Puzzle 5

Charon steered one of these on the river Styx.

Country where hallaca is a national dish.

Elands, gnus, and impalas, for example.

Getting ready, putting together, e.g. meals.

Goody King’s instrument in Fame.

Important, something that you can't do without.

Make someone speechless, flabbergasted.

Money lender with high interest rates.

Reduced to fertilizer.

Thankfulness or appreciation of good fortune.

__ Wars, series of 20th century Asian conflicts.