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Esoteric Rituals of Childhood Yore
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  • 1. A medieval game where spinning toys measure a child’s skill in subtle spins (7)
  • 2. An obsolete term for a cluster of miniature playhouses—where tiny societies once thrived (9)
  • 3. Victorian term for playful cat’s cradle string figures, weaving childhood’s fleeting fingers (7)
  • 4. This old pastime tests dexterity by extracting slender sticks without disturbing the heap (9)
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  • 5. Archaic name for awkward puberty rites in rural children’s frolics, hinting at clumsy dance (10)
  • 6. Name for a traditional spinning-top contest, a hidden lexeme from Germanic childhood lore (8)

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