Puzzle 12

Light of the biggest star

Esther __, actress known as America's Mermaid

Beaded wire used as ornament since 3000 BC

Observing

Fruit commonly pickled, also eaten in salads

Giant reptile native to the Galápagos Islands

Diego __, Argentina's "Hand of God" footballer

Table of chemical elements

Social class ranked directly under royalty

Booked

Large, slow-moving accumulations of ice

They just came into this world

George __, "the quiet beatle"

Watery channel in Italian city

Contaminated with a disease-contagious agent

Farewell greetings