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Curated Curiosities of Arcane Collecting
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Ancient instrument for celestial navigation, coveted by collectors of antiquities
  • 2. Rare practice of studying skull shape, collected in anatomical oddities
  • 4. Tiny collection display, often an 'of curiosities' mini-museum
  • 6. The science and hobby of coin collecting, often centuries old
  • 9. Japanese metalworking technique prized in artisan collectors’ jewelry
  • 16. Glass enclosure used to cultivate exotic plants or rare insects
  • 17. Mechanical marvel that mimics human motion, prized in Victorian collections
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  • 3. Intricately carved whale bone or ivory, maritime keepsake
  • 5. Scientific study and collection of flags; a vexatious passion
  • 7. Relating to hitchhiking organisms, sometimes curated in entomology
  • 8. Collector’s item: a fencing sword, often ornate and historical
  • 10. Specialist in adhesive postage stamps, a postal historian's pride
  • 11. Bone cutting for anatomical specimens; an unusual collector’s theme
  • 12. Wonder objects; 'things remarkable' in a cabinet of curiosities
  • 13. PERCHA Rigid latex used in Victorian gadgets and dental collections
  • 14. Fancy term for a printed bookplate, treasured among bibliophiles
  • 15. Parasitic fly family sometimes pinned by insect collectors
  • 18. Miniature container for powdered tobacco, crafted as a vanity token

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