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Cryptic Engines of Enigmatic Designs
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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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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