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Forgotten Tools of Secret Messaging
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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  • 1. Early device sending electrical signals over wires
  • 2. Wind instrument used traditionally for sound signals
  • 4. Visual signaling system using flags or lights
  • 7. Abbreviated writing system for fast note-taking
  • 8. Secret code used to encrypt messages
  • 9. Percussion instruments used by tribes to send messages
  • 12. General term for a transmitted message or gesture
  • 16. Metal instrument used to send alert sounds
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  • 3. Code system using dots and dashes
  • 5. Bird used historically for carrying messages
  • 6. Deck used for symbolic communication and fortune telling
  • 10. Solar-powered mirror signaling device
  • 11. Sound tool used in jungles for long-distance calls
  • 13. Ancient alphabet used for cryptic inscriptions
  • 14. Tool used by conductors and signalers to direct attention
  • 15. Book used for recording transactions, sometimes as code
  • 17. Obscure name for early pulse signaling system

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