Puzzle 1

Daft as __, or sweeping implement

Ring-shaped bread buns

All You Need __, sang The Beatles

Another word for talents

__ ball, used in sport played by Serena Williams

Raised platforms where plays are performed

Descend down a building on a rope

Norwegian polar explorer and Nobel Prize laureate

Edible flatfish, good with chips

Conical __; glass containers used in a science lab