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Forgotten Scales of Ancient Measures
Explore a crossword featuring rare and archaic units of measurement from history and obscure fields.
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Across
  • 1. A lesser-known Japanese volume unit
  • 3. Obsolete unit of mass, sometimes spelled drachma
  • 4. Length based on the width of a human hand
  • 5. Old English measure equaling 220 yards
  • 8. Ancient unit of mass and money
  • 11. Ancient Hebrew measure of capacity
  • 13. Old measuring unit equal to 16.5 feet
  • 14. Unit of luminous intensity used in medieval times
  • 15. Obsolete British measure for a pound weight
Down
  • 2. Old Greek unit equal to ten thousand
  • 6. Old apothecary unit of weight
  • 7. Nautical unit measuring depth
  • 9. Energy unit named after an English physicist
  • 10. Land measure, also called a rod or pole
  • 12. Smallest unit in troy weight system
  • 16. Ancient length based on the forearm
  • 17. Unit used in nuclear physics to measure cross-sectional area

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