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Chemistry Cryptic

● · By hutthutthutt · Published 2024-05-12T21:10:31.003Z

Constructor's Note
Inspired by a clue with a certain direction; I've avoided rehashing the same entry here. I think this one's pretty difficult so you may want to look up some of the chemistry terms.
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    1A
    Stretch electron shell of replica (3)
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    Across
    1. 1A
      Stretch electron shell of replica (3)
    2. 5A
      Doubled entropy before a retirement agency (1,1,1)
    3. 8A
      Be almost silly, surrounded by warped lumber with the front sawed off (9)
    4. 11A
      Mostly containing more of OH- A FRIEND (9)
    5. 13A
      Leave 5-Down in warehouse (7)
    6. 15A
      Guys after radium pasta (5)
    7. 17A
      Smart, like tin? (5)
    8. 19A
      Somewhat: Cobalt left 1-Down joined as two independent clauses (11)
    9. 22A
      Distasteful vitamins for red blood cell formation, calcium storage, and calcium absorption (3)
    10. 23A
      Assistant halfway-linked Radiohead bassist (5)
    11. 24A
      Weak base? I guess it's a cover for someone (3)
    12. 26A
      Beauty brand dropped pH out of friendliness (4)
    13. 28A
      Uranium misread - dumped U in Asian river (4)
    14. 29A
      Keep reduction of subatomic particles by, strangely, a biscuit clamp (5)
    15. 32A
      You and me after the first two blocks sea foam (5)
    16. 33A
      Embraces oft-noted element in egg noodles (9)
    17. 36A
      "Care taken to join with one ox," I'd coo (6,7)
    18. 39A
      Triangular triple bond (3)
    19. 40A
      Carbon lamp put to rest within a kilogram (5)
    20. 41A
      Discuss unit of life / unit of animation (3)
    21. 42A
      Secondary messenger charged for starting 17-Across, 33-Across, and 36-Across (3,2)
    22. 43A
      "Es una simiente," I wrote on behalf of a stranger (11)
    Down
    1. 1D
      Shorten energy of diatomic boron; flow in reverse (3)
    2. 2D
      Do this before weeping about a low-energy 38-Down (4,2)
    3. 3D
      As in, scare silly (7)
    4. 4D
      Carboxylic acid isomer in all ethanol (7)
    5. 5D
      Si, señor, at first I left something popular (7)
    6. 6D
      Leader: unsalt mixture (6)
    7. 7D
      Grant tan rose or fan letters of table's row (specifically second, third, and sixth) (3)
    8. 9D
      Shout when excited Yttrium takes back second bond (3)
    9. 10D
      The lanthanides, after removing two groups of four (3)
    10. 12D
      For example, barium chloride rock (6)
    11. 14D
      In being detached from the wings of politics, I hold that thought (6)
    12. 16D
      Underperforming doctor covalently bonding with unrefined minerals (8)
    13. 18D
      Uncultured medium is within copper headed west - sounds fresh? (3,5)
    14. 20D
      Downside to putting three consecutive elements in the wrong order (3)
    15. 21D
      Combusted lithium battery? (3)
    16. 22D
      Like-minded group following Bismuth half-cut (6)
    17. 25D
      Heroine to acknowledge finding, with no nucleus, electron pair (6)
    18. 27D
      Someone from Jordan e.g. vibes to tease resonant structure? (4)
    19. 28D
      Peak of a photoelectron spectroscopy crossed off at last (4)
    20. 30D
      Golden needles inject potassium iodide into broken nose (6)
    21. 31D
      I eat after lion gets skinned (6)
    22. 32D
      Tin has potential of one over a jingle (6)
    23. 34D
      No toll onto empirical formula involving pretreated sewage (2-3)
    24. 35D
      Equilibrium chart I'd write up for some Spanish teens? (5)
    25. 37D
      Free radicals of Vegas football player assistant (4)
    26. 38D
      Doc's title has electron pair spins to consider (4)
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