OCAT #2 Crossword Attempt

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Across
  1. 2. Protein that row until contraction
  2. 3. Make sure not to inhibit both or you may end up with this crater
  3. 6. Maternal disease, but also ceremonial light
  4. 8. Mother Nature’s gift to us to couple the direction and directionless
  5. 11. One man’s artery clog is another’s precursor
  6. 12. No matter how much you’re disguised, these features will always distinguish you as an outsider
  7. 14. I can see that a bundle that may have been misplaced
  8. 17. Organelle that stores an ion vital for depolarization
  9. 19. May need to dock first, but will start expression eventually
  10. 20. When the bottom of the pit has been reached, this will be sure to say that the fun’s over now
  11. 22. This may bind to something vanilla, but you may not expect it
  12. 24. Don’t block this protein or else you might be gasping for air
  13. 25. Superior that helps you digest, only if you own acid
  14. 26. Don’t eat too much of this, or you might find yourself in a crisis, of some sorts
Down
  1. 1. Surprisingly helpful to everyone, including men 50 and up
  2. 4. Small but mighty, these will protect you from outsiders
  3. 5. Don’t get too excited, or else you might break a leg
  4. 7. Ouch that’s hot!
  5. 9. When the yellow thing clocks out, this takes its shift
  6. 10. No implantation? Don’t worry, just don’t forget to do this
  7. 11. Watchful channel waiting for an influx to get moving quickly
  8. 13. Shuttle in the night sky, but also for cholesterol
  9. 15. Hope it’s not a sensitive topic, but can you turn that off?
  10. 16. Compound you can add to easily punish some mammals
  11. 18. Take some of this to relax tensed up vessels
  12. 21. Mammals need acid from this asymmetric cell
  13. 23. Link from the tips to the center of the body