Puzzle 3

Intellectual, concerned with abstruse things.

Slow, land-dwelling reptile with a hard shell.

Thrombocyte.

A comedian they call Tater Salad.

Offer goods or services at a lower price.

Pithy, brief, concise.

Surname of tenor who sang Que C'est Triste Venise.

Funke, who wrote Venice novel The Thief Lord.

Brazilian passion fruit.

In a graceful, dance-like way.