American Detective Thriller Writer D 1959

• a retail dealer in provisions and supplies

• United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959)

• a maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints

• (baseball) when a batter strikes a picthed ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)

• the act of contacting one thing with another

• a conspicuous success

• (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

• a dose of a narcotic drug

• a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate

• a connection made via the internet to another website

• cause to move by striking

• hit against; come into sudden contact with

• deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument

• reach a destination, either real or abstract

• affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely

• hit with a missile from a weapon

• encounter by chance

• cause to experience suddenly

• make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target

• kill intentionally and with premeditation

• drive something violently into a location

• reach a point in time, or a certain state or level

• produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments

• hit the intended target or goal

• pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to

• United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)

• a craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs

• United States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961)

• United States novelist noted for his stories of American Indians and the frontier life (1789-1851)

• make barrels and casks