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Quick Crossword #40

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Across

7 Rattus norvegicus (5,3)

9 In geology, an area of older rock surrounded by younger rock (6)

10 Uterus (4)

11 Term describing phenomena that emerge from the interactions of objects (10)

12 Home to the world鈥檚 tallest skyscraper from 2004 to 2010 (6)

14 Operating system for a series of early microcomputers (5,3)

15 Motherboard connection that allows for additional functionality (9,4)

17 Flowering plant in the family Primulaceae (8)

19 AsH₃ (6)

21 Horned pachyderm (10)

22 Burrowing vermivore (4)

23 Catkins (6)

24 Production of structures within an organism (8)

Down

1 Area surrounding the nipple (6)

2 Wad of cotton used in medicine (4)

3 Force resisting the relative motion of surfaces or layers (8)

4 Kind of internet access (4-2)

5 Author of maths books including Here鈥檚 Looking At Euclid (2010) (4,6)

6 Purple root of Beta vulgaris (8)

8 Branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (8,5)

13 In data processing, operating in series (10)

15 Redness of the skin (8)

16 Not the driver鈥檚 side (8)

18 Membrane such as those inside the mouth and nose (6)

20 Hosiery made from a synthetic thermoplastic polymer (6)

22 Prefix denoting a factor of 10⁶ (4)

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