BEFORE & AFTER
Macedonian conqueror of Persia who is a large breed of canine like Scooby Doo
Alexander the Great Dane
"Stranger Things" have happened; name her number
Eleven
It's a light greenish-blue
aqua
This gas is liquefied & frozen to make dry ice
carbon dioxide
Condition of an animal species when it has no more living members, like the golden toad since 1989
extinct
Doctor's office holding area feature that allows you to order food & drink to be delivered to you
waiting room service
Headin' Westeros; a mother of 3 (dragons)
Daenerys
It's a woodwind instrument with a double reed
oboe
SanDisk makes a 500-gig external SSD, short for this kind of "drive" that can help you with storage
solid state
When "pen-" comes before this word it means next to last; without it, it's last
ultimate
That bold end-of-a-performance action is still very small compared to all the water it's in
a mic drop in the bucket
Erin Hannon took over as receptionist after this character briefly joined the Michael Scott Paper Company
Pam
"In" this means instead
lieu
The solid inner core of the Earth is mostly made up of this metal along with nickel
iron
Often found before "of hostilities", this word has a double "S" within it
cessation
"Great Bear" constellation with teams like the L.A. Galaxy in it
Ursa Major League Soccer
This "Addams Family" character usually entered a room with the words "You rang?"
Lurch
This synonym for boyfriend comes from French
beau
Originally, our pennies were made of solid copper; today, they're copper-coated this metal
zinc
Borrowed directly from French in the late 17th century, it literally translates to "stroke of grace" or "blow of mercy".
coup de grâce
A regimen of liquefied carrots & grapefruit that's a freeway space where many drive 75
the juice fast lane
On "Lost" this character told Jack, "I've looked into the eye of the island, and what I saw was beautiful"
John Locke
The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet and a noun that means an extremely small, barely detectable amount
iota
While liquid at room temperature, this metal does freeze to a solid below minus 38 degrees
mercury
9-letter word for an attorney's closing argument to a jury to get their point across
summation