VICTOR HUGO, LES MISÉRABLES (translated by Isabel F. Hapgood) — An enormous fortress of prejudices, privileges, superstitions, lies, exactions, abuses, violences, iniquities, and darkness still stands erect in this world … . To conquer at Austerlitz is grand; to take the Bastille is immense.
An enormous fortress of prejudices, privileges, superstitions, lies, exactions, abuses, violences, iniquities, and darkness still stands erect in this world [, with its towers of hatred. It must be cast down. This monstrous mass must be made to crumble]. To conquer at Austerlitz is grand; to take the Bastille is immense.
| A. | Reformed convict of fiction | VALJEAN |
| B. | Machine's hidden workings | INNARDS |
| C. | Expert | CONNOISSEUR |
| D. | Cousins of bistros | TRATTORIAS |
| E. | News stories on passé subjects? | OBITS |
| F. | Convene, get together | RENDEZVOUS |
| G. | Company that sells miniature Donettes | HOSTESS |
| H. | Positive developments on NASDAQ or Euronext Paris | UPTICKS |
| I. | "The best cure for headaches," per Dickens in "A Tale of Two Cities" | GUILLOTINE |
| J. | Some rain gear for Tour de France competitors | OILSKINS |
| K. | Heavy-____ (somnolent) | LIDDED |
| L. | Words before a certain bout (2 wds.) | ENGARDE |
| M. | One versed in pairings | SOMMELIER |
| N. | Sticklers, disciplinarians | MARTINETS |
| O. | Manipulate into a French braid, say | INTERTWINE |
| P. | Rotisserie equipment | SPITS |
| Q. | Civil engineer Gustave ___, who helped with the construction of the Statue of Liberty | EIFFEL |
| R. | Emulates Johnny Hallyday or Louis Armstrong | RASPS |
| S. | Familiarizes; keeps au courant | ACQUAINTS |
| T. | Units of compressed fuel | BRIQUETTES |
| U. | Game played by Native Americans for more than a millennium | LACROSSE |
| V. | Taxes on gasoline or liqueur, e.g. | EXCISES |
| W. | Backlit image | SILHOUETTE |