Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
Esoteric Scripts and Ciphered Annotations
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
- 1. Author’s handwritten treasure predating print (10)
- 3. Encrypted text's secret fundamental (6)
- 4. Rapid shorthand script used in fleeting notes (11)
- 5. Manuscript overwritten, yet original traces return (10)
- 6. Notes scribbled on edges, often cryptic or obscure (10)
- 9. Removal technique leaving pale traces on parchment (7)
- 10. Rearranged letters hiding meanings in ciphered notes (7)
- 11. Obscure note, difficult to decode or decipher (7)
Down
- 2. Flourish signing off handwritten documents cryptically (6)
- 7. Elegant writing style's art form in secret correspondence (11)
- 8. Mysterious mark resembling ancient carving (5)
- 12. Illumination devices casting light on hidden marginalia (8)
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