Puzzle 12

Germany's invasion of Crete in WWII: Operation __

Purplish red

Rabbi who memorizes the teachings

Metal tube used to insert medicine into the body

Designer of jeweled Easter eggs for Russian czars

Wreck a house while committing burglary

Last Lydian king, minted the first gold coin

Omar __, Persian polymath, author of the Rubaiyat

Wise men have long ears and short __

Sub-unit of currency in Cuba, Argentina and Mexico

Sort of light bulb

No __ For Old Men, won the Academy Awards in 2008

Sweet Middle Eastern cheese pastry

Cricket's ball heave

One who is independent in politics

Malaysian currency of 100 sen also called a dollar

Was awarded two Nobel prizes (1954 and 1962)

Harry Hole's creator

Three-lobed plant, like a clover