Mystery of the Pyramid

Solve the mystery of the pyramid here in the Garden! All answers to the clues are 6 letters. The answers are placed in a triangular fashion within the pyramid as seen by the connecting lines. The words can start anywhere within the triangle and can be rotated in either direction. The clues are listed so that the answers will appear in alphabetical order. When posting an answer, identify the numbered triangle where the word belongs and the letter that would be at the pointy "top" of the pyramid such as the "D" in the "Garden" answer.

I'll TRY to fill in the answers but you may want to print the pyramid to keep track of the letter placements as we go in case I can't.

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-a. playing a role (4) acting
-b. solve a cypher (16) decode
c. rebuffs
-d. he played the taxi driver in Taxi Driver (13) De Niro
-e. a mythical creature (9) dragon
f. absolve
-g. puzzling center? (8) garden
-h. part of an area calculation (2) length
-i. concede (6) relent
-j. do a cobblers job (5) resole
-k. sow again (11) reseed Oops, original clue was for "resows"
-l. like a raccoon's tail (12) ringed
-m. a squirrel or a mouse (7) rodent
-n. a place for silver? (15) second
-o. animal carvings that depict clans perhaps (1) totems
-p. transporting (3) toting

Triangle 4. clue a, acTing ??

Very astute of you, my good man!

Triangle 9 clue e DRAGON

Indeed, Lex!

Triangle 7, clue d, DeNiro

Hi Cue.

Triangle 15, clue n - SECOND

Curly, that's a good answer word but not for #7

Michele, good solve!

Think triangle 16 may be clue j, cObble, but that doesn't help anyone

7m rodent

Good shot, Lex!

Rog, the word in triangle 16 starts with the middle circle at the base. The answer word for J isn't cobble

Triangle 16, clue b - DECODE

You got it, Michele.

Hokay - try again...

Triangle 6, clue i, RELENT

Perseverance pays off! Nice solve, Rog.

13d De Niro (I thought that Curly would have been back for this one)

Triangle 2, clue h - length

Triangle 1, clue o - totems

I asked Curly about getting back to that clue and he said "You talkin' to me? You talkin' to ME!?

You two have managed to knock off a few. Triangle 3 was answered automatically with the solutions for 1 and 2.

Well done

Triangle 5, clue j, resole

Hi Cue.

Excellent! Hi, Curly

11. Triangle 11, clue k, reseed

12. Triangle 12, clue l, ringed

A nice pair, Curly

Getting down to the nitty gritty now.

Triangle 10, clue f excuse

Triangle 14, clue c, denies

Hi Cue.

And the mystery is solved! Nice job!