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Esoteric Mechanisms of Antique Puzzle Boxes
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
- 1. Locksmith’s eponymous mechanism famed for baffling 18th-century ciphers
- 2. Box shape exploited for optical illusions in secret compartments
- 3. Rolling slat enclosure adapted in early puzzle cabinetry
- 5. Concealed panel revealed only by precise linear maneuver
- 7. Obscure Latin term for a vanishing or impossible-to-open box
- 9. Lever-arm system enabling stealthy opening hidden within woodwork
Down
- 4. Rotational dual-axis puzzle element, named after a juggling prop
- 6. Intricately convoluted, named after classic mythic maze puzzles
- 8. Locking post used in specialized 19th-century puzzle contraptions
- 10. Movable barrier frequently used as a final securing element
- 11. Three-lobed design often confounding Victorian secret box locks
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