IT'LL ALL END IN X
Carved from a single piece of limestone it's said to depict the face of the pharaoh Khafre
THE SPHINX
(Hi I'm Anderson Cooper of CNN's 360.) I took a 16-hour flight from New York to this 25000-square-mile nation off India to report on tsunami damage
SRI LANKA
IRL
IN REAL LIFE
In January 2018 (after Christmas thank goodness) this retail chain that kids love said it would close about 180 stores
TOYS R US
This hyphenated numerical adjective can mean tough or holding booze in both hands
TWO-FISTED
World Boxing Council champs get these handmade of Italian leather
BELTS
Alaskan pollock is the key ingredient in this alliterative McDonald's sandwich
FILET-O-FISH
It means traditional or accepted from the Greek for right in opinion
ORTHODOX
This sixth-largest country in the world was first sighted by Europeans in the 17th century
AUSTRALIA
JAS
JUST A SECOND
Peter Dinklage really spit fire lip-syncing to Busta Rhymes for Blaze Chips from this brand
DORITOS
There's a sensory organ in this hyphenated adjective meaning tough-minded
HARD-NOSED
MLB's Rookie of the Year awards are named for this groundbreaker who won the award in 1947
JACKIE ROBINSON
Kettle Brand makes Backyard Country Style & Korean versions of this classic chip flavor
BARBECUE
A blend of grape varieties this type of red wine is named for a French city on the Garonne River
BORDEAUX
This man brought the Roman alphabet & Latin literature to Ireland in the 400s A.D.
ST. PATRICK
MYOB
MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS
A business has to control this part of its budget a term for fixed costs like rent electric & other expenses
OVERHEAD
This last name of English novelist Thomas means sturdy & tough
HARDY
South African Gary Player was the first non-American to receive this association's lifetime achievement award
THE PGA
La Banderita adds both chia & flax seeds to its organic blue corn these chips
TORTILLA CHIPS
A few millimeters thick this part of the brain directs motor activity & processes sensory information
THE CORTEX
One travel guide calls this country a mountainous slice of Central America immediately south of Mexico
GUATEMALA
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On Feb. 5 2018 this dropped 1175 points its worst closing point decline to that date
THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE
Meaning able to recover quickly from a setback it's from Latin for to bounce back
RESILIENT
College football rivalries can have their own trophies; the Ireland Trophy goes to the winner of Boston College vs. this school
NOTRE DAME
popchips adds this dairy product to both cheddar- & onion-flavored potato chips
SOUR CREAM
It took flight about 150 million years ago & was once considered the oldest known bird
THE ARCHAEOPTERYX
Home to renowned cafes & 5-star hotels the Via Veneto is one of the most famous & elegant streets in this city
ROME
FWIW
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH
In 2001 AOL & this communications giant completed a $164 billion merger the largest in U.S. history
TIME WARNER
A tough guy from ancient Greece or a synonym for spare or frugal
SPARTAN
The NHL's Vezina Trophy goes to the league's top player at this position
GOALIE
In the 1970s a savvy marketer rebranded the tasty Patagonian toothfish as the Chilean this type of fish
SEA BASS