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Flash in the Pan (23) Crossword Puzzle

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General knowledge questions that come at you from all directions, though most of these were inspired by words in the titles of movies from 1980. Best of luck.
Author: pollucci19 - Diff: Harder

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      1. Impromptu, as in remark (Three words 3,3,4)
      6. A tear in a garment or colloquial term for heroin
      9. Botany term meaning spike like
      10. Edible plant, otherwise known as rocket
      12. 1982 novel by the Swedish novelist P. C. Jersild (Three words 5,3,5)
      14. Dutch city, hosts the International Court of Justice (Two words 3,5)
      15. Of or belonging to an ethnic group
      17. A principal North American river, forms part of Mexico United States border; Rio ___
      19. In the Hebrew Bible he's described as the first king of the northern Kingdom of Israel
      21. Mainly found in plant foods, they are the main source of energy for the body (Plural)
      24. The place where someone lives
      25. Related to your immediate surrounds or, in music, genre that emphasizes tone and atmosphere
      26. Pay attention to
      27. Shot putt or high jump as an example (Two words 5,5)

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      1. Russian city on the Irtysh River, second largest city in Siberia
      2. Warship with a mixed armament, generally lighter than a destroyer
      3. US weekly magazine,originally published by Pettengill, Bates & Co (1868-75) (Three words 6,3,4)
      4. Noticeably happy or jolly
      5. An informal British term for showy or ostentatious
      7. A SI unit of electrical charge
      8. In tennis, Wimbledon, the US Open, the French & the Australian Opens (Two words 5,5)
      11. 1991 single by Natalie Cole & Nat King Cole
      13. 1939 western directed by John Ford, John Wayne is the Ringo Kid.
      16. A failed 1923 coup d'état by the Nazi Party, a.k.a the Munich Putsch; ___ Putsch (Two words 4,4)
      18. Shorten a piece of writing without losing its essence
      20. Pornographic, indecent, salacious, smutty or lewd
      22. Nintendo's dinosaur, debuted in "Super Mario World" (1990)
      23. Latin term meaning "let it stand"