Theme: LET'S HANG OUT. Here is today's theme song from my first trombone idol. It's only 1 minute 38 seconds.
All the theme elements except the unifier are vertical, and that means something, as we shall soon see.
3 D. Blood-drinking mammal: VAMPIRE BAT. They are pretty nasty looking, and I couldn't find a suitable pic of one hanging, but it is what they do, so use your imagination.
5 D. High light: CHANDELIER. A ceiling- mounted light fixture that light hangs, shedding its light from above.
7. D Spelunking sight: STALACTITE. A hanging formation formed by the solidification of a dripping liquid. I limestone caves these are mineral formations resulting from the drip of dissolved material from the ceiling. Icicles are also stalactites, though rather more short-lived
9 D. Support for Tarzan: JUNGLE VINE. Or, for George, though not without its mishaps. Anyway something for a swinger to hang onto.
51. Loitering ... or how 3-, 5-, 7- and 9-Down might be seen?: HANGING AROUND. Loitering is a less literal version of hanging. More literally, It's the only thing these danglers have in common.
Hi, gang, JazzBumpa here to hang out with you for a while. There's a puzzle waiting so let's get down to it.
Across:1. It may break and crash: WAVE. The ocean variety
5. It has an eye on TV: CBS. Network logo for the Columbia Broadcasting System.
8. Slightly open: AJAR.
12. Sea that's a victim of irrigation projects: ARAL. It keeps shrinking.
13. Water park feature: CHUTE. SLIDE also fits. Either way, you travel down in or on it.
15. Heavyweight fight?: SUMO. Japanese wrestlers
16. Capital founded by Pizarro: LIMA. Peru.
17. They may draft briefs: PARAS. PARA-legal, I assume.
18. Saloon door's lack: KNOB. Swings both ways.
19. Civil War topper: KEPI. A cap with a flat top and visor of French origin, typically associated with a military organization. Read more here.
20. Tattoo joint?: ANKLE. Flexing body part, not a tattoo parlor. I guess ankles probably get more tattoos than knees.
20. Tattoo joint?: ANKLE. Flexing body part, not a tattoo parlor. I guess ankles probably get more tattoos than knees.
21. Folklore monster: OGRE.
22. Move furtively: SLINK.or SKULK
24. "Breaking Bad" org.: DEA. The Drug Enforcement Administration is tasked with combating drug trafficking and distribution within the U.S.
24. "Breaking Bad" org.: DEA. The Drug Enforcement Administration is tasked with combating drug trafficking and distribution within the U.S.
25. Verne who created Nemo: JULES. In the novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.
26. Dodger rival of shortstop Rizzuto: REESE. Harold Peter Henry "Pee Wee" Reese (1918 - 1999) played for the Dodgers in Brooklyn and then L.A. from 1940 to 1958. He was a 10-time all-star and inducted into the Hall of fame in 1984. Philip Francis Rizzuto (1917 – 2007) played for the Yankees from 1941 t0 1956. He entered the Hall of Fame in 1994
28. Bucket of bolts: CRATE. Derisive terms for a decrepit automobile.
30. "Evita" narrator: CHE. Ernesto "Che" Guevara [1928-1967] was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and military theorist. A major figure of the Cuban Revolution, his stylized visage has become a ubiquitous countercultural symbol of rebellion and global insignia in popular culture.
30. "Evita" narrator: CHE. Ernesto "Che" Guevara [1928-1967] was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and military theorist. A major figure of the Cuban Revolution, his stylized visage has become a ubiquitous countercultural symbol of rebellion and global insignia in popular culture.
32. Gummy bear ingredient: GELATIN. Of course.
34. YouTube clip, for short: VID. Video for long.
37. Prefix with call: ROBO-. An automated telephone call which delivers a recorded message, typically on behalf of a political party or telemarketing company. And the reason why I let all call from unrecognized callers go to the answering machine. They rarely leave a message.
39. Meek: TIMID. Showing a lack of courage or confidence.
40. Tubes on the table: ZITI. Extruded pasta tubes, usually with square cut ends.
40. Tubes on the table: ZITI. Extruded pasta tubes, usually with square cut ends.
41. Sonicare rival: ORAL-B. Makers of electric tooth-brushes.. They are especially useful if you have electric teeth.
43. Get into a stew?: EAT. Here indicating something you can chow down on. Odd though, since the stew actually gets into you.
44. One who digs hard rock: MINER. Ore retriever who might or might not also be a head banger.
45. Wedding reception hiree: CATERER. One who supplies food and the necessary accessories.
47. Pressing: EXIGENT. Demanding and immediate. I had to look it up.
49. Catch a bug, say: AIL. Have an illness. I have a vaccine appointment on Saturday.
50. Energy unit: ERG. A tiny unit. One of my professors defined this as the amount of energy it takes for one fly to do one push-up
58. Magic prop: WAND. A long, thin stick, or rod.
59. Tech company that became a verb: XEROX. A brand name for copying machines that morphed into a verb for making copies.
60. Source: ROOT. That from which something comes.
62. Harper's Bazaar designer: ERTE. Roman Petrovich Tyrtov [1892-1990] had an illustrious career that included designing costumes and stage sets. Between 1915 and 1937, Erté designed over 200 covers for Harper's Bazaar, and his illustrations would also appear in such publications as Illustrated London News, Cosmopolitan, Ladies' Home Journal, and Vogue.
63. Absurd: INANE. Silly
64. Swear to be true: AVOW.
65. Tap serving: BEER. Or ALES. Good either way
66. California's Point __ National Seashore: REYES. A peninsula north-west of the Golden Gate with a vast expanse of protected coastline in Northern California’s Marin County with both beaches and a rocky headland.
64. Swear to be true: AVOW.
65. Tap serving: BEER. Or ALES. Good either way
66. California's Point __ National Seashore: REYES. A peninsula north-west of the Golden Gate with a vast expanse of protected coastline in Northern California’s Marin County with both beaches and a rocky headland.
67. Cook Islands export: TARO. Colocasia esculenta is a tropical plant grown primarily for its edible corms.
Down:
1. Constitutional events: WALKS. Going out for a walk, especially to get fresh air and exercise, often referred to the activity as "taking a constitutional walk." The word "constitutional" refers to one's constitution or physical makeup, so a constitutional walk was considered beneficial to one's overall wellbeing. (Or, as some would prefer to call it, "wellness.") The phrase is more common in British literature than in American letters. Source.
2. Disney mermaid: ARIEL.
4. "Seinfeld" regular: ELAINE.
6. Delta of "Designing Women": BURKE.
8. Try to date: ASK OUT.
10. Love, to Luigi: AMORE. Literal, in Italian.
11. Judicial attire: ROBES. Makes them look judicial, I suppose.
13. One working on bks.: CPA. A Certified Public Accountant works on financial records.
14. Linguistic suffix: -ESE.
23. It may be tapped: KEG. For BEER or ale.
25. Fifth of 12, alphabetically: Abbr.: JAN. When arranged this way, April, August, December and February precede January. Not sure why anyone would do this.
27. Place for shooting stars?: SET. With movie cameras.
29. Free (of): RID. out, out, damned spot.
30. Shoe that's full of holes: CROC. Confuse them with gaiters at your peril.
31. Dance that may involve a chair: HORA. Though not always, it seems.
33. Reddit Q&A session: AMA. Ask Me Anything.
35. Cal.-to-Fla. highway: I-TEN. It spans 2460 miles from Santa Monica, CA to Jacksonville, FL
36. Gossip: DIRT. I can dig it.
38. Poisonous flowering shrub: OLEANDER.
40. Terraced structure of ancient Mesopotamia: ZIGGURAT. A terraced structure of successively receding levels,
35. Cal.-to-Fla. highway: I-TEN. It spans 2460 miles from Santa Monica, CA to Jacksonville, FL
36. Gossip: DIRT. I can dig it.
38. Poisonous flowering shrub: OLEANDER.
40. Terraced structure of ancient Mesopotamia: ZIGGURAT. A terraced structure of successively receding levels,
42. Naval lockup: BRIG. Shipboard jail.
44. Surrealist Joan: MIRO. Joan Miró Ferra [1893 - 1983] was a Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist.
46. Magical potion: ELIXIR.
48. Persian king: XERXES. [c. 518 – August 465 BCE,] commonly known as Xerxes the Great, was the fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, ruling from 486 to 465 BC.
51. "__ Trigger": Bugs Bunny cartoon: HARE. Not sure why I can't come up with the full cartoon. Here are the beginning and end.
51. "__ Trigger": Bugs Bunny cartoon: HARE. Not sure why I can't come up with the full cartoon. Here are the beginning and end.
52. Stud fee, maybe: ANTE. Stud poker, not what you're thinking.
53. Hawaiian goose: NENE. Found only in Hawaii and crosswords.
53. Hawaiian goose: NENE. Found only in Hawaii and crosswords.
54. Anatomy book author Henry: GRAY. Gray's Anatomy is a textbook of human anatomy written by Gray and illustrated by Henry Vandyke Carter. It was first published in 1858.
55. Five-star: A-ONE. First rate.
56. Smoked salmon: NOVA. The name for this salmon comes from its origin, in Nova Scotia, Canada, where salmon is cured and then cold smoked. The color is a much deeper pink, almost a burnt orange, compared to other cured salmon. The fish flavor is also a bit more intense than lox or gravlax.
56. Smoked salmon: NOVA. The name for this salmon comes from its origin, in Nova Scotia, Canada, where salmon is cured and then cold smoked. The color is a much deeper pink, almost a burnt orange, compared to other cured salmon. The fish flavor is also a bit more intense than lox or gravlax.
57. Cuckoo clock feature: DOOR. Whence commeth the bird.
58. Baseball glove part: WEB.
61. Vegas snake eyes: TWO. A pair of one-spot dice.
Thanks for hanging out today, friends. Hope you enjoyed it.
Cool regards!
Cool regards!
JzB
