"Arsenic and" this
Old Lace
Idiomatically pigs do it "in the mud" & people do it "in luxury"
wallow
They're paired with "balances" as the way our 3 branches of government share power
checks
In addition to 88 keys, one of these has about 230 strings
Piano
To jump a fence & illegally enter a person's property
Trespass
"Barefoot" here
In The Park
A bank employee who accepts your deposit
a teller
A resident of a congressman's district
a constituent
This largest brass instrument is also the one with the lowest pitch
the tuba
To aid, or a play that helps your hockey teammate score a goal
assist
His "Cafe"
Smokey Joe's
It's the aerosol foam used to control & style hair
mousse
Congress has many of these, including a "joint" one on taxation
commitees
Types of these used in a drum set include crash & splash
cymbals
To let a classroom of kids go home
dismiss
These "Are Free"
Butterflies
The soroban, the Japanese type of this adding device, used rods with 1 bead above the partition & 4 beads below
abacus
After talk of moving them to December, Iowa's first in the nation these were held January 3, 2012
caucuses
Instead of valves like a trumpet, this brass instrument has a slide with 7 positions
a trombone
A woman who entertains guests at her home, perhaps with Twinkies made by this brand
Hostess
"Sugar" these
Babies
Originally referring to one who fled the French Revolution, it now means any political refugee
émigré
Discussion rooms adjacent to the House & Senate Chambers are called these, for a type of clothing
cloakrooms
Unlike the guitar, the violin doesn't have these dividing strips on its fingerboard
frets
When doling out justice, a court of law is "in" this
session