Make smaller.

Mounted knights' weapons, long sticks for charging.

Not see-through.

Observe, remark upon details.

Pump-up mattress.

Religion traditionally associated with Haiti.

Tapping a keyboard with fingers.

Turn an object or image upside down.

Type of managed fund of collective investments.

U2's Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild __.

Vegetable prep tool.

Volcanic isle, third-largest of Japan's islands.