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Ingenious Implements of Bygone Eras is a hard crossword puzzle with 14 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Ingenious Implements of Bygone Eras
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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- 1. Hand tool drilling small holes with a spiral bit, pre-modern
- 2. Rigid material created by heating rubber — early gadget insulation
- 3. A shelter-making technique, though not a tool, ingeniously using snow blocks
- 5. Ancient water-raising mechanism essential for irrigation (compound term)
- 8. Surgical hand saw once used to bore skull openings, delicate precision
- 10. A specialized medieval carpenter’s marking gauge (obscure tool)
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- 4. Feature describing slatted blinds or shutters, controlling air and light
- 6. Measuring device with jaws, crucial for machinists and smiths
- 7. Reused parchment, revealing layered texts; a manuscript’s hidden tool
- 9. Hypothetical archaic device rumored for measuring pitch or tension (cryptic term)
- 11. Term describing edges precisely angled, essential in joinery tools
- 12. Celestial calculator guiding ancient mariners’ nocturnal navigation
- 13. Device for hoisting heavy loads, turning the tide of ancient engineering
- 14. Material used historically for bowstrings and bindings, strong natural fiber
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