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Arcane Occupations and Obscure Roles
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Street vendor or peddler, often associated with shrewd sales
  • 2. Maker of wooden barrels and sometimes metal fittings combined
  • 4. Merchant that sold candles made from animal fat
  • 5. Maker or repairer of sword sheaths, a feisty title
  • 7. Keeper of street lamps before the advent of electric lighting
  • 9. Nocturnal hunter of vermin for the safety of urban dwellers
  • 12. Specialist in crafting items from an alloy primarily of tin
  • 13. Sealer of official documents with wax; keeper of authenticity
  • 14. Appraiser of ale quality and measures in medieval England
  • 15. Female brewer and seller of ale in medieval times
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  • 3. 17th-century brewery assistant tasked with cleaning containers
  • 6. Protector or custodian of a sacred place or shrine
  • 8. Official who licensed gambling halls and regulated taverns
  • 10. Medieval official who supervised market regulations (not a city)
  • 11. Painter or specialist who did illuminated manuscripts long ago
  • 16. Court official who cleared the way by beating a gong
  • 17. Artisan specialized in crafting arrows for medieval warfare
  • 18. Historically a woman who spun wool; evolved job title

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