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Arcane Contraptions of Retro Ingenuity
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Obscure device for viewing fluorescence or faint light
  • 2. Wind gauge of old science and seafaring lore
  • 3. Force measuring instrument in vintage apparatus
  • 5. Celestial calculator of antiquity for starry navigation
  • 7. Early cathode ray tube for moving image display
  • 11. Ion-conducting liquid powering quirky early batteries
  • 12. Device measuring heat, used in archaic experiments
  • 16. Air-driven tech powering curious vintage automata
  • 17. Audible signal pinging vintage rotary dial readiness
  • 20. Mechanical musical gadget spinning paper tunes
Down
  • 4. Electric code-slinger from the Victorian communications vault
  • 6. Ancient precursor to fax, transmitting handwriting afar
  • 8. Pre-film era device crafting sensation of motion
  • 9. Edison’s vintage device spinning recorded sound
  • 10. Binocular viewer that imparts depth to flat pictures
  • 13. Metal bars struck with motor-driven resonators
  • 14. Victorian 3D viewer blending optics and artifice
  • 15. Current-measuring gadget from electrical pioneers’ toolkits
  • 18. Optics essential for inspecting minute retro details
  • 19. Ultrasonic gadget emitting inaudible signals for hounds

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