Crossword puzzle clue "word often written diagonally on signs"

Word often written diagonally on signs

First word across in the first-ever crossword (1913) and the first of a dozen appearances of the word in this puzzle's grid, written word search-style (left, right, down, and diagonally) ... Can you f

What to do to read the secret message (going diagonally down, then diagonally back up the under side)

Accessory often worn diagonally

What you can find in the grid after completing this puzzle, looking up, down, left, right and diagonally, word search-style

Flagmaker Ross (and, starting on the T, an 11-word quote that "runs" diagonally through the grid)

Number of times this puzzle's theme word appears diagonally in the grid (to complete the puzzle, shade those words plus the Down answers that begin where they meet)

Award won by lead actors in this puzzle's starred films: the winners' names are hidden "word search"-style in the grid (across, down or diagonally, and forward or backward)