10/01/2000 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle

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ACROSS 1   I*R 8   Wavy passband responses 15 Remove by flaking off pieces 16 Minor falsehood 18 Scientific proposition 19 Data device control signal 20 Breathing organs of fish 22 Brother of Moses 23 Unlicensed band in 900 MHz and 2.4 GHz realm 24 Curves of binomials 27 Fuss 28 Meadow 29 Copying 30 Semiconductor lamp 31 Negative pH 32 Nuisance 34 Exploited 39 Mild oath 43 Insect stage 45 An eccentric person 48 O-Scope signal display 49 Predatory South American fish 50 The element Nb 51 Prolonged pain 52 Uncorrelated energy 55 Horse with mottled coloring 56 Narcotics agent 59 Applications 60 Official engineering change documents 64 Material testing organization 66 3 GHz to 30 GHz 69 Diode type 72 Idiot 75 Pronoun 76 Official recorder 77 Unintentional radiation 78 _____ Gay, of WWII fame 80 Remove data from a disk 81 Enclosed area of a sailboat 83 Electromagnetics software vendor 85 Long-sleeved linen vestment 86 Stop working fulltime 87 Heavy napped woolen fabric 88 Erased from the HDD	DOWN 1   Mixer manufacturer in Denver, CO 2   Corpulent 3   South American ruminant 4   Small child 5   Abnormal 6   Electronics manufacturer with "meatball" logo 7   Seaport in N Spain 9   Network department 10 Relationships betweens I's and V's 11 Seed of a legume 12 Sold U.S. missile technology to the Chinese military 13 Become eroded 14 Church council 16 Decree 17 Ink spot 20 Power distribution system 21 Synchronous motor parameter 25 Among 26 Affirm with confidence 31 Move forward 33 Rare-earth metallic element 34 Hebrew school 35 Goat-like antelope 36 Common software notice 37 1/000 of an amp 38 Type of flip flop 40 Ratios of power output to input 41 Sharp angle 42 The common people 44 Some 45 Computer communication scheme 46 Type of distribution, squared 47 Exponent that returns the original number 48 Better 53 Opposite of I.D. 54 Symbol for tin 57 Assembler language command 58 Workplace safety group 61 Coffee maker glass 62 Wireline(tm) maker in Hollis, NH 63 Igneous rock of a lava flow 64 43,560 sq. ft. 65 Male hawk 66 Clip wool 67 Tropical plant used in cosmetics 68 Frozen dew 70 Monetary unit of Italy 71 Airplane, train, car accident investigator group 72 Planet's path around the sun 73 On fire 74 Penalized 79 Sample group 82 Automated test equipment 84 Test equipment, abbr. 86 Component of product cost
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