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Obscure Anxieties of the Unseen
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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- 1. An intricate dread of chaos or wild uproar often feared by control enthusiasts
- 2. Suspicion and fear of strangers, deep-rooted in social survival mechanisms
- 3. Phobia involving dread of one’s own reflection in reflective surfaces
- 5. Symbolic dread rooted in ancient taboos against masculine iconography
- 6. Esoteric trepidation of gravity or being overcome by weight
- 8. Chromatic fear stemming from aversion to the color yellow
- 9. Anomalous dread of taste or flavor, often linked to sensory disorder
- 11. Uncommon fear triggered by the color green’s presence
- 12. Fear of a thorn or pointed object, ancient origin in defensive reflex
- 15. Anxious avoidance of clouds, evoking meteorological dread
- 17. Apprehension borne from wet weather, specifically rain
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- 4. Ironically named fear often signifying dread of long words
- 7. Anxiety specifically attributed to labyrinths and intricate pathways
- 10. Medical-rooted fear of pain, both physical and psychological
- 13. Irreverent fear associated with sin or moral evil concepts
- 14. Aquatic anxiety focused on swimming or water bodies, especially rivers
- 16. Fear of hands often linked to complex body part anxieties
- 18. Grave anxiety about premature burial, historically widespread
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