To speed up solving “Jazz genre”, these answers are pulled from prior puzzles where the clue was handled the same way. Each one is grounded in a real crossword context.
Answer List:
- BOP
- BEBOP
- SALSA
- BLUES
- SCAT
Synonyms and Definitions
BOP
- Synonyms: bash, bebop, bonk, federal bureau of prisons, sock, whap, whop
BEBOP
- Synonyms: bop
BLUES
- Synonyms: amobarbital sodium, amytal, blue air, blue angel, blue devil, blue devils, blue sky, blueing, blueness, bluing, megrims, vapors, vapours, wild blue yonder
SCAT
- Synonyms: break away, bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, scat singing, take to the woods, turn tail
- Definition: Performing jazz vocals; the vocalist replaces the songs lyrics with nonsensical sounds, attempting to mimic the tone of a musical instrument.