Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
Cryptic Enigmas of Antiquity
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
- 1. Ancient elephant ancestor, a mammoth mystery
- 2. Ancient optical toy creating shifting patterns
- 3. Figure of speech linking disparate ideas cryptically
- 9. Daedalus' complex maze confounding Theseus
- 10. Ornate container requiring clever manipulation
- 11. Ancient Spartan transposition cipher device
- 12. Guardian of riddles at Thebes' gate
Down
- 4. Cryptic question demanding astute interpretation
- 5. Divination using mirrors, a reflective arcana
- 6. Mathematical puzzle replacing digits with letters
- 7. Confounding network twisting the mind’s path
- 8. Manuscript rewritten, masking earlier words
- 13. Philosophical puzzle causing impasse or doubt
- 14. Puzzling riddle or cryptic machine of WWII
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