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Cryptic Arts of Archaic Artisans
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Obscure lace-making craft using a series of knots and loops
  • 2. Delicate craft of creating pictures from veneer pieces
  • 3. Craft of casting bells in specialized ancient foundries
  • 7. Delicate metalwork made of fine twisted wire in ornamental design
  • 8. Ancient method of casting metal by burning away a wax model
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  • 4. Art of inlaying precious metals onto iron or steel surfaces
  • 5. Material for inscribing manuscripts in ancient Asian handicrafts
  • 6. Enameling technique involving recessed cells on a metal surface
  • 9. Craft of ancient ritual spells intertwined with artisan works (wordplay on 'incantary')
  • 10. Earliest known system of writing, inscribed on clay tablets
  • 11. Technique of crafting outdoors, capturing natural light and form (from French 'open air')
  • 12. Japanese craft creating woodgrain metal patterns by layering alloys

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