Complete Clue List
Across
1. Title of nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll, included in "Through the Looking-Glass"
8. American card game with four different colors
9. "The Mill on the Floss," 1860 novel by George __
11. British actor who played David Copperfield in the 2020 adapted film, __ Patel
12. Process of improving your website's visibility (abbreviated)
13. William ____, British Prime Minister during Victorian Era, serving until 1894 (2 words: 5,9)
16. Title of poem by English writer Rudyard Kipling, written circa 1895
17. Served as U.S. president from from 1877 to 1881, Rutherford B. ___
18. "The Morning ___," 1973 song by Maureen McGovern
21. Abbreviation used for comparison
22. River in Picardy, northern France, also the name of a WWI battle
23. Title of Anne Brontė's debut novel, "___ Grey"
26. Mr. ___, character from "Oliver Twist" who later adopts Oliver
29. Title of a detective fiction by Agatha Christie, "__the Pricking of My Thumbs"
30. To make a speech
31. Victorian Era undergarments worn to shape a woman's figure
35. A formal event might also be called a "suit ___ event" (2 words: 3, 3)
37. US web service provider, founded in 1985 (abbreviated)
38. Famous American poet of 20th century, __ Eliot (inits.)
39. "Wuthering Heights" quote: "Whatever our souls are made of, __ and mine are the same"
40. Race meeting for thoroughbred horses at a course in Berkshire, England (2 words: 5,5)
43. To bring to mind
44. Name of Waldo's nemesis in the "Where's Waldo" games
45. 1892 English comic novel by George and Weedon Grossmith, "The Diary of a ___"
Down
1. Title of Thomas Hardy's last completed novel (3 words: 4,3,7)
2. Starting fresh (adverb)
3. Victorian Era novel by Gustave Flaubert, "Madame __"
4. Famous British textile artist in the Victorian Era (7,6)
5. A dessert from Victorian England, lemon __ tart
6. "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" quote: "It's no use going back to __"
7. Adjective, having artificial body parts
10. Astrological sign that comes before Virgo
14. 1891 novel by Thomas Hardy, "__ of the d'Urbervilles"
15. Known as ___ Gray, she was a famous artists' model and the wife of painter John Everett Millais
19. A type of radio broadcasting (abbreviated)
20. "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" Chapter 7: "A Mad __ Party"
24. Title of 1854 novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, "__ and South"
25. Antagonist in "Oliver Twist," Bill ___
27. "Salem's __," horror novel by Stephen King
28. "The __ of the World," written by English playwright William Congreve
29. Adjective to describe a ferocious monster
32. A semi-synthetic fiber used in clothing fabric
33. To submerge something in water
34. "East Lynne," 1861 novel by __ Wood
36. King George __, grandfather of Queen Victoria (Roman numerals)
38. Fictional character from Victorian Era, Sweeney __
41. Prefix for egg
42. A murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon