Cryptic Movie Quiz Answers

 

Annual Cryptic
Movie Quiz 2021
Answers

Hello and thanks to all who had a go at my quiz this time around. Not much of a response this year, it has to be said. Not sure if I’ll bother to do another one at the end of this year to be honest (let me know if you want me to).

This year’s winner is Steve Braham in Australia, who got 11 out of the 16 answers correct.

The answers are pictured above in the grid and this is how you break them down to solve them.

1. Take a detailed look at the bed linen that backwards lad brought in!
A detailed look could be when you ‘scan’ something with your eyes. LAD backwards is DAL. Bed linen could be a sheet. So we get Sam Fuller’s Scandal Sheet.

2. Travelling atop the back of the European Community.
The European Community is often abbreviated to the EC. If you travel atop something you are riding it so... EC Rider... Easy Rider.

3. A gap situated between two of their typical structures for this large body of beavers united by common descent, history or culture.
A structure built by a beaver is a Dam. A body of peoples united by a common descent, history or culture is a Nation. A gap between two structures is an alley. So we have Damnation Alley.

4. Ions pass through... it’s one of many similarly unlawful acts.
Crimes are unlawful acts. An ion through a pass is Pass-Ion so...
Crimes Of Passion.

5. The perfect fusion of VHS and homo sapien.
Well, yeah, man and video spliced together gives you Videoman.

6. Shoo! It was a bit of a scramble yesterday evening.
Yesterday evening was Last Night. Shoo scrambled up is Soho, so... Last Night In Soho.

7. It’s solely an alliance of frozen water.
Solely something means it’s Just something... frozen water is Ice. An alliance is a league so... Justice League.

8. The first games player is a militarised ant of a behemoth.
A games player is often referred to as a Gamer these days. The first one might be titled Gamer A. A soldier in the US military is referred to as a GI. Put it together with Ant and you get Giant. A behemoth is a monster so... Gamera The Giant Monster.

9. Not a light person to pull your stranded vehicle away.
Opposite of light can be dark. Someone who tows your vehicle away could be a tower so... The Dark Tower.

10. The backwards glance.
A glance could be a peek. Backwards it’s The Keep.

11. The act of devouring the coverings on top of her fingers.
Eat her nails... The Eternals.

12. I’m dreaming of a Shark Father Christmas!
Well this one couldn’t be anything other than Santa Jaws.

13. ... as sunlight power does!
Solar is as solar does. So... Solaris.

14. It’s crimson... negative on the frozen water.
Crimson is red. Negative is Not. Frozen water is Ice so... Red Notice.

15. Had all the violence and bloodshed taken out of it.
It had gore... now it’s gone... gore gone... The Gorgon.

16. Carnal relations at the Overlook Hotel.
Sex at the hotel from The Shining is... Jess Franco’s Shining Sex.

Hope all those who had a go enjoyed playing! Thanks very much and congratulations to Steve in Oz... who finally won one after years of trying and failing.