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Esoteric Artisanship in Antiquarian Binding
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
- 1. Tiny support on the backbone, holding layers in secret embrace
- 2. A recessed panel decoration hinting at a hidden vault
- 4. The process of trimming edges to a thin, elegant finish
- 5. Small binding corner trim, a subtle protector’s arc
- 7. Machine that smooths, burnsishing papers to glossy sheen
- 11. Textured stingray leather, exotic cloak for ancient tomes
- 14. The book’s outer face stashed away from the spine’s clasp
- 15. The twisted thread fringe that adorns book edges discreetly
Down
- 3. The hinge hidden between cover and text block’s embrace
- 6. Leather segment fastening the book’s outer guard
- 8. Layer of fabric defending signatures from threaded siege
- 9. First or last leaf hiding the binding’s ancestry
- 10. Fine gilded lines framing the cover’s prized portrait
- 12. Animal skin transformed to cradle ink’s delicate dance
- 13. Italian method bonding components with needle and cunning
- 16. A canvas-like support fabric in bindings’ skeletal frame
- 17. A colored crown securing the opening’s first salute
- 18. Flattened under weight to silence the swelling ambitions
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