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Chrono Curiosities: Unconventional Timekeepers
Explore an intriguing crossword featuring rare and unusual timekeeping devices from history and science.
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  • 1. Early device that tells time using shadow cast by the sun
  • 2. Device adapted as a shadow clock in old timekeeping
  • 3. Tall ancient stone used as a shadow-based sundial
  • 4. Timekeeping device using marked candles that burn down
  • 9. Timekeeping device that tracks tidal patterns
  • 12. Tool to tell time by stars during nighttime
  • 13. Phenomenon related to internal body clock disruption by rapid time zone change
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  • 5. Wristwatch with unconventional numeric or visual display
  • 6. Another name for hourglass, measuring intervals by sand
  • 7. Traditional device that uses drumbeats to mark intervals
  • 8. Early mechanical instrument for time measurement
  • 10. Ancient water clock measuring time by water flow
  • 11. Clock using zodiac signs to mark divisions of time
  • 14. Ancient instrument used to measure celestial time and position
  • 15. Device measuring time as sand flows between two bulbs

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