Ten-Minute Sabbatical

Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.

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After two years, it’s clear that this administration values neither the work of federal scientists nor the health and safety of the public. Science is being silenced, in a truly unprecedented way—and we’re all paying the cost.

It almost feels like a hostage situation, like I am being held hostage—my life, my credit, my financial stability—for something that I never voted for [and] I don’t believe in. It’s really frustrating.

7. Carbon product obtained by pyrolysis
8. Communication via pen?
9. Big start of the 6-Down
10. Flower in the snapdragon family
11. Component of natural gas
13. Element in Einstein’s mass-energy equation
15. Musk ox and narwhal’s regional habitat
17. Lobes of a whale’s tail
18. Articulation involving the femur (2 wds.)
20. Sound off in a lupine fashion
22. Little songbird with a complex repertoire
23. Microscopic life forms

1. Seed rich in omega-3 fatty acids2. What a male seahorse can become, oddly3. Bean with an Ethiopian origin4. Network ...

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