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Timeless Echoes: Arcane Literary Idioms
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Across
  • 1. Deceptive or hypocritical, derived from Shakespearean themes
  • 2. Epic nemesis whale, symbolizing obsession in literature
  • 3. A dreamy or ghostly place from Washington Irving’s tale
  • 5. A distracting clue or false lead in a mystery
  • 9. Devious intruder, from a phrase describing danger disguised
  • 10. Luring tune with hidden consequences, related to Hamelin
  • 11. A severe test or trial, named after Miller’s play setting
  • 13. A paradoxical rule or dilemma, coined in war satire
Down
  • 4. Basic sustenance; something deeply cherished in old texts
  • 6. An obsessive pursuit, inspired by Melville’s classic hunt
  • 7. One who dabbles in many skills, from old sayings
  • 8. Jealous or envious, coined by a bard in tragedy
  • 12. Eternal youth idiom inspired by Wilde’s portrait story
  • 14. A secretive figure bound by mystery in French legend
  • 15. Miserly figure transformed by Christmas spirit in Dickens

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