Electronics Theme Crossword Puzzle
December 13, 2020

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. This December 13th Electronics Theme crossword puzzle, as always, contains no names of politicians, mountain ranges, exotic foods or plants, movie stars, or anything of the sort unless it/he/she is related to this puzzle's technology theme (e.g., Hedy Lamarr or the Bikini Atoll). The technically inclined cruciverbalists amongst us will appreciate the effort. Enjoy!


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

Electronics Theme Crossword Puzzle for December 13, 2020 - RF Cafe

ACROSS DOWN

1. Instrument for measuring potential difference using a taut band indicator (2 wds., pl.)

13. Finite Element Analysis (abbr.)

14. 1e-6 mA

15. Global System for Mobile Communications (abbr.)

17. Chemical symbol for lithium

20. 1000000 prefix

23. Filter type that blocks upper frequencies (abbr.)

24. Indium Gallium Phosphor semiconductor (abbr.)

26. Semiconductor and calculator company (abbr.)

27. Chemical symbol for berkelium

29. The "E" in EHF

30. Mr. Gauss' first name

32. Impenetrable physical barrier

34. Type of FET

38. In a coordinate system, what is the name of the vertical coordinate

42. Longitudinal shape-forming structural element

43. Antenna gain unit (abbr.)

44. Common average used for sinewaves (abbr.)

45. Used logic gates

46. Foot/12

48. Chemical symbol for lanthanum

49. Chemical symbol for bismuth

50. Type of high frequency circuit substrate (abbr.)

52. Thing in a bill of material

54. European Telecommunications Standards Institute (abbr.)

57. Empty space left in rocket fuel tank to allow for fuel expansion

59. Set of poles

60. Decompresses a computer file

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

63. Stock symbol for Harris Communications

65. Using the moon as a passive reflector to establish a signal path; moonbounce (abbr.)

66. The design component of total product cost (abbr.)

67. Last keyword in a BASIC subroutine (pl.)

68. Reads from disk

69. More than one FET

2. Chemical symbol for niobium

3. 30 kHz to 300 kHz

4. Original Equipment Manufacturer (abbr.)

5. Chemical symbol for gallium

6. Exponent that returns the original number

7. Be behind in phase

8. Chemical symbol for magnesium

9. A keyboard key

10. Chemical symbol for thulium

11. Chemical symbol for radium

12. Adjusts or tunes a circuit

16. Separated by specific distances

18. One port of an amplifier

19. A common battery cell size

20. Amp/1000

21. Spongy material used in anechoic chambers

22. Shorthand for oxygen

23. Chemical symbol for lawrencium

25. The cell band above DCN

26. Frequency band at high end of audio spectrum

28. Early terminal program and file transfer protocol

29. Voltage-current phase mnemonic

31. Type of logic gate

33. Agilent's (now Keysight) EE design software (abbr.)

35. Printer output resolution unit (abbr.)

36. Operated radio network traffic flow

37. Flash caused by an electric current ionizing a gas or vapor

39. Logical negation operator

40. An angle described by hypotenuse/opposite sides of a right triangle

41. Temporary Engineering Change document (abbr.)

47. The "H" in UHF

50. Geometric entity with only length

51. Raise a number to the 3rd power

53. Prefix meaning ground or earth

55. Adds two or more inputs

56. A compiler directive

58. Computer communication scheme (abbr.)

61. Period between radar transmitter's output waveform (abbr.)

64. Chemical symbol for scandium

65. BS__ - the degree held by many RF Cafe visitors


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Electronics Theme Crossword Puzzle Solution for December 13, 2020 - RF Cafe