Friday October 2, 2020

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Across
  1. 4. prickly succulents and bassist of phish
  2. 7. cool area under a banana tree
  3. 8. hitters wear a blindfold
  4. 13. turns nikki grottano into NAG, feminine anthony
  5. 14. favorite holiday and 1983 flick
  6. 16. JTree's Largest Lizard
  7. 17. in between JW, a builder/worker in stone
  8. 22. h2o of the earth, miracle water
  9. 24. crustacean inhabited footwear (wedding website password)
  10. 26. Stratus, cumulus, cumulonimbus, turtle
  11. 27. "The Bones of the Earth" - or Skull of Skull Rock
  12. 29. oracle pocket-sized field guide to the desert+strange tales
  13. 30. last sign of zodiac, foot in unseen world, nikki sun
  14. 31. Ground Sloths the original spreaders of joshua tree seeds
  15. 35. Luke's home planet (filmed in Death Valley NP)
  16. 36. JTree doppleganger
  17. 37. wren endemic desert bird and yucca valley book exchange
  18. 39. first astrological sign, of new beginnings, john sun
  19. 41. Bell fast food fave, "fourth meal"
  20. 44. City the last free place in america
  21. 46. hollywoods most frequented park, home to observatory
  22. 47. 66, J+N drive to LA
  23. 48. N+J Surname Alias
  24. 49. Man "Marvin of the Mojave", the desert sasquatch
Down
  1. 1. "Jumping" Cactus - Or "Child's Best Friend" Cholla
  2. 2. southernmost visitor center of JTNP
  3. 3. Nikki's Birthplace
  4. 5. Tree Yucca Brevifolia
  5. 6. honeymoon home base
  6. 9. extraterrestrial rejuvenation machine
  7. 10. beach and desert grains
  8. 11. any kind of "thing" to someone in Philly (john, but in philly)
  9. 12. Best way to get High (8516 ft) in Palm Springs
  10. 15. Dexter's Last Name
  11. 16. western extension of the Sonoran Desert, other JTNP desert
  12. 18. Beach Duney Malibu beach and site of engagement
  13. 19. old Wild West movie set, home to Pappy & Harriet's
  14. 20. John's Birthplace
  15. 21. cabazon concrete creationist roadside attractions
  16. 23. Rock trailhead where "we did"
  17. 25. is only a lot of drops of water (also is love)
  18. 28. Guormundurson + Guormundurson + Jarvinen + Haugen
  19. 31. "Nice" Rocks
  20. 32. Where it starts and where it ends
  21. 33. "higher" of the two JTNP deserts
  22. 34. basin or beans
  23. 38. camp music festival where N+J met
  24. 40. Birds Seasonal Desert - Dwellers and winter visitors to FL
  25. 42. cinnamon sugar fried dough treat
  26. 43. Channel Islands, Joshua Tree, Rocky Mountain, Saguaro
  27. 45. spicy pepper and street of casa de hollywoods