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Arcane Victorian Trades & Cunning Cant
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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- 2. Nickname for an awkward apprentice or lanky errand boy on Victorian streets
- 3. Collector or bundle-maker, often seen gathering twigs or small sticks for fuel
- 4. Dreary workshop where workers’ toil produces garments under heavy strain
- 6. Informal name for a coachman or cab driver who shakes through London’s roads
- 8. Artisan crafting useful wares from thin metal sheets, deft with solder and seam
- 10. One who deftly pawns or pilfers small valuables, a delicately skilled pilferer
- 11. Worker specializing in molding earthen wares, a utilitarian artisan of mud
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- 1. Slang for surveillance by juvenile factory inspectors or curious street urchins
- 5. Street scavenger or someone who scrabbles about seeking dropped coins or refuse
- 7. Laborer specializing in clearing refuse and filth from urban street channels
- 9. Daily cleaning woman, a humble matron maintaining Victorian households’ polish
- 12. Youth employed to carry out menial tasks in Scottish mining communities
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