Business History
In 1986 a Georgia Kroger store pioneered this service for shoppers who are in a hurry &/or don't feel like chatting
self-checkout
"Game Changer" is Book One in a hockey-centric romance series; this is the second book, also the name of the TV series it spawned
Heated Rivalry
If you need a helpful hunt deity, Mixcoatl comes highly recommended by these Tenochtitlan residents
the Aztecs
To hear something with thoughtful attention & making no sound
It's the combined degree total of 2 angles of an equilateral triangle
120
The record losing streak for this index lasted 2 weeks in 1941--rough ride for investors in the American Smelting & Refining Co.
the Dow Jones
We hold it to be self-evident that "The Greatest Sentence Ever Written" explores a line from this document
The Declaration of Independence
Her boss-dad Zeus calls her a headache, but here on the Acropolis, we call her Pallas
Athena
In the buff & a crescent-shaped sand mound
nude & dune
A rectangular solid with the dimensions 5 by 6 by 7 inches has this volume in cubic inches
210
This chain named for a different creature popularized popcorn shrimp in America starting in 1974
Red Lobster
In 2026 she looked back & published her memoir "View from the East Wing"
Jill Biden
This god got a bad performance review when he failed to smash the skull of Jörmungandr; he'll have another shot at Ragnarök
Thor
A glowing streak in the sky & an adjective meaning distant
meteor & remote
It's the product of 32 x 42
144
Longtime music manager Irving Azoff was CEO of this concert behemoth when it merged with Live Nation in 2010
Ticketmaster
"Yesteryear" focuses on one of these portmanteau influencers who ends up in 1855--not so cute living on a farm with 6 kids now
tradwife
If you're looking for a bountiful harvest, this Roman goddess of grains really reaps it in
Ceres
The main enemy of a novel's hero & a situation of no economic growth
antagonist & stagnation
3 out of every 5 members of a club voted yes; if 75 voted, this many were not in favor
30
In 2024 this company known for creating cool spaces had to vacate its own 300,000-square-foot HQ in Midtown Manhattan
WeWork
Matt Haig wrote "The" this "Library" & followed it with "The" this "Train"
Midnight
This consort of Shiva is great at vanquishing foes but she insists her belt of severed hands is business casual; don't tell HR
Kali
One bead of fluid from the lacrimal gland & an animal that attacks other animals
teardrop & predator
The area of a circle with a radius of 8 equals this amount
64 pi