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Forgotten Measures of Ancient Times
A crossword puzzle exploring archaic and obsolete measurement systems used throughout history.
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Across
  • 1. Fundamental unit of mass in old apothecaries' weight
  • 2. Ancient unit based on the length of the forearm
  • 4. Old measure of paper size in printing
  • 5. Distance once used in horse racing and farming
  • 8. Measurement of water depth in nautical terms
  • 11. Also called a perch, a unit equal to 16.5 feet
Down
  • 3. Land measurement tool equal to 66 feet
  • 6. Unit of weight formerly used in Britain
  • 7. Old English unit for measuring cloth
  • 9. Large unit of weight and money in ancient civilizations
  • 10. Small unit of mass or volume, now rarely used

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