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This is the final engineering crossword puzzle of 2014, that is to say the 52nd of the year. I have created more
than 500 crossword puzzles, each using a custom-built library of words and clues specific to engineering, science,
mathematics, etc. - no numbnut celebrity names, clothing articles, or mountains on the continent of Africa. Thanks,
fellow cruciverbalists, for
another year of participation. Don't forget to print out an extra copy to leave in the John for your fellow indisposed
workmate to pass time with.
 Take 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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1. Type of semiconductor junction device used for high frequency rectification and detection (2 wds.)
9. Chemical symbol for radon
10. Megohm (abbr.)
11. Tool for holding parts while working on them
13.
Unit of length (abbr.)
15. H2O
17. Chemical symbol for thulium
19. European equivalent to the U.L.
20. Computer monitor resolution measure (abbr.)
23. Hung the program
26. Chemical symbol for silver
27. Use a squeezing tool for attaching a wire lug
29. _____ factor, the peak-to-average waveform value
30. Chemical symbol for iron
31. Output intercept point (abbr.)
32. Abbreviation for "power"
35. Type
of memory
36. Chemical symbol for erbium
37. Home state of Los Alamos lab (abbr.)
38. Premier professional
organization for our types (abbr.)
41. A measure of receiver quality (abbr.)
42. Unit of apparent power
(abbr.)
43. Type of semiconductor construction used in RF power amplifiers (abbr.)
44. Chemical symbol
for praseodymium
46. Chemical symbol for erbium
48. Inductor
49. Internet protocol (abbr.)
51. One
component of a complex number (abbr.)
52. Slang for Ham radio equipment made in Japan or the Orient (2 wdds.)
55. Peripheral Component Interface (abbr.)
56. Amateur radio abbreviation for the Oceania region (abbr.)
57. Min______ and Max_____, in a Karnaugh map
58. Type of reconfigurable memory (abbr.)
60. Part of a
FOR loop
61. A keyboard key
62. Alter the relations between the parts of a structure or shape by applying
an external force (pl.)
64. Type of logic gate
65. One axis of an ellipse
67. 1E6 nanoseconds
68.
Chemical symbol for neodymium
69. Type of high frequency circuit substrate (abbr.)
71. Frequency
73.
Elements of a scattering matrix (hyph.) |
1. A number that has no fractional part
2. Modulation type (abbr.)
3. Part of a FOR loop
4. Code
for a type of electrical wire insulation (abbr.)
5. Direct Memory Access (abbr.)
6. Radio term for indicating
the end of a transmission segment
7. English theoretical physicist who created the delta function now named
after him
8. Chemical symbol for einsteinium
9. Web's most popular radio frequency engineering site (2
ltrs. + 1 wd.)
12. Ethoxyethane
14. Translated lower frequencies to higher frequencies
16. Coefficient
of temperature (abbr.)
18. Subatomic particle having a mass between that of an electron and a proton
21.
Input winding of a transformer (pl.)
22. Input intercept point (abbr.)
24. Chemical symbol for strontium
25. Dual Tone Multi-Frequency
28. Min-to-max voltage of a waveform (abbr.)
33. Radio term for "Will Comply"
34. Reduction-oxidation (abbr.)
39. Electromagnetic interference (abbr.)
40. End of Life (abbr.)
44.
Positive elementary particle found in the nucleus of all atoms
45. Basic storage unit of a database (pl.)
47. Finite-Element Model
49. Small representative graphics
50. Spurious RF products created by metal joints
(abbr., pl.)
53. Error checking scheme (abbr.)
54. Filter type that blocks frequencies in a specified
band (abbr.)
55. Number is divisible only by itself and 1
58. The "E" in BER
59. Last stage in a transmitter
(abbr.)
62. Chemical symbol for tin
63. Electronic assembly transport container
65. Wire diameter unit
(abbr.)
66. Current-voltage phase mnemonic
69. Chemical symbol for lawrencium
70. Chemical symbol for
tantalum
72. Unit of time (abbr.) |
See solution below
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