RF Cafe Engineering Crossword Puzzle w/Weekly Headlines

July 29, 2018

For the sake of all the avid cruciverbalists amongst us, each week I create a new technology-themed crossword puzzle using only words from my custom-created list related to engineering, science, mathematics, chemistry, physics, astronomy, etc. At least 10 clues with an asterisk (*) in this technology-themed crossword puzzle are pulled from the past week's (7/23 - 7/27) "Tech Industry Headlines" column on the RF Cafe homepage. You will never find among the words names of politicians, mountain ranges, exotic foods or plants, movie stars, or anything of the sort. You might, however, see someone or something in the exclusion list directly related to this puzzle's theme, such as Hedy Lamar or the Bikini Atoll, respectively. Enjoy!

cruciverbalist: [noun]  cruci- ("cross") +‎ verbal ("words") +‎ -ist ("agent, person") -- A person who constructs crosswords.


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

RF Cafe Engineering Crossword Puzzle w/Weekly Headlines July 29, 2018 - RF Cafe

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1. Max ______ Institute for Astrophysics Hit by Bullying Allegations *

5. China Targets Apple with Advanced __________ Screens *

12. Part of this website's title

13. Sound frequency in the human hearing range (abbr.)

15. 3 MHz to 30 MHz

16. Gary Breed's fine magazine on RF & microwaves topics (abbr.)

17. Logic family (abbr.)

18. Multifunctional silicon devices (abbr.)

20. Base of the decimal number system

21. Type of chart

23. ____ Content in Electronic Systems Forecast to Reach 31.4% in 2018 *

25. Voltage limiter

28. Thin layer of material deposited a surface

29. Chemical symbol for mendelevium

30. Type of data storage IC

31. Its chemical symbol is Ho

33. Similar to a laser, but at lower frequencies

35. Logical negation operator

36. Type of logic gate (pl.)

38. Chemical symbol for plutonium

39. Stock symbol for Boeing

41. Related to FM by a differential

42. ____: Why Consider Disability and Long-Term Insurance? (abbr.) *

44. Adjustment dial

45. Electrical safety organization (abbr.)

46. One component of a complex number (abbr.)

47. Greek letter (micro)

48. Specialized mobile radio (abbr.)

50. Ticker symbol for Analog Devices

52. International phonetic alphabet letter "T"

55. AT&T Reveals 3 More Cities Will _______ 5G in 2018 *

56. Akin to EEs, CEs, AEs, etc. (abbr., pl.)

57. Chemical symbol for ruthenium

59. Workplace safety group (abbr.)

61. Opposite of set

63. Sets of 24-hour periods

65. Digital storage oscilloscope (abbr.)

66. Unit of weight

67. Weight (abbr.)

68. Software drafting tool (abbr.)

69. Abbreviation for "power"

70. Chemical symbol for silver

72. PC follower

73. One port of an amplifier

74. Method of transmitting meteorological instrument readings from a weather balloon

75. ______ Devices Breaks Ground on New Global Headquarters *

1. Geometric solid having two ends which are similar, equal, and parallel rectilinear figures, and sides which are parallelograms

2. 30 kHz to 300 kHz

3. Stock symbol for National Instruments

4. Curly-Q type light bulb (abbr.)

6. Unit of inductance (abbr.)

7. Sound frequency in the human hearing range (abbr.)

8. Instrument designed to measure temperature

9. Circuit for firing a radar magnetron (abbr.)

10. Chemical symbol for helium

11. Apollo 11 astronaut ____ Armstrong

14. Thin layer of material deposited a surface

17. Chemical symbol for thulium

19. Chemical symbol for calcium

21. Spurious RF products created by metal joints (abbr.)

22. 43 Down + Commission Publishes Updated Standards List for ___ Directive (abbr.) *

24. British astronomer ______ Halley

25. Fuel-air mixing devices

26. Unit of admittance

27. Short for potentiometer

28. What kind of nuclear reaction powers both the sun and a hydrogen bomb

30. One component of a complex number (abbr.)

32. Infrared (abbr.)

34. Hawaiki ______ Cable Doubles Capacity in Australia and New Zealand *

37. Radiation from Mobile Phones Can Affect Your ______ *

38. Max or min voltage of a waveform (abbr.)

40. Chemical symbol for aluminum

41. Chemical symbol for praseodymium

43. __ Commission Publishes Updated Standards List for + 22 Down + Directive (abbr.) *

49. Unit of frequency (archaic, abbr.)

50. A feedback scheme to level out the receiver audio volume (abbr.)

51. Keyboard key

53. Chemical symbol for arsenic

54. Unit of length equal to 5.5 yards

55. Greek letter

56. Algebra, trigonometery, calculus, etc.

58. C# statement that ensures Dispose is called even if an exception occurs

60. Solid state power amplifier (abbr.)

62. Modern battlefield technique (abbr.)

63. Digital intelligence

64. Analog-to-Digital (abbr.)

66. Base of the binary number system

68. Radiation from Mobile Phones ___ Affect Your Memory *

69. Ratio of circumference to diameter

70. Army-Navy specification prefix

71. Chemical symbol for gadolinium

73. Galilean moon


See solution below

 

2018 Crosswords Archive

Visit the Crossword Express website - RF CafeTake a well-deserved break and try 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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Cruciverbalist:

A cruciverbalist is a person who is skilled at creating or solving crossword puzzles. The term is a combination of "cruci-" from "crucifix," meaning cross, and "verbalist" from "verbal," indicating a person who deals with words. cruciverbalists are often responsible for designing crossword puzzles, and they possess a deep knowledge of wordplay, vocabulary, and the techniques used in constructing and solving crosswords. They aim to make puzzles that are both challenging and enjoyable for crossword enthusiasts.

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RF Cafe Engineering Crossword Puzzle Solution July 29, 2018 - RF Cafe