Answer: pickup

AnswerCrossword Clue
PICKUP... joint (place to connect)
PICKUPThings to .. (theme of the puzzle)
PICKUPKind of truck.
PICKUPKind of game or line
pickupA series of introductory notes leading into the opening part of a tune
pickupa small truck
pickupAn improvement in an economic indicator
pickupA device that produces an electrical signal in response to some other kind of signal or change, in particular
pickupThe cartridge of a record player, carrying the stylus
pickupA casual encounter with someone, with a view to having a sexual relationship
pickupA small truck with an enclosed cab and open back
pickupAn act of collecting a person or goods, esp. in a vehicle
pickupA device on a musical instrument, particularly an electric guitar, that converts sound vibrations into electrical signals for amplification
pickupA person met in such an encounter
pickupA semicircular loop of metal for guiding the line back onto the spool as it is reeled in
pickupThe reception of signals, esp. interference or noise, by electrical apparatus