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Cryptic Glyphs of Forgotten Civilizations
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Cyrillic precursor invented by Saints Cyril and Methodius
  • 2. Mysterious illustrated manuscript defying all attempts at translation
  • 4. Mesoamerican civilization with enigmatic glyphic scripts
  • 8. Scandinavian monoliths inscribed with cryptic Norse letters
  • 9. Ancestor of most South Asian scripts; Ashoka’s edicts
  • 11. Mycenaean Greek script cracked by Michael Ventris
  • 13. Cuneiform alphabet from Bronze Age Syrian city-state
  • 15. Egyptian script bridging hieratic and Greek influences
  • 17. Incan knot-recording system lacking traditional script
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  • 3. Terracotta sculptures linked to early Nigerian proto-writing
  • 5. Obscure Chinese-derived script used by Western Xia dynasty
  • 6. Earliest alphabetic script linking Egyptian and Semitic signs
  • 7. Wedge-shaped signs pressed into clay in ancient Mesopotamia
  • 10. Ancient Italic script preceding Latin characters
  • 12. Simplified cursive Egyptian script for religious documents
  • 14. Scholarly study of Germanic alphabetic inscriptions
  • 16. Early medieval Irish tree-based script, often carved on stones
  • 18. Famous disk bearing undeciphered Minoan imprints
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