RESISTING A REST
Just my luck--the North American yellow-bellied sapsucker is this kind of bird, & its noisy headbanging is keeping me up
woodpecker
It can mean a ghost or strong alcohol
spirit
On an average day this armed service saves 12 lives & screens 300 merchant ships arriving in U.S. ports for security threats
The Coast Guard
A live performance of this musical genre that showed its "age" in the 1920s often includes improvisation
jazz
Spring or summer, & to sprinkle your steak with salt & pepper
season
The sound of an electric guitar strings gets transmitted to an amplifier by this device, also a word for a light truck
pickup
I'm trying to catch some ZZZs, but this feature on my alarm clock keeps telling me to wake up every 10 minutes
snooze button
Save me some of this! Another word for cake frosting
icing
The name of this type of umbrella is from words meaning "protecting against" & "sun"
parasol
This monarchical title was relinquished for good in 1917.
czar
A short viewable piece from a TV show or film, & to cut coupons
clip
Marching drummers use 2 sticks on this biggest & deepest-sounding drum; rockers kick it with a foot pedal
bass drum
!! daily double !!
caffeine
A period of intentionally staying awake to keep watch or to pray
vigil
Many ferns have primitive, narrow leaves called these, from the Latin for "leaf"
fronds
It sounds like part of a wheel, but it's a jump in ice skating with one & a half or more turns in the air
axel
A current of air, & to conscript into the army
draft
Music theory says that these combine at least 3 different notes, but the "power" type common in heavy guitar music uses just 2
chords
Machines making this "colorful" sound have been helping folks sleep since 1962, but mine isn't blocking out the jackhammers
white noise
The Egyptian god Thoth was often depicted with the head of this bird
ibis
The 1893 John Philip Sousa march bears the name of this noisemaker of American history
The Liberty Bell
A human-eating giant of folklore, or any terrifying person
ogre
A light fencing sword, & to thwart a plan
foil
Side drum is another name for this drum that gets its sound from vibrating strings stretched across one drumhead
snare drum
I'd love to get some shut-eye but these "equine" muscle spasms in my legs don't help, nor do my cries of agony
charley horse
After my bagpipes solo, I really had reason to say the catchphrase "everyone's a" this
critic
The New York court system says the first word in this 2-word phrase stands for "record of arrest & prosecution"
a rap sheet
This instrument has been in use since the time of the Crusades
fife
One's emotional state, & to make glass stronger by heating & then quickly cooling it
temper
Many a rock guitarist plays this classic Gibson guitar named for its legendary designer
Les Paul