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Forgotten Measures of Ancient Times
A crossword exploring obsolete measurement units once used across various cultures and industries.
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Across
  • 1. Apothecary weight unit, 1/24 of an ounce
  • 3. Weight measure equal to a quarter of a hundredweight
  • 4. Nautical measure of depth equal to six feet
  • 5. Obsolete dry measurement unit once used in grain
  • 8. Old English unit of distance equal to 220 yards
  • 11. British unit of weight equal to 14 pounds
  • 14. Land surveying measurement, 66 feet long
  • 19. Old unit of area, equal to a quarter of an acre
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  • 2. Unit of area and length in old land measurement
  • 6. Old typographical unit of measure
  • 7. Old liquid measure, a quarter of a pint
  • 9. Weight measure, 112 pounds in the British system
  • 10. Old Dutch mass measure used for spices
  • 12. Ancient unit based on the length of the forearm
  • 13. Apothecary unit of weight, abbreviated as dram
  • 15. Ancient large unit of weight, often precious metals
  • 16. Measurement still used for horses, equal to 4 inches
  • 17. Medieval unit of length used in textile measurement
  • 18. Smallest unit of weight in the troy and avoirdupois systems
  • 20. Old French dry measure for salt or grain

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