Substantive of setting something on fire

Chemical element symbol Pt; used in jewelry-making

The __ bride a comic opera by Smetana

Country north of England

Japanese company that brought us Mario and Luigi

Semi-arid southern African desert

Stock with quality reputation according to the NYSE

A person who investigates unknown regions

Interrogative sentence or clause

Damage to the skin wearing away the upper layer

Small squirrel-like rodent with dark stripes

Something understood by very few

Hans Christian __ author of The Little Mermaid