Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
Baroque Typography and Blackletter Enigmas
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
- 1. A fractured script rising prominently in German print traditions
- 2. Native script style, embracing local tongues rather than Latin
- 3. Typographic marriage of letters fused to tame spacing's chaos
- 4. Slanted style, once handwritten, that beckons emphasis in print
- 6. Exuberant flourishes embellishing letters in Renaissance calligraphy
Down
- 5. Rounded majuscules of early Christian scribes, large and solemn
- 7. Gothic script that shadows medieval manuscripts with angular strokes
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