Dealer--in a casino
(8 letters)
Croupier
Hilo or Honolulu:
This 3-syllable word
Aloha
If you're in control, you're idiomatically "cool as the other side of" this--maybe a memory foam?
Pillow
There's an Oscar for this, the art of camera work in filmmaking
Cinematography
This city where the girl from Ipanema goes walking:
January River
Rio De Janeiro
Favorite red wine from Tuscany
(7 letters)
Chianti
France, where it's this word, "good day" literally & conversationally
Bonjour
Sure, this fastener created by George de Mestral has little loops, but the little hooks on the other side make it magical
Velcro
It's a catalogue of recordings by a particular performer or composer
Discography
This South American country that reminded Amerigo Vespucci of home:
Little Venice
Venezuela
Math term for the 6 in 6x
(11 letters)
Coefficient
Jim Carrey in this film:
"Good morning, oh, and in case I don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and good night!"
Truman Show
The third iteration of this aptly named Soviet spacecraft which gave us our first views of the far side of the Moon
Luna
You have to know your codes & ciphers to be an expert in this
This region where Alexander the Great was born:
Land of the Tall Ones
Macedonia
Citrus fruit aka a Christmas orange
(10 letters)
Clementine
China; in Mandarin, there are several ways to say the word "hello", including this basic 2-syllable one
The front of a sheet of paper is called a recto; the other side is the this-o
Currier & Ives specialized in this printing process from Greek for "stone"
Lithography
This city that's no longer an African capital:
Lakes
Lagos
Hasty & superficial, like a glance
(7 letters)
Cursory
The Muslim world, with this Arabic greeting that means "peace be upon you"
As-Salamu Alaykum
Someone obliged to take the other side of an argument is one of these, a post that once held sway in canonization
The Devil's Advocate
This art of taking shorthand still flourishes in court reporting
Stenography
This Asian capital known for its towering Twin Towers:
Muddy Estuary
Kuala Lumpur