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Esoteric Measures and Arcane Units
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Across
- 1. Energy unit indirectly tied to mechanical work, nodding to James Prescott (5)
- 2. Old photometric term now somewhat archaic, measuring luminous intensity (6)
- 3. Cipher clue: Middle English measure? Not quite, but a poetic twist (7)
- 5. Land measurement from ancient Greece, a hundredth of a plethron (6)
- 6. Massachusetts river bridge unit born from fraternity antics, now a quirky standard (5)
- 8. British weight measure often shrouded in imprecision for body mass (5)
- 12. Unit named after Nobel laureate measuring nuclear distances (5)
Down
- 4. Large barrel measure for liquids, often whisky’s favored container (9)
- 7. German foot variant used once in measuring length in artisanal crafts (6)
- 9. Ancient weight and monetary unit, carrying the weight of history and trade (6)
- 10. A unit for hops’ bitterness—craft brewers’ secret palate guide (6)
- 11. Old German rope length, famously used in surveying (5)
- 13. Obsolete liquid measure once filling a small cup, a quarter pint’s hint (4)
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