Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
Esoteric Anxieties and Cryptic Dread
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
- 1. A dread of labor, echoing the ancient reluctance to toil or work.
- 2. A sharp anxiety towards pointed instruments—needles pierce both flesh and calm.
- 5. An aversion causing distress upon human touch, evoking tactile terror.
- 7. A fear that ironically targets those who seek knowledge bound in pages.
- 8. The esoteric dread of crossing or yoked things, a structural fear.
- 9. The sky’s cloudy veil incites this obscure dread of dense laziness above.
Down
- 3. An aversion to artificial or synthetic fabrics, weaving discomfort and fear.
- 4. Trepidation triggered by the sound of laughter, a paradoxical social fear.
- 6. A terror of loud, persistent noises, often mechanical or industrial in origin.
- 10. The unsettling sensation of being watched, a gaze-induced paralysis.
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