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Arcane Anxieties and Obscure Phobias
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Fear triggered by laughter, defying its joyful intent
  • 2. Excessive dread of creating or hearing loud or discordant sounds
  • 3. Irrational terror of roosters crowing at dawn
  • 6. Anxiety centered on the navel, a peculiar body focus
  • 9. Irrational fear of snowflakes or snowy landscapes
  • 12. Fear stemming from premature burial, echoing gothic fears
  • 14. Meta-anxiety about the very feeling of fear itself
Down
  • 4. Paranoia of hidden molds lurking in shadowy corners
  • 5. Aversion to hands, possibly rooted in tactile hypersensitivity
  • 7. Fear that a duck is constantly watching you, mythically bizarre
  • 8. Fear inspired by the color yellow, culturally significant
  • 10. Dread of clouds, an uncommon meteorological anxiety
  • 11. Discomfort and dread related to hair and its presence
  • 13. Superstitious fear of talking mannequins or dolls
  • 15. Dread of satellites and orbital objects in the sky
  • 16. Aversion to fat, both metaphorically and biologically

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