Guess Who

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Across
  1. 7. – (Carroll) a mysterious or imaginary creature
  2. 10. – (various) adventurous, daring, and flamboyant
  3. 12. – (Carroll) nonsense or a dangerous creature
  4. 14. – (Dahl) the unique language Roald Dahl invented
  5. 16. – (Dickens) someone who flatters those in power
  6. 17. – (Dickens) a placeholder for a forgotten word (like “thingy”)Hornswoggle – (Mark Twain) to trick or deceive
  7. 18. – (Carroll) chuckle + snort
Down
  1. 1. – (various) meaningless or overly technical language
  2. 2. – (Shakespeare) a silly, flighty person
  3. 3. – (Victorian slang) nonsense
  4. 4. – (Carroll) fabulous + joyous
  5. 5. – (Carroll) miserable + flimsy
  6. 6. – (medical but fun in fiction) stomach rumbling
  7. 7. – (Dahl) delicious and wonderful
  8. 8. – (various) old-fashioned word for umbrella
  9. 9. – (Dahl) a gassy, silly sound (from The BFG)
  10. 11. – (Edward Lear) a nonsense word for a spoon/fork/knife hybrid
  11. 13. – (Carroll) to move in a clumsy, joyful way
  12. 15. – (Dahl) dream dust from The BFG