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Cryptic Contraptions of Antiquity
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Immovable joint mechanism often replicated in ancient locking devices
  • 2. Architectural puzzle designed to confound with convoluted paths
  • 4. Inscription etched as a clue in ancient puzzle mechanisms
  • 8. Encrypted text akin to puzzles found in ancient ciphering devices
  • 9. Manuscript erased for reuse, metaphorically linked to layered puzzles
  • 13. Greek ornamental maze motif doubling as a labyrinthine pattern
  • 15. Three-paneled hinged object, often concealing intricate mechanisms
  • 17. Medieval celestial calculator with Greek origins
  • 18. Gnomon-based timekeeper doubling as a mechanized puzzle of shadows
Down
  • 3. Mechanical element turning to solve ancient locking contraptions
  • 5. Composite term for a locking device requiring problem-solving to open
  • 6. Manually shaped rock, part of early sliding puzzle components
  • 7. Pre-cinema device blending motion and cyclic mechanics as puzzle art
  • 10. Ancient Greek analogue computer recovered from the sea
  • 11. Pertaining to symbolic carvings used in coded ancient mechanisms
  • 12. Ancient automaton principle illustrating mechanical movement puzzles
  • 14. Pythagorean figure of ten points, symbolizing cosmic order and complexity
  • 16. Plural for intricate devices calculating the heavens and time
  • 19. Algorithm or key for secret writing linked to archaic puzzle locks

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