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Esoteric Scripts and Ciphered Alphabets
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Obscure cryptic script from Caucasus folklore (fictional for challenge)
  • 2. Tiny island's medieval runic alphabet variant
  • 4. Old European script family including Oscan and Umbrian
  • 5. Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican stone inscriptions
  • 7. Cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphs used for priests
  • 12. Old Slavic script predating Cyrillic, with angular characters
  • 14. Cryptic shorthand for diminutive African rock art symbols
  • 15. Wedge-shaped script of ancient Mesopotamian sand
Down
  • 3. Early, primitive form of syllabic writing
  • 6. Ancestor of many South Asian scripts, ancient origin
  • 8. Ancient inscriptions predating Hieroglyphs
  • 9. Fantasy Elvish script crafted by Tolkien's hand
  • 10. Mystical Germanic script carved in stone for magic
  • 11. Classical Indian liturgical script and language
  • 13. Sign representing sound rather than an idea
  • 16. Historic family of alphabets near the Black Sea region
  • 17. Semitic script, progenitor of many alphabets

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