Mollusks
Cherrystones & littlenecks are hard-shell types of these
Clams
It's how Mr. Spock & Captain Kirk get from the ship to a planet's surface
a transporter
It's from the Latin for "careful" but it's what "killed the cat" who wasn't careful enough
curiosity
Often found before "keen", this fruity word also describes a bellini cocktail
peachy
Half-man, half-goat, all musician; this Greek fertility god was said to be a son of Hermes
Freshwater mussels were once a source of this rainbow-colored material used to make jewelry
Fourth estate occupation of folks like Seymour Hersh
reporter
To appear bedraggled is to look like something that arrived this way
like something the cat dragged in
A cut of diamond, or anything wonderful
brilliant
This Egyptian goddess was called "the female Ra"
Isis
Sperm whales often prey on the 40-foot-plus giant species of this, one of the largest mollusks
squid
Want a real Omaha steak in Omaha? Try the 23-ounce one of these at Cascio's, founded in 1946
porterhouse
If a secret has been exposed, it's where "the cat" is
out of the bag
Wonderful adjective preceding "Mrs. Maisel" or "Marvin Hagler
marvelous
Dagda, a god of these people of Iron Age Ireland, had a handy magic cauldron called Undry that could feed the planet
the Celts
In the Caribbean the spiral shell of the queen, or pink, species of this gastropod is used for making "trumpets"
conch shell
Walmart isn't just the USA's largest retailer, but also the largest of these companies that bring goods into a country
importer
A fleeting rise in a stock's price after a fall is this type of "bounce"
dead cat
Lorenzo de Medici was dubbed "Lorenzo the" this word emblazoning his great deeds
magnificent
One of Rome's oldest temples was the one of this chief god on the Capitoline Hill
Jupiter
Once believed to sail on water using 2 enlarged arms as sails, they are named for the crew who sought the golden fleece
He was the songwriter behind classics like "Night & Day" & "Love For Sale"
Cole Porter
Act assertively! "A cat in gloves" has this inability
A cat in gloves chases no mice
From the Latin for "quake" comes the word for something outstanding
tremendous
The Aztecs revered this feathered serpent god as the patron of priests, but his Q rating has gone down since then
Quetzalcoatl