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conspiracy theories about ancient eygpt, the great pyramids, and the sphinx

Hard · 15×15 · 25 words
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  1. 1. Glassy electrical oddity seen on crypt walls where lotuses ought to be
  2. 4. What Christopher Dunn claims Giza supplied wirelessly instead of entombed rest
  3. 7. Biblical giant builders blamed for lugging megaliths across pre-flood dunes
  4. 9. Cylindrical granite sample from drilling that Petrie thought needed jewel-tipped pressure
  5. 10. Biblical sustenance Carson claimed Joseph hoarded inside monumental peaks
  6. 14. Granite tub inside the King's Chamber lacking bodily remains or inscription
  7. 15. Muon-scanned cavity lurking above the Grand Gallery since 2017
  8. 17. Orthodox resting place that never yielded a royal mummy at Giza
  9. 18. Nighttime beacon like Thuban or Sirius targeting narrow ventilation passages
  10. 19. Cosmic ray particle whose tracking unmasked hidden mountain cavities
  11. 22. Ground-penetrating signal scanning for hollow vaults below sandy paws
  12. 23. Stargate portal that fringe enthusiasts claim ancient engineers unlocked to cross galaxies
  13. 24. Piezoelectric crystal in granite that alternative theorists say sparked wireless juice

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  1. 2. Rotating machine Petrie suspected was used to hollow out hard stone vases
  2. 3. Subterranean passage between the paws and the plateau, hidden by authorities
  3. 5. What Cayce's fabled underground hall held alongside history from a lost age
  4. 6. Acoustic trick said to make heavy lifting light work without a single crane
  5. 8. Lost golden covenant box supposedly charged up inside granite dimensions
  6. 11. Precipitation wear that washes away conventional dynastic timelines
  7. 12. Mali tribe whose Sirius B knowledge supposedly stems from ancient river gods
  8. 13. Subterranean or royal enclosure where resonance or royalty is locked away
  9. 16. Planetary network of ley lines alleged to center directly on Giza's peak
  10. 18. Narrow stone conduit that fringe theorists claim directed star power instead of airflow
  11. 20. Cartouche perimeter that fringe skeptics claim Vyse painted with clumsy strokes
  12. 21. Zodiac beast facing its own reflection at the 10,500 BC vernal dawn

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Ancient Egypt

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  1. 3. Animal sacred to the goddess Bastet.
  2. 6. Upright stone slab bearing hieroglyphic inscriptions.
  3. 7. Adjective for the jars holding a mummy's stomach, intestines, lungs, and liver.
  4. 9. Plant material used for writing the Book of the Dead.
  5. 13. Falcon-headed god whose eye is a symbol of protection.
  6. 14. Whip-like symbol of power held crossed over the chest.
  7. 15. Fertile desert area, such as the Fayyum depression.

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  1. 1. Familiar nickname for the boy monarch of the 18th Dynasty.
  2. 2. Precious metal recently found shaped into tongues in 18 excavated burials.
  3. 4. Venomous snake that legend says ended the Ptolemaic dynasty.
  4. 5. Hydraulic barrier; a massive ancient one was recently found near the Red Pyramid.
  5. 6. Beetle motif commonly carved into protective charms.
  6. 8. Green-skinned god of the afterlife and resurrection.
  7. 10. Canine deity who weighed the hearts of the deceased.
  8. 11. Second ruler of the Fourth Dynasty.
  9. 12. Legendary hex blamed for the deaths of Lord Carnarvon and others.

Ancient Egypt

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  1. 1. Cross with a loop, holding the key to life?
  2. 7. Endless sand, Sarah holding a laugh inside?
  3. 8. River flower is lots with U inside?
  4. 10. Professional writer is a scrub with I inside?
  5. 15. Digging up the past, ex cave at ion?
  6. 17. Divine house sounds like a part of your glasses?
  7. 19. Scheme that's monumental in Egypt?
  8. 20. Next world where a fife lets rip?

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  1. 2. Great builder, sounds like a sneeze?
  2. 3. Holy roller of dung?
  3. 4. Falcon god has an hour to lose?
  4. 5. Two-wheeled war machine?
  5. 6. A river in denial?
  6. 8. Modern site of ancient Thebes, or a Vegas hotel?
  7. 9. Flesh-eating limestone box?
  8. 11. Snake-bitten queen, clear a pot out!
  9. 12. Female pharaoh who wore a fake beard?
  10. 13. Beauty arrived, fit in tree wildly?
  11. 14. Toothy river resident crying fake tears?
  12. 16. One kept under wraps?
  13. 18. Site of great wonders, a zig twisted with an A?

Ancient Egypt

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  1. 2. Plateau home to the Great Pyramid
  2. 4. Lifeblood river of an ancient civilization
  3. 5. Final resting place for royalty and commoners alike
  4. 7. Guardian with a lion's body and human head
  5. 10. Famed Ptolemaic queen who ruled with Antony
  6. 14. Dung beetle considered sacred
  7. 15. Goddess of magic and mother of Horus

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  1. 1. Boy king whose tomb was discovered in 1922
  2. 3. Cross-like symbol of eternal life
  3. 6. Tall, four-sided monument ending in a pyramidion
  4. 8. God-king of the Nile
  5. 9. Stone that cracked the hieroglyphic code
  6. 11. Prolific builder pharaoh often called The Great
  7. 12. Falcon-headed sky god
  8. 13. Water lily symbolizing rebirth and Upper Egypt

Ancient Egypt

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  1. 2. Small feline animals kept as sacred pets
  2. 3. City famous for its great ancient monuments
  3. 5. Extremely dry land with very little rain
  4. 6. Small insect carved into lucky charms

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  1. 1. Famous long river flowing through Egypt
  2. 2. Humped animal used for desert travel
  3. 4. Hard building material used for monuments
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