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Cryptic Engines of Enigmatic Designs
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Across
- 1. Mechanism feature allowing system to return to an original position
- 2. Timepiece mechanism regulating escapades of controlled motion
- 3. Rare puzzle element using two metals to activate thermal response
- 5. A rare and enigmatic locking system from historical French Guiana
- 9. Core mechanism or shaft typically around which puzzles rotate
- 11. Layered puzzle mechanism metaphorically akin to overwritten manuscripts
- 15. 17th-century firearm mechanism named after an English inventor
- 17. Obscure mechanical lock name combining interlocking puzzle fragments
- 18. Mechanism with shared axis, central to certain layered puzzle designs
Down
- 4. Puzzle technique involving systematic arrangement in grids or arrays
- 6. Force-based mechanism used in some challenging mechanical puzzles
- 7. Interlinked wheel system transferring motion in complex puzzles
- 8. Directional dependence exploited in advanced tactile puzzle designs
- 10. Obscure Italian ratchet-based puzzle lock system
- 12. Rare joint mechanism named from Latin for key, used in puzzles
- 13. A historic and complex locking mechanism with recursive security
- 14. Intricate component in locks requiring precise alignment
- 16. Specialized locking mechanism that uses feedback control to engage
- 19. Complex separation process metaphorically akin to puzzle sorting
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