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Crossword No18

ACROSS

1 ___ fly, parasite of the genus Hypoderma (6)

4 Extending from one corner to the opposite corner (8)

9 Radio detection and ranging (5)

10 Term for a molecule of Buckminsterfullerene (9)

11 Otto ___ (1879–1968), Nobel Prize-winning German chemist (4)

12 Prefix denoting unusual size or length; Austin car of the 1970s (4)

13 Compound containing at least one atom of O and one other element (5)

15 Moment at which an aircraft or spacecraft achieves flight (4-3)

16 Fifth letter of the ICAO phonetic alphabet (4)

19 Time period equal to 3,600,000,000,000 nanoseconds (4)…

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