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Retro Signals and Forgotten Voices
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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  • 2. Slang for a silent messenger or performer, historically linked to early signaling
  • 3. Informal term for a direct line often portrayed in vintage communication stories
  • 4. Machine printing typed messages sent via telegraph lines
  • 5. Small device once used to receive numeric or text alerts
  • 7. Type of coupler modem using sound to communicate through telephone handsets
  • 8. Part of a typewriter-like device striking a ribbon to print characters
  • 12. Type of phone dial requiring circular finger motion
  • 13. Device transmitting scanned printed material over phone lines
  • 14. Handheld two-way radio popular with military and emergency services
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  • 1. Ancient messenger god, used metaphorically for old message carriers
  • 6. Device using Morse code over wires to send messages
  • 9. Traditional messenger using drum signals over distances
  • 10. Code using dots and dashes for telegraph signaling
  • 11. Early cryogenic communication experiments precursor to modern electronics
  • 15. Early code used in teleprinters before ASCII
  • 16. Light signals used historically to communicate across distances
  • 17. Name of the pioneer associated with wireless telegraphy inventions
  • 18. Network sending written messages via teleprinters globally

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