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Cryptic Scripts of Antiquity
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Wedge-shaped impressions hammering into clay tablets, Mesopotamian in origin
  • 2. Manuscript surface scraped clean to reuse, obscuring old text
  • 3. Script whose alphabet influenced Greek and Latin letterforms
  • 6. Carved or incised symbols forming a pictorial language
  • 7. Code in the stars, ancient astrology's cryptic language
Down
  • 4. Sacred carving system where pictures serve a linguistic purpose
  • 5. Spartan wrapping device that reveals secret text when aligned
  • 8. Ancient signaling style using visual flags or arms to relay messages
  • 9. Uncommon word linked to water clock inscriptions in antiquity

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