This tall spiked heel ends in a tiny base, & here's a metal tip for you–1950s women rocked 'em
a stiletto
Lil Nas X made waves in 2019 with his crossover song "Old Town Road" in the genre known as "country" this
rap
The pointed angles of this ancient mystical symbol are each 36 degrees
a pentagram
On Ursula Le Guin's passing, George R.R. Martin called her one of the great writers of these paired genres of the past century
science fiction and fantasy
In the titles of a cinematic "Part 1" & "Part 2", it followed "The Twilight Saga"
Breaking Dawn
Keep your eye on the prize... one of these aids is held in place by your forehead & cheek muscles
a monocle
This "colorful" genre has subgroups named for Chicago & Memphis
blues
A perfect 3-game series in bowling will require you to throw 36 strikes in a row, yielding you this total score
900
1944's "Absent in the Spring" is one of the non-mystery novels she wrote under the name Mary Westmacott
(Agatha) Christie
In 1980 it starred Jack Nicholson
The Shining
Princess Jasmine in the animated Aladdin wore these pants that get their name from a grouping of women
harem
Films such as Saturday Night Fever and Thank God It's Friday contributed to this genre's mainstream popularity.
disco
A famous series of prints by the Japanese artist Hokusai is called the "36 Views of" this landmark
Mount Fuji
At age 15 she wrote a satirical "History of England" by "a partial, prejudiced, & ignorant historian"
Jane Austen
In a comedy, Jason Segal went to Hawaii so he could be doing this
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
As well as French, these shirt features can be fringed or hounds' ears
cuffs
Britannica calls this 3-letter genre "Jamaica's first indigenous urban pop style"
ska
As a young man, this 36th president taught debate & public speaking at Sam Houston High School
LBJ
During the Harlem Renaissance, she wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God
(Zora Neale) Hurston
In 1991 Julia Roberts was doing this before faking her own death
Sleeping with the Enemy
Hey there, fancy (above the) pants! The name of this tuxedo staple comes from the Hindi for a waist band
a cummerbund
This is a type of electronic music where at least part of the music is made using the sound chips of old 8-bit (or 16-bit) computers and video game consoles
bitpop
A 36 is a perfect score on this college admissions test
the ACT
It's the first name shared by bestselling authors Delinsky, Tuchman & Kingsolver
Barbara
1981 movie about werewolves & the noise they made
The Howling