Puzzle 1

Low-water design

French racecourse, host of the Prix du Jockey-Club

Secret feature

Island next to Cape Cod, once a base for whaling

Bulgur wheat salad of herbs, peppers, and lettuce

Quick-tempered and irritable

Botanists call it a petiole

Titmouse from North America

Chinese language spoken mainly in Guangzhou

Young adult author of Blubber and Deenie

Silver wheel Celtic goddess of fertility

Best of the bunch

Berlin government building

Amateur __; group for local thespians

US horse-racing track, it holds the __ Million