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Victorian Vernacular Cryptic Conundrum
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Across
  • 1. Cheap imitation, often used disparagingly about mass-produced goods
  • 2. Drunk or hoodwinked, a term from Victorian street vernacular
  • 4. Attitude of local gentry, reflecting Victorian social stratification slang
  • 6. Nonsense or rubbish; a dismissive term with linguistic roots in Victorian slang
  • 8. Covered with frost or hoarfrost—used metaphorically for chilled gossip
  • 11. Lengthy and idle discussion, often a prelude to Victorian bureaucratic slang
  • 13. An exquisitely dressed gentleman, emblematic of Victorian sartorial slang
  • 15. Covered with bushes or wood, but in slang, a shady backstreet haunt
Down
  • 3. A small firework or a witty, sharp quip in street slang
  • 5. Metaphorical sticky situation or literal swamp, also Victorian slang for trouble
  • 7. Cave-dweller, used humorously or disparagingly for a recluse or hermit
  • 9. A cant term for a disreputable ruffian who 'goats' mischief
  • 10. The act of scamming or cheating, also associated with gambling jargon
  • 12. Deceived or tricked, often used in cockney rhyming slang context
  • 14. Sturdy shoe stud, but slang for a tough, no-nonsense type
  • 16. Ill or slightly unwell — Victorian colloquialism hinting at general malaise

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