What black basalt slab found near Alexandria was the key to the translation of hieroglyphic writing? (7,5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ROSETTASTONE What black basalt slab found near Alexandria was the key to the translation of hieroglyphic writing? (7,5) (12)
4% CHUNK Slab (5) The Telegraph Plusword Feb 9, 2026
4% INK What goes into writing? (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 30, 2026
4% ALT Key not found on a Mac (3) New York Times Jan 13, 2026
4% EGYPT Alexandria's country (5) Puzzler Backwords Jan 8, 2026
4% TILE Roof slab (4) The Telegraph Quick Dec 14, 2025
4% ESC Key near F1 (3) Newsday Dec 11, 2025
4% AFLAT One of the black keys (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 12, 2025
4% BFLAT Black key near A (5) Newsday Aug 4, 2024
4% ROSETTA The ____ Stone was the key to the translation of Egyptian hieroglyphics (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 5, 2017
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