Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
Enigmatic Edifices: Arcane Architectural Curiosities
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
- 1. Structural marvel where weight defies support, extending boldly without pillars
- 2. Angular masonry sentinel framing walls with strength and style
- 3. Row of sculpted mini-pillars supporting railings, a delicate fortress line
- 5. Stone maiden supporting the entablature, a living column forged in marble
- 7. Pointed arch’s form echoing Gothic heavens, piercing the sky with geometry
- 10. Lacy stonework weaving in Gothic windows, a web of light and shadow
- 12. Ornamental pinnacle crowning spires, a decorative celestial terminus
Down
- 4. Intricate crisscross framework, both airy and structural, often wooden or metal
- 6. Architectural aperture for air’s secret passage, disguised in ornate cladding
- 8. S-shaped curve often seen in moldings, a serpentine profile of architectural grace
- 9. Etruscan-inspired block under a Doric cornice, a rhythmic classical beat
- 11. Medieval wooden balcony for defense, projecting like a vigilant sentry
- 13. Roof with two slopes hiding attic space, named for a French architect’s flair
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