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"The General" (1926) Crossword Puzzle

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"The General" is a silent movie co-directed by and starring Buster Keaton, loosely based on William Pittenger's 1889 memoir "The Great Locomotive Chase." Enjoy!
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      4. Bumbler
      8. Locomotive driver, Johnnie's job in the movie
      9. Simple shelter (4-2)
      10. US Civil War uniform fabric
      11. Warn, as Johnnie lets the army detachment at Kingston know of the stolen train
      12. Civil War side, with "the"; Johnnie's surname in "The General"
      13. 13A and 20A: ____ ____, wartime battle fronts of allied forces (1st word)
      16. 6D and 16A: In "The General" a ____ of Union ____ (spies) attempt to steal a train (2nd word)
      18. Movie character
      20. 13A and 20A: ____ ____, wartime battle fronts of allied forces (2nd word)
      21. Individually
      23. Buster's father Joe ____ was a one of three Union Generals in the movie
      24. Berthplace?
      27. Innocent
      29. Conversation starter
      31. Expression of thanks from Johnnie's 2D at the end of the movie
      32. Major League Baseball outfielder Mike "Turkey Mike" ____ was cast as a Union general in the movie
      33. Hacked to pieces, as with some boxcar wagon walls in the movie (6,2)
      34. Morse code bit

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      1. Arrive en masse like men trying to enlist at the beginning of "The General"
      2. In "The General", Johnnie's ____ is Annabelle Lee (Marion Mack)
      3. At the end of the movie, Johnnie's ____ for bravery is being commissioned as a lieutenant
      4. "It's either you ____" (2,2)
      5. Types of railway wagon, used in the movie to transport troops
      6. 6D and 16A: In "The General" a ____ of Union ____ (spies) attempt to steal a train (1st word)
      7. Johnnie works for the Western & ____ Railroad (named after an ocean)
      13. Alliterative comment about "The General" from "Variety" newspaper review: "____ from funny"
      14. "The General" was based on an ____ that happened during the American Civil War
      15. Pejorative term for Union soldiers in the American Civil War
      17. 17D & 26D: Johnnie goes into ____ (hostile) territory to ____ (save) his train and his 2D (1st word)
      19. Synonym of 8A
      20. A course of action carried out by an individual; Johnnie's part in "The General" (4,4)
      22. During a meeting of Union officers, Johnnie ____ (concealed himself) under their dining table
      25. Quintessential, like the movie's bridge collapse stunt
      26. 17D & 26D: Johnnie goes into ____ (hostile) territory to ____ (save) his train and his 2D (2nd word)
      28. In 1989, "The General" was selected for preservation in the US National ____ Registry
      30. Whip OR tie; in the movie (17D 16A) tie up Johnnie's 2D
      31. Enthusiastic, as Johnnie is about his train and his 2D