Puzzle 1

To safeguard from danger

__ Mash, playful Halloween song

An affective state of consciousness

Branded box of toy bricks

Hearth for burning wood

The __ Letter, the mark given to Hester Prynne

Strip of cloth attached along the edge of clothing

A man who has lost his wife

Intimidating winter sport

Without any preservatives

Someone who gives shapes to objects

Ground-dwelling predominantly herbivorous ape

Illness

The __ Falcon, sleuthing done by Sam Spade