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