The AKC says the Old English this "is the archetypical shaggy dog, famous for his... peek-a-boo hairdo"
a sheepdog
It's a light greenish-blue
aqua
"When life gives you lemons..."
make lemonade
Ewan McGregor plays a grown-up Danny Torrance in "Doctor Sleep", the sequel to this 1980 classic
The Shining
It's a fried squid appetizer, but ask for it by this Italian name
calamari
This black-masked breed is pugilistic in name but great with kids
a boxer
It's a woodwind instrument with a double reed
oboe
"I came, I saw, ..."
I conquered
This Simon Pegg horror comedy puns on the title of a George Romero flick
Shaun of the Dead
According to creator Stephen Hillenburg, Squidward on this TV series isn't a squid at all but an octopus
SpongeBob (SquarePants)
The silky coat of this hound protected it from the rough climate of its Central Asian origin
an Afghan
"In" this means instead
lieu
A legal principle:
"Ignorance of the law is..."
no excuse
Stephen Lang played a character simply known as "The Blind Man" in this 2016 film & returned for its 2021 sequel
Don't Breathe
Sightings of giant squid off Norway may have given rise to this Scandinavian sea monster
kraken
This type of horn is a low-pitched clarinet; this type of hound is a low-to-the-ground fellow with a sad face & long ears
a basset hound
This synonym for boyfriend comes from French
beau
Among AFI's 100 Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time:
"E.T. ..."
phone home
"Drag Me to Hell" is a spine-tingling entry from this director of "The Evil Dead" & "Spider-Man"
(Sam) Raimi
In this classic Jules Verne novel, the Nautilus encounters "an immense school of squid"
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
The hackney gait of the min Pin, short for this breed, is a high-stepping one, much like a trotting hackney horse
a miniature Pinscher
On a ship, "put the helm" this way means to turn away from the wind
alee
A principle often attributed to Hippocrates & followed by doctors:
"First do..."
no harm
Ari Aster followed up "Hereditary" with this "seasonal" tale of a trip to a Swedish festival that goes horribly awry
Midsommar
Found at depths of 1,000 feet, the firefly squid gets its name from its flashing lights produced by this 15-letter ability
bioluminescence