BEASTLY EXPRESSIONS
It precedes "after while, crocodile"
SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR
The Latin for "twice" & "chamber" gives us this term referring to the dual nature of our Congress
BICAMERAL
A recent
azure
menagerie
Zoe &
McAdams
RACHEL
The land of Oz, before & after Dorothy dropped in
WICKED
This term for an innocent person who takes the blame for others comes to us from Leviticus
A SCAPEGOAT
Set at $28 trillion since August 2021, this "D.C." is a big topic in D.C. & limits the amount the Treasury can borrow
THE DEBT CEILING
The pontiff cleanser on a cord
A POPE SOAP ON A ROPE
Morse &
Alito
SAMUEL
A junkyard on the night of the Jellicle Ball
CATS
Ballplayers have used this 2-word phrase for a cramp or stiffness in an arm or leg muscle since the 1880s
CHARLEY HORSE
When a president fails to sign a bill after Congress has adjourned, it's deemed this type of veto
The deceased,
incredible
Ms. Hepburn
THE LATE GREAT KATE
Wyle &
Webster
NOAH
The small village of Anatevka in Russia
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
After meeting with black leaders here in Savannah, General Sherman issued an order giving land to black farmers, the likely origin of the promise "40 acres and" this
A MULE
Most states use primaries, but Wyoming employs one of these meetings to decide candidates
A CAUCUS
A Parisian
ditch
aroma
A FRENCH TRENCH STENCH
Shelley &
Higgins Clark
MARY
In & around the royal palace in Bangkok in the 1860s
THE KING & I
In good spirits? Then you're probably this 4-word phrase "at high tide"
HAPPY AS A CLAM
The oldest standing committee in Congress is this chief tax-writing one of the House
WAYS AND MEANS
From the capital of Italy, he's an archer & an impresario
A ROMAN BOWMAN SHOWMAN
Literary characters Marner &
Lapham
SILAS
Mushnik's skid row florists
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS