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Esoteric Cipher Lexicon Unveiled
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Word or custom distinguishing one group from another, per biblical origin
  • 2. Regional dialect spoken by a distinct community, often cryptic to outsiders
  • 4. One who crafts catchy cryptic phrases or coded mottos
  • 6. Specialized language unintelligible to outsiders, often profession-bound
  • 11. One who breaks cryptographic or system barriers with skill
  • 13. Under the rose, indicating confidentiality or secrecy
  • 14. Designed for or understood by only a select, cryptic few
  • 17. Riddle or puzzle; famously a WWII cipher machine, too
Down
  • 3. A sound unit or word, especially in cryptic communication
  • 5. Having many syllables; often used to obscure or confuse
  • 7. A secret name used to conceal identity, often in espionage
  • 8. Rearranged letters form hidden meanings or secret words
  • 9. Secret language among thieves, literally 'to beg' in old French
  • 10. Nonsensical talk that hides true meaning, a linguistic mask
  • 12. One who uses informal or coded language with flair
  • 15. Ancient manuscript or book of secret writings and ciphers
  • 16. To translate from secret or obscure signs back into plain
  • 18. Informal term for a dialect or specialized speech

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