Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
Refined Codes of Victorian Decorum
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
- 1. Token left post-visit, signaling presence and rank
- 2. Guardian of virtue during promenade or assembly
- 3. Femininely formal bow from the waist
- 4. Unrestricted social permission wielded with grace
- 5. Provider of polished footwear, pivotal in gentleman’s ritual
- 6. Garments dictated by hour and occasion
- 11. Proximity cautioned for courting company
- 15. Trusted female adviser privy to secrets and sympathies
Down
- 7. Unspoken social infractions risking serious rebuke
- 8. Economizing on decorum could offend lavish hosts
- 9. A proper measured stroll, not merely a wander
- 10. Greeting protocol balancing obeisance and familiarity
- 12. Sacred threshold where first impressions dictated poise
- 13. One who humbly requests a social favor or favoring glance
- 14. Formal expressions accorded to mourning kin
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