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Forgotten Metrics of Bygone Eras
A crossword exploring obsolete units of measurement once used across history and cultures, highlighting forgotten metrics from bygone eras.
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  • 1. Small apothecary weight unit
  • 3. An old English measure of distance, 220 yards
  • 5. Roman unit roughly equal to 1,000 paces
  • 7. Old weight unit for precious stones
  • 8. Depth measure equal to six feet
  • 11. Also called a perch, 16.5 feet long
  • 14. Old liquid measure, different sizes historically
Down
  • 2. British unit of weight equal to 14 pounds
  • 4. English unit of weight, a quarter of a hundredweight
  • 6. Printing unit of measure, about 1/6 inch
  • 9. Distance roughly three miles, used at sea
  • 10. Smallest unit of weight, based on cereal seed
  • 12. A unit in surveying equal to 66 feet
  • 13. Ancient length measure, 12 inches
  • 15. Apothecary unit equal to 1/8 of an ounce
  • 16. A medieval unit for measuring cloth
  • 17. Used to measure horse height, four inches

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