Puzzle 9

Norse hero and father of dragon slayer Sigurd.

A flat metal surface used for cooking.

Secret wisdom.

In the midst of serious conflict.

Associate of Dilbert who wants to rule the world.

Plant whose roots are used as a coffee substitute.

What tennis players do before a match.

You can't have this if you don't eat your meat.

Government income.

French cubist who tried surrealism, __ Picabia.

Elvis town in Tennessee.

Resembling the characteristics or traits of a lion.

Very odd, like an elephant with long, spindly legs.

Plants' opponents in video game franchise.

Cell organelle used for ordering substances.

Place where Enid Blyton's Noddy and Big Ears live.