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Word Ladder 13 - It's Elemental

· By Sendhil Revuluri · Published 2024-03-16T21:16:55.325Z

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Enjoy! Feedback welcome as always. Photo by Vedrana Filipović on Unsplash.
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  • SylveonSoulmate 🤓2:28 · 2024-03-17T00:44:01.766Z
    My first one of this series. Looking forward to doing more!
    • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-03-17T02:30:47.245Z
      Thanks — glad you enjoyed!
    • emmie 🤓1:44 · 2024-03-17T02:00:10.602Z
      Enjoyed the alchemy! :)
    • nate 🤓2:36 · 2024-03-17T02:53:45.934Z
      Thanks for the puzzle :)
      • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-03-17T11:05:43.863Z
        Thanks for solving!
      • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-03-17T02:31:49.503Z
        Thanks for solving! Just bummed I couldn’t find a way to also include ZINC — the one other element with a four letter English name.
        • wineoverlord 🤓1:50 · 2024-03-17T03:22:10.219Z
          Great fun! Thanks
          • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-03-17T11:05:54.542Z
            Glad you enjoyed!
          • SamuRai 🤓9:08 · 2024-03-17T03:32:00.565Z
            I like crosswords because I almost always learn something new. In this case, thank you for 14a and 15a in particular.
          • frostyjhammer 🤓6:00 · 2024-03-17T03:34:35.479Z
            OMG, I just noticed what the circled letters represent... coulda saved some time, prolly, if I'd looked at those. Obviously they're not needed to get the solution.
            • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-03-17T11:08:09.164Z
              Well done! I’ve been on the fence on whether to include those (I’ve done so for some in the past but not all). Apparently my cluing is such that it’s quite difficult without so I’ve decided to include now. Good point — I’ll modify the note to make these explicit!
            • frostyjhammer 🤓6:00 · 2024-03-17T03:32:41.599Z
              The Alchemists' Dream! Very nicely done.
            • Jeanne Breen 🤓3:03 · 2024-03-17T20:00:03.792Z
              Fun! (As noted earlier, love the chemistry-themed stuff...) I've never tried constructing a word ladder before...might have to give it a try!
            • heron 🤓2:09 · 2024-03-19T20:17:22.752Z
              very cute, nice challenge!
              • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-03-19T23:12:57.647Z
                Thank you for solving and for your kind words!
              • Nick 🤓2:57 · 2024-03-20T15:50:29.652Z
                Always fun! Thanks for this.
                • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-03-20T20:52:01.887Z
                  Glad you enjoyed!
                1A
                Neurotoxic metal with atomic number 82
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                Across
                1. 1A
                  Neurotoxic metal with atomic number 82
                2. 5A
                  Recreational drug containing cough syrup with codeine also known as "purple drank"
                3. 6A
                  Clinton and Obama appointee Panetta or boxer Spinks
                4. 7A
                  Odorless, inert gas with atomic number 10
                5. 8A
                  Palindromic time with short shadows
                6. 9A
                  Divine blessing
                7. 10A
                  Derisive calls often directed at the visiting team
                8. 11A
                  Abbr. in some company names
                9. 12A
                  Some products of ThirdLove, knix, Maidenform, and La Perla
                10. 13A
                  Complements to 401(k) plans and pensions (abbr.)
                11. 14A
                  Home country of mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman to win the Fields Medal
                12. 15A
                  Most common element on Earth by mass, with atomic number 26
                13. 16A
                  Classic and high-performance 1980s Camaro model ____-Z
                14. 17A
                  Gator's cousin (who's not a caiman or a gharial)
                15. 18A
                  Boast
                16. 19A
                  It might be furrowed, mopped, arched, knitted, or raised
                17. 20A
                  Bread, in Berlin
                18. 21A
                  It could be combat, cowboy, or ski
                19. 22A
                  Aptly-named Usain
                20. 23A
                  Emphatic type
                21. 24A
                  Soft, dense noble metal with atomic number 79
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                2. 2D
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                3. 3D
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                4. 4D
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