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Esoteric Lore of Medieval Artisan Guilds
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Across
  • 1. Brotherhood of craftsmen sworn to silent codes
  • 2. Secret carpentry technique for long-lasting frameworks
  • 3. Low-grade initiate bound by years of servitude
  • 4. Interlinked armor reflecting smithy’s guarded patterns
  • 6. Secret induction method to maintain guild exclusivity
  • 10. Sponsor ensuring trust in apprentice admissions
  • 11. Encrypted oral tradition among guild musicians
  • 14. Temporary structures understood only by masonry guilds
  • 16. Sacred meeting place for trade secrets and rituals
  • 17. Alchemical process whispered in guild black arts
  • 20. Subsidiary offerings symbolizing loyalty in guild rites
Down
  • 5. Illuminated manuscripts crafted with guarded pigments
  • 7. Instrument regulating pitches in bell-foundry secrets
  • 8. Rare term for scale-like protective garment of smiths
  • 9. Tools symbolizing locksmiths’ secret manipulative craft
  • 12. Guardianship role charged with enforcing trade statutes
  • 13. Closed sessions to deliberate hidden guild ordinances
  • 15. Exclusive rights granted by royal charters
  • 18. Architect of clandestine monopolies behind crafts
  • 19. Fabled center for fine medieval ceramic guilds

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