Spencer OCAT 3

5. The lipid mediator that votes for *clot* and *constrict*. (10 letters)
9. Bigger radius, smaller problem. (11 letters)
11. When the house loses its strict separation, the next guest is easier to invite. (13 letters)
12. The organ you forget exists until tone, clotting, and inflammation start negotiating. (11 letters)
14. The DNA element that says “not now.” (8 letters)
15. The neurotransmitter that usually means “go,” especially in plasticity. (9 letters)
17. The switchboard operator that only picks up after a divalent “caller” arrives. (10 letters)
22. The warning system that makes nearby cells act like invasion is inevitable. (11 letters)
24. Going further into debt makes the door-to-entry less tempting. (16 letters)
25. Same stimulus, worse story. (12 letters)

1. Tiny proteins that turn “local trouble” into coordinated response. (8 letters)
2. The drug famous for silencing a coincidence detector. (8 letters)
3. The mediator that makes harmless heat feel like it crossed a line. (10 letters)
4. Following a gradient like it is a scent trail. (10 letters)
6. The first witness, not the judge. (10 letters)
7. Small radius, big consequences. (16 letters)
8. The peptide whose name shows up whenever pressure needs a villain. (11 letters)
10. A vessel’s “peace treaty” written by a lipid mediator. (12 letters)
13. The molecule that convinces a “heat” sensor to overreact. (9 letters)
16. The hormone that makes “keeping salt” feel like a life philosophy. (11 letters)
18. Not a promoter, but it still makes the message louder. (8 letters)
19. A molecular sticky note that changes behavior more than identity. (15 letters)
20. The insult of pain without the injury. (9 letters)
21. When repeated inputs start getting treated like emergencies. (13 letters)
23. Copying that is not replication. (13 letters)