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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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