By H. Ward Silver, N0AX
ARRL Contributing Editor
January 3, 2006
Across
1. Time zone for VP9 (abbr.)
3. Four of these in a year
7. Sent with a QSL
10. Special type of moron
12. Prefix for Poland
13. CW abbreviation for a long-term ham
14. Keeps track of appointments
15. Stores wire or cable
18. Time between two events
19. Circuit with a time constant
22. Complement to 55 across
23. Equal or acquaintance
24. What 'A' in 'AM' stands for
26. Old abbreviation for UTC
30. Contest to travel the fastest (two words)
33. Abbreviation for computer input-output
35. Before AD
36. Time of year with equal day and night
38. Ten years
41. Component of solder (chemical symbol)
42. Not known (abbr.)
44. Duration of one cycle
46. 60 of 22 Down
49. Internet suffix for Russian URLs
50. Type of gain for volume control
51. Barred enclosure
52. One thousandth of a watt (abbr)
53. Latin abbreviation used to present an explanation
54. Canadian province with VO1 prefix (abbr.)
55. Heavenly body with a four-week orbit
57. Time of year with maximum day or night
60. Prefix meaning 'before'
61. Belonging to
62. Number of events per unit of time
65. 0.707 of peak value for sine waves
66. Mark in a belt or gun to make a total
67. Piled Higher and Deeper (degree)
Down
1. Close agreement to correct value
2. What the bell does for thee
3. To align in time
4. Film speed
5. Watch power
6. Agency in charge of maintaining references
7. Two of 38 Across
8. Time relative to the sun
9. Phoned home
11. Closest southern neighbor (prefix)
16. Maximum power of an SSB signal
17. Completed event
20. Moroccan prefix
21. The prime runs through London
22. Fastest watch hand
25. Greek letter often used to represent time
27. Deepest night
28. What dropped things fall on
29. Type of tuned circuit
31. Southernmost continent
32. Prefix meaning no longer
34. The Keystone State (abbr.)
35. Big English clock
37. Waiting line
39. Canadian time station
40. Final date for submission
41. Coax connector used at microwave
43. Darkest just before this
44. Introductory text
45. Slight difference in sequence or order
47. Between north and east (abbr.)
48. Measures duration
51. Separates hours and minutes
52. A dozen in a year
56. Satellite time reference
58. Large California airport (abbr.)
59. Postal voucher
63. Connection point for 802.11 network (abbr.)
64. Person who corrects or formats text (abbr.)