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Esoteric Vernacular Enigma Expedition
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 2. New Zealand term for trail mix, originally used by miners
  • 3. Denotes a fool, from archaic terms; often used in regional English dialects
  • 5. Derogatory British term for an indecisive person or petty official
  • 7. Slang for a decrepit motorcar; originally American hobo jargon
  • 8. Dialect compound word blending 'grim' and 'graveyard,' colloquially eerie or dismal place
Down
  • 1. Describes something covered with bushes or trees; also archaic Cockney slang for hiding
  • 4. Dialect insult from Cheshire meaning a foolish or worthless person (twelve pigs)
  • 6. Old Scots term for shrewd initiative, showing spunk and savvy
  • 9. Old term for tavern; holds layered connotations in historical slang
  • 10. Obsolete Danish slang for a quick, sharp action; used in some English dialect contexts

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