D.C. History
Slaves in Washington, D.C.were freed in April 1862, 9 months before this January 1, 1863 manifesto
The Emancipation Proclamation
Trump up your properties! Rule railroads! Utilize utilities! Bankrupt foes & say it's nothing personal, just business
Monopoly
I'm taking 5 on this alliterative playground piece that sounds like you should be climbing it in the Congo
Jungle gym
Tell a little lie
fib
"Daddy" was the closing track on this diva's solo debut "Dangerously In Love"
Beyonce
When D.C. burned in 1814, this office important to inventors was spared after its head pleaded with the British
Patent Office
Your opponent's 5-piece Navy must go down, & it must go down hard
Battleship
In the NBA these recesses can be regular or 20-second
Time-out
Write something down quickly, like an address
Jot
In a 2004 Grammy Song of the Year, John Mayer urged, "Fathers be good to" these people
daughters
Recently, D.C.'s Latino population has grown with a very large number from this smallest Central American nation by area
El Salvador
42 territories, including Siam; one simple goal:
Complete...
Global...
Domination!
Risk
Run, don't walk to this up & down recess plaything also called a seesaw
Teeter-totter
A playing card, it can also mean to easily pass a test
ace
This NBA big man's 1994 rap song "Biological Didn't Bother" is dedicated to his stepfather
Shaq (Shaquille O'Neal)
Washington originally included 2 port cities within its boundaries: Georgetown & this city that returned to Virginia in 1846
Alexandria
Was it Scarlet with a barbell in the spa? Discover the secrets of this board game
Clue
Many plays have this delay built into the middle so people can stretch their legs
Transmit a copy of a document over a telephone line
fax
In this 1986 No. 1 Madonna enjoined her father from sermonizing
"Papa Don't Preach"
This former US President died in the Capitol building after suffering a stroke from vociferously voting against the Mexican-American war.
John Quincy Adams
What a fun game--buy insurance; pay taxes; get in a ski accident; get fired; bottom line--get the highest dollar amount
Life
This 7-letter word for a day off from school or work originally referred to a religious observance
a holiday
To engage in pugilism, or a cardboard container
box
It's what papa's got in the title of a 1965 James Brown hit
a brand new bag