is able to read and write

LITERATE
WordClue
FANNY... and Alexander (Bergman)
FENCEpost and rain framing
GOOODThe ..., the Bad and the Ugly
LEASHfor dogs and other animals
LOGICstudy of inference and demonstration
PEACEWar and ... (Tolstoy)
PIETYReverence and devotion to God
PRIDE... and Prejudice
QUESTplot device in mythology and fiction
ROMEO... and Juliet
SADHUkama, artha and even dharma
SHOUTTwist and ..., song of the Beatles
SLICEThat which is thin and broad
SLUSHmixture of snow and liquid water
TOWELcloth which is used to dry something
MISSILEair-to-air or air-to-ground
UNKNOWNvariable whose value is to be found
CREDITORperson to whom a debt is owed
EFFICACYable to finish something satisfactorly
VITALITYThe capacity to live and develop
TROUBLEirritation, perplexity
LIFEis Beautiful (R. Benigni)