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Arcane Echoes of Lost Tongues
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Phonetic process underlying some archaic idiomatic transformations
  • 2. Witty figure often associated with crafting ancient idioms
  • 4. Obsolete term meaning sunbathing in ancient idiomatic usage
  • 5. Latin verbal noun used in idioms expressing purpose or intent
  • 6. Arcane word for confusing rituals, extended figuratively to speech
  • 8. Reciter of epic poetry, transmitter of archaic idioms
  • 10. Unit of speech integral to ancient idiomatic expressions
  • 12. Coined term appearing once, sometimes in forgotten idioms
  • 18. Adjective describing idioms rooted in pre-modern linguistics
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  • 3. Meter form lending rhythm to archaic sarcasm-based idioms
  • 7. Peculiar phrase for corrupted or fractured language patterns
  • 9. Old term for petty nonsense often invoked in forgotten idioms
  • 11. Metaphor in Old English for hesitant anxiety or worry
  • 13. Voluminous repetition known in archaic speech & idioms
  • 14. Slang for trivial currency used metaphorically in language decay
  • 15. Obscure printing term turned idiom for gibberish text
  • 16. Loan translation mimicking a foreign idiom's structure
  • 17. Act of turning ordinary speech into unintelligible idiom
  • 19. Imaginary lost dialect symbolizing extinct idiomatic forms

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