FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

Flash in the Pan (17) Crossword Puzzle

Home» Crosswords» General
General knowledge questions that come at you from all directions, though most of these were inspired by words in the titles of movies from 1955. Best of luck.
Author: pollucci19 - Diff: Harder

ACROSS

    DOWN

      Become a Gold Member to save crossword progress, save scores, appear on crossword scoreboards, and print crosswords!
    • Save progress & come back later: must be logged in to use this!
    • Print this crossword: gold member feature!
    • Complete Clue List

      Across
      1. Film studio formed in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Chaplin, Pickford & Fairbanks; United ___
      5. Spider's traps (Plural)
      9. US director of the 1992 film "Reservoir Dogs"; Quentin ___
      10. Broom
      11. Surprise attack from a concealed position
      12. Fugitives from prison
      13. Fictional supervillain played by Josh Brolin in "Avengers: Endgame" (2019)
      15. Vanquishment
      18. Position that a flag is flown at as a mark of respect for a person who has died (Two words 4,4)
      19. Informal term for a soldier from Australia or New Zealand
      21. One who maintains (for example) a tradition
      23. Had a hit in 1971 with "Most People I Know (Think That I'm Crazy)"; Billy Thorpe & the ___
      26. Body of a human being that has been ceremonially preserved, especially of Ancient Egypt
      27. Morally offensive behaviour
      28. Sum of money saved for the future (Two words 4,3)
      29. Diagonal cross as a heraldic ordinary

      Down

      1. Paula Abdul with some magnetic theory in 1989; "Opposites ___"
      2. Pulsate
      3. An occurrence of strong wind, especially in a desert (Singular)
      4. Whirl
      5. William Tell's weapon of choice
      6. US footballer, played Moses Hightower in the "Police Academy" series; ___ Smith
      7. Chocolate treat for a child (or an adult), two days after Good Friday (Two words 6,3)
      8. Abenaki sagamore, first American Indian contact the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony
      14. Clumsy or awkward (Two words 3,6)
      16. Indicating mild or amused puzzlement
      17. Escorting
      18. English poet best known for his "A Shropshire Lad" set of poems (1896); A.E. ___
      20. Remake in a new shape or layout
      22. Original lead singer of Alice in Chains; ___ Staley
      24. Boredom
      25. Days falling roughly in the middle of each month. Caesar wasn't keen on the ones in March