Puzzle 1

Sent by boat

__ Day, generic global holiday marking a war's end

Cleaned between teeth with coated filaments

Hard white ceramic substance from powder/water

Bush, the son, got this Iraqi dictator

__ panel; component for changing PC settings

Actress __ Alba, Biel, or Chastain

The world's costliest spice, turns rice yellow

Very young frog

Saliva from the mouths of babies; basketball move

Creator of Middle-Earth and the Baggins family

__ tension, the "skin" on top of water

Idea that family comes first: "__ begins at home"

Turbulence, disorder

Bidding event to purchase items like memorabilia

Dangling by a thread