Tower House

 

Verne's home in Amiens, the Tower House, was a colorful architectural jewel, well placed so that Verne could observe anyone coming down the road toward his home.


ROWS
  1. Shipping lane; Moves haltingly; A Mariana Island
  2. Lost's Rom; Bribable; Company with Civic pride?
  3. Hideout; What's taken home; With avarice
  4. Tiny fly; On ____ (2 wds); Begrime
  5. Too; Falls; West Point frosh
  6. Articles; Host; Antonio Ghislieri, more famously
  7. Jockeyed strategically; Vaudeville performance
  8. In Flanders Fields scribe; Abe's youngest; Tiny thread
  9. Auricular; Permissible; Some competitions
  10. HGTV subject; Narrow opening; Modern quality
  11. Espresso-infused dessert; Banked on
  12. Started one's day; Foyers; Inebriate
  13. Pre-Easter adjective; Whoop; Elusive avian quarry?
COLUMNS
  1. Raspy character actress Diamond; Undying
  2. Letter from abroad; Unbroken; The Auld Sod
  3. Some sixties rock; Hermione's squeeze
  4. Axis and Allies enthusiast, maybe; Rely on momentum
  5. Number two or four for Henry; Common; Jolly Roger mate
  6. Actrice Mimieux; Schnitzel base; Aquadynamic Thorpe
  7. Allow; Scottish Enlightenment figure; Labyrinthine
  8. Make accustomed to
  9. Lime-rich mud; Poverty; Prior to
  10. Content; Like some arrangements
  11. Curly's replacement; Straightlaced; Milquetoast
  12. Amiga game "Sleeping ___" (2 wds); Soap spin-off
  13. Singular prefix; Body of work; Ornamental case
  14. Improvise (2 wds); Agrees with; Uncanny ability
  15. "The Say Hey Kid"; Anastasia Dualla, to friends