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Cryptic Legends of Arcane Beasts
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Medieval hybrid casting shadow of human, although feathered and winged
  • 3. Persian beast with a triple threat: lion, scorpion, and a man’s face
  • 5. Aquatic lurer combining traits of woman and fish in Greek maritime myth
  • 10. Mythical bird and mount of Vishnu, known for speed and strength
  • 11. Cannibalistic spirit from Algonquian lore, embodying insatiable greed
  • 12. Mythic Chinese creature symbolizing emperors’ celestial mandate
  • 15. Japanese thunder beast said to be incarnation of lightning storms
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  • 2. Enchanted sentinel molded from clay, animated by mystical incantation
  • 4. Māori water guardian, often a monstrous shape-shifter beneath rivers
  • 6. East Asian beast signifying serenity and prosperity, often fiery-scaled
  • 7. Legendary serpent whose gaze or breath induces death or petrification
  • 8. Norse serpent encircling Midgard, destined to clash in Ragnarok
  • 9. Cryptid chimera from African myth blending lion, crocodile, and serpent
  • 13. Hybrid monster whose parts breathe fire—ancient Greek conflation
  • 14. Devourer of souls in Egyptian judgment, part crocodile, lion, and hippo
  • 16. Andean spectral creature associated with fog and mountain mists

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