Puzzle 15

Claimed or purported

March of the __ Children from The King and I

Cleaning the Augean __, Hercules's 5th "labor"

Sponges don't have these cells

Kingdom where the play "Twelfth Night" takes place

Sweet, savory Moroccan warqa pastry

Politely say no to an invitation or offer

Currently the largest city in Canada

Baseball player with a high hitting percentage

Theon __, Alfie Allen in Game of Thrones

Artist who painted "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon"

Connected set of two earlobe piercings

Reproduction by single organism, no fusion needed

Highest rank in biology taxonomy, like a realm

The sun is never the worse for __ on a dunghill

Pets, in special lamb pets

Adriatic free port fought over throughout its past