The Clue
Monkey-trial defendant (6 letter answer)
The Answer
SCOPES
Tags
Notes
The answer SCOPES is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.
Related Clues
Compasses
Checks (out)
One of Darrow's clients
Sharpshooters' needs
1925 trial name
Darrow defended him
"Monkey Trial" defendant
Monkey-trial figure
Monkey Trial name
Monkey Trial defendant, 1925
Definition
SCOPES as a noun:
1. (Scopes, John Scopes, John Thomas Scopes) = Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900-1970)
SCOPE as a noun:
1. (scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit) = an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"
2. (setting, background, scope) = the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting"
3. (telescope, scope) = a magnifier of images of distant objects
4. (oscilloscope, scope, cathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO) = electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities