Puzzle 2

Absorbent porous pads used for soaking up spills.

Actor founded the Lord Chamberlain's Company.

At a gradient, inclined.

Baiting; entrapping.

Billy __, the protagonist of Slaughterhouse Five.

Colour that closely resembles azure, cobalt, etc.

Fame and notoriety.

Long lasting, not fragile.

Sea robbers.

Someone who is up with the dawn, a bird metaphor.

Strut or stride in an exaggerated manner.

The Dirty Old Town referred to by Ewan MacColl.

US currency units.

Wool __, process of preparing fibre for spinning.

__ of the Lost Ark, an Indiana Jones movie.