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Arcane Guilds and Alchemical Commerce
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Balances used to weigh treasure, a key to hidden valuations
  • 2. Prepared animal skin, essential for codifying clandestine contracts
  • 3. Craftsmen whose hidden blends gained noble favor in secret commerce
  • 4. Legendary figure associated with defiance—sometimes code for trust in mercantile lore
  • 7. Old term for a specialized merchant, a keeper of trade secrets
  • 9. Medieval art involving hawks, sometimes linked to secret messaging
Down
  • 5. Covered in gold leaf, often masking true value or origin
  • 6. Small primates possibly smuggled alongside exotic trade goods
  • 8. Feudal loyalty entwined with mercantile privileges and secret pacts
  • 10. The practiced craft of negotiating for better prices in market bazaars
  • 11. Precious blue dyes traded as luxury commodities on Silk Road routes
  • 12. One who transacts without coin, trading goods as currency

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