Friday October 2, 2020

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Across
  1. 6. John's Birthplace
  2. 7. cinnamon sugar fried dough treat
  3. 11. endemic desert bird and yucca valley book exchange
  4. 13. "higher" of the two JTNP deserts
  5. 18. "Nice" Rocks
  6. 21. the last free place in america
  7. 23. Nikki's Birthplace
  8. 26. favorite holiday and 1983 flick
  9. 29. fast food fave, "fourth meal"
  10. 30. the original spreaders of joshua tree seeds
  11. 36. current moon phase
  12. 37. Channel Islands, Joshua Tree, Rocky Mountain, Saguaro
  13. 40. "The Bones of the Earth" - or Skull of Skull Rock
  14. 43. basin or beans
  15. 47. h2o of the earth, miracle water
  16. 49. desert snake
  17. 51. beach and desert grains
  18. 52. Luke's home planet (filmed in Death Valley NP)
  19. 54. Dexter's Last Name
  20. 55. ecosystem of Joshua Tree
Down
  1. 1. last sign of zodiac, foot in unseen world, nikki sun
  2. 2. Guormundurson + Guormundurson + Jarvinen + Haugen
  3. 3. spicy pepper and street of casa de hollywoods
  4. 4. western extension of the Sonoran Desert, other JTNP desert
  5. 5. JTree doppleganger
  6. 7. JTree's Largest Lizard
  7. 8. current month abbrev
  8. 9. cool area under a banana tree
  9. 10. "Jumping" Cactus - Or "Child's Best Friend" Cholla
  10. 12. music festival where N+J met
  11. 14. cabazon concrete creationist roadside attractions
  12. 15. "Marvin of the Mojave", the desert sasquatch
  13. 16. extraterrestrial rejuvenation machine
  14. 17. southernmost visitor center of JTNP
  15. 19. first astrological sign, of new beginnings, john sun
  16. 20. any kind of "thing" to someone in Philly (john, but in philly)
  17. 22. Where it starts and where it ends
  18. 24. pocket-sized field guide to the desert+strange tales
  19. 25. hitters wear a blindfold
  20. 27. Stratus, cumulus, cumulonimbus, turtle
  21. 28. in between JW, a builder/worker in stone
  22. 31. N+J Surname Alias
  23. 32. turns nikki grottano into NAG, feminine anthony
  24. 33. Duney Malibu beach and site of engagement
  25. 34. Yucca Brevifolia
  26. 35. crustacean inhabited footwear (wedding website password)
  27. 38. Seasonal Desert - Dwellers and winter visitors to FL
  28. 39. is only a lot of drops of water (also is love)
  29. 41. Coachella Valley's Best Sammies
  30. 42. old Wild West movie set, home to Pappy & Harriet's
  31. 44. hollywoods most frequented park, home to observatory
  32. 45. honeymoon home base
  33. 46. Best way to get High (8516 ft) in Palm Springs
  34. 48. trailhead where "we did"
  35. 50. geomagnetic energy hotspot (integratron location and Sedona are both these)
  36. 53. 66, J+N drive to LA