WINGED THINGS
These supernatural beings in Judeo-Christian lore weren't depicted with wings until the 4th century
angels
The first hotel to install one of these was a 6-story establishment in NYC in 1859; the cab had plush seats
elavator
You'll need this instrument to play one of the 32 sonatas Beethoven wrote for it, including the "Moonlight" one
Piano
Dictator Nicolae Ceausescu was known as "the butcher of" this capital city
Bucharest
It's the seasoning you take along with a statement you're skeptical of
salt
Victoria is the Roman equivalent of this Greek winged goddess of victory
Nike
While attacking Stonewall Jackson, Union General John Pope got outflanked by James Longstreet & lost the 1862 second battle of this
Bull Run
If it's raining or you're playing a 1930s reporter, you'll need thi
trench coat
At the 1980 Olympics, this gymnast struck gold (again) on the balance beam
Comaneci
A rule with no exceptions is said to be "hard &" this
fast
The name of the Aztec war god Huitzilopochtli may derive from a word for this tiny bird of the Americas
Hummingbird
In 1847 Marines stormed & secured Chapultepec Castle in this world capital
Mexico City
On Broadway this title character is needed to lead the orphans singing "It's The Hard-Knock Life"
Born in Romania, he had a 50-year Hollywood acting career, see?
Edward G. Robinson
Stop by next time you're in my this phrase with a body part & a forested area
neck of the woods
The name of these winged women is from the Old Norse for "choosers of the slain"
Valkyries
In the 1810s this industrialist later known as a railroad tycoon operated a ferry between Staten Island & Manhattan
Vanderbilt
This type of notice tells you your car needs a faulty part replaced; governor Gray Davis got a different kind
recall
A character named Berenger appears in plays by this Romanian-born man, including "The Killer" & "Rhinoceros"
Ionescu
When you've had enough of the party you say you are going to do this..
Call it a night
In Egyptian mythology, the god Horus has the head of a falcon; the god Thoth has the head of this wading bird
The ibis
On Dec. 29, 1890 more than 200 Lakota were killed by the U.S. Army near this South Dakota creek
Wounded Knee
You need these air sacs to breathe; the average adult has about 300 million in his lungs
alveoli
A character named Berenger appears in plays by this Romanian-born man, including "The Killer" & "Rhinoceros"
Zamfir
If you catch a criminal in the act, you have him "dead..." these 2 words
to rights