Puzzle 2

City in Los Angeles County with vast mall.

Emma who wrote the novel Room.

Freelance journalist who contributes news reports.

Main protagonists in the Transformers universe.

Marvel's retired US Marine turned antihero.

Messaging and video-calling service owned by Meta.

Rihanna sang about this rain protector.

Roman war god whom Romulus was deified as.

Romulus was deified as this Roman war god.

Sameness, in biology or chemistry.

Solvents used to make paint less sticky.

Sounds like a lot of flavor for one dried berry.

Type of bee that uses words.