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Flash in the Pan (48): A PR Challenge (Tier 1) Crossword Puzzle

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The challenge laid down by team Phoenix Rising was to create an American style crossword with at least one challenge word hidden in the grid. Best of luck.
Author: pollucci19 - Diff: Harder

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      1. AKA "Dirty Money" 1972 crime film with Alain Delon & Catherine Deneuve; "Un ___"
      5. UK airline 1940-74, merged with others to form British Airways. Best known by its acronym
      9. German word, translates to empire, realm or kingdom
      10. Worldwide group of Amateur Radio Operators (Hams), formed in 1969
      12. Land mass in the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Campania region of Italy (Three words 4,2,5)
      14. Nickname of Equatorial Guinean swimmer Eric Moussambani; Eric the ___
      15. UK comedian, star & co-writer of the TV series "The Young Ones" (1982-84); ___ Mayall
      16. Alternate term for Chlorendic acid
      17. Oscar nominated for her role as Skylar in "Good Will Hunting" (1997); Minnie ___
      19. Disney cartoon character who is Duckburg's ingenious inventor; ___ Gearloose
      20. Capital of the U.S. state of Arizona
      22. King of the Ancient Greek gods
      24. 1987 single from Madonna's "True Blue" LP; "La Isla ___"
      27. Paul McCartney was dining in with this 1971 single; "___ at Home"
      28. Loam, silt or clay mixed with water
      29. German vocalist, surname Forster, best known as lead singer for UK punk band The Slits; ___ Up
      30. Usually a 6-stringed instrument without pedals, aka lap steel ___; (2 words 5,6 second = the blank)
      33. Lacrimal eighth novel in the "Alex Rider" series; "Crocodile ___" (2008)
      34. City in West Yorkshire, home to the tower of Bridgewater Place, also known as "The Dalek"
      35. Backwater or side-channel, ideally one that rejoins a major stream
      36. Municipality, district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany or Spanish for "taught"

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      1. US Catholic philosopher, published "Five Proofs of the Existence of God" (2017); Edward ___
      2. Trivial or very small... Jonathan Swift would know
      3. Rocks (Informal)
      4. A combining form, meaning "dance", often used as a prefix
      5. 1969 single by The Beatles that featured "Jojo from Tucson, Arizona"; "Get ___"
      6. German word for grandmother or granny
      7. Kills by depriving the victim of air
      8. Paid helper who looks after the sick
      9. Austrian football club, formed 1912, plays home matches at Josko Arena; SV Guntamatic ___
      11. Former President of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; Josip Broz ___
      13. Alternate name for an arsonist
      18. The dominant format by which to view tape media during the 1980s & 1990s, known by its acronym
      19. Name of a distilled alcoholic drink that can also be the name of a card game
      21. Small but firm lump that can be found on the skin or other organs (Singular)
      22. The outer peel of citrus fruits, used for flavouring
      23. Former Australian rugby union captain, nicknamed "Nobody" because nobody's perfect; John ___
      25. The transfer of goods and services between two entities
      26. Ventilates
      28. Along with Nete & Hypate, was one of the three Muses of the lyre that were worshipped at Delphi
      31. A lack of rainfall; ___ spell
      32. Australian professor of cultural studies and media, published "Watching Dallas" (1985); May ___ Ang