AROUND THE WORLD
This delta that drains into the South China Sea covers 15,400 square miles in Southwest Vietnam
the Mekong Delta
In this 2-word "mortal" method of tradecraft, items are exchanged without a meeting
a dead drop
Ingredients for this type of party: electronic dance music, a laser show & the motto PLUR (peace, love, unity & respect)
a rave
Game over! In 2023, he sold control of his team for $3.5 billion, so don't get on him for the Luka Doncic trade
Cuban
In 2025 Heidi Klum returned to host this reality series, but made it work without Tim Gunn
Project Runway
This "A Midsummer Night's Dream" character is aka Robin
Puck
Al-Maquar in Amman is the royal court compound for the king of this nation
Jordan
Hollywood makeup artist John Chambers received the CIA's Intelligence Medal of Merit for helping an escape from this capital in 1980
Tehran
This type of drama is big on Broadway with stars like Sarah Snook & Jean Smart, but do I want to see your pal Dave as Salmon P. Chase?
one-person show
Trained as an electrical engineer, Judy Marks went to the top floor, becoming CEO of this elevator maker in 2019
Otis
Ahsoka" & "The Book of Boba Fett" are spin-offs from this Disney+ series
The Mandalorian
A decisive gunfight like one between law enforcement officers & criminals
a shootout
DAILY DOUBLE
This longest river in South Africa is named in honor of the Dutch royal family
the Orange River
To find a mole, give multiple suspects info & see what version leaks in a "canary trap"--this character defines it in "Patriot Games"
Jack Ryan
Activity well-suited to nighttime in the Atacama Desert or at the Chateau Marmont bar on Sunset Blvd.
stargazing
He spent 12 years at IBM & a little less time (6 months) at Compaq before taking over as Apple's CEO in 2011
Cook
In 2025, things broke bad on Netflix for this actor who didn't make it out of "The Residence" alive
Giancarlo Esposito
Similar to a DMZ, this region of space on "Star Trek" was a buffer between Federation areas & those of the Romulans or Klingons
a neutral zone
In 1913 American architect Walter Burley Griffin went Down Under to design this city
Canberra
These "colorful" covert operations are likely to be disavowed by a spy agency
black ops
The B Street Band is this type of band that devotes itself to the music of one superstar act
a tribute band
Joanna Geraghty flies high as CEO of this carrier that calls itself "New York's hometown airline"
JetBlue
Nathan Lane won an Emmy for guest starring as Teddy Dimas in the "Boy from 6B" episode of this crime-com
Only Murders in the Building
If you're a truly sharp dresser, you iron your pants so you could perform surgery using this
the crease
This German city was called "the Florence of the Elbe" before massive Allied bombing in February 1945
Dresden
Ex-spy Jason Matthews drew on his knowledge of the KGB's use of this sweet-sounding sexpionage for his novel "Red Sparrow"
a honeypot
A new chef is making this type of cuisine popularized by BBQ nachos, curry lasagna & Sichuan poutine (really!)
fusion
DAILY DOUBLE
It was a rough late 2024 to early 2025 for Mexico's richest person, this telecom king whose account thinned by about $20 billion
Carlos Slim
You can't help but kind of love smarmy network exec Cory Ellison, played by him on "The Morning Show"
Billy Crudup
DAILY DOUBLE
The use of chemical weapons may cross one of these, the furthest limit that will be tolerated
red line