By J. T. D.
Get out nutcracker, hammer, tongs and poker, for there are words in
here that the English language doesn’t know it owns. J. T. D. is
absolutely ruthless when it comes to cornering the odd and unusual
word, and the unheard-of definition. This puzzle is included especially
to show you to what lengths the innocent Cross Word can go when it
tries.
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