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Intriguing Letterpress Terms and Techniques is a medium crossword puzzle with 20 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.

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Intriguing Letterpress Terms and Techniques
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  • 1. Device historically used to remove excess ink
  • 2. Complete set of type in one size and style
  • 3. Method to punch holes in paper or layout aids
  • 4. Wedge used to lock type tightly in chase
  • 6. Tool or strip used to correct raised type areas
  • 12. Spacing material thicker than a lead used to separate lines
  • 14. Tray holding assembled type before page assembly
  • 17. Locked in a box to keep printing forms safe
  • 19. Bowled depression on a typeface surface
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  • 5. Type jumbled and mixed up by accident
  • 7. Mistaken term, ignore
  • 8. Tilt or slant of type when not perfectly aligned
  • 9. Arranging type to prepare a page for printing
  • 10. Handheld leather tool used to apply ink evenly
  • 11. Impression made by type when pressed onto paper
  • 13. Thin strip of spacing material between paragraphs
  • 15. A papier-mâché mold for creating stereotype plates
  • 16. Frame holding type and spacing materials during printing
  • 18. Metal used for spacing between lines of type
  • 20. Individual piece of metal type representing a character
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