HOT TUNES
S-SS-ING THE SITUATION
(Each response contains a single "S" and then a double "S".)
(Each response contains a single "S" and then a double "S".)
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
ROLE: MODEL
HOLIDAYS AROUND THE GLOBE
COMEDY TIME
400
This 1985 Top 10 hit by The Power Station shares its name with a 1959 Marilyn Monroe film
"Some Like It Hot"
400
It's the "B" in Elvis' classic TCB, mama; thank you, thank you very much
taking care of business
***
400
In 1888 George Eastman began marketing a low-cost, easy-to-use one of these
a camera
400
Former model Channing Tatum didn't cast fireballs as the title dancer in this 2012 film, but did generate heat
Magic Mike
400
The first Monday in July is Caricom Day, observed in Barbados, Jamaica & other countries; the "Cari" is for this geographic feature
the Caribbean
400
2010s:
Maya Rudolph's upcoming nuptials give Kristen Wiig the jitters
Bridesmaids
800
He noted, "It's getting hot in here" & followed with the helpful "so take off all your clothes"
Nelly
800
It precedes "& light" in a phrase meaning extreme pleasantness
sweetness
800
euterium is also known as heavy this element
hydrogen
800
Josh Duhamel beat out this actor seen here, in a modeling competition in 1997; they would later both appear in "New Year's Eve"
(Ashton) Kutcher
800
September 3 is this Asian island country's Armed Forces Day; some say it'll need its armed forces at some point
Taiwan
800
1960s:
General Buck Turgidson wants to explore the nuclear option
Dr. Strangelove
1200
In 2022 this Glass Animals song spent a record 91st week on the aptly named Hot 100
"Heat Waves"
1200
**DAILY DOUBLE**
Unjustifiable, or lacking crucial elements on the field at Dodger Stadium
baseless
1200
**DAILY DOUBLE**
Some organisms including certain bacteria are described as this, meaning they don't require oxygen to survive
anaerobic
1200
The bar-hopping dancers in "Coyote Ugly" included this top model & future talk show host
Tyra Banks
1200
**DAILY DOUBLE**
The temperature during Finland's Midsummer festival is around 210 degrees--OK, inside these, a traditional part of the holiday
saunas
1200
1990s:
David Spade & Chris Farley have a wild encounter with a deer on the road
Tommy Boy
1600
This Billy Joel song /history lesson references the Rosenbergs, Dien Bien Phu, the Edsel & of course, "Wheel of Fortune"
"We Didn't Start the Fire"
1600
In singular form, for a change, this word comes before "tailed" in the name of Oklahoma's state bird
scissor-tailed
1600
This "era" when dinosaurs roamed the earth consisted of the Triassic, the Jurassic & the Cretaceous periods
the Mesozoic
1600
Seen here, this supermodel played Ben Affleck's other girl in "Gone Girl"
Em Rata (Emily Ratajkowski)
1600
In 1913 Ambrose Bierce went to this nation during a revolution but soon disappeared; some say Bierce fell at the Siege of OjinagaThais celebrate Buddhist New Year by doing this to each other, with elephants using their trunks to join in
bathe/wash
1600
1970s:
This Mel Brooks spoof of Hitchcock films like "Vertigo"
High Anxiety
2000
Moving forward using all my breath, Modern English sang, "I'll stop the world &" do this
melt with you
2000
This 10-letter type of below-market "property" is more than just a fixer-upper, it could be in foreclosure
distressed
***
2000
Previously he had built theremins, but in 1964, introduced his first synthesizer
(Robert) Moog
2000
Born in Kiev, she began modeling at age 11 before starring in "The Fifth Element" & the "Resident Evil" franchise
Mila Jovavich
2000
One and a half billion Muslims mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan with this holiday; fittingly it rhymes with "feed"
Eid
2000
1940s:
Cary Grant learns that his aunts are homicidal maniacs
Arsenic and Old Lace