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Arcane Trades of Bygone Era
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Ignited street illumination before electric bulbs
  • 2. Shoemaker specializing in fine leather, not to be confused with cobblers
  • 4. Separation of ore particles by shaking tables in metallurgy’s past
  • 7. Craftsman of heavy wooden wagons for horse-drawn freight
  • 9. Specialist in affixing feathers to arrows, ancient projectile finisher
  • 10. Cleaner and presser of linens pre-industrial laundering technology
  • 12. Operated passenger boats across rivers before bridges prevailed
  • 13. Player and tuner of English country dance’s string instrument
  • 14. Professional copyist before typewriters and printers
  • 16. Maker and repairer of protective battle gear, obsolete with firearms
Down
  • 3. Civilian trader supplying troops, vanished with modern logistics
  • 5. Laborer digging canals and railways in Victorian times
  • 6. Maker of candles from rendered animal fat, flickering in history
  • 8. Artisan of staves and hoops, crafting barrels by hand
  • 11. Bearer of light before electricity’s rise
  • 15. Urban hunter of vermin, an ancient public health role
  • 17. Collector and renderer of worn-out horses and animals
  • 18. Smith of fine steel blades named after Spanish city renowned for cutlery
  • 19. Operator of manual shoe finishing machines, fading with factories

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