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Esoteric Relics of Forgotten Craftsmanship
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Early manuscript copying device, not a signature
  • 2. Obsolete thermometer using color change in heated bodies
  • 3. Explosive compound once used in delicate blasting detonators
  • 5. Mechanical gadget used to measure area on maps and plans
  • 7. Ancient angle measurer, foreshadowed the astrolabe’s role
  • 8. Wireless precursor, once king of long-distance coded dispatch
Down
  • 4. Victorian device for viewing images by transmitted light
  • 6. Geometric tool from antiquity for spherical measurement
  • 9. Celestial computer, now archaic, mapped stars for navigation
  • 10. Nautical instrument for angular measurement eclipsed by GPS
  • 11. Edison’s archaic sound recorder, spun wax cylinders to life

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