New Jersey NBS Halloween Crossword – The Scream-ing Lab

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Across
  1. 2. : We *cringe* when healthcare workers call NBS this — like nails on a haunted chalkboard! (3 letters)
  2. 4. : When lotions or potions haunt your blood spot — this fright ensues (12 letters)
  3. 7. : The *magic potion* caught on paper for newborn testing (9 letters)
  4. 10. : The *ghostly* time your blood spots must *air out* — no interference allowed! (6 letters)
  5. 12. : Disorders that must be caught by this day 5 of life deadline (12 letters)
  6. 13. : When the first spell fizzles, we must cast it again (6 letters)
  7. 15. : The *curse* of late samples that haunt the lab’s results (5 letters)
  8. 16. : When your blood spot is soaked like a swamp on a full moon night (12 letters)
  9. 17. : When parents say “no” and the lab gets a spooky surprise (7 letters)
Down
  1. 1. : The *5 blood marks* we need — no more, no less, to avoid a scare (5 letters)
  2. 3. : When your sample is as thick as a witch’s brew — too clotted to test (5 letters)
  3. 5. : The haunted houses (45!) where NJ babies get their screening spells (9 letters)
  4. 6. : The *midnight rider* who delivers your sample from hospital to lab (7 letters)
  5. 8. : The *zombie* state of a sample that’s clotted, contaminated, or wet (14 letters)
  6. 9. : The *mad scientist* who brewed the first PKU test (7 letters)
  7. 11. : By this *frightful* day, results must be conjured for 16 urgent disorders (4 letters)
  8. 14. : The *witching window* — samples must arrive before this time (6 letters)