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Arcane Jewels and Mythic Radiance
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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- 1. Adularescence sparkles like lunar glow in folkloric talismans.
- 2. Orange garnet variety named from Latin ‘spessart’ woods.
- 3. Victorian crown jewels mistaken this for ruby’s fiery twin.
- 5. Apple-green chalcedony celebrated for fertility and youth in myth.
- 6. Extremely rare Sri Lankan treasure, named after an ancient island.
- 7. California’s rare blue gem, synthesized post discovery.
- 10. A lithium-rich pink gem linked to emotional peace by lore.
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- 4. Cat’s eye effect in a gem known for lore of protection.
- 8. Ancient lore attributes enduring life to this diamond lookalike.
- 9. Often confused with diamond, the heavy refractor of mystics.
- 11. Tri-color pleochroic stone, named for a Spanish region steeped in legend.
- 12. Persian trade gem believed to protect soldiers in battle.
- 13. Vikings’ navigational gem, whose pleochroism points the way.
- 14. Type of silk named for sheen, shares name with a rare gem’s translucent pattern.
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