April Showers and Other Spring Stuff, a Crossword Puzzle
by Carly Svamvour

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Hint: 10 Down

Across

1)   He played the part of Billy Shay - surname
3)   Bill Williams starred in this shorty (1949) The Clay _ _ _ _ _ _
8)   A public avenue - abbr.
9)   He starred in As Young As We Are (1958)
11 & 12)  What the fella' in 1 down might use to enhance his act - 2 wds.
13, 15 & 16)  Ms. Day stars as Ethyl (Dynamite) Jackson in this 1952 comedy
18)   Brazil's continent - abbr.
19)   Heather Angel stars as Coral Musker in this 1934 movie _ _ _ _ _ _  Express
23)   _ _ _ Westmore - he played 'himself' in a mid-fifties T. V. series
25)   Had a romantic relationship with someone
26)   Gloria Jean is Ms. Wadsworth in this (1944) - The Reckless _ _ _
28)   Last word in the title of a 1935 musical where Cary Grant plays himself
30)   Films themed on Marco Polo and Columbus are usually about these
33)   Province in Canada - abbr.
34)   She played 'Susie' in Imitation of Life (1959) - init.
35 & 37)  A tasseled hat which belongs to me - 2 wds.
39)   Another 'coin in the fountain' would have made it this - rom. num.
40)   Easter _ _ _ _ _ _ (1948)
41)   Ann Miller plays the part of this gal in 40 across
 

Down
1)   He played himself in Dancing Lady (1933)
2)   She was Georgia in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) - Init.
3)   Make ready for
4)  She plays Mignon de Charelle in a 1935 comedy where spring has arrived in the place where
      they parlez la Francais
5)   A southern state - abbr.
6)   The 14th letter of the alphabet
7) The first word in the title of a 1959 flick where Harry Belafonte plays Johnny Ingram
9)  A river in northern China
10 & 18) She is June Tyme in this 1948 musical which celebrates a spring month
11)   Computer Smarts
12)   He played Philippe Fouquet in 13 across - _ _ _ _ _ _ Dauphin
14)   This Casablanca star shares the same first name as 12 across
17)   He plays the priest in A Farewell to Arms (1932) Jack La _ _ _
20) Clarke Gable plays Harry Van in this 1939 movie -  _ _ _ _ _ _ Delight
21)   He plays Francisco, the cook in Broken Lance - _ _ _ _ _ Galindo (1954)
22)   The grandfather of Gore Vidal  - init.
24)   A state in New England - abbr.
27)   David Niven plays Sir Percy Blakeney in this 1950 comedy - The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Pimpernel
29)   George J. Lewis plays the part of himself in this 1926 comedy - The Last _ _ _
30)   Marie Dressler plays the leading roll - 1932 Drama/Comedy
31)   A creepy substance often used in horror stories
32)   A state in the Rocky Mountains - abbr.
36)   12 months - abbr.
37)   Monogram for 1 down
38)   The talking horse
39)   Not out
 

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Carly Svamvour is a writer who makes her home in the west end of Toronto, Canada. She has published her poems, short prose pieces and puzzles in many places throughout Canada and the U. S. A. She is currently working on her photo-journals with an eye to success at being a travel writer.
 

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