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Retro Keystroke Slip Chronicles
A nostalgic crossword highlighting common vintage typing errors and quirks from early typewriters and mechanical keyboards.
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Across
  • 1. When two typewriter keys stick together
  • 2. The mark made by a typewriter key on paper
  • 4. Paper used for making duplicate copies
  • 6. Key used to align text in columns
  • 7. An accidental wrong key press on old typewriters
  • 11. Describes a malfunctioning or glitchy key
  • 12. Cylindrical part that advances the paper
  • 15. Part that holds paper and moves horizontally
Down
  • 3. Adjective for a key that doesn’t spring back
  • 5. Symbols like commas often mistyped or skipped
  • 8. Edge boundary preventing typing beyond
  • 9. Key to erase mistakes one character at a time
  • 10. Part of typewriter that strikes the paper
  • 13. Adjustment to keep typed letters straight
  • 14. A repeated character caused by slow return
  • 16. Mode to add text without overwriting

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