Answer:

nims

Answer	Crossword Clue
NIMS	Filches
NIMS	"The Iron Pastoral" poet
NIMS	Poet who wrote "The Kiss . . . "

NIMS	Steals, old-style
NIMS	"... Island" (2008 film)
NIMS	"... Island" (Jodie Foster film)
NIMS	2008 flick "... Island"

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.