Puzzle 3

Desert trading city in Mali, "far away place"

A quicker path or easier way of doing something

Simplifying the value of a number

An annoying hole in a car or bicycle tire

Ancient military piece that throws objects

Most popular bag for students

A doctor prescribes this

Woody's toy horse in Toy Story 2

Singer of tunes and player of instruments

Lucky Irish plant with three leaves

Southern African desert, mostly in Botswana

A spice used largely for desserts worldwide

This Batman enemy is found in a deck of cards

Word game with tiles

__ Holmes, character by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

French general and Emperor