Puzzle 4

Tolkien's Halflings

Stretching your neck to see something

Masculine sanctuary, e.g. a shed or garage

Second wife of John Lennon

Small onion

Official ban on trade with a particular country

Italian filmmaker who directed "8 1/2": Federico __

Ralph __, who played Voldemort

This empire annexed Crimea in 1783

Used to soak up wet ink, protect writing surfaces

Remarkable, worthy of attention

A specialist in the care of horses' hooves