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Forgotten Scales of Ancient Measures
Explore rare and unusual units of measurement from history and niche fields with this challenging crossword puzzle.
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  • 1. Scottish measure equal to the distance between thumb and little finger
  • 3. Ancient weight unit used in Babylon
  • 5. Old apothecary weight, about 1.3 grams
  • 7. Obscure term sometimes used as a measure
  • 8. Large barrel unit for liquids
  • 11. Old measure related to a tenth part
  • 12. Measurement in flax or hemp processing
  • 15. Ancient unit of mass or volume
  • 20. Unit for dry volume, mostly for produce
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  • 2. Abbreviation for a tiny apothecary weight
  • 4. Smallest unit in troy weight system
  • 6. Small liquid measure, often for spirits
  • 9. Originally length of a furrow in a field
  • 10. Obscure old measure linked to finger length
  • 13. Greek land measure, about 1,000 m²
  • 14. A tiny, unspecified amount
  • 16. Length used by surveyors, 66 feet
  • 17. Old unit of luminous intensity
  • 18. Obscure in everyday use, unit of energy
  • 19. Measurement based on width of the human hand
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