Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
Timeless Intricacies of Antique Clocks
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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Across
- 1. A swinging weight that regulates timekeeping in many antique clocks
- 3. Base or platform supporting a mantel or bracket clock
- 4. Coiled spring providing the power to drive mechanical clocks
- 6. Decorative plate surrounding the keyhole on vintage clocks
- 7. A wheel and spring device regulating time in portable clocks
- 8. Component that strikes bells or gongs to indicate the hour
- 10. Interlocking toothed wheels that transfer motion inside the clock
- 11. The face of a clock showing time via numbers and hands
Down
- 2. Metal rod struck by a hammer to signal time in clocks
- 5. Mechanism controlling the release of gear movement, crucial for timing
- 9. A precise clock used historically to check accuracy of others
- 12. Set of tuned bells or rods producing sound on the hour
- 13. Shaft or spindle around which gears and wheels rotate inside clocks