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Arcane Substances of Alchemy’s Golden Age
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. God’s sacred water, acidic essence for revealing hidden truths
  • 2. Purple dye from lichens, emblematic of hidden transformation
  • 3. Stone sought by adepts, mythic catalyst of base to gold
  • 4. Concentrated essence extracting spirit’s quintessence with skill
  • 5. Strong acid dissolving metals, key to aqua regia’s power
  • 9. Metalloid, once called ‘devil’s metal’, used to purify gold
  • 11. Glass maker’s flux, cleansing element purifying the opus
  • 13. Astringent rock used for coagulation and magical fixatives
  • 14. Tree swellings rich in tannins, ink for cryptic manuscripts
Down
  • 6. Deep blue stone, symbol of celestial wisdom in mystical forge
  • 7. Iron’s ancient claim, base metal of the alchemist’s test
  • 8. Resin once burned for purification and sealing sacred work
  • 10. Nitre’s crystalline force fueling alchemist’s volatile desires
  • 12. Royal water dissolving noble metals in secret art
  • 15. Quicksilver spirit both liquid metal and prince of transformation
  • 16. Red ore of mercury, pigment and alchemical catalyst
  • 17. Brimstone’s fiery essence, symbolic of combustibility and soul
  • 18. Cobalt glassy blue pigment, alchemist’s color for vivid fire

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