IT STANDS TO TREASON
In 1780 he asked the Brits for 20,000 pounds to betray his command post at West Point; that's almost $4 million today
Arnold
The eastern terminus of this route is near Lake Shore Dr. in Chicago; the western, officially at Lincoln & Olympic in Santa Monica
Route 66
Bald,
legal,
Sam from the Muppets
the Eagles
One reference to Yom Kippur is found in Leviticus 23, which calls for a "day of" this
atonement
Sometimes this verdict is "by reason of insanity"
not guilty
From the Greek for "child", it's a doctor who specializes in the care of children
pediatrician
For acts of terror in trying to keep this African country from independence, French officer Raoul Salan was convicted of treason in 1962
Algeria
There are this many letters in the classical Greek alphabet; guess the Greeks are more economical than we are
24
Smokey,
Kodiak,
Gentle Ben
the Bears
The Kol Nidre, an introductory prayer of Yom Kippur eve, is traditionally sung in this language of Jesus
Aramaic
Hyphenated term for an organization that exists to provide a service rather than to make money
a not-for-profit (not-profit accepted)
In a nursery rhyme, this woman "had so many children she didn't know what to do"
the woman who lived in a shoe
This future world leader was on trial for treason from 1956 to 1961; he'd be acquitted but was soon jailed anyway
Nelson Mandela
DiMaggio said there was no ad deal with Heinz if Joe hit in this many straight games in 1941, but Joe fell one game short anyway
57
Rules,
Richelieu,
numbers
the Cardinals
Traditional Rosh Hashanah foods include this fruit, with the hope that one's merits increase in number to match its seeds
the pomegranate
Completes the title of Christopher Paul Curtis' classic novel for young adults "Bud,..."
Not Buddy
This can be used if a child misbehaves & should be 1 minute long per year of age; in the NBA it's 20 sec. or 1 minute
a timeout
In 1542 Parliament said it was treason for an unchaste woman to wed the king; that can't be good, said her, Henry VIII's wife V
Catherine Howard
It's the number of the amendment that gave Black men the right to vote
the 15th
Sea,
Elsa,
Mufasa
the Lions
Teruah, meant to sound like sobbing, is one type of blast on this, a ram's horn
the shofar
This line of denim pants for women (whether or not they are moms) is known as NYDJ for short
Not Your Daughter's Jeans
1212's disastrous Children's Crusade may have been the inspiration for the story of this legendary flute player
the Pied Piper
Pedrarias, governor of Darién in what's now Panama, had this explorer beheaded in 1519 for treason
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
A duodecennial refers to a period of this many years
12
Oceanus,
Rhea,
Tethys
the Titans
In ancient times on Yom Kippur, a priest laid the sins of the people upon an animal, leading to this term
scapegoat
This 15-letter word means "in spite of"
notwithstanding
At the park the full bucket type of this is for 2- & 3-year-olds; kids who are 4 & 5 graduate to the half bucket
a swing