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Cryptic Curiosities of Victorian Vernacular
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 2. Hairy resistance; metaphor for a stubborn or irritable soul
  • 3. Grandiose or noisy display; theatrical flash and flare
  • 4. Structural undergarment for dresses, symbolic of Victorian constraint
  • 7. A small horse; used metaphorically for a feeble fellow
  • 9. Engraved whalebone or ivory craft linked to seafarer slang
  • 11. Part of a sailing ship; slang for a hangover cure or punishment
  • 15. A small bird; used metaphorically for a timid or petty person
  • 16. Corporeal thrashing instrument with multiple lashes, primal discipline
  • 19. Slang for nonsense, deriving from a cheap shoemaker's trade
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  • 1. A term of ironic affection for a habitual merry prankster
  • 5. An old trader; also a disparaging term for middle-aged suitors
  • 6. Deceptive nonsense or trickery involving quicksilver speech
  • 8. Member controlling parish affairs, often entangled in gossip
  • 10. One who lives luxuriously; a gentleman of ill-gotten style
  • 12. Excessive attention to dress and manners, often risqué
  • 13. Smooth talker who cajoles others into compliance or fraud
  • 14. Players of a ring-toss game, often at fairgrounds
  • 17. One who carries ill-gotten gains, often from clandestine dealings
  • 18. A minor coin, often featuring in everyday Victorian chitchat
  • 20. Nickname for a lively chap, taken from popular culture of era

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