Welcome to day one of our new contest. We’re trying something different this time. It’s a crossword without clues. Instead, we are giving you three letters to start you off. Each day we’ll add three more letters until someone submits all of the correct words. Think of it like one of the games they play on Wheel of Fortune.

The first person to submit all nine (9) of the correct words at one time wins a $50 gift certificate. The next two people who submit all of the correct words win a $25 gift certificate.

Clues Day One

We’re trying to keep the playing field as level as possible when it comes to new clues. New clues will be uploaded as a new blog post each day at 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) in the USA. Adding new clues at this time of day should ensure waking hours for most of our customers around the world. Today’s image contains the letters the make up the clues for day one.

• There are nine words related to Victorian clothing for you to identify.
• Submit your answers in this order (copy and paste the entire section immediately below into the comments section of this post if you’d like).
  Across
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  9.
  Down
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• You may once enter every day in the comments section of the blog post but you must submit an answer for each of the nine (9) words each time you enter.
• Please do not send us one answer at a time.
• You may also wait until you are reasonably sure you have correct answers before submitting.
• Comments are moderated so your answers are only seen by the moderator until the end of the game. Once the contest is over, all answers will be published as blog comments.
• The first person to post all nine (9) correct words in one submission, wins a $50 gift certificate.
• The next two people to post all nine (9) correct words in one submission win a $25 gift certificate.

This game is running simultaneously on Facebook. There is a five-hour time difference between this blog’s timestamp (GMT) and the one used on Facebook (EST). This time difference is taken into account when and will be translated into Eastern Standard Time in the United States when we announce the winners.

Have fun and good luck!