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Esoteric Letterpress Lexicon Puzzle
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Flat pressing surface that applies pressure to inked type
  • 2. Process of sorting and returning used type to cases
  • 6. Cutting and joining printing plates or films to form layouts
  • 11. Paper mold used to create stereotype plates by molding type impressions
  • 14. Standard height measurement for type and printing surfaces
  • 15. Metal spacer or blank line used to separate lines of type
  • 17. Small block inset used to fill space or adjust spacing
  • 18. Shallow tray holding assembled type before printing
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  • 3. Frame that holds type locked in place for printing
  • 4. Metal clamp or lock securing type within the chase
  • 5. Nonstandard type size falling between established point sizes
  • 7. Roller that imparts watermarks during paper manufacture
  • 8. Pattern of ink application used for proofing or inking the press
  • 9. Early telegraphic method of transmitting typewritten messages
  • 10. Thin strip used to even out pressure or spacing in the chase
  • 12. Apparatus that fastens galley type bars for locking
  • 13. Technique correcting uneven ink distribution on a press
  • 16. Assembling individual letters into words and lines for printing
  • 19. Adjustable wedge for locking type tightly in the chase
  • 20. Obscure term for ink roller's oil reservoir or lubrication

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