Puzzle 7

Mix of wine and sparkling water.

Jacket usually worn in storms.

Saves from the dump.

__ bones, structures found aside the skull.

Elf on __; festive visitor who plays daily pranks.

Strategies, tactics proposed by a government.

Generic type of feline with striped/mottled coat.

Water-based paint for walls and ceilings.

Practice ahead of a performance.

In sport, when play is momentarily discontinued.

Simple gags that a father might tell.

Gravitationally bound systems of stars.