Ten Minute Sabbatical

Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.

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You’re indicating liberty and freedom. I look at it as a public health measure to prevent people from dying and going to the hospital. . . . Right now we have about 60,000 infections a day, which is a very large risk for
a surge. We’re not talking about liberties. We’re talking about a pandemic that has killed 560,000 Americans.

1. Illness caused by Coxiella burnetii (2 wds.)
5. Of bones and skeletons
8. Conveying acidity to the gustatory system
9. Membrane around the brain (2 wds.)
10. Edema's effect
11. Having winglike processes
12. Germ killer
16. Baby in the outback
18. End of a eukaryotic chromosome 20 Mass of nerve tissue
21. Home of the larynx and pharynx 22 The last word in flowers?
23. Smallest bone in the human body

2. Predator-prey complex (2 wds.)3. Like the flu, or like many memes4. Gecko, skink, or krait5. Long-armed Sumatran, for short6. Areas of the forebrain7. Whom to ask for ...

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