Cactus County Inquirer Quick Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. Points of light observable after dark
  2. 5. The fourth dimension
  3. 6. Where your brain is kept safe
  4. 10. Study of nature based on observation, experiment, measurement, and the formulation of laws to describe such facts
  5. 12. Desolate, often sandy region of little rainfall and extreme temperatures
  6. 13. Traditional Mexican musical style
  7. 14. Mexican festival celebrating lives of deceased loved ones
  8. 18. Creative genre made without formal training, idiosyncratic in style, isolated from the mainstream
  9. 21. Study of the night sky
  10. 22. Relax? They’re just hot vegetables
  11. 23. Most divisive, dangerous, anti-female, anti-progress idea known to mankind
  12. 24. Where you’ll find the earth, the moon, and everything else
  13. 25. Ancient Greek philosopher who sought rational explanations for natural phenomena
  14. 26. Study of the origin, history, and structure of the earth
Down
  1. 2. Mechanical workers and futuristic companions
  2. 3. Became 47th US state in 1912, home to Cactus County
  3. 4. Dense celestial body from which even light cannot escape
  4. 7. Ideally perfect place, especially in its social and political aspects
  5. 8. Period of American history associated with cowboys, gunfights and cattle
  6. 9. Attractive fundamental force of nature
  7. 11. Prickly desert plant
  8. 15. Apollo 11’s ‘oceanic’ moon landing location
  9. 16. Gradual process of change and adaptation to environment
  10. 17. Name we give our home galaxy
  11. 19. Internal structure that stops your skin flopping everywhere
  12. 20. You’re doing it now!