Sail from Tasman Bay & the South Island of this nation & swing around to the Bay of Plenty
New Zealand
It's a fried squid appetizer, but ask for it by this Italian name
Calamari
The closest red giant star to Earth is this Crucis, the third-brightest star in the Southern Cross
Gamma Crucis
1 syllable:
In the languages department, this one also called Nederlands
Dutch
This singer who has his own record label, Gingerbread Man, put some of his "Bad Habits" on the Hot 100
Ed Sheeran
You might climb this mountain, named for being the second peak measured in the Karakoram Range
K2
According to creator Stephen Hillenburg, Squidward on this TV series isn't a squid at all but an octopus
Spongebob
This sweet 16th letter is also truly a transcendental number
pi
4 syllables:
This course on the art & technique of building & design
Architecture
At 18, she seems a little young to be singing of "Deja Vu"
Olivia Rodrigo
This biological reservoir is 2.3 million square miles in area & stretches to the Andes; when there, feel free to save it
Sightings of giant squid off Norway may have given rise to this Scandinavian sea monster illustrated here; release it now!
Kraken
These 3 letters symbolize a fraternity founded in 1998, one of the few that uses its third letter
Alpha Iota Omicron
3 syllables:
This type of small, in-depth class, with a name from Latin
Seminar
He spent $1 million a day to complete an album at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz stadium; at least he got hits out of it like "Hurricane"
Kanye
Get your anagram travel on by visiting these 2 Japanese cities, one a capital for 1,000 years & the other, not quite as long
Tokyo and Kyoto
In this classic Jules Verne novel, the Nautilus encounters "an immense school of squid"
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
It sounds like it should be the last letter, but it's 6th in the batting order
Zeta
2 syllables:
This double-talk art history course on the style of Duchamp & Man Ray
Dada
She teamed with Cardi B to deal with "Rumors" about a wide range of subjects including groupies & smoothie cleanses
Lizzo
Off you go to this capital of Azerbaijan to see the centuries-old Palace of the Shirvanshahs
Baku
Found at depths of 1,000 feet, the firefly squid gets its name from its flashing lights produced by this 15-letter ability
bioluminescence
A 3-letter letter late in the alphabet, it's also a protein that can build abnormally in the brain & lead to Alzheimer's
Tau
5 syllables:
This study of substances, reactions & physiological processes inside living things
Biochemistry
Luke Bryan sang, "Kiss by kiss, one after another, don't let go, baby, let this summer just keep on coming in" this title
Waves