Thanksgiving Day Crossword Puzzle
November 20, 2016

This week's RF Cafe crossword puzzle contains the usual assortment of engineering and science related words and clues, but there are also a few specific words commemorating our Thanksgiving Day holiday (indicated by a asterisk *) that is celebrated each year on the fourth Thursday of November. Macy's 90th Thanksgiving Day Parade occurs on the morning of November 24th and follows a route along Central Park West and 6th Avenue. Interestingly, the parade was cancelled during the World War II years of 1942, 1943, and 1944 in order to conserve much needed raw materials.

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acr. = acronym, abbr. = abbreviation, pl. = plural, wds. = words

Thanksgiving Day Crossword Puzzle for November 20, 2016 - RF Cafe

ACROSS DOWN
1. Absence of extraneous frequency content (2 wds.)

9. Crystal filter type (abbr.)

10. System On Chip

12. Test point (abbr.)

14. Passengers on the 48 Down*

18. Chemical symbol for helium

19. Signal-to-noise ratio (abbr.)

21. 1e-6 mA

22. Amateur radio abbreviation for the Oceania region (abbr.)

23. Having to do with charged particles

26. Circuit for firing a radar magnetron (abbr.)

29. Chemical symbol for antimony

31. Does a Ctrl+Alt+Del

33. Chemical symbol for tantalum

34. With 20 Down, this website's title

37. Boob tube (abbr.)

38. Chemical symbol for radium

39. Filter type that blocks frequencies in a specified band (abbr.)

40. Readability, Signal, and Tone (QoS report type)

41. Type of data storage IC (pl.)

43. Akin to an EE, CE, AE, etc.

45. Infrared (abbr.)

46. Mate to an RX

47. End of Life (abbr.)

48. Chemical symbol for molybdenum

49. Opposite of O.D.

50. The "S" in ASK

51. ________ function, mathematically relates output to input

55. Chemical symbol for magnesium

56. Word used in describing 2-D and 3-D object dimensions; i.e., 10 mm __ 25 mm

57. Chemical symbol for californium

58. Type of current flow (abbr.)

60. Automated Test Equipment (abbr.)

62. Time Division Multiplexing

63. The computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey

64. 10E1 numerical prefix

65. Greek letter (micro)

66. Chemical symbol for ruthenium

68. Semiconductor and calculator company (abbr.)

70. Spectral aberration resulting from the expansion of the universe (2 wds.)

74. Rotating disk

76. Chemical symbol for cesium

77. Mate to a TX

78. Government program to bring electricity to farms (abbr.)

79. Start frequency (abbr.)

80. Chemical symbol for plutonium

81. BS__ - the degree held by many RF Cafe visitors

82. Common mode ripple rejection (abbr.)

84. The Microwave Office software company (abbr.)

85. Chemical symbol for gallium

87. Chemical symbol for mendelevium

88. Chemical symbol for aluminum

89. International Amateur Radio Union (abbr.)

90. One port of an amplifier

91. With 38 Down, what the 14 Across were seeking*

92. Chemical symbol for silver

93. Logarithmic unit of voltage (abbr.)

96. First name of a British scientist of falling apple fame

99. Chemical symbol for strontium

100. Sound frequency in the human hearing range (abbr.)

102. Computer monitor resolution measure (abbr.)

104. Chemical symbol for neon

105. Panel of control switches, knobs, and meters (pl.)

108. Chemical symbol for nobelium

109. Unit of length equal to 5.5 yards

111. End of transmission (abbr.)

113. Grouping of I/Q modulation vectors (pl.)

1. Adjusts a pot

2. Chemical symbol for einsteinium

3. Common shorthand reference for a capacitor

4. Einstein's paradoxical traveler

5. Conductor size unit (abbr.)

6. Receiver power level circuitry (abbr.)

7. Galilean moon

8. Coefficient of temperature (abbr.)

11. Like NiCads, NiMHs and some alkaline batteries

13. Silicon transistor type

15. Greek letter used for wavelength

16. Automatons

17. Multifunctional silicon devices (abbr.)

18. Opposite of a LO

20. With 34 Across, this website's title

24. Workplace safety group (abbr.)

25. Chemical symbol for niobium

27. The design component of total product cost (abbr.)

28. Unit of time (abbr.)

30. Code used for automating software task

32. Boob tube (abbr.)

33. Chemical symbol for terbium

35. Airport Surveillance Radar (abbr.)

36. Unit of length (abbr.)

38. With 91 Across, what the 14 Across were seeking*

41. Mate to a TX

42. Most frequently occurring number in a series of numbers

43. Megohm (abbr.)

44. Early printer type (2 wds.)

46. Unit of weight

47. Chemical symbol for einsteinium

48. Ship used by the 14 Across for reaching America*

49. Type of secondary radar system (abbr.)

52. Chemical symbol for rubidium

53. Caused EM signals to disperse randomly

54. Aircraft tracking system

59. Centimeter (abbr.)

61. Holiday in America celebrating the success of the 14 Across*

62. Time delay (abbr.)

65. Lowest power level capable of being demodulated (abbr.)

67. Unit of capacitance (abbr.)

69. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

71. ECM response

72. Stock symbol for Harris Communications

73. Constellation : The bull

75. Chemical symbol for lanthanum

79. Chemical symbol for francium

80. Abbreviation for "power"

82. Sets the flip-flop output to "0"

83. Line extending out from center

84. A common battery cell size

86. Army-Navy specification prefix

87. 1000000 prefix

88. Chemical symbol for argon

89. Intermodulation distortion (abbr.)

91. Small unit of capacitance (abbr.)

92. A common battery cell size

94. Filter type that blocks frequencies below and above a specified band (abbr.)

95. Virtual Private Network

97. Chemical symbol for selenium

98. Imaging device (abbr., pl.)

99. Chemical symbol for tin

101. 12 inches (pl.)

103. Charged particles

106. Lubricant

107. Semiconductor On Insulator (abbr.)

109. Read-only (abbr.)

110. Switch position

112. Part of a FOR loop


See solution below

 

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Thanksgiving Day Crossword Puzzle Solution for November 20, 2016 - RF Cafe

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