THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS SHOPPING LIST
1940s AMERICA
ODD WORDS
COMING AT YOU IN 3 T
CLOTHES MAKE THE IDIOM
100
Byron is dead & Fauntleroy is fictional, but my true love has those 2 & 8 others with this title a-leaping!
What is Lords?
100
Born 1 second into the year 1946, Kathleen Casey-Kirschling was the first kid in this huge wave
What is the Baby Boom?
100
To Aussies, a loss by a sports favorite is a boilover; to us, this 5-letter word
What is an Upset?
100
We see aliens, & it means originating outside Earth's limits
What is Extraterrestrial?
100
If you're a generous person, you "would give" someone in need this, the jersey you're wearing
What is the Shirt Off Your Back?
200
I really don't wanna know where my BFF found the 8 maids a-doing this
What is Milking?
200
In 1945 Grand Rapids became the first city to do this to its drinking water, revolutionizing dental care
What is to Fluoridate?
200
Defervescence is a decrease in this bodily measurement
What is Temperature?
200
Honeywell's mid-20th century round ones are in museums as masterworks of industrial design
What is a Thermostat?
200
Secretive plotting involves this pair of items, one a long garment & one a knife
What is Cloak & Dagger?
300
My true love went all out, getting Stewart Copeland, Clem Burke, Ginger Baker & 9 other of these musicians
What is Drummers?
300
This edifice built for the War Dept. was intended to go back to civilian use after WWII, maybe as a very big hospital
What is The Pentagon?
300
Hippodamous means relating to the training of these
What is Horses?
300
What is Attention?
300
Discussing one's private problems in front of others is "airing" this "in public"
What is Dirty Laundry?
400
Looks like the love of my life got fowl with this trio 
What are Three French Hens?
400
Numerical name of the group from the West Coast that defied the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947
Who is the Hollywood Ten?
400
Scrabble players know that aa, Hawaiian for "to burn", is a form of this substance
What is Lava?
400
For Cub Scouts, this word meaning reliable is No. 1 on the Scout law list
What is Trustworthy?
400
To make money solely for oneself & perhaps dishonestly is to "line" these
What is Your Pockets?
500
A couple of these birds that winter in central Africa? Oh, my true love, you shouldn't have! Really. I mean that
What are Turtle Doves?
500
What is the Lend-Lease Act?
500
Inunction is a synonym for this, the application of oil as consecration
What is Anointment?
500
Time to make this settlement by giving an equal amount of cash to cover any damage you caused
What is Restitution?
500
To understand another, try "walking a mile" in these soft leather shoes
What is Moccasins?