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Cryptic Scripts of Forgotten Tongues
A challenging crossword exploring extinct languages and alphabets that shaped human history.
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Across
  • 1. Roman fort site with ancient tablet writings
  • 2. Study of ancient alphabetic systems (hidden)
  • 3. Rare linguistic term relating to historical phonology
  • 6. Sudanese kingdom’s mysterious ancient script
  • 8. Characters used in early Germanic alphabets
  • 9. Ancient Iranian language with its own script
  • 10. Ancient Egyptian script derived from hieratic writing
Down
  • 4. Ancestor script to the modern Sinhala alphabet
  • 5. East Germanic language with a distinct alphabet
  • 7. Ancient Mesopotamian wedge-shaped writing system
  • 11. Mycenaean Greek script predecessor called Linear B
  • 12. Obscure script once theorized but never confirmed
  • 13. Name referring to small-statured hunter-gatherers with ancient dialects
  • 14. Extinct language once spoken in the Balkans
  • 15. Culture associated with early Mesoamerican symbols

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