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Arcane Mechanisms and Bygone Marvels
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Obscure gadget, early detector of electromagnetic phenomena
  • 2. Ancient technique dating wood by growth rings
  • 3. Timekeeper casting a shadow, predating clocks
  • 4. Optical toy blending images via rapid rotation
  • 6. Antique laundry press for wringing clothes dry
  • 8. Mechanical linkage that copies or scales drawings
  • 9. Victorian-era device projecting scenic images illuminated by backlight
  • 12. Ancient navigational device calculating celestial positions
  • 14. Pre-film animation wheel creating illusion of motion
  • 17. Precision navigational tool for measuring celestial angles
Down
  • 5. Pre-audio invention that visually recorded sound vibrations
  • 7. Device rendering two-dimensional images with depth perception
  • 10. Device sending coded messages via reflected sunlight
  • 11. Ancient self-operating figure often imitating human actions
  • 13. Mechanical model illustrating celestial orbits and planetary motions
  • 15. Early electronic instrument controlled without physical contact
  • 16. Instrument measuring wind velocity in antiquity
  • 18. Pioneering paper-based photographic process of the 19th century

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