Puzzle 1

A negligible amount of money

Sovereign country was Russia's breadbasket

Sweet __, a teenager's coming of age party

Mexican bordertown 20 miles from San Diego

In autumn, the days start to get __

Program used to study the outer Solar System

Row of icons on a computer screen

The U.S. in Spanish: los __ Unidos

Bilbo, Frodo and Samwise

Large tropical flying grasshoppers

Oral health, toothpaste brand

Marked with bluish blemishes after an injury

Understanding of someone's feelings, thoughts

Fake treatment for a medical issue

Something extremely unusual or unexpected