RIGHT FROM THE GECKO

FESTIVALS
5 LETTERS, 4 VOWELS
STORY TIME
LONG-RUNNING TV SHOWS
100

Geckos store fat in this body part & when in danger, can snap it off & leave it behind

The Tail

100

The San Fermin Festival held in Pamplona each July is best known for this daily event involving animals

The running of the bulls

100

Directional term for a convex belly button

outie

100


In this 1818 classic a Swiss scientist isn't neutral about playing mix-&-match with some corpse parts 

Frankenstein

100

Decades of choices & wacky costumes on "Let's Make a Deal" began with Monty Hall as host; this guy got the job in 2009

Wayne Brady

200

The lizard seen here can't change its spots because its this variety of gecko 

a leopard gecko

200

In Islam, the Eid al-Adha, or festival of sacrifice, remembers this man's willingness to sacrifice his son

Abraham
200

A home on a high spot can be called this, just like the mountaintop nest of a bird of prey

an aerie

200

Let's go with the Flaubert! This 1857 novel details a truly sad state of affairs

Madame Bovary

200

An episode in Season One of this series had James Earl Jones reciting the alphabet; season 15 included a farewell to Mr. Hooper

Sesame Street

300


Some baby geckos go through this 7-letter process of sloughing off or shedding skin about once a week 

Molting

300

This pop music festival is named for a town in southwestern England also said to be the burial site of King Arthur

Glastonbury

300


The final section of Rimbaud's "Une saison en enfer" is titled this, translated as "Farewell" 

Adieu

300

Readers discovered "The Secret Life of" this James Thurber character in the March 18, 1939 issue of the New Yorker

Walter Mitty

300

5 decades of Brit hits on "Masterpiece" include "Sherlock" with this actor in the title role

Cumberbatch

400

The giant day gecko seen here is native to this large African island

Madagascar

400

The film festival in this major Dutch port bestows the Tiger Award as its top prize

Rotterdam

400

This rabbit-loving character calls a woman "purty"; that relationship ends in an extremely awful way, as does his life

Lennie

400

This rabbit-loving character calls a woman "purty"; that relationship ends in an extremely awful way, as does his life

Lennie

400

When this talk show premiered nationally 67 years ago, it was hosted by Steve Allen & Willie Mays was one of the first guests

The Tonight Show

500

Although a few species give birth to live young, most are this 9-letter type, meaning they lay eggs

ovipourus

500

Term for a festival on the edge of a larger festival; a famous one began at Edinburgh in 1947

The Fringe Festival

500

A braid of hair that hangs from behind, or a place to line up behind others & wait

A queue

500

Ludovico's technique is applied rather violently to make Alex non-violent in this novel

A Clockwork Orange

500


The current theme music for this show around since 1947 was composed by John Williams & is titled "The Pulse Of Events" 

Meet The Press

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