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Enigmatic Timepieces and Their Secrets
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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Across
  • 1. Oscillating wheel that regulates time in a wristwatch
  • 2. To adjust a clock’s accuracy or speed
  • 3. Tiny part of pendulum bob helping to stabilize swings
  • 5. Mechanism that counts hours by hitting a bell
  • 6. Swinging weight used to keep precise time in older clocks
  • 8. Characteristic sound made by the escapement mechanism
  • 12. Interlocking wheels transmitting motion inside clocks
  • 15. Sound mechanism signaling elapsed time
  • 17. Clock face showing hours and minutes
Down
  • 4. Coiled strip storing energy in mechanical watches
  • 7. Device controlling clock's release of power, ticking in rhythm
  • 9. Angled gear teeth connecting clock wheels
  • 10. Model or design of a clock or watch movement
  • 11. Tiny bearings that reduce friction in watches
  • 13. Type of escapement using two arms to control gear movement
  • 14. Small decorative clock often placed above a fireplace
  • 16. Pointers that indicate hours, minutes, and seconds
  • 18. Electric component driving hands in quartz clocks
  • 19. Metal framework holding gears in place

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