Puzzle 1

Acts of washing oneself

Ancient Egyptian queen

Blue violet gem named for a country in East Africa

Percentage of hotel rooms with guests present

Alexander from True Blood; Bill from It

Colourful flying insect that began as caterpillar

Negatives, downsides

Music genre of New Orleans referring to jazz bands

Rigid bag used by commuters to carry paperwork

Venice's international airport

Sour fruit with juicy pulp aka tree tomato

Name given to bringer of, often bad, news

__ league, medieval trading bloc across N Europe