The Scientist - Crossword Puzzle - September 19, 1996

By Eric Albert Email: ealbert@world.std.com ACROSS 1 Amoeba or ostrich egg, e.g. 3 Batting order? 9 Process at one end of the alimentary canal 11 Acid type 12 Acetone is the simplest one 13 Lung-covering membrane 16 Presence of microorganisms in the blood 19 34 Across + 000 21 Element discovered in 1898 22 Furlong/20,116.8 24 Loss of Muscle coordination 26 Natural numbers as compared to integers, say 31 Kind of bond 32 Process at one end of the alimentary canal 33 Specialized chromosome region

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