Puzzle 1

Partially recognized republic, near Morocco

Making an owl noise

Fortified buildings

Acknowledged specialists and authorities

Fred __, Hi-de-Hi! flat cap jockey

Mucus and runny nose, difficult-to-spell condition

December holiday named for "fruits of the harvest"

Workers who grind grain into flour

Fought in a bar

Novelist of The Spy Who Came in From the Cold

Where figure skaters go to practice

Played violin