The Scientist - Crossword Puzzle - March 31, 1997

By Eric Albert Email: ealbert@world.std.com ACROSS 1 Forebrain site where retinal nerves cross. 10 Centipede class 11 It has an outer cortex and a central medulla 12 _____ syndrome (monosomy X) 13 Seminal canal 15 Electrified-tungsten product 16 Vaccine type 17 Blood pigment 20 Phototopic vision mediator 21 Bacterial surface appendages 22 Thirteen feet of the small intestine 25 Element named after Scandanavia 27 Phyicist who developed the atomic theory of matter 29 Certain succulents 30 Compou

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By Eric Albert
Email: ealbert@world.std.com

ACROSS 1 Forebrain site where retinal nerves cross. 10 Centipede class 11 It has an outer cortex and a central medulla 12 _____ syndrome (monosomy X) 13 Seminal canal 15 Electrified-tungsten product 16 Vaccine type 17 Blood pigment 20 Phototopic vision mediator 21 Bacterial surface appendages 22 Thirteen feet of the small intestine 25 Element named after Scandanavia 27 Phyicist who developed the atomic theory of matter 29 Certain succulents 30 Compound used in treating rheumatic fever 31 It has an outer cortex and a central medulla DOWN 2Essential attribute 3Five percent of the Earth's crust, by weight 4tRNA-ending anticodon 5l-dopa, e.g. 6Bacteria on which penicillin was first used, for short 7Salivary ___ (digestive enzyme) 8_____CoA (Krebs cycle compound) 9Element present in the protoplasm of all living matter 13Thymine, in RNA 14Alkali metal 18Item lost by a cation 19Anatomical widening 20Porpoise order 23Guenon or langur, ...

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