Puzzle 6

Spiky animal used as croquet ball in Wonderland.

Neat, as in whisky.

Things that are typical samples or cases.

Month on an advent calendar.

Entertains a crowd.

Reported something in an official manner.

Cuddles; she __ her mother.

Meal that the Mad Hatter held.

A beetle larva that is eaten by garden birds.

Small shop selling fashionable clothing.

Plunging water ride at a theme park.

Country taken by force, such as by the Normans.

Person who creates new things.