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Esoteric Scripts and Historical Glyphs
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Transformed with sharp, angular letterforms
  • 2. A medieval German script’s home city
  • 4. Engraved script with ornate looping elegance
  • 5. Ethereal material reminiscent of translucent ink
  • 6. Gothic script shrouded in medieval darkness
  • 14. French slanted hand with Renaissance flair
  • 15. Hissing sound akin to subtle pen flicks
  • 18. Roman majuscule with curved eminence
Down
  • 3. Imaginary glyphs concealed by cryptic forms
  • 7. Study of ancient writing's cryptic forms
  • 8. Fourteenth-century cursive official hand
  • 9. French nightmare in pen strokes of distressed scripts
  • 10. Victorian flourished penmanship used in commerce
  • 11. Classical Latin term for handwritten text
  • 12. Small letters invented in Carolingian era
  • 13. Ink darkening due to oxidation on ancient manuscripts
  • 16. Ancient hand, Latin first, for script style
  • 17. Slanted script often used in formal fonts
  • 19. French abbreviation of chancery’s cryptic style
  • 20. Rare parchment that ancient scripts adorn

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