SEAFOOD
This dish, fried squid, can be served with dipping sauces like remoulade or marinara
calamari
A navy man whose job it is to mend & alter uniforms
a tailor sailor (sailor tailor)
Let me take you uptown 'cause I'm going to this 5-acre landmark in Central Park, dedicated by Yoko Ono in 1985
Strawberry Fields
Dive inside the mind of a creature with neural matter in each of its 8 arms in "The Soul of" this cephalopod
an octopus
Popularized in the 1990s, it's to bestow a present on someone else that was originally bestowed upon you
regift
Traditional uses for these little tinned fishies include adding them to puttanesca sauce or Caesar dressing for umami
anchovies
A burn mark from a flaming light stick
a torch scorch
A lovely example of what is--let's be honest--iffy engineering, this famous European structure had its 850th anniv. in 2023
the Leaning Tower of Pisa
Part of the name of our species is in the name of Yuval Noah Harari's book subtitled "A Brief History of Humankind"
Sapiens
Used both positively & negatively, this Yiddish word means a lot of nerve or gall
chutzpah
It's not just humans; starfish also like to eat this bivalve with a fluted shell, the main ingredient in coquilles St.-Jacques
scallops
Bony framework made of a glutinous protein
a gelatin skeleton
In May 2025 this 10-story statue in Rio was illuminated with an image of Pope Francis & a message--"Todos! Todos! Todos!"
Christ the Redeemer
This director of the Hayden Planetarium has written popular science books for Joe Sixpack like "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry"
Neil deGrasse Tyson
From Sanskrit, this synonym for expert is used of political commentators like George Will & Jessica Tarlov
pundit
This seafood stew gets its name from Provençal words for "boil" & "lower"
Bouillabaisse
A daily record or diary of spring
a vernal journal
168 stainless steel plates welded seamlessly make up this 110-ton Chicago landmark unveiled in 2004
"The Bean" (Cloud Gate)
"Entangled Life" by Merlin Sheldrake is about this kingdom; Mr. Sheldrake says much of the world is stitched together by its mycelium
fungus (fungi)
It's the word for a work of art in 3 sections or panels & often used as an altarpiece
triptych
An Italian dialect gives us this name for the European sea bass, which is often served with lemon
branzino
A dull, unimaginative picture made of colored bits of stone or glass
a prosaic mosaic
Site planning for these twin towers in Malaysia began in 1992; excavation saw 500 truckloads of earth get moved per night
the Petronas Towers
"Strata" tells of 4 moments in Earth's history, including the G.O.E., or this event 2.4 billion years ago, that made breathing easier
the Great Oxygenation (Oxidation) Event
From Greek for "to teach", it describes something intended to teach or inform, but can also mean preachy or moralizing
didactic