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Flash in the Pan (53) Crossword Puzzle

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General knowledge questions that come at you from all directions, though a number of these were inspired by words in the titles of movies from 1939. Best of luck.
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      1. Alexandre Dumas wrote about three of them in 1844, obviously D'Artagnan didn't count
      6. A round flat bread common in Indian cuisine
      9. Its common name is the sunapee trout, its scientific name is Salvelinus ___
      10. A pastry with a minced product unsuitable for vegetarians (Two words 4,3)
      12. Act in accordance with established laws or guidelines (Three words 2,6,5)
      14. Ring shaped bands of precious metal used as headwear (Plural)
      15. The art of crafting artificially dwarfed trees in pots
      17. The period in office for the head of a group of monks
      19. Tartan pattern worn by the British Royal Family, also the residence of King Charles III in Scotland
      21. To sit astride a horse (Four words 2,2,3,6)
      24. Fronted by the Kemp brothers, this band had hits with "True" & "Gold" in 1983; ___ Ballet
      25. Ideal for planes, streamlined body capable of generating much more lift than drag
      26. In botany, a part of the stem from which leaves emerge (Singular)
      27. Of sound waves that are of a frequency above that of human hearing's upper limit

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      1. The Marcels called it "Blue" in 1961, Nick Drake's was "Pink" in 1972 & Sherbert's "Silvery" in 1974
      2. Impediment suffered by King George VI, depicted in "The King's Speech" film in 2010
      3. An obsolete adjective meaning full of nothing but air, used in the works of Shakespeare
      4. Ornamental shoulder pieces worn on uniforms to signify rank
      5. 2000 action/thriller film, stars Jet Li & Aaliyah; "___ Must Die"
      7. Shocks or horrifies greatly
      8. City, Polk County Minnesota, birthplace of George R. Wicker, Minnesota state representative 1917-21
      11. One star officers in the RAF, positioned above Group Captains (Two words 3,10 & Plural)
      13. A vast underwater, bowl shaped depression in the Earth's crust. Sounds like a sink (Two words 5,5)
      16. Civil and military aircraft manufacturer, based in Montreal, Quebec (1944-86)
      18. An ambushing bandit
      20. Hardy, fast-growing winter-spring cereal used for forage - Hint, two grains joined together
      22. Being the same in quantity
      23. Member of the Baldwin family, was Jack Donaghy on the NBC sitcom "30 Rock" (2006-13)