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Intricate Craft of Clockmakers' Mechanics
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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Across
  • 1. Gear with angled teeth allowing motion in one direction
  • 2. Coiled spring powering a mechanical clock
  • 4. Interlocking toothed wheels that transmit motion
  • 5. Shaft or spindle on which gears rotate
  • 6. Swinging weight that regulates a clock's timing
  • 8. Synthetic rubies reducing friction in watch movements
  • 10. Face of the clock displaying the time
  • 15. Oscillating part that regulates timekeeping
  • 18. Metal frame holding components together
Down
  • 3. Support piece securing gears or wheels in place
  • 7. Device that controls the release of energy in gears
  • 9. Material used to join metal parts permanently
  • 11. Material often used historically for clock case construction
  • 12. Describes the drop in height of a clock’s escapement wheel
  • 13. Component used to transfer motion and control gear movement
  • 14. Latin term for the moving part of a clock’s mechanism
  • 16. Measure or model designation of a clock movement
  • 17. Small gear driving a larger one

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