Puzzle 2

Rare, in short supply

Literary adjective for a forest

Police operations to catch the bad guys

Cheerleading accessory

__ Festival; a seasonal name for Chinese New Year

Add alcohol to a hot pan to create this effect

Royal home

American __: Bret Easton Ellis's Patrick Bateman

Soak or steep; fancy way to say "drink alcohol"

Yearning, lovesick for a person

Eight notes in a scale