Puzzle 1

Capital of the Hittite Empire.

Copes; oversees.

Decorative packaging for carrying a present.

Got ready, e.g. ingredients for cooking a meal.

Max Greenfield's New Girl character.

Michigan capital is not even its county’s seat.

Not morning or afternoon.

Relating to the glands above the kidneys.

Scale of indentation hardness of materials.

Shirley __, Hill House and The Lottery author.

Shirley __, author of The Lottery.

St __; hospital in St Elsewhere tv drama series.

The Jacksons' 1984 tour of the US and Canada.

Watched over, protected someone from evil.

Weigh up the pros and cons of two or more items.

Yellow tops worn by Tour de France stage leaders.

__ obliqua; prickly caterpillar with deadly venom.