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Cryptic Codices of Global Hand Signs
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Obsolete European obscene gesture involving thumb and fingers
  • 2. Pertaining to fraternal handshakes cloaked in ritual secrecy
  • 3. Nickname for a secret claw-like Viking hand signal (compound term)
  • 7. Esoteric study revealing fate via creases and mounts
  • 8. Sanskrit term for symbolic finger positioning in spiritual practice
  • 9. Iconic sci-fi finger split conveying logical blessing
  • 10. Flag-based arm signals adapted to convey encoded hand messages
  • 11. Global ritual gesture; can encode secret affiliations or covenants
  • 13. Three-pronged gesture emblematic of Slavic mystical symbolism
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  • 4. Territorial hand language used predominantly in urban subcultures
  • 5. Derogatory gesture using hidden grasp beneath limbs (slang origin)
  • 6. Hidden supportive gesture among co-conspirators in cryptic communication
  • 12. Two-layered hand signal pattern found in intricate sign languages
  • 14. Deaf community's manual lexicon, base of digital gesture codes (3)
  • 15. Gascon hand signal implying silent solidarity or warning
  • 16. Mediterranean gesture warding off malevolent gaze symbolically
  • 17. Fingertip formation creating a symbolic opening, used in subterfuge

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