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Advanced Timekeeping Oddities Crossword Puzzle for College 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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Advanced Timekeeping Oddities Crossword Puzzle for College
Challenge your expertise with this hard-level crossword focused on specialized vocabulary related to odd and rare features of timekeeping devices. Perfect for college-level horology enthusiasts.
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  • 1. Rare name given to an irregular or inconsistent timekeeper
  • 2. Ancient astronomical device also used in timekeeping
  • 3. Decorative inlay often found on antique clocks’ faces
  • 5. Instrument that tells time at night by star positions
  • 7. Scale measuring speed based on time elapsed
  • 12. High-precision clock used to set other timepieces
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  • 4. The science of precise time measurement and instrument construction
  • 6. Something belonging to the wrong time period in timekeeping contexts
  • 8. Pioneering surname linked to early radio-based time signals
  • 9. Mechanism controlling the release of energy in mechanical clocks
  • 10. Latin term for a time-measuring instrument or clock
  • 11. Sliding scale used for precise time or angle readings
  • 13. Device measuring time by the sun’s shadow
  • 14. Term referring to a mechanism functioning indefinitely without winding
  • 15. Metaphorically used for disabling a clock’s chiming function
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