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Curious Trades of Bygone Eras
Explore fascinating and unusual occupations from history in this engaging crossword puzzle highlighting odd jobs that shaped past societies.
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Across
- 1. Job involving control of rodent populations
- 2. Roman messenger or runner of odd errands
- 3. One who went ahead to make lodging ready
- 4. Hoop skirt maker’s trade, an odd niche
- 5. Civilian merchant selling provisions to soldiers
- 6. Person who disposed of dead animals and scrap
- 7. Person who carried torches to light the way at night
- 12. Person ferrying passengers across rivers historically
- 13. Place where cloth was colored, involving odd labor jobs
Down
- 8. Practitioner applying bloodletting as medical treatment
- 9. Worker who cleaned soot from chimneys
- 10. Craftsman who made barrels and casks
- 11. Herald who announced news in public squares
- 14. Worker who trimmed cloth to smooth surface
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