Answer: book

AnswerCrossword Clue
BOOKWord with black and blue
BOOKSecure, as a room
BOOKPaperback, e.g.
BOOKTome
BOOKReserve, as a room
BOOKAmazon buy
BOOKPart of ISBN
BOOKLibrary loan
BOOKMake a reservation
BOOKStarter for binding or making
BOOKTravel-ad urging
BOOKBest-seller list entry
BOOKWhat the professional betting man makes.
BOOK"Mr. President," for instance.
BOOKText of an operetta.
BOOKQuarto.
BOOKReader.
BOOKNovel.
BOOKPlay part of a musical.
BOOKLibretto.
bookwithout authority
BOOKThrow the ... at (punish severely)
BOOKReserve
BOOKMatch packet
BOOKReserve, as rooms
BOOKStamp purchase
BOOKCharge with a crime
BOOKBad thing to have thrown at you
BOOKCharge officially, cop-style
BOOKLibrary volume
BOOKMovie basis, often
BOOKVolume
BOOKIt may be thrown at you
BOOKLibrary item
BOOK"The Grapes of Wrath," e.g.
BOOKWord with work or play
BOOKItem to shelve
BOOKMake reservations
BOOKPut under arrest
BOOKMatch holder?