A baby bear &
a solid square
CUB AND CUBE
Above the toes & below the neck is this joint, one of a pair
ELBOW (FROM BELOW)
She was a beautiful mortal, but after making Athena angry, which you should definitely never do, this Gorgon got a reptile hairdo
To turn down that delicious glass of Burgundy
DECLINE THE WINE
IN & .in
INDIANA AND INDIA
These "blockers" are used to help prevent angina & heart attacks
BETA
"A large hornless ruminant quadruped, distinguished by its humped back, long neck, and cushioned feet"
A CAMEL
Ganesha, the Hindu god of beginnings, is traditionally depicted with the head of this animal, symbolizing breaking through obstacles
AN ELEPHANT
This Oscar-winning actress has a certain mystique playing Mystique, who, deep down, is all blue
JENNIFER LAWRENCE
When Santa gives these creatures P.T.O. in the summer, some travel up to 800 miles for grazing grounds
REINDEER
A small rounded lump of something soft & a model of the Earth
GLOB AND GLOBE
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Especially in a crowded cafe, it would be hard to hide this
FACE (FROM CAFE)
As you can see from what happened to Ixion, hitting on this woman, Zeus's wife, was not a great idea

HERA
To have joint custody of a grizzly
SHARE THE BEAR
CA & .ca
CALIFORNIA AND CANADA
The first passenger flight of this airline took off in 1929, going from Dallas to Jackson, Mississippi
DELTA
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Of the carp family, "native to China... commonly kept in ponds, cold-water tanks, or... glass globes"
GOLDFISH
Kept at Chartres Cathedral in France, the "Sancta Camisa" is a garment said to have been worn by this woman in childbirth
THE VIRGIN MARY
This company with a blue logo calls itself "one of the largest home improvement retailers in the world"
LOWE'S
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
It's a word describing motorcyclist Bud Ekins, or the name of a Marvel hero
DAREDEVIL
Expel saliva,
out of meanness
SPIT AND SPITE
All of us here on Earth owe our continued living to this
HEART (FROM EARTH)
Let's just say Zeus was disappointed this god gave fire to humans, nailing him to a big rock & having his liver eaten repeatedly
PROMETHEUS
TRIPLE JEOPARDY
To surprise--nay, absolutely astound--a convent sister
STUN THE NUN
AR & .ar
ARKANSAS AND ARGENTINA
This name of China's president since 2013 is spelled the same way as the Greek letter
XI
"Mouse-like quadrupeds... having the fingers extended to support a thin membrane"
A BAT
From the Arabic for "struggle", this word can mean a personal effort against sin, or a holy war in defense of Islam
JIHAD
This artist's blue period began around the time of his friend Carles Casagemas' public suicide
PICASSO
Its name origin is African but this instrument is now widely associated with the music of Latin America

MARIMBA
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
A fable's lesson & the emotional outlook of a group, such as employees
MORAL AND MORALE
Retain all insurance paperwork after getting this checked out at the eye doctor
RETINA (FROM RETAIN)
Song titles applying to the plight of this Corinth king: "Like A Rolling Stone" & "Running Up That Hill" (& back down again, forever)
SISYPHUS
To give up to another your foremost position in a race
CEDE THE LEAD
DE & .de
DELAWARE AND GERMANY
Instead of the end, the beginning: this luxury watch brand traces its roots back to 1848 in the Swiss village La Chaux-de-Fonds
OMEGA
"One of several large eared seals" including "the distinct species (Zalophus) californianus"
SEA LIONS
The building of the Golden Temple in Amritsar was launched around 1604 by Arjan, the fifth guru of this religion
SIKHISM
The skinny on the flag of this South American nation is that the blue symbolizes the sky; while the white is for the snow on the Andes

CHILE
It's the last name of a character played by Adam Sandler in the 2002 comedy, Mr. this
DEEDS
Prudish &
optimal or top notch
PRIM AND PRIME
If you lose a Birkenstock, you'll soon be treading on this
SOLE (FROM LOSE)
Actaeon got a naked look at Apollo's twin sis, this goddess; she then turned Acty into a stag & said release the hounds!
ARTEMIS
DAILY DOUBLE
To abandon that scrumptious butterkuchen
FORSAKE THE CAKE
AL & .al
ALABAMA AND ALBANIA
Eastern philosophy calls this a life force; some also spell it with a Q, but we're going with the Greek letter style
CHI
"Popular name of various acalephs, medusas, or sea-nettles, from their gelatinous structure"
JELLYFISH
The Mahayana branch of this religion is more recent than the Theravada & includes the concept of adherents becoming Bodhisattvas
BUDDHISM
In this novel, a character is described as having "the half-tint blue eyes that told of off-planet foods in his diet"
DUNE
Herb Caen referred to San Francisco as this place "by-the-Bay"
BAGHDAD