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ACROSS
7 Inaccurate articles now OK in online community (6,7)
8 Herbs absorb potassium, oxygen and uranium in exercises (8)
9 Summit’s tenth primate? (4)
10 Sign of goodness shown by short piece of DNA – one from group 17 (7)
12 Topless comedian makes organic compound (5)
14 Injection of energy that’s all around (5)
16 Analyse what used to be an organic compound? (7)
19 Snakes like a little time (4)
20 Journalist in food store has excessive concern for details (8)
22 Psychoactive fungus in space behind wise men, around soft substance (5, 8)
DOWN
1 Mint merchant (4)
2 Some writing ink going in tree (6)
3 White record starts to entertain neighbours (7)
4 Breadmaker in unknown direction (5)
5 Work in chairs is getting nervous (6)
6 Seabird swallows coral and large plant (4, 4)
11 Someone who doesn’t remember a cinema’s construction (8)
13 Team in cricket match almost look to become rusty (7)
15 Piece of samosa I consider an artwork (6)
17 We run a mile, partly backwards, in dung (6)
18 After bath, woman sends unwanted emails (5)
21 Source of potato, perhaps (4)
Answers to quick crossword No28
ACROSS:
8 PARABOLA
9 OSMIUM
10 TERESHKOVA
11 ALGA
12 ANOXIA
14 KINETICS
15 FOURIER
17 FISSILE
20 RED GIANT
22 OSSIFY
24 IDEA
25 AXON REFLEX
27 ASTHMA
28 HAPLOIDY
DOWN:
1 BALEEN
2 YALE
3 COCHRANE
4 BAZOOKA
5 DOMAIN
6 SMEAR TESTS
7 SURGICAL
13 XEROGRAPHY
16 OVERDOSE
18 ISOTROPY
19 ATROPHY
21 AVATAR
23 FIELDS
26 FLOC
- Answers and the next Quick crossword in the 13 April issue
