PICKUP

The act or process of picking up or collecting from various places

• Farmer's ride, perhaps

• Gain, as strokes

• Things to ___ (theme of the puzzle)

• A light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard

• Mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge

• The act of taking aboard passengers or freight

• An electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable

• Often made in hope of sexual relationships

• A casual acquaintance

• (informal) a warrant to take someone into custody

• Anything with restorative powers

• The attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration