Challenge your brain with this hard cryptic clock jargon crossword focused on processes and methods used in clockmaking. Perfect for kids aged 8-12 who love puzzles and clocks.
Horological Enigma: Timekeeper’s Arcana is a hard crossword puzzle with 16 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Horological Enigma: Timekeeper’s Arcana
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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- 1. Direction in which cogs engage and grind (9)
- 2. Clamp that holds the jewel in its orbit (6)
- 3. Clock resting on the shelf’s imperial throne (11)
- 4. Clock’s winding key, a twist and twirl (6)
- 10. Chiming apparatus counting passing minutes (10)
- 11. Oscillation subtle in the clock’s vibrate (7)
- 13. Sounding hours with hammer’s ringing (8)
- 16. Tiny gear’s tooth in the watch’s hierarchy (6)
Down
- 5. Oscillating regulator swings in measured cadence (12)
- 6. Certified accuracy tested in sea’s disorder (11)
- 7. Anniversary dial with ornate time display (7)
- 8. Conical pulley smooths the force’s refusing (5)
- 9. Mechanism that snatches energy in measured ticks (10)
- 12. Precision timekeeper’s dominant governor (9)
- 14. Tiny knob or crown that turns discreetly (7)
- 15. Brass or metal plate where gears entwine (7)
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