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Quick Crossword #35

Across

1 ³(5)

4 D眉sseldorf pioneers of electronic music (9)

9 Atomic number of He (3)

10 Atomic number of H (3)

11 Model construction system (7)

12 Vomit (4)

13 Describing an outer layer of tissue (10)

15 7 or 10891, for example (5)

16 Wheel feature, for traction (4, 5)

17 Home video format, launched 1978 (9)

21 Regular beat (5)

23 Upper layer of a forest (4, 6)

24 Subject of 1979 James Lovelock book (4)

27 UN standard for electronic data interchange (7)

28 Mammal of the family Felidae (3)

29 Mammal of the family Canidae (3)

30 Seizures experienced in pregnancy or childbirth (9)

31 Fred ___, Yorkshire-born astronomer and author (5)

Down

1 Constellation sometimes called 鈥渢he whale鈥� (5)

2 Airways in the lungs (7)

3 Raven or jackdaw, say (4)

4 Popliteal fossa (7)

5 Device that measures current (7)

6 Paper strip once used to transmit stock information (6, 4)

7 Study; scan (7)

8 鈥淿__ belongs to humanity鈥� 鈥� Louis Pasteur (9)

14 Sepiolite (10)

15 (C₂H₄)_n (9)

18 Of relativity theory, not general (7)

19 Sets alight (7)

20 Challenge-response test used in computing (7)

22 29 February (4, 3)

25 Figure formed where lines meet (5)

26 Sensation that triggers a scratch reflex (4)

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