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Crossword No18

ACROSS

1 ___ fly, parasite of the genus Hypoderma (6)

4 Extending from one corner to the opposite corner (8)

9 Radio detection and ranging (5)

10 Term for a molecule of Buckminsterfullerene (9)

11 Otto ___ (1879–1968), Nobel Prize-winning German chemist (4)

12 Prefix denoting unusual size or length; Austin car of the 1970s (4)

13 Compound containing at least one atom of O and one other element (5)

15 Moment at which an aircraft or spacecraft achieves flight (4-3)

16 Fifth letter of the ICAO phonetic alphabet (4)

19 Time period equal to 3,600,000,000,000 nanoseconds (4)

20 Turn to stone; (of organic material) fossilise (7)

23 Laboratory work surface (5)

24 Salt of a fatty acid, with many domestic applications (4)

25 The LGM-30 Minuteman or RS-28 Sarmat, for example (4)

27 Computer program for recording skeletal remains (9)

28 Precise; rigorous; accurate (5)

29 Part of the University of California, home to the cyclotron (8)

30 High-definition optical disc format (3-3)

DOWN

1 In physics, a theoretical structure connecting separate points in space-time (8)

2 Phenomenon observed when light is increased in wavelength (8)

3 Constellation in which Vega is the brightest star (4)

5 One of the six classical machines; slope or ramp (8,5)

6 Plant whose growth is inhibited by salinity (10)

7 Vitamin B3 (6)

8 Flowering plants of the genus Lilium (6)

10 Measure of wind speed devised in 1805 (8,5)

14 Using only a single colour (10)

17 Sir Clive ___ (b. 1940), UK consumer electronics pioneer (8)

18 Quality in geometry that may be rotational, reflectional or helical (8)

21 Take in (energy, moisture or nutrients, perhaps) (6)

22 Life-stage of an insect (6)

26 ___ Labs, US research company now owned by Nokia (4)