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Intricate Tools and Terms of Letterpress is a medium crossword puzzle with 17 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.

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Intricate Tools and Terms of Letterpress
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  • 1. Device measuring hardness of printing rollers
  • 2. Type that can be moved rapidly into position
  • 3. Small clamp used to hold printing plates together
  • 6. Arranging pages so they print in correct order
  • 7. Adjusting space between individual letters
  • 10. Metal frame holding type and blocks tight during printing
  • 11. Angle of letterform in italic typefaces
  • 14. Long tray holding set type before printing
  • 15. Assembled arrangement of type ready for printing
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  • 4. Word placed at bottom of page to aid page ordering
  • 5. Wedges used to lock type tightly in chase
  • 8. Unit of measure roughly 1/6 inch in typography
  • 9. Groove between lines of type to create spacing
  • 12. Thick piece of metal spacing in printing composition
  • 13. Process of applying ink evenly to printing surface
  • 16. Molded paper matrix used for casting type
  • 17. Metal piece used to support and secure type blocks
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