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Superhatch's Cryptic #4 (Science)

◆ · By Superhatch · Published 2024-12-05T17:16:54.714Z

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Have fun! A little science knowledge would help, but isn't necessary to solve :)
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  • Superhatch constructor · 2024-12-05T17:29:01.360Z
    Hope you enjoy this kinda themed cryptic!
    Across: 1A: anag. ION contains B, initial of Research (R) at the beginning 4A: hidden progrAM Monomolecular 8A: AL reversed + SE + R 9A: HIS contains GG 10A: S inside anag. HEAT UNITS 11A: MIC + ROSE around COP 15A: TIT contains BE (sounds like bee) 16A: flAMINgOs minus outside letters (fs) and l and g 17A: OL reversed with CO reversed inside 18A: SA with A + M + O inside
    Down: 1D: tRoUbLe (alternates) + E 2D: BOO around S + N 3D: double def 5D: MAGiMArker minus irker 6D: add N to anag. TOES 7D: IAN inside PHYSICS 11D: MA with ET inside + L 12D: CU + B + IC (sounds like icy) 13D: Produce Rays In Stunning Manner 14D: Double def
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    1A
    Unstable ion captures atomised boron initially - research to start for cute bird (5)
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    Across
    1. 1A
      Unstable ion captures atomised boron initially - research to start for cute bird (5)
    2. 4A
      Program monomolecular extract to create shells (4)
    3. 8A
      Beam of Aluminium, rotated Selenium, and Silver lastly (5)
    4. 9A
      He predicted a 2D? His has double gravity! (5)
    5. 10A
      Fanatic has suplhur constrained in heat units, oddly (10)
    6. 11A
      Short microphone mounted around snare instrument (10)
    7. 15A
      Paridae singer takes in singing worker on the roof of the world (5)
    8. 16A
      Wingless flamingos lose 50 grand in acid (5)
    9. 17A
      Crazy - returning old student brings Cobalt back inside (4)
    10. 18A
      Island in South America is home to a masculine blood group (5)
    Down
    1. 1D
      Trouble reguarly with energy in Fleming's left hand? (4)
    2. 2D
      Exchanger of disapproving utterance about second number (5)
    3. 3D
      A divide for attractive poles? (5-5)
    4. 5D
      Magi-marker has dissolved irritator in lava (5)
    5. 6D
      Start to inject Nitrogen into mangled toes (5)
    6. 7D
      Knight restrained by science healers (10)
    7. 11D
      Mother ate alien, initially looking for gold, for example (5)
    8. 12D
      Copper key? Sounds icy to the third degree! (5)
    9. 13D
      Refractor starts to produce rays in stunning manner (5)
    10. 14D
      Shortly, a bright star in half a province (4)
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