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Arcane Glyphs and Serif Shadows
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Joined letters creating a single glyph
  • 2. Enclosed or partially enclosed negative space within letters
  • 3. Pen motion moving upward in calligraphy and letterform construction
  • 4. Mechanical typesetting system that revolutionized print in the late 19th century
  • 6. Obscure device used historically for measuring line weights in printing
  • 7. Serifs curved as a subtle transition rather than angular
  • 8. Style of labyrinthine typography inspired by a Latin American author’s maze-like texts
  • 10. Typographic point of interest creating visual tension between letters
  • 12. Rare mark hiding omitted letters in typographic scripts
  • 17. Two dots above a vowel breaking up a diphthong
Down
  • 5. Process where typefaces lose purity through excessive modification or mixing
  • 9. Font type in which every character occupies equal horizontal space
  • 11. Imaginary line where most characters rest
  • 13. Height of the body of a lowercase letter, excluding ascenders and descenders
  • 14. Use of specially crafted typefaces designed for headlines
  • 15. Term describing the exact reproduction of a typeface’s original design
  • 16. Part of a lowercase letter rising above x-height
  • 18. Space choreography between pairs of letters

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