Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
Eccentric Contraptions and Ingenious Flops
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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- 1. Phonograph variant that failed to capture the public’s ear and curiosity
- 3. Early apparatus to visualize sound waves, now a curious historical relic
- 6. Mechanical figure meant to mimic life, often hilariously imperfect
- 7. Unusual cam-driven bicycle pedal system that confused riders and inventors alike
- 8. High voltage transformer that dazzled but rarely delivered practical utility
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- 2. Da Vinci's flawed precursor to modern aeronautics with questionable aerodynamics
- 4. Capable of spontaneous ignition, but not always practical as an invention
- 5. Device for sound amplification with baffling yet fascinating acoustic principles
- 9. Discredited invention claiming skull bumps reveal personality traits
- 10. Mechanical model of the solar system, a clockwork cosmos with limited success
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