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"Carousel" (1956) Crossword Puzzle

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A crossword about Henry King's film, based on the 1945 stage musical. This puzzle was written for a November 2021 QueWriMo challenge. Enjoy!
Author: psnz - Diff: Harder

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      1. Categorisations for "Carousel" (1956) include this genre along with "fantasy" and "musical"
      4. Causing Billy's death in the film was his fall onto this, his weapon
      7. Composer Richard ____ teamed with Oscar Hammerstein II to create the musical, "Carousel"
      8. Conceit
      9. Calming retreat; Nettie Fowler owns a small seaside ____
      10. Current location? Challenge for some
      13. Circumstances allow Billy to attend daughter Louise's high ____ graduation (abbr.)
      15. Crestfallen, dejected
      17. Crafty, cunning
      19. Close relative, as Julie is to Nettie Fowler
      22. Contralto Claramae Turner, as Nettie Fowler, sings the number "June is Bustin' ____ All Over"
      24. "Carousel" number sung as Billy and Julie declare their love for each other: "If I Loved ____"
      25. Country of birth of Ferenc Molnár who wrote the play "Liliom" (1909) which "Carousel" was based on
      26. Cries out, like a carnival barker
      27. Cosy places

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      1. Comparatively more calamitous as was Billy's situation when he turned to crime with Jigger
      2. Come out correctly (3,2)
      3. Changes for the better; Billy's return to Earth was so he could make ____ to his family
      4. Contact between Billy and his daughter Louise was a slap, which she felt as a ____
      5. Concepts, notions
      6. Christian name of Mr Snow, played by Robert Rounseville in the film
      11. Cut from the film was the stage song "Highest Judge of ____" where Billy asks to meet God
      12. Cavity
      14. Chinese life force
      16. Counsel for Billy from a Heavenly Friend in the film: "there's trouble... ____ Earth" (4,2)
      17. Cautiously, lacking confidence
      18. Covered by Gerry and the Pacemakers (1963), song from the musical and film: "____ Never Walk Alone"
      20. Chief actors: in "Carousel" these included Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones and Cameron Mitchell
      21. Composition from British poet Alfred ____: "There's a barrel-organ carolling across a golden street"
      23. Chooser's word