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Arcane Adjectives of Scientific and Literary Rigor is a hard crossword puzzle with 15 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Arcane Adjectives of Scientific and Literary Rigor
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- 1. Describes beauty in an archaic or ironic sense
- 2. Stubborn as a Roman judge refusing clemency
- 3. Sweet as honey to the ear, fluently flowing
- 4. Obsequiously flattering, like a courtly parasite
- 10. Optimistic with a hint of ironic blood-red tone
- 12. Hidden knowledge, accessible only to scholars
- 13. On the threshold, neither here nor there
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- 5. Unavoidable fate, as in determinist philosophy
- 6. Momentary, like a mayfly’s brief existence
- 7. Shadowy and obscure, evoking gothic gloom
- 8. Tearful, evocative of mournful poetry
- 9. Full of harsh condemnation, like a scolding rhetorician
- 11. Of disputed authenticity, like ancient biblical texts
- 14. Like mist or steam, ethereal and fleeting
- 15. Bitingly sarcastic or able to burn chemically
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