Distractions
Staring upward is a pastime approved by Gavin Pretor-Pinney, author of these "That Look Like Things" (dolphins, Alfred Hitchcock)
clouds
The branchial hearts, 2 of the 3 in an octopus, pump blood through its gills, where this is released & oxygen is absorbed
CO2
Will Smith lived with his aunt & uncle in a posh home on St. Cloud Roud in this title place
Bel-Air
For 2024 this company roled out a special 40th anniversary edition of its Jetta GLI.
Volkswagen
From Latin for "to write", it's to write or draw quickly or carelessly
To scribble
SpellTower & WordBrain are online games akin to this one with cubes & hourglass that Peggy Hill mastered
Boggle
When you pull a leg off this crustacean to eat, the fuzzy gray part is the gill; it has several pairs & yes, I'll have it Thermidor
1964 saw the premieres of both "The Addams Family" & this show also named for its fiendish-sounding family
The Munsters
Coco taxis as well as old classic cars are popular ways to get around this Carribean nation
Cuba
2-word term for a legal authorisation to inspect a premises
A search warrant
Painful memories can hamper you - beware these such as your childhood bully's cologne, APA-defined as stimuli that elicit reactions
Triggers
Using all its tools, the scalloped type of this shark suppresses gill use during dives and can hold its breath for about an hour
Hammerhead shark.
This show about the Korean War won only one Emmy as Best Comedy Series
M*A*S*H
By the end of the 1930s, this company named for its founder had a fleet of more than 50 trucks ready to rent out.
Ryder
There's a flock animal in this adjective meaning showing embarrassment
Sheepish
Sorry son, missed your soccer tournament playing L4D2, this Deep South-set horror video game
Left 4 Dead 2
Gills aren't part of the name of this fish, but they actually have them & use them
Lungfish
Beginning in 1978 Bill Bixy took no shirt after getting angry on this show
The Incredible Hulk
Now more of a tourist novelty, reindeer sledding used to be common transportation for this 4-letter people of Lapland.
The Sami
As a verb, it means to make an extravagant purchase, perhaps leading to accusations of squandering
Splurge
Sorry son, missed your video game tournament watching Euro 2024 soccer from this city's 1936 Olympiastadion
Berlin
From Greek & Latin for "naked gills", the nudibranch, better known by this alliterative name, has gills on its back
Sea slug
A footnote to history: magician Fred Kaps followed The Beatles on his Feb. 9 1964 show; Fred really had to make magic happen!
Ed Sullivan
Jennifer Aniston & Penelope Cruz have both been brand ambassadors for this luxury airline out of Dubai
Air Emirates
Abrupt or disconnected, like a music performance style
Staccato