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Solution to November 2006 crossword

The winner of the December crossword will receive £60 worth of goods from Fortnum and Mason and two runners up will receive £20 book vouchers. Please send your completed crossword to the address on p2 or fax to +44 (0)1223 426017 by 12 December.

December 2006 Crossword

The winner of the November 2006 Chemistry World crossword competition is J Harrison, Cheltenham, UK

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Across 9 Hormone causes damage to the body in no time (7) 10 My spot on the skin has come back – a malignant tumour (7) 11 Horse needs one to detect the smell of sugar (9) 12 Fungal disease requiring admission to undergo treatment (5) 13 Manufacturing enterprise established by River Test (8) 14 A man of high social standing possesses a piece of rare silver (6) 16 Society HQ could be a building in Vermont (10,5) 19 Wild cats apparently weigh very little (6) 21 Some cream is sour in part of the US (8) 24 Gem possessed initially by nobleman (5) 25 Cleaner works for TV series (4,5) 26 Eastern maiden I think highly of in Dubai? (7) 27 Middle-eastern resident causes Prime Minister to lose his head (7)

Down 1 Something essential containing, inter alia, 8, 15 and 20 down (7,1,7) 2 I attack the reputation of an inhabitant of Skye perhaps (8) 3 Everyone that is sociable at first becomes friends (6) 4 Give hope to one half of couple consumed by anger (9) 5 Dark brown pigment originating from Northumberland (5) 6 What a postgraduate may be doing concerning examination (8) 7 Search the Web and proceed to look lecherously (6) 8 See new technician adopt a component of 1 down (11,4) 15 Fellow has a codicil amended in a component of 1 down (5,4) 17 I distribute petrol that obeys simple laws (5,3) 18 Instruments from one country the French twice introduced into another

country (8)20 Component of 1 down can become anionic when oxygen is lost (6)22 Sponsors lose heart and make tracks (6)23 Damaged trees can produce this compound (5)

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December 2006 Chemistry Su Doku

Ensure that each row, column and nine-square cell contains each of the chemical elements, shown to the side, once

Ideal chemical Christmas present

This Visual elements jigsaw, based on the RSC’s Visual elements periodic table by Murray Robertson, consists of 550 pieces.

Solving this jigsaw will provide hours of fun for individuals or groups over the Christmas holiday, while increasing

Solution to November 2006 Chemistry Su DokuThe winner of the November 2006 Chemistry World Su Doku competition is M Nichols, Rugby, UK

The winner of the December Su Doku will receive £60 worth of goods from Fortnum and Mason and two runners up will receive £20 book vouchers. Please send your completed Su Doku to the address on p2 or fax to +44 (0)1223 426017 by 12 December.

acquaintance with the periodic table.

ISBN 9780854048434. Price £12.50 + VAT.

For details visit the RSC online shop: www.rsc.org/shop. There is a 25 per cent discount on orders placed in December.

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