Physics & Engineering Crossword Puzzle w/Headlines
August 7, 2016

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

Physics & Engineering Crossword Puzzle for August 7, 2016 - RF Cafe

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1. A feed line with two conductors having equal but opposite voltages, with neither conductor at ground potential (2 wds.)

12. Gigantic star in Cetus

13. The "O" in ROM

14. Front end of a rocket

16. PC follower

18. Test point (abbr.)

20. With 29 Across, this website's title

22. Type of current

23. Chemical symbol for beryllium

24. Greek letter

26. Automatic Testing, Evaluation & Reporting (abbr.)

29. With 20 Across, the world's best engineering website

31. Stock symbol for Harris Communications

32. Communications pairing between transmitter and receiver

34. Colorado Springs military school (abbr.)

35. Readability, Signal, and Tone (QoS report type)

36. One factor of a polynomial

37. Amateur radio abbreviation for the Oceania region (abbr.)

38. Intel x86 command for " jump if above"

40. Type of high frequency diode (abbr.)

43. Unit of inductance (abbr.)

44. Chemical symbol for arsenic

45. Mass unit (abbr.)

47. Deutsche Industrie Normenausschuss

49. Chemical symbol for arsenic

50. High-speed logic family

52. Analog-to-Digital (abbr.)

53. Chemical symbol for iron

54. Printer output resolution unit (abbr.)

55. Ratio of circumference to diameter

56. Radio Amateurs of Canada (abbr.)

57. Type of current flow (abbr.)

58. Greek letter

59. Unit of time (abbr.)

60. PCB interconnects

63. Chemical symbol for californium

65. Modulation type (abbr.)

67. Target indication on a radar display

69. Add solder to tip of iron

70. Wire diameter unit (abbr.)

72. An overcurrent protection device

74. Stock symbol for Advanced Micro Devices

75. Electronic Variable Optical Attenuator (abbr.)

76. Computer Assisted Design and Development

78. Push to Talk (abbr.)

79. Unit of time (abbr.)

80. Time delay (abbr.)

81. Chemical symbol for tin

83. Chemical symbol for erbium

85. Chemical symbol for selenium

86. Unit of energy (pl.)

88. High electron mobility transistor

90. Move in a raster pattern

91. Ability of a substance to store electrical energy in an electric field

1. The "B" in BER

2. Advanced Research Projects Agency (abbr.)

3. Chemical symbol for lanthanum

4. Chemical symbol for nobelium

5. Carrier-to-noise ratio (abbr.)

6. 30 Hz to 300 Hz

7. Chemical symbol for dysprosium

8. One port of an amplifier

9. Current summing point

10. A keyboard key

11. Monte-_____ analysis

15. Determines proper functionality

17. Circuit substrate type where conductors and passive components are 'screened' on and fired (2 wds., pl.)

19. Term for the sharpness of a displayed image

21. Electron beam pattern method used in CRTs (2 wds.)

23. Transmits a signal

25. Switch position

27. Chemical symbol for tantalum

28. Type of data storage IC

29. Type of computer display (abbr.)

30. Unit of length (abbr.)

31. Chemical symbol for holmium

33. Unit for 1,000 watt-seconds (abbr.)

36. Chemical symbol for rhodium

39. Type of data conversion device (abbr., pl.)

41. International phonetic alphabet letter "P"

42. Application Specific Integrated Circuit (abbr.)

43. Type of programmable device (abbr.)

46. Electronics manufacturer with "meatball" logo

48. Internet protocol (abbr.)

51. Chemical symbol for calcium

52. A common battery cell size

58. 8 GHz to 12.5 GHz

59. Min-to-max voltage of a waveform (abbr.)

61. RĂ¡dio Nacional de Angola (abbr.)

62. Science of assuring operation amid dense EM background noise (abbr.)

64. Small unit of capacitance (abbr.)

66. Metric length unit

68. Opposite of O.D.

69. Boob tube (abbr.)

71. Chemical symbol for mendelevium

73. One type of electron spin

75. Enhanced Datarates for Global Evolution

77. Digital Enhanced Cordless Telephone

80. Total radiated power (abbr.)

81. Adjust a pot

82. Nordic Mobile Telephone

84. Straight line emanating from a point source

87. Chemical symbol for strontium

88. Opposite of a LO

89. Semiconductor and calculator company (abbr.)

90. Chemical symbol for silicon


See solution below

 

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Physics & Engineering Crossword Puzzle Solution for August 7, 2016 - RF Cafe