Man of letters Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills...
(Oscar) Wilde
To hear something with thoughtful attention & making no sound
listen & silent
If you need a helpful hunt deity, Mixcoatl comes highly recommended by these Tenochtitlan residents
the Aztecs
Why do we have this small dead-end tube that connects to the colon? A study said having one may reduce recurring intestinal infection
the appendix
There's an Oscar for this, the art of camera work in filmmaking
cinematography
Rags-to-riches Yves Henri Donat Mathieu...
(Yves) Saint Laurent
In the buff & a crescent-shaped sand mound
nude & dune
Her boss-dad Zeus calls her a headache, but here on the Acropolis, we call her Pallas
Athena
On Dec. 5, 1945, the 5 Navy planes of Flight 19 took off from Ft. Lauderdale but disappeared in this "geometric" area of the Atlantic
the Bermuda Triangle
It's a catalogue of recordings by a particular performer or composer
discography
Acting up, Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus...
(Kiefer) Sutherland
A glowing streak in the sky & an adjective meaning distant
meteor & remote
This god got a bad performance review when he failed to smash the skull of Jörmungandr; he'll have another shot at Ragnarök
Thor
If no one's in the room to hear this guy whisper "Rosebud", how do any of the other movie characters know his last words?
Citizen Kane
You have to know your codes & ciphers to be an expert in this
cryptography
Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios... de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz...
(Pablo) Picasso
The main enemy of a novel's hero & a situation of no economic growth
antagonist & stagnation
If you're looking for a bountiful harvest, this Roman goddess of grains really reaps it in
Ceres
In 2023 the kids of convicted skyjacker Richard McCoy II gave evidence to the FBI that pointed at dad being this 1971 criminal of mystery
D.B. Cooper
Currier & Ives specialized in this printing process from Greek for "stone"
lithography
Storyteller Antoine Jean-Baptiste Marie Roger de...
Saint-Exupéry
One bead of fluid from the lacrimal gland & an animal that attacks other animals
teardrop & predator
This consort of Shiva is great at vanquishing foes but she insists her belt of severed hands is business casual; don't tell HR
Kali
The location of "The Concert", a painting by this 17th century Dutchman stolen from the Gardner Museum in 1990, remains a mystery
Vermeer
This art of taking shorthand still flourishes in court reporting
stenography