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Esoteric Units and Arcane Measures
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
- 1. An intriguing fish's name linked to an archaic unit of tension or strain
- 4. A drachm derived from a toxic beetle, once used to quantify aphrodisiacs
- 5. A ten-thousandth of a centimeter, vital for measuring microscopic wonders
- 7. A dry volume anciently used to measure produce, a quarter of a bushel
- 9. Distance measured from the length of a furrow plowed by oxen in a day
Down
- 2. Unit named for a physicist, quantifying energy via work done per second
- 3. An ancient Greek weight, also employed in apothecaries for delicate dosing
- 6. The smallest meaningful unit in quantum physics defining length scale
- 8. A liquid measure that's just a quarter of a pint in old English taverns
- 10. The depth to which cold penetrates soil, marking seasonal boundary shifts
- 11. A unit from an ancient game, here doubling as a measure of brightness
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