FAREWELL TO THE AUTHOR
Henry Fonda, who played Tom Joad on film, read some poetry at the funeral of this author in 1968
John Stienbeck
Santiago is its official capital, but its legislature meets in Valparaiso
Chile
In December 2020 Tesla joined this stock market index that lists many more companies than the Dow
Standard and Poor's
I'm quite confident of the outcome; I'm this, the charge of a cation
Positive
Add a letter to an "artsy" Salma Hayek film & you get an Ice Cube movie
Frida & Friday
On his 1875 passing in Copenhagen, it was said though his eyes were closed, in children's hearts, he would live forever
Hans Christian Anderson
These 2 cities are the official capital & seat of government of the Netherlands
Amsterdam and the Hague
When this government agency was created in 1865, it used undercover operatives to fight counterfeiters, hence its name
the Secret Service
This deodorant brand asked you to "Raise your hand"
Sure
Add a letter to a Mickey Rourke / Jessica Alba graphic novel adaptation & you get a Michael J. Fox sitcom
Sin City & Spin City
Beginning 100 years after this author's death, a mysterious stranger visited annually leaving cognac & 3 roses at his Baltimore grave
Edgar Allen Poe
In 2006 Myanmar's capital moved to Nay Pyi Taw, but this city is still its commercial capital
Yangon
It was invented in 1930 by a 3M engineer & a few years later someone tried to repair the Declaration of Independence with it
Scotch Tape
The objects here are emblematic of this alliterative idiom, meaning something is seen as it truly is
Crystal Clear
When you add a letter to a Ben Affleck Oscar winner, you get a Midwestern film from 16 years before
Argo & Fargo
In 1881, some 30,000 mourners turned out in St. Petersburg for the funeral of this man, one of the greatest writers of all time
Dostoevsky
Sucre is Bolivia's legislative capital; this city is the official one
La Paz
The human tibia is also known as this bone
the Shin Bone
Thanos in "Endgame" says, "I am" this very certain 10-letter word--it doesn't turn out that way
Inevitable
Add a letter to a Leslie Caron favorite & you get a Ben Affleck not-so-favorite
Gigi & Gilgi
Toni Morrison paid tribute to this "Go Tell It On The Mountain" author on his passing with a piece in the New York Times
Baldwin
This one of South Africa's 3 capital cities has a name meaning "fountain of flowers"
Bloemfontein
Seen here a breed growing in popularity is part poodle, part this mountain dog
a Bernese
This 16-letter word is often found before "evidence" when there's no doubt as to the conclusion
Incontrovertible
A Josh Hartnett Shakespeare reworking becomes an HBO prison series
O & Oz