Puzzle 1

A low, half open level of a building.

Ann, writer of Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.

Character who narrates Desperate Housewives.

City in which JK Rowling created Harry Potter.

Common Kentucky variety of lawn plant.

Culture Club sang about this Karma lizard.

Department that handles staff welfare and training.

Edward VIII famously did this from the throne.

Intermediary complex between DNA and chromosome.

Middle day of the working week.

Most like Marcus Crassus.

The current state of things; position, location.

The one against whom a case is filed in court.

They appear in court to plead their case.

This Chester was a treasure hunter in The Goonies.