Stately Rivers
For some 2,300 miles, this "Ol' Man River" just keeps rollin' along
Mississippi River
This shipwrecked surgeon helps the Lilliputians defeat Blefescu, a neighboring empire
Gulliver
In 1958 the Dodgers & this team moved west to California
Giants
Prior to volunteering for experimental research, he was Steve Rogers; now we know him as this
Captain America
Serendipity (4)
Luck
This river that rises in the Rockies forms the Arizona-California border
Colorado River
She rewrote "Elinor and Marianne" off & on for more than a decade before it became "Sense and Sensibility"
Jane Austen
Before they were the Washington nationals they were this club from north of the border
Montreal Expos
Revealed in "Goldmember", the real name of this twin is Dougie Powers
Dr. Evil
Entice, perhaps with artificial bait (4)
Lure
Fort Smith & Little Rock are among the cities located on its banks
Arkansas River
The first chapter of this novel is titled "The Old Sea-Dog at the 'Admiral Benbow'"
Treasure Island
The Braves spent 82 seasons in Boston & more than 40 in Atlanta, with a 13-season stop in this city
Milwaukee
Matt Damon as this title character murders Dickie Greenleaf & assumes his identity
Mr. Ripley
"Presidential" auto (7)
Lincoln
This river is formed by the confluence of the Tallapoosa & Coosa Rivers, north of Montgomery
Alabama River
In this epic poem about leaving heaven, John Milton created Pandemonium, the capital of Hell
Paradise Lost
They were the first Milwaukee Brewers, then the St. Louis Browns, before packing up and heading east in 1954 to become this current team
Baltimore Orioles
The name of this 1997 film refers to the different aliases used by Val Kilmer's character, a professional thief
The Saint
Accolades one might "rest on" (7)
Laurels
Trenton, New Jersey lies at the head of navigation on this river
Delaware River
A line in this 1954 novel reads, "Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart"
In 1955 the Philadelphia Athletics moved to this city, where they remained for 13 seasons
Kansas City
In "The Usual Suspects", Verbal Kint might have been this killer
Keyser Soze
Tepid (8)
Lukewarm