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Horological Enigmas: Timekeeper’s Arcana
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Across
  • 1. Air brake regulating speed of striking train
  • 2. Decorative matching set accompanying a clock’s case
  • 3. Support bridge holding pinions in place
  • 5. Early escapement with pallets rocking on crown wheel
  • 6. Regulatory mechanism releasing gear train energy
  • 7. Collar sliding on pillar for lateral adjustment
  • 13. Circular aperture framing the dial or display
  • 18. Hair spring support in balance wheel assembly
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  • 4. Small gear driving engagement with larger wheel
  • 8. French term for ‘jumping’ seconds hand mechanism
  • 9. Wheel with notched teeth resembling battlements
  • 10. Figurative name for composite clock automaton
  • 11. Sliding mechanism guiding striking train levers
  • 12. Toothed wheel interacting with verge pallets
  • 14. Axle around which the escape wheel pivots
  • 15. Small offset pin for controlling strike sequence
  • 16. French term for mainspring barrel housing
  • 17. Clamp securing the hands to their shafts
  • 19. Conical pulley compensating for mainspring tension
  • 20. Ratchet wheel enabling controlled winding motion

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