The Scientist - Crossword Puzzle - May 26, 1997

By Eric Albert Email: ealbert@world.std.com ACROSS 1 Alanine derivative 5 Virion's outer shell 10 Digit with only two phalanges 11 Woman after whose homeland an element is named 12 Antibody that appears upon initial antigen exposure 13 Type of track 14 Most structurally sophisticated molecular type 15 Mammal's first fluid 16 Plantae and Fungi, say 18 Potassium-____ dating 20 Any of the -omas 22 Iris layer 23 Most sensible location? 25 Rod-shaped bacteria 27 Pelvis's posterior wall 29 "Bad" kin

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

ACROSS 1 Alanine derivative 5 Virion's outer shell 10 Digit with only two phalanges 11 Woman after whose homeland an element is named 12 Antibody that appears upon initial antigen exposure 13 Type of track 14 Most structurally sophisticated molecular type 15 Mammal's first fluid 16 Plantae and Fungi, say 18 Potassium-____ dating 20 Any of the -omas 22 Iris layer 23 Most sensible location? 25 Rod-shaped bacteria 27 Pelvis's posterior wall 29 "Bad" kind of cholesterol: abbr 30 Amphibian order 31 Bring out 32 Growing disease 33 It goes right to the heart DOWN 1Reference an article 2Corn cotyledon, e.g. 3One of four elements named after the same village 4Organism's position in a community 6Benign tumor of glandular origin 7Cord container 8Tendency for one side of the brain to be boss 9Beginning of mitosis 15BMR's "M" 17Most abundant metallic element in the Earth's crust. ...

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