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Alchemical Aromas of Antiquity is a hard crossword puzzle with 13 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Alchemical Aromas of Antiquity
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- 2. Chemical compound found in wormwood, historically controversial yet fragrant in absinthe
- 4. A rare gum-resin with a name derived from Greek, used since antiquity for rich incense
- 6. Obscure ancient ingredient linked to creamy richness, often confused with animalic origins
- 7. Sticky resin once scraped from goat beards in mythic Crete, prized for balsamic depth
- 8. A spicy bark akin to cinnamon, historically used for its warm, sweet aromatic profile
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- 1. Earthy root long harvested in India, grounding perfumes with its smoky, woody character
- 3. Hydrocarbon skeleton name sounding chemical, critical in synthetic modern perfumery foundations
- 5. Floral note extracted from sensitive shrub flowers, symbolizing modesty in perfumed history
- 9. Toxic, ornamental shrub whose perfume inspired both allure and caution in old apothecaries
- 10. A naturally sweet molecule derived from tonka beans, adds a hay-like nuance to scents
- 11. Rare and animalic secretion originally sourced from a Himalayan deer, signature fixer
- 12. Green, bitter resin used since Roman times, invokes forest freshness in classical blends
- 13. Fossilized prized secretion from ancient cetaceans, once treasured in perfumery
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