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Crescent City Cryptics: New Orleans Lexicon Unveiled is a hard crossword puzzle with 16 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Crescent City Cryptics: New Orleans Lexicon Unveiled
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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- 1. Typical architectural feature overlooking lively street parades and festivals
- 2. Large lake named after a French regent north of New Orleans
- 3. Traditional sandwich symbolizing workers’ sustenance and local fare
- 4. Renowned New Orleans brass band synonymous with modern jazz revival
- 6. Ritual procession blending sorrow and celebration through brass bands
- 7. Commerce hub catering to tourists with local artifacts and keepsakes
- 10. Historic French Quarter, literally ‘Old Square’ in French
- 12. Carnivalesque festival marking the onset of Lent with masked revelry
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- 5. Historical fire brigade known for their white canes and vigilant protection
- 8. Elevated platform for displaying a coffin during funerary rites
- 9. Leader of a historic social aid and pleasure club famed for Mardi Gras
- 11. Distinctive style combining Spanish, French, and Creole influences
- 13. Local governmental region named after the famous slow-moving waterway
- 14. Old French term for suburb, used for historic New Orleans neighborhoods
- 15. Creole seasoning powder derived from sassafras leaves essential in stew
- 16. Ethnolinguistic group blending French, African, and Caribbean heritage
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