Yes. If your battery connections are dirty/corroded it can reduce the carrying capacity of the circuit. The connection can pass small amounts of electricity but not large amounts. It is not unusual to have things like dome light, guages/lights, and bells/buzzers when you turn the key on, but when you go to crank, it exceeds the current capacity of the connection and stops the trickle of electrons. Sometimes returning the key to off, will restore the connection, but not always. Sometimes it will not reestablish on it's own. I would assume that you cleaned the battery cable ends. The corrosion that causes this condition will not be highly visible. It will look more like oxidation or glazing. I have not seen this caused anywhere other than the battery connection, but maybe it's possible.