(MICHELE) RAFFIN, (THE) BIRDS OF PANDEMONIUM — These birds can boogie. ... Our dancers are naturals, grooving smack on the beat. Some macaws pop and lock on their perches like hip-hop MCs. If they're dancing outside their cages, the African gray parrots form a conga line... .
These birds can boogie. Not all of them dance, but no one here has trained those that do. Our dancers are naturals, grooving smack on the beat. Some macaws pop and lock on their perches like hip-hop MCs. If they're dancing outside their cages, the African gray parrots form a conga line on the floor.
| A. | One charging a safari trip? | RHINO |
| B. | Buddha or Rama, to Vishnu | AVATAR |
| C. | Garden gnome's avian companion | FLAMINGO |
| D. | Like the three hens in "The 12 Days of Christmas" | FRENCH |
| E. | Its polymers are the main components of rubber | ISOPRENE |
| F. | Father or son of classic filmdom (2 wds.) | NOAHBEERY |
| G. | Something held by an angry child | BREATH |
| H. | Engraving of a type used in signet rings | INTAGLIO |
| I. | 1972 Elton John hit with the repeated lyric "I think it's gonna be a long, long time" (2 wds.) | ROCKETMAN |
| J. | Release; vent; fire | DISCHARGE |
| K. | Nightingale or wren | SONGSTER |
| L. | Callous stubbornness | OBDURACY |
| M. | Aquaculture facility | FISHPOND |
| N. | Exercise called "contrology" by its inventor | PILATES |
| O. | National park near Moab, Utah | ARCHES |
| P. | Accessory worn by Lisa Simpson | NECKLACE |
| Q. | Novelty single that was in the top 10 for 10 weeks in 1976 (2 wds.) | DISCODUCK |
| R. | Account held in trust | ESCROW |
| S. | Celebrity among celebrities | MEGASTAR |
| T. | Consumption of raw meat | OMOPHAGIA |
| U. | Giver of advice at Troy | NESTOR |
| V. | "Rhyme Pays" rapper (hyph.) | ICET |
| W. | Further from the theater audience | UPSTAGE |
| X. | Analgesic used in the Civil War | MORPHINE |