Puzzle 17

Surprising, amazing, astounding.

Ancient capital known as the "City of David".

Large domestic cat breed with ear tufts.

J.R.R. Tolkien character; anagram of "a red beret".

Heavy silk fabric used in trimmings.

__ squash; orange gourd.

Describes a bat grip in table tennis.

Underground cemeteries.

Russian composer of the opera War and Peace.

Gangster Cagney declares himself Top of the World.

The surface of textiles with the pattern on.

Coastal grassland, often flooded with sea water.