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RF Cafe Engineering Crossword Puzzle w/Weekly Headlines
May 20, 2018

At least 10 clues with an asterisk (*) in this technology-themed crossword puzzle are pulled from this past week's (5/14 - 5/18) "Tech Industry Headlines" column on the RF Cafe homepage. 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 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 Lamar or the Bikini Atoll, respectively. Enjoy!

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


Reproduction of this puzzle without the express permission of RF Cafe is prohibited.

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

RF Cafe Engineering Crossword Puzzle w/Weekly Headlines May 20, 2018

ACROSS DOWN
1. Harris to _________ India's ATC Communications Infrastructure *

6. FCC Imposes Fine for Illegal Signal ______ *

9. Apple Urges ___ to Keep More High Spectrum Unlicensed *

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

14. Chemical symbol for radon

15. Stock symbol for Boeing

16. PCB mask exposing ray (abbr.)

17. Prefix meaning ground or earth

18. One type of electron spin

20. A concern of Boolean equations

25. Reliability measure (abbr.)

27. Read-only (abbr.)

28. Time delay (abbr.)

29. The UK's largest defense electronics contractor (abbr.)

31. Negation prefix

32. Elemental compound used for microwave frequency reference oscillators (abbr., pl.)

34. Type of microwave diode (pl.)

36. Electronics manufacturer with "meatball" logo

39. Chemical symbol for einsteinium

40. Ham-ese for Young Lady

41. Chemical symbol for einsteinium

43. Marconi's transmitter configuration (2 wds.)

45. Reserves for

46. Part of a FOR loop

47. Start frequency (abbr.)

48. Unit of capacitance (abbr.)

53. ________ Unveils Suite of Sky5™ Solutions *

55. Chemical symbol for lanthanum

57. Merrill ________ - popular author on radar system amplifier design

58. Filter type that blocks frequencies in a specified band (abbr.)

59. Moon of Saturn discovered in 1789

60. Chemical symbol for cesium

62. Chemical symbol for erbium

63. The dit-dah-dit sent at the end of a transmission (2 wds.)

67. Army-Navy specification prefix

69. _______ Radio Parity Act Language Inserted in National Defense Authorization Act *

73. A common battery cell size

74. Distributor Warns of Chip Resistor ________ *

76. Type of current

77. Unit of time (abbr.)

78. 1/000 of an amp (abbr.)

79. Feature of PCB layout software that lays down traces automatically

81. A number that can be expressed as a/b, where a, b are integers

85. Unit of apparent power (abbr.)

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

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

89. Chemical symbol for cobalt

90. Parameter that is a figure of merit for receiver performance in presence of multiple signals (abbr., pl.)

92. Electronic Variable Optical Attenuator (abbr.)

93. Cellphone band directly above DCS

95. Radio frequency interference (abbr.)

97. Filter type that blocks frequencies below and above a specified band (abbr.)

98. One port of an amplifier

99. Connector type

100. Android P Tackles _____ Addiction, Distraction *

102. Chemical symbol for mercury

103. Fourth largest asteroid

105. Chemical symbol for arsenic

106. Modulation type (abbr.)

107. Chemical symbol for platinum

108. Chemical symbol for lutetium

110. Total radiated power (abbr.)

111. ______ Joining Sony? Music Unit Buying Stake in Peanuts *

112. UK Billionaire Invests £24M in _________ Earth Station

2. Type of logic gate

3. Keyboard key

4. International Reply Coupon (abbr.)

5. Chemical symbol for zinc

6. Intentionally blocks communications signals

7. Maximum Usable Frequency

8. 1.602E-19 Joules

9. Chemical symbol for iron

10. Computer monitor (abbr., pl.)

11. Software drafting tool (abbr.)

12. 3 ________ with Amateur Radio Payloads Deployed from ISS *

17. Frequency (pl.)

19. Last stage in a transmitter (abbr.)

21. Switch position

22. Stock symbol for Google

23. One port of an amplifier

24. U.S. U-turn Gives Hope to ___ *

26. The "B" in BGA

27. Chemical symbol for ruthenium

30. Enhanced Graphics Adapter

33. Unix, Linux or Windows (abbr.)

34. ______, Facebook, Others Press for 6 GHz Rulemaking *

35. Unit of time (abbr.)

37. Chemical symbol for erbium

38. Form of digital phase modulation in which the phase of the RF signal depends on the modulating code (abbr.)

40. International phonetic alphabet letter "Y"

42. 6.02x10E23 of anything (pl.)

44. Audio Frequency Shift Keying (abbr.)

48. Printed Wiring Board (abbr.)

49. One sampling port of a directional coupler

50. Display type

51. Chemical symbol for nobelium

52. Chemical symbol for tin

54. Signal-to-noise ratio (abbr.)

56. Chemical symbol for aluminum

60. World's largest yearly convention of gadget and device manufacturers (abbr.)

61. Solid figure that has every point on its surface equidistant from its center

63. Moves from cell to cell

64. Unit of frequency

65. Chemical symbol for radium

66. Balanced-to-unbalanced devices

68. Negative temperature coefficient (abbr.)

69. Active Electronically Scanned Array (abbr.)

70. Analog-to-Digital (abbr.)

71. Equalizer (abbr.)

72. He explained why the sky appears blue

75. General Packet Radio Service

79. Does _____ Need More Deregulation? *

80. Unit of energy (pl.)

82. Temperature-compensated crystal oscillator

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

84. Type of logic gate

85. 300 Hz to 3 kHz in audio (abbr.)

87. Kilovolts (abbr.)

88. BT Promises £3.7B Budget for FTTH and 5G, Despite Massive ___ Cuts *

90. Unintended frequency product from a mixer

91. Chemical symbol for radon

92. Online auction site

93. Unit of inductance (abbr.)

94. Chemical symbol for tin

96. Unit of inductance (abbr.)

97. Semiconductor device type (abbr.)

99. Digital storage oscilloscope (abbr.)

100. Permeability-tuned oscillator (abbr.)

101. Voltage-current phase mnemonic

104. Chemical symbol for neptunium

105. Army-Navy specification prefix

107. Chemical symbol for polonium

109. Electrical safety organization (abbr.)


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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December 16

December 9

December 2

November 18

August 5

July 29

July 22

July 15

July 8

July 1

June 24

June17

June 10

June 3

May 27

May 20

May 13

May 6

April 29

April 22

April 15

April 8

April 1

March 25

March 18

March 11

February 25

February 18

February 11

February 4

January 28

January 21

January 14

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