Anatomy of Type

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Across
  1. 2. A round stroke, typically enclosing the counter
  2. 3. The foundation and main point of reference from one letter to the next
  3. 7. A small mark attached to the type
  4. 10. The counter of an 'e'
  5. 11. A stroke extending from the stem on one side, above the x-height
  6. 12. A cross mark on the edges of strokes typically characteristic of Roman type, used to prevent the type from cracking
  7. 13. A comparatively thin line to the broad stroke in the rest of the type set
  8. 15. The portion of the lowercase letter that goes below the baseline
Down
  1. 1. The space between strokes in a type, with the exception of an eye
  2. 4. The portion of a lowercase letter that protrudes above the x height
  3. 5. When writing the type by hand, the single stroke encloses itself
  4. 6. Where two strokes meet perpendicularly
  5. 8. Downward stroke
  6. 9. The vertical space occupied by lowercase letters
  7. 12. A line segment in a type
  8. 14. A stroke extending from the stem, below the x-height