Element Puns: A Cryptic Crossword, Lecture notes of Chemistry

A cryptic crossword puzzle with elements-themed clues. Solving the puzzle requires understanding the double meanings and wordplays of the clues. The puzzle consists of 21 clues across and down, each with a missing word that fits the given definition and wordplay. The answers are all related to elements, which could be chemical elements, elements of a story, or components of a system.

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Name: _____________________________________________________ Date: _______
Element Puns
N
1I C K E L
B
2
L
3T
4I N
E Z
5S
S
6A M A R I U M
D N U P
7
C
8C T C
9H
S
10 I
11 R O N H A
12 R G O N
I B L S
S
13 U L F U R B
14 A R I U M
15 C
16 O P P E R
I L A I H
C K
17 R Y P T O N
18 N U O
O E G M R
N O A U
B
19 O R
20 O N N S
A E
D S
I
21 O D I N E
N
Across
1. To park here, you must put a ____
in the meter.
4. Five times two is ___.
6. Samantha ran away with Darren.
Her mother was concerned. "Did ____?"
she asked.
11. Housewife's complaint: All I do is
wash and ___.
12. Are the baby birds still in the nest?
No, they ____.
13. Our dog's name is Sullivan but we
call him Sull. That's why are rugs and
furniture are covered in ___.
14. What do you do with a dead cat?
You ____.
16. Dial 911 to call a ____ if you
witness a crime.
17. The gold in Pharoah's crypt
weighed exactly 2000 pounds so it
became known as the ____.
19. The well-driller had bored a hole to
a depth of 10 ft. He found no water so he
was told to ____.
21. I borrowed a dollar from Sam and
fifty cents from Dean. I now owe Sam
more than ____.
Down
2. To be a good neighbor, you must
learn to mind your own ____.
3. The Boy Scout took the old lady by
the arm and ___ her across the street.
5. "We brought everything but the
kitchen ___"
7. "We out of loss," he said. "Please go
to the store and get some ____."
8. A boy named Coe lost his dog. As a
result ____ his eyes out.
9. "Calvin, did you see the man who
stole my horse?" "Yes, ___," replied the
Indian.
10. A prisoner who acts in a silly
manner is called a ____.
15. What language is spoke by the
people of Mangan?
18. Doctors amputated the bottom half
of his leg, but they left his ____.
20. The new insect repellent, Raid, has
a new motto: Do go out without your ___.

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Name: _____________________________________________________ Date: _______

Element Puns

N

1 I C K E L B 2 L 3 T 4 I N E Z 5 S S 6 A M A R I U M D N U P 7 C 8 C T C 9 H S 10 I 11 R O N H A 12 R G O N I B L S S 13 U L F U R B 14 A R I U M 15 C 16 O P P E R I L A I H C K 17 R Y P T O N 18 N U O O E G M R N O A U B 19 O R 20 O N N S A E D S I 21 O D I N E N Across

1. To park here, you must put a ____ in the meter. 4. Five times two is ___. 6. Samantha ran away with Darren. Her mother was concerned. "Did ____?" she asked. 11. Housewife's complaint: All I do is wash and ___. 12. Are the baby birds still in the nest? No, they ____. 13. Our dog's name is Sullivan but we call him Sull. That's why are rugs and furniture are covered in ___. 14. What do you do with a dead cat? You ____. 16. Dial 911 to call a ____ if you witness a crime. 17. The gold in Pharoah's crypt weighed exactly 2000 pounds so it became known as the ____. 19. The well-driller had bored a hole to a depth of 10 ft. He found no water so he was told to ____. 21. I borrowed a dollar from Sam and fifty cents from Dean. I now owe Sam more than ____. Down 2. To be a good neighbor, you must learn to mind your own ____. 3. The Boy Scout took the old lady by the arm and ___ her across the street. 5. "We brought everything but the kitchen ___" 7. "We out of loss," he said. "Please go to the store and get some ____." 8. A boy named Coe lost his dog. As a result ____ his eyes out. 9. "Calvin, did you see the man who stole my horse?" "Yes, ___," replied the Indian. 10. A prisoner who acts in a silly manner is called a ____. 15. What language is spoke by the people of Mangan? 18. Doctors amputated the bottom half of his leg, but they left his ____. 20. The new insect repellent, Raid, has a new motto: Do go out without your ___.