Classic Movie Crosswords

Book excerpt: Both movie lovers and word mavens will turn these crosswords into blockbusters! That’s because they’re filled with cinematic clues designed to test film fans’ knowledge of screen lore. The puzzle titles say it all: "Short Subjects,” "Two Thumbs Up,” "The Top 50,” and "The Lady Vanishes” (after the Hitchcock classic), to name just a few. Everything movie-related is fair game: actors, directors, composers, Oscar winners, favorite characters, plot points, and genres. What’s the name of the Mel Gibson alien flick? Who was William Hurt’s Body Heat costar? And Phil Collins’ Oscar-nominated song is called "Against All ___”? (Hint: it’s four letters.)