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Arcane Horology: Obscure Clockmaker Traditions
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Across
  • 1. Scale measuring speed, seldom used yet revered in ancient horology rites
  • 2. Oscillating regulator enabling steady pulses amidst temporal chaos
  • 5. Clicking mechanism preventing backward motion—metaphor for irreversible time
  • 6. Spiral path vital to precision assembly, hidden in clockmaker rituals
  • 13. Navigational instrument symbolizing celestial guidance in temporal rituals
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  • 3. Timed chime signaling divided hours in ritualistic clock ceremonies
  • 4. Mythical points of dawn referenced in ancient clockmaker rites
  • 7. Decorative plate masking a winding hole, veiling secrets in time's facade
  • 8. Mechanism lifting weights essential for ritualistic pendulum operation
  • 9. Reused manuscript like layered timepieces—clocks and lore intertwined
  • 10. Alchemical step involving a precious metal crucial in ritual clockmaking
  • 11. Interlocking wheels transmitting hidden sacred motions within horology
  • 12. Conical pulley whose chain compensates for torque loss in precision timekeeping
  • 14. Obscure French artisan famed for ritualistic clock ornamentation

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