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Cryptic Trades of Victorian London
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Middleman trader, often seen skimming profits in commerce’s shadows
  • 2. Nomadic mender of pots and pans, skilled in metal’s wandering art
  • 3. Confidence trick or swindle; the art of victorian sharpers
  • 7. Waiter or companion at taverns, ever ready to fetch a round
Down
  • 4. To acquire by sly or underhand means, a catch for a crooked hand
  • 5. Hornblower of street cries, hawking news like small treasures
  • 6. Seller or dealer, whose trade often bears a hint of hawking or peddling
  • 8. Workshop of toil where the heat of labor is oppressive
  • 9. Scavenger who digs the refuse heaps for forgotten gains

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