ACROSS

1. (2 words) An aid in the study of matter, energy and force

11. (acronym) The main psychoactive chemical compound in Cannabis

12. (nickname) Vietnam-era McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighter-bomber (aka "World's Largest Distributor of MiG Parts" for having downed so many of the Soviet-built enemy aircraft)

13. "I am the ___ and the omega."

15. Acknowledgment of a minor mistake

18. Perennial ag system emphasizing local, renewable resources

22. Gateway to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

24. (acronym) Payment made to a salesperson for meeting a specified target

25. Catholic university in Dubuque, Iowa

27. (initials) 40th president of the United States

28. (2 words) Infamous incendiary weapon

32. ___-109, WWII torpedo boat commanded by the man who would be the 35th president of the United States

33. "Hello, Laverne! Hello, ___!" - Squiggy

35. (initials) 21st president of the United States

36. (acronym) Counterpart to the Women's Tennis Association

37. (2 words) Rachel Carson's 1962 book that launched the environmental movement

41. Fahren___

42. Artemis, to the Romans

43. Two pair

46. Squeak of fear

48. Beneath the surface



DOWN

1. "Happiness is a warm ___." - Charles M. Schulz

2. 31,556,926 seconds

3. Word that, when spoken, made the knights from 40 Down cringe

4. One who makes confectionery from chocolate (see this weeks' Back Roads)

5. An adult who leads a pack

6. (initials) This crossword's author

7. (abbreviation) So-called "Mother of Presidents," birthplace to seven of them

8. Part of the hydrological cycle

9. (2 words) Scheme for managing a woodland area

10. Drainage basin

14. (chemical symbol) The Goodyear blimp's gas of choice

16. A member of the general body (non-elite, non-slave) of citizens in ancient Rome

17. (abbreviation) Word with its origins in the Latin strata, meaning "paved road"

19. A cartographer's output

20. The "New" one is the Brown County seat; the "old" one was the birthplace of Albert Einstein

21. "___ Peter to pay Paul"

23. (initials) Science fiction author and Scientology founder

26. Appropriate, fitting

28. (acronym) Natural Resources Institute

29. "___ the President's Men," 1974 book by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein detailing the events that led to the downfall of the 37th president of the United States

30. Ninety-six percent of teenagers are affected by this skin disease

31. "Give us this day ___ daily bread."

34. (nickname) New York professional hockey team

36. "If at first you don't succeed, try try ___"

38. "Good day, ___?" - Bob and Doug McKenzie

39. Monty Python member Eric

40. In the movie "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" the Knights Who Say ___ demanded King Arthur purchase a nice, but not too expensive, shrubbery from Roger the Shrubber, played by 39 Down

44. "Et ___, Brute?"

45. (chemical symbol) Antimony

47. Ancient Egyptian concept of spiritual essence

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This Land crossword was created by Land Assistant Editor Tom Royer. Send your questions, comments or snide remarks to troyer@thelandonline.com