Puzzle 17

Director of "The House on 92 Street": Henry __

Tarmacked route for pedal cycles

Markings seen on the fur of a leopard

Braided seed pearl necklace

Swiss spring rite, the burning of a straw man

Eiffel tower townie

Lucy in the Sky with __, a Beatles song

Helium, argon, neon among other examples

Half-human, half-fairy creatures in Irish legends

The in and out of money

Pocket billiards; eight and one

Finally secured a deal

Animal family to which meerkats belong