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Clockwork Curiosities and Spring-Loaded Secrets is a hard crossword puzzle with 9 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
Clockwork Curiosities and Spring-Loaded Secrets
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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- 1. Process creating flexible toy parts by solidifying material in intricate cavities
- 2. Snap action piece preventing backward rotation in clockwork playthings
- 3. Harnessing compressed air to animate vintage mechanisms, mystical and ephemeral
- 5. Transmission ensemble converting rotational power, often concealed in tinplate thrillers
- 9. Rotating eccentric translating circular motion into mechanical whimsy
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- 4. Energy reservoir storing potential in coiled steel, driving antique automata
- 6. Obscure old term for motion activation by releasing stored tension discreetly
- 7. Regulates energy release in vintage wind-up toys, akin to horology’s heartbeat
- 8. Permit unidirectional turns, locking playful movements in classic toys
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