Puzzle 1

California "valley" whose capital is San Jose.

Day of Christmas gifted swans a-swimming.

Fourth state to join the United States.

Italian dishes made by cooking grains with stock.

John Simon __, punk rocker called Sid Vicious.

Medicinal root used to reduce fever and kill germs.

Membranous sac that can be filled with air or gas.

Middle English word for land surrounding a house.

Nationality of artist Hilma Af Klint.

Number of minutes of fame one usually gets.

Often-kissed stone in Cork, Ireland.

One of four in a 1941 FDR speech.

Presumptions, not based in fact.

Rick __; Blade Runner cop played by Harrison Ford.

Salt used in dyeing, sodium __.

Shonda Rhimes' TV show about a political fixer.

Showy style of ballet with flamboyant steps.

Some are Wuthering; many are afraid of them.

Sprint event, running and jumping over obstacles.