RF Cafe Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle

January 27, 2019

Each week, for the sake of all avid cruciverbalists amongst us, I create a new technology-themed crossword puzzle using only words from my custom-created lexicon related to engineering, science, mathematics, chemistry, physics, astronomy, etc. 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 who or that is directly related to this puzzle's theme, such as Hedy Lamarr 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 & Science Crossword Puzzle January 27, 2019

ACROSS DOWN
1. Gain-of-one amplifier

6. 2^60 bits of data

11. Unix, Linux or Windows (abbr.)

12. Very common network topology and protocol

13. Last stage in a transmitter (abbr.)

14. Short for terminal

16. Digital intelligence

17. Transition from solid to liquid phase

19. International phonetic alphabet letter "M"

21. Complex Instruction Set Computer

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

25. Microwaves & __ magazine (abbr.)

27. 1/000 of an inch

29. Analog-to-Digital (abbr.)

30. Web's most popular radio frequency engineering site (2 ltrs. + 1 wd.)

31. Chemical symbol for europium

32. A measure of receiver quality (abbr.)

33. Chemical symbol for chlorine

34. Chemical symbol for antimony

35. Chemical symbol for magnesium

37. Electromagnetic (abbr.)

38. Forerunner to NASA

42. A compiler directive

44. Packet Bulletin Board System

45. Adjust

46. One possible go-no-go test result

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

51. Chemical symbol for einsteinium

52. Chemical symbol for erbium

54. Chemical symbol for plutonium

56. Chemical symbol for neon

57. PC follower

58. Electromagnetic (abbr.)

59. A radio operator's name

60. Morse Code for "from"

61. Keyboard key

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

64. High Data Rate

65. Concentric cable type

68. Range of frequencies

70. Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (abbr.)

71. CB slang for policeman

72. Used logic gates

73. Chemical symbol for nickel

75. Galilean moon

78. A common battery cell size

79. One conductor in a flexible cable

80. The "D" in CAD

1. He determined the constant equal to 1.3806503 × 10E-23 m2 kg s-2 K-1

2. Unit of time (abbr.)

3. Enrico _____, nuclear physicist

4. Radio signals from the cosmos (abbr.)

5. _____&Schwarz

6. World's 1st fully electronic digital computer (abbr.)

7. Chemical symbol for xenon

8. Molecular building blocks

9. Internet protocol (abbr.)

10. Capacitor dielectric type (pl.)

15. Common average used for sine waves (abbr.)

18. Electronic warfare defense (abbr.)

20. ___ Friedrich Gauss, after whom the unit of magnetic field strength is named

22. Thing in a bill of material

24. Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier (abbr.)

25. Effective frontal area presented to a microwave interrogation system (abbr.)

26. Facility where semiconductors are manufactured

28. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

33. Wire

36. Bushing used to direct the path of a pushrod

39. Printer output resolution unit (abbr.)

40. Modem encoding method (abbr.)

41. Unit of heat

43. Miniature threaded RF connector

46. Parabolic antenna-to-waveguide interface component (pl.)

47. Mechanical engineering organization (abbr.)

49. Computer Assisted Design and Development

50. SI unit of solid angle

53. Moon of Saturn discovered in 1672

54. Silicon transistor type

55. User Datagram Protocol

56. Electric enclosure standard organization (abbr.)

62. Display type

64. High Data Rate

66. Greek letter used for resistance

67. 8 GHz to 12.5 GHz

68. Gary _____, "RF Design" magazine editor (c1995)

69. Current summing point (pl.)

74. Network department (abbr.)

76. Army-Navy specification prefix

77. Morse Code for "from"

78. Chemical symbol for silver


See solution below

 

2019 Crossword Puzzle 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 & Science Crossword Solution January 27, 2019