Eggshell
White
Meaning "to improvise," it comes from Latin meaning "at one's pleasure"
Ad lib
This 5-letter word means an extended exchange of strokes before a point
A rally
While trying to become employee of the month Squidward & SpongeBob destroy this restaurant
The Krusty Krab
Henry VII & Bloody Mary I
Tudor
Sable
Black (or very very very very dark brown!)
It describes a committee quickly put together for a specific purpose
Ad hoc
In 2014, 2015, & 2019 Novak Djokovic defeated this Swiss player in the Wimbledon final
Roger Federer
Parodying Nothin' On You by B.o.B., this funny guy has a song about getting another tattoo -- maybe a squid or a tarantula
Weird Al Yankovic
Peter the Great & Nicholas II the Unfortunate
Heather
Purple
The title of this 2019 Brad Pitt space movie translates as "to the stars"
Ad Astra
At the 2012 French Open this Russian completed her career slam
Maria Sharapova
Spaghetti al nero di seppia is a traditional Sicilian dish in which the pasta's color is changed by this liquid
Squid ink
MBS; the house of this
Saud
Cerulean
Blue
This type of attack goes after the speaker rather than the idea
Ad hominem
In 2020 Dominic Thiem completed a comeback to win this event & became the first new male Grand Slam winner in 6 years
US Open
The crew in this Jules Verne tale had to fight off the deadly tentacles of a nasty beast
Empress Maria Theresa & Emperor Franz Josef
Hapsburg
Primrose
Yellow
This tax term means "in proportion to value"
Ad valorem
Teams representing different nations vie for this trophy named for its donor
Davis Cup
This pupil of Plato was a big fan of zoology & called the giant squid teuthos
Aristotle
Louis XIV
Bourbon