Analog Engineering Crossword Puzzle
June 17, 2012

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.
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ACROSS 1. Alcohol, epoxy and gasoline, for example 8. Infrared (abbr.) 9. Chemical symbol for arsenic 11. CDMA Development Group (abbr.) 12. Enhanced Graphics Adapter 14. The UK's largest defense electronics contractor (abbr.) 15. Opposite of a LO 16. System for guiding aircraft (abbr.) 18. 1.602E-19 Joules 19. Degraded or destroyed performance 22. Cause the temperature to drop 24. Chemical symbol for gold 25. Metal mixture 26. Electronics Industry Association (abbr.) 30. Chemical symbol for cesium 31. Concentric cable types 34. Mass unit (abbr.) 35. Printer resolution abbreviation 36. Akin to EEs, CEs, AEs, etc. 37. Using the moon as a passive reflector to establish a signal path; moonbounce (abbr.) 39. Send Morse Code 40. 1/6 inch printer's measure 42. Software engineering tool (abbr.) 44. Common gateway interface (abbr.) 45. U.S. military organization (abbr.) 47. Low Noise Amplifier (abbr.) 49. Type of logic gate 51. Filter type that blocks upper frequencies (abbr.) 53. High speed data over telephone lines (abbr.) 55. Chemical symbol for gallium 56. Direct Digital Synthesis (abbr.) 57. Person responsible for program spending (abbr.) 59. Semiconductor device type (abbr.) 60. Engineering Change Order (abbr.) 62. Opposite of O.D. 63. Nickname for the Fermi National Accelerator laboratory 64. European equivalent to the U.L. 65. Stock symbol for Advanced Micro Devices 66. Does not pass electrical test 69. Unit of length (abbr.) 71. Crystal surface 72. The "D" in RFID (pl.) 75. Chemical symbol for mendelevium 76. Metric system (abbr.) 77. Filter type that blocks lower frequencies (abbr.) 79. Ticker symbol for Analog Devices 81. Powers pneumatic devices 82. A keyboard key 83. Front edge of a wing (abbr.) 85. Chemical symbol for argon 86. Converts computer code into binary

DOWN 2. Level of EMF generally considered to be dangerous (2 wds.) 3. Chemical symbol for erbium 4. Indium Gallium Arsenide semiconductor 5. A common battery cell size 6. Lower sideband (abbr.) 7. Binary Coded Decimal 10. Part of a screw that engages the driver 13. Asynchronous Transfer Mode (abbr.) 17. Chemical symbol for calcium 18. End of Life (abbr.) 20. High frequency semiconductor (abbr.) 21. Chemical symbol for europium 22. Connected devices in series 23. Local Oscillator (abbr.) 27. Multifunctional silicon devices (abbr., pl.) 28. Cable termination type (pl.) 29. Key feature in a high level overvoltage protection device 32. Theoretical 33. Chemical symbol for lithium 34. The "K" in ASK 36. 1000000 prefix 38. Unit of frequency (archaic, abbr.) 39. Unit of frequency (archaic, abbr.) 41. Formed into a specific shape 43. Last statement in a BASIC program 46. Switch configuration (abbr.) 48. Provider of services for telecommunications systems in Switzerland (abbr.) 50. Collection of electronic records 52. Start frequency (abbr.) 54. Chemical symbol for lanthanum 58. 1/000th of an amp 59. First-in, first-out (abbr.) 60. BS__ - the degree held by many RF Cafe visitors 61. Type of computer display (abbr.) 63. Finite-Element Model 64. Cable television (abbr.) 67. Sound frequency in the human hearing range (abbr.) 68. Display type 69. Chemical symbol for iron 70. High accuracy time reference element 72. Aerodynamic opposition to thrust 73. Multifunctional silicon devices (abbr.) 74. Early computer display screen recolution (abbr.) 78. Wire diameter unit (abbr.) 80. Precision landing system (abbr.) 84. Chemical symbol for einsteinium 85. Chemical symbol for aluminum

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