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20 answers for: An old name for money, especially if ill-gotten
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PELFAn old name for money, especially if ill-gotten
BOODLEMoney, especially if gained dishonestly (6)
PRIZEFIGHTA public boxing match fought for money, especially in the 18th and 19th centuries (10)
YENThe old name for money
SHOCKFrom an old name for a shaggy-coated poodle, a word for a thick mop of hair; or, an abrupt perturbation (5)
SHAWLIEFrom an item of clothing, an old name for a working-class woman
URCHINFrom the Latin for "hedgehog", an old name for said spiny beast (6)
OLIVETree whose branches symbolise peace; yellowish-green colour; or, an old name for an oystercatcher (5)
BINGOThe playing of all seven tiles in a single turn in Scrabble; an old name for brandy; the game housey-housey; or, by extension, a word used as an interjection of success/discovery (5)
TURTLEA tortoise-like marine chelonian named by English sailors; said terrapin's flesh, used for soup; or, an old name for a species of dove, symbolic of devoted or true love (6)
LAPPETAn old name for the dog collar of a clergyman; or, a jar for conserves, preserves, jellies and the like (6)
SINBINTerm for a penalty box in ice hockey or rugby; or, an old name for a pupil referral unit in a school (3,3)
SULPHURBrimstone is an old name for which element? (7)
PUGILISMAn old name for boxing (8)
ULTIMATHULEAn old name for the northern end of the world
NATRIUMAn old name for sodium (7)
SALOPAn old name for Shropshire (5)
ABIBAn old name for the seventh civil month in the Jewish calendar (4)
ONAGRAAn old name for Oenothera (bot) (6)
AZOTEAn old name for nitrogen (5)