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Cryptic Scripts and Lost Tongues
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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Across
  • 1. Term for short sugar chains sometimes used metaphorically in puzzles
  • 2. Ancient city known for its multilingual influence
  • 4. Ancient wedge-shaped writing of Mesopotamia
  • 5. A linguistic puzzle often involving hidden meanings (also a Shakespeare play)
  • 7. Classical language of ancient Indian scriptures
  • 9. Biblical city linked with confused language
  • 12. Gilded bronze, once used in language artifact decorations
  • 13. Relating to language or tongue
Down
  • 3. Alphabet used by early Germanic peoples
  • 6. Egyptian symbolic writing system
  • 8. Abbreviated writing system once widely used
  • 10. Philosopher associated with simplifying complex ideas
  • 11. Fine parchment used for medieval manuscripts
  • 14. Ancient Semitic language of the Near East
  • 15. Symbols carved or inscribed in ancient texts
  • 16. Ancient writing material made from plant stalks

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