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Enigmatic Scripts of Asian Antiquity
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Elaborate Indonesian script with curvilinear letters and strong historical roots
  • 2. Sulawesi script derived from Brahmi, predominantly for Bugis and Makassarese
  • 3. Angular Cambodian script used for inscriptions and religious texts
  • 4. Invented Korean alphabet known for its scientifically designed consonant geometries
  • 5. Mongolian script notable for its symbolic emblem and geometric structure
  • 7. Sanskrit and Hindi script, famously topped with a horizontal 'shirorekha'
  • 8. Indic script lacking the horizontal headstroke, favored in western India
  • 12. Imperial Mongol script devised under Kublai Khan’s reign
  • 13. Script named after the Himalayan region used for Buddhist canonical texts
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  • 6. Cuneiform-derived royal alphabet deciphered from Achaemenid inscriptions
  • 9. Filipino script precursive to Baybayin, named for a major ethnolinguistic group
  • 10. Esoteric Brahmi-derived script used in tantric Buddhist manuscripts
  • 11. Pre-colonial Philippine script with uniquely shaped syllabic characters
  • 14. Northern Thai script linking ancient Lanna culture and religious scriptures
  • 15. Obscure northwest Indian script once etched on ancient Buddhist manuscripts
  • 16. Ancient progenitor script from which many South Asian alphabets descend
  • 17. Rare phonetic script historically encoded for women’s secret communication in China

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