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Quirky Units and Curious Measures
Explore a crossword puzzle featuring rare and unusual measurements and units from around the world and history.
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Across
  • 1. SI unit of energy named after a physicist
  • 2. Unit measuring musical intervals
  • 4. cubit measure of length
  • 5. Unit used in measuring fish catch weight
  • 7. Metric unit equal to ten meters
  • 11. A unit of liquid volume, a quarter pint
  • 13. An old unit of luminous intensity
  • 16. Unit used to measure horse height
  • 19. Nautical speed unit equal to one nautical mile per hour
Down
  • 3. A dry volume unit often used for produce
  • 6. Old small unit used in grain measurement
  • 8. Unit used in weighing precious metals
  • 9. A tiny, informal unit of measure
  • 10. An archaic bizarre unit derived from natural phenomena (invented for theme)
  • 12. The essence or unique quality of a unit (conceptual)
  • 14. A surveying measure equal to 66 feet
  • 15. An old measure of distance equal to 220 yards
  • 17. Old Scandinavian unit of length, about a forearm
  • 18. Historical unusual unit, originally a wig (fun/narrative)
  • 20. A length unit equal to 5.5 yards

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