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Esoteric Tea Lore and Ceremonial Enigmas
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Mystical reading of tea leaves for divining fate.
  • 2. Small fragment whose patterns reveal prophetic visions.
  • 4. Japanese ritual transforming water and leaves into mindfulness.
  • 7. Alternate phonetic form of oolong with regional roots.
  • 10. Purple tea variant, its color suggests alchemical transformation.
  • 12. Exotic spiced blend fusing South American and Indian essences.
  • 13. Rare Japanese leaf tea with ceremonial botanical significance.
  • 16. Powdered green tea integral to Zen monastic focus.
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  • 3. The ceramic art vital to brewing and presenting tea.
  • 5. Philosophy underpinning Japanese tea rites and tranquility.
  • 6. Fermented dark tea named after a southwestern Chinese city.
  • 8. Elaborate Chinese method, a 'skill' in tea brewing.
  • 9. Device hosting leaves in steeping magic.
  • 11. Semi-oxidized tea bridging green and black’s worlds.
  • 14. Infusion of herbs, not true tea leaves, often mystic in use.
  • 15. Deep amber infusion arising from traditional spiced blends.
  • 17. Chinese province famed for ancient tea terroir.
  • 18. Japanese green tea harvested early — fresh and prized.
  • 19. Way of brewing Japan's most ubiquitous green variety.
  • 20. Way of tea; a disciplined path of Japanese tea art.

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