Puzzle 17

They speak louder than words

Starchy root used in Latin American cuisine

Island nation in the Caribbean, Kingston capital

It has four wheels and flies; __ truck

Adventurer in America and favorite of Elizabeth I

Independent themes making up a greater idea

Trees that appear in many Monet paintings

Bits of predicament

Portuguese great born in Mozambique

Horticultural chore

__ fin, flipper on the underside of a fish

St __, Irish monk traveled north-western Europe