Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
Cryptic Locks and Secret Slides
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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Across
- 1. A set of interlocking wheels often hidden inside
- 2. Pin crucial to maintaining lock mechanism integrity
- 3. Mechanism requiring horizontal movement to unlock
- 4. Sliding piece that secures internal locks
- 5. Small components that must be in the right place
- 7. Component in locks that must align to open
- 11. Intricate path puzzle often inside complex boxes
- 13. Mechanism that holds parts together until released
- 15. Part that moves smoothly along a track
Down
- 6. Toothed wheel that engages with a chain or gear
- 8. Rotary input often used to align secret codes
- 9. Coiled part that stores tension in a mechanism
- 10. Rotating band sometimes used for secret combinations
- 12. Simple fastening device that keeps a box closed
- 14. Short for tesseract; a puzzle involving twisting shapes
- 16. Pivot point allowing panels to open or close
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