THE CALL OF THE WILD
The Jamaican fruit type of this emits high-frequency calls to orient itself in the dark
Bat
The act that created the Department of Homeland Security was passed early in this year
2002
A Hindu spiritual teacher
Guru
Setting sail for the Paris Peace Conference in December 1918, he became the first sitting president to cross the Atlantic
Wilson
Chapter 7 of this federal code provides for liquidation
Bankruptcy
The field type of this leaping insect chirps by rubbing a scraper on one forewing along a row of teeth on the other forewing T
Cricket
$4005
In 2003 this federal agency that protects national VIPs was absorbed into the department
Secret Service
Barbie knows a type of long surfboard is named for this California beach
Malibu
In 1855, when he was 21, he moved to Paris to study art; that painting of his mother would come later
Whistler
In a theater, the mezzanine is the lowest one
Balcony
The adult male of this Asian great ape makes a "long call" heard for more than a mile & lasting up to 5 minutes
Orangutan
This former agency abbreviated I.N.S. is today known as U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services as part of the department
Immigration and Naturalization Service
$6009
The name of this Japanese martial art related to judo means "soft art"
Juijitso
He was studying at the Sorbonne in Paris when he published "The Naked and the Dead"
Norman Mailer
New Born
Baby
Hyenas laugh; the call of this wild dog of Africa was once called a pheal
Jackal
You'll find this branch of the military under the DHS umbrella
Coast Guard
A married woman in Bonn or Berlin
Frau
Familiar with France from experimenting there, in 1779 he became our first ambassador to France
Ben Franklin
All hail the grain of this plant, used in making beer
Barley
This species of swan, cygnus buccinator, is named for its low-pitched call
Trumpeter Swan
$100013
Counterterrorism includes the presence of these on planes; they rank among those with the highest handgun accuracy
Air Marshall
Found before "of" it's a 2-word term meaning instead, including the French for "place"
"in lieu"
Sadly, this dancer's 2 children drowned in the Seine years before that scarf cut her own life short
Isadora Duncan
The temperature is so mild & pleasant, it's downright this 5-letter adjective
Balmy