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Cryptic Scripts of Forgotten Tongues is a hard crossword puzzle with 13 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Cryptic Scripts of Forgotten Tongues
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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- 1. Wedge-shaped symbols pressed into clay tablets by Sumerians
- 2. Hypothetical lost Armenian script named after a legendary king
- 3. Mesoamerican civilization possibly linked to early writing predecessors
- 5. Aramaic-derived script used by Bedouin traders in Petra’s kingdom
- 9. Priestly cursive script derived from Egyptian hieroglyphs
- 13. Ancient Iran’s script used before Old Persian cuneiform dominance
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- 4. Undeciphered glyphs endemic to Easter Island’s enigmatic tablets
- 6. Constructed term hinting at a lost script based on scent symbols (wordplay)
- 7. Berber script with ancient roots, shaped by Tuareg tribes
- 8. Bronze Age script overshadowed by its predecessor Linear A
- 10. Cuneiform alphabetic script from a Syrian port city, ancestor to Phoenician
- 11. Ancient North African alphabet used in inscriptions, mostly undeciphered
- 12. Simplified Egyptian script used for daily affairs, lesser-known than hieroglyphics
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