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Crossword No20

ACROSS

1 Medium-sized antelope of southern Africa (6)

5 Science-fiction “Supermarionation” series first shown in 1964 (8)

9 Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than those of visible light (8)

10 Seismic movement (6)

11 Psychedelic compound found in some mushrooms (10)

12 Location on the world wide web; place of archaeological exploration (4)

13 2017 book on women and science by Angela Saini (8)

16 Term for a self-sustainable automaton with limited environmental impact (6)

17 Abnormally folded, protease-resistant infectious agents (6)

19 Benjamin ___ (1706–90), US statesman and inventor of the lightning rod (8)

21 In electronics,…

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