What'd The Captain Say?
When the captain says to do this to the anchor, he wants it raised, not measured
To weigh
The pointed angles of this ancient mystical symbol are each 36 degrees
A pentagram
The greatest incidence of tornadoes is in this country, where more than 1,000 happen annually
The United States
It's a myth that whiskey labeled "bourbon" must be distilled in this U.S. state, but most of it is
Kentucky
Not just for grannies these days:
TINT KING
Knitting
A command to turn the ship this 8-letter way means to head into the breeze
Windward
A perfect 3-game series in bowling will require you to throw 36 strikes in a row, yielding you this total score
900
Similar to Jupiter's Great Red Spot, this planet once had a Great Dark Spot storm system that was about the size of Earth
Neptune
Most scotch is distilled twice; this type of whiskey, like Bushmills & Tullamore D.E.W., 3 times
Irish Whiskey
Get behind the wheel:
TRY POET
Pottery
A bit is a sturdy post in a deck for fastening cables & ropes, so when the captain says, "Hold on to" this, it means to grab the last part of a line, not to hang on until no hope remains
The bitter end
As a young man, this 36th president taught debate & public speaking at Sam Houston High School
Lyndon B. Johnson
In physics, it's when 2 waves meet & sometimes neutralize each other; in broadcasting, it's disturbance by outside signals
Interference
Forbes says India's Officer's Choice is the world's top-selling whiskey; America's is this Lynchburg libation
Jack Daniel's
It's what you yeast expect:
GRIN WEB
Brewing
The navigator factors in the effects of tide & current to answer the captain's request for the EP, which stands for "Estimated" this....
Position
A 36 is a perfect score on this college admissions test
The ACT
To make binoculars compact, they may contain these pieces of glass with precise angles & faces to "fold" the light path
A prism
A small percent of whiskey maturing in barrels evaporates each year, a portion called the "share" of these celestial beings
Watch the fishies:
NON RISK GEL
Snorkeling
This explosive-sounding part is a long spar at the foot of a sail
A boom
A famous series of prints by the Japanese artist Hokusai is called the "36 Views of" this landmark
Mount Fuji
During a total solar eclipse, you can glimpse this "colorful" layer of the Sun just above the photosphere
The chromosphere
Seagram's famed numeric brand launched the first National Dive Bar Day--naturally on this date in 2018
July 7
Don't let Fluffy see what you're doing:
MY DIRT AXE
Taxidermy