The Value of Literature

by John Kiernan

         
        `  
    `      
       
         
         
             
           
                     

A.   2000 Kevin Bacon sci-fi film (2 words)

B.   Pittsburgh suburb; U.S. chain of furnished apartments

C.   Former SSR whose capital is Chisinau

D.   Give the bum`s rush

E.   It can be found on the roads in winter in colder
climates (2 words)

F.   Impale

G.   U.S. Presidential nickname

H.   Root vegetable from the Andes

I.   This word has been misspelled by a famous person

J.   A type of chic

K.   Noblesse ___

L.   Like the Silver Star, when it leaves Miami

M.   Colorado ski town

N.   Bilbo Baggins is one

O.   Dark wood

P.   A concern after a natural disaster

Q.   Battle location for Alexander the Great and King
Darius

R.   Film actor who made a comeback in 2008, including
an Oscar nomination (full name)

S.   A field containing poor people

T.   Swindle on the street (2 words)

U.   "Does my haughtiness ___?" (Maya Angelou, "Still
I Rise") ( 2 words)

V.   Area in West London; Hugh Grant/Julia Roberts film
(2 words)

W.   Close-fitting (hyph.)