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Esoteric Mechanisms of Arcane Automatons is a hard crossword puzzle with 17 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Esoteric Mechanisms of Arcane Automatons
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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- 1. Ancient timekeeping shadow caster preceding mechanical devices
- 2. French term for the escapement regulating clockwork oscillations
- 4. Ancient Greek analogue device, predecessor to astronomical clocks
- 10. French term for reversing mechanism in clockwork automata
- 11. Instrument coupled often with clockwork to track cosmic bodies
- 13. Instrument measuring angles, historically aiding mechanical calculators
- 16. Mechanical model simulating celestial orbits and planetary movement
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- 3. Pivoted support allowing rotation on multiple axes in devices
- 5. Oscillatory timekeeper in traditional mechanical watches
- 6. Small gear that transmits motion in ornate machinery
- 7. Precision regulator invented by Clemens, controlling pendulum motion
- 8. Lever-actuated striking mechanism, rhythmic and mechanical in nature
- 9. Series of interlocking gears transmitting motion in complex clocks
- 12. Highly precise timepiece critical for maritime navigation accuracy
- 14. Rotating shaft converting rotary to reciprocal motion
- 15. Self-operating machine mimicking human or animal actions
- 17. Conical pulley equalizing force in spring-driven clocks
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