Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle
July 12, 2015

For the sake of avid cruciverbalists amongst us, each week I create a new crossword puzzle that has a theme related to engineering, mathematics, chemistry, physics, and other technical words. You will never be asked the name of a movie star unless he/she was involved in a technical endeavor (e.g., Hedy Lamarr). Enjoy!

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acr. = acronym, abbr. = abbreviation, pl. = plural, wds. = words

Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle for July 12, 2015 - RF Cafe

Note: A standard for crossword puzzles is when all words in a clue are capitalized, the solution is the abbreviation or acronym for that clue; e.g., Alternating Current = AC.

ACROSS DOWN
2. Hiding data within a message
9. Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier (abbr.)
12. __ + 14 Across, the world's best engineering website
13. Amateur Radio Association (abbr.)
14. __ + 12 Across, the world's best engineering website
16. Notch type filter (abbr.)
17. Chemical symbol for palladium
18. Filter type that blocks upper frequencies (abbr.)
20. Chemical symbol for gold
21. Attenuator
22. Logarithmic unit of power
23. Peripheral Component Interface (abbr.)
25. Subjects a circuit to extreme operation
28. Device for allowing two surfaces to rotate wrt each other
30. Type of logic gate
32. Programmable logic device (abbr.)
33. DIYer type
36. Chemical symbol for nobelium
37. Unit of inductance (abbr.)
39. Shuttle Amateur Radio EXperiment
40. Feedback system used to maintain constant level (abbr.)
42. Enhanced Graphics Adapter
44. 18 GHz to 26.5 GHz
46. Time required to transition up or down in voltage (2 wds.)
50. A keyboard key
51. Type of digital filter (abbr.)
52. Online service
53. Chemical symbol for radon
55. 1/000 of an amp (abbr.)
56. Type of current flow (abbr.)
57. Asynchronous Transfer Mode (abbr.)
58. Connector type
60. Current-voltage phase mnemonic
61. Chemical symbol for lead
62. The "T" in ATE
63. Number of windings in a transformer secondary vs. primary (2 wds.)
1. Wireless communication devices
3. The design component of total product cost (abbr.)
4. Chemical symbol for californium
5. 36 inches (pl.)
6. Rate of a radar transmitter's output waveform (abbr.)
7. Chemical symbol for tantalum
8. Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (abbr.)
10. A BPF specification (abbr.)
11. A common battery cell size
15. The 'body' of an airplane
16. The UK's largest defense electronics contractor (abbr.)
17. Common solder composition (pre-lead-free, abbr.)
19. Peripheral Component Interface (abbr.)
21. Number which is divisible only by itself and 1
22. Morse Code for "from"
24. Indium phosphide
26. Device for converting electrical signals into sound (pl.)
27. Transmits a signal
29. One state of matter
31. Switch position
34. Leaded component type
35. Computer monitor cable type (abbr.)
38. Chemical symbol for mercury
41. Software engineering tool (abbr.)
43. Application Specific Integrated Circuit (abbr.)
45. Stock symbol for National Semiconductor
47. Chemical symbol for lawrencium
48. H2O
49. Type of memory
51. International Amateur Radio Union (abbr.)
54. Mate to a bolt
57. Automatic Calibration System (abbr.)
58. Antenna gain unit (abbr.)
59. Chemical symbol for beryllium
60. One port of an amplifier
61. Chemical symbol for platinum

See solution below

 

2015 Crosswords Archive
Visit the Crossword Express website - RF CafeTake a break from the drudgery by trying your hand at some of these goodies. Every word in the RF Cafe crossword puzzles is specifically related to engineering, mathematics, and science. There are no generic backfill words like many other puzzles give you, so you'll never see a clue asking for the name of a movie star or a mountain on the Russia-China border.

All of these crossword puzzles were created using the fabulous Crossword Express (now called " Magnum Opus") software.

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