Complete Clue List
Across
1. Chaplin's US career was "ruined" when his popularity rapidly declined in the 1940s
4. Certain Old Testament book, named after a Hebrew prophet
7. Consent to allow in again; in 1952 US authorities were reluctant to ____ Chaplin
8. Chaplin was a member of a clog-dancing troupe (1899-1900), a popular ____ with music hall audiences
9. Count
10. Chaplin's fourth wife (until his death) was Oona ____, daughter of US playwright Eugene
13. Cinematic output at Keystone Studios: about one short film ____ week (Chaplin acted and directed)
15. Chaplin ranked #5 in a 1992 list of "____ Ten Directors" of all time
17. Classification for short silent comedy films (about 20 minutes in length): ____-reeler
19. Chaplin's films often contained ____ commentary (about the wider community) and political themes
22. Colour associated with communists; Chaplin was accused of being one, or a sympathiser
24. Commercials, briefly
25. Cuff type, palindromic
26. Chaplin's 17D costume: "the ____ baggy, the coat tight, the hat small, the shoes 21D"
27. Contronym for a feudal lord or his subject
Down
1. Chaplin (19), signed with the Fred ____ company, touring the US; things unusually RAN OK (anag.)
2. Chaplin opposed conflict, and was the recipient of an "International ____ Prize"
3. Chaotic situation; Chaplin faced controversy, court cases and communist accusations
4. Chaplin composed the song "Smile", one of Nat King Cole's ____ in 1954
5. 16D and 5D: Chaplin was honoured by many countries with a ____ ____ (second word)
6. Chaplin's ambition from an early age, was to become an ____
11. Chaplin was initially sceptical about the ____ medium of sound films
12. Chaplin came to ____ Angeles in December 1913, working for Keystone Studios early in 1914
14. Comedy "The Gold Rush" (1925) was one of the highest-grossing films of the silent ____
16. 16D and 5D: Chaplin was honoured by many countries with a ____ ____ (first word)
17. Charlie Chaplin's iconic on-screen character: The Little ____
18. Chaplin's "Monsieur Verdoux" (1947) about a bigamist wife killer was inspired by ____ Welles
20. "Caught ____ Rain" (1914) was a comedy silent film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin (2,3)
21. Considerable; size descriptor of Chaplin's fan base in the silent film 14D
23. Champions of prohibition