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Arcane Anxieties: Cryptic Phobia Origins
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Across
- 1. Unease induced by oscillating timekeepers, inspired by swinging devices in Victorian experiments
- 2. Aversion to difference or 'otherness' challenging social anthropology’s definitions
- 5. Obsession with the strange transforms oddly into dread in this paradoxical phobia
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- 3. Fear rooted in shadows and gloom, often linked to folkloric interpretations of darkness
- 4. Ancient dread of gold, blending alchemical desire with mistrust of precious metals
- 6. Fear of hands, a manual terror possibly linked to agitated gestures
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