Twain-let #8: The Quality of Mercy

by John Kiernan

         
       
     
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A.   Film about blacklisting that starred Woody Allen
(2 words)

B.   Sharpening

C.   Popular class at a senior center (3 words)

D.   Dimensions of majestic volume (2 words)

E.   "-- a borrower nor a lender be" (Polonius)

F.   "-- Out" (1947 James Mason film, 2 words)

G.   "Do the duty which lies --" (Thomas Carlyle, 2 words)

H.   He played Oliver Twist in `Oliver!` (Full name)

I.   Being more elated than appropriate

J.   Zimbabwe`s former name

K.   Observant

L.   "-- or Die" (New Hampshire motto, 2 words)

M.   High tech auto theft device

N.   Vaudevillian played by Bob Hope (Full name)

O.   Sondheim musical based on a Bergman film (4 words)

P.   Ends of the line

Q.   "-- Day is a winding road" (Sheryl Crow)

R.   Inventor of the inkblot test

S.   "The poor soul sat -- a sycamore tree" (Desdemona`s
song from Othello, 2 words)