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Esoteric Elements of Gothic Edifices
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Across
- 1. Without color, a detail devoid of hue, but rich in form (10)
- 2. Spanning out, it leaves one side unsupported, like an anxious balance (10)
- 3. Rib-like support in vaulted ceilings, shaping arches cryptically (6)
- 4. Small floral motif often carved in wood or stone (7)
- 7. Threefold arch gallery concealing secrets above nave's eye line (9)
- 9. Corner architectural device, bridging planimetric gaps (7)
- 12. Watery demon, not quite a gargoyle, but channeling rain away (7)
Down
- 5. Ornamental apex, final touch to a gothic pinnacle (6)
- 6. Upper horizontal section, bearing columns’ weight wordily (11)
- 8. Pioneer whose namesake detail crowns basilicas and altars (7)
- 10. Latin root for a window, often a cryptic light source (8)
- 11. External support for walls, a structural rebuff to gravity (9)
- 13. Supportive bracket, slyly hinting at holding up the weight (7)
- 14. Intricate patterned surface, not a baby’s garment here (6)
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