Under Pressure
A puzzle forged in fire and wit.
An earth science puzzle centered on volcanoes and geology. Features geothermal trivia, rock-solid clues, and a few explosive puns.
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Across
- 1AWhat Kīlauea or Vesuvius provides
- 6ALike the deep, mysterious workings of a magma chamber
- 7AWhat a town below a volcano might be forced to 'say'?
- 9AEmits a deafening sound, as a volcano might
- 10ASliver of light piercing an ash cloud
- 11AThe fiery color of molten rock
- 12ATowering column of volcanic ash
- 14AAscends, like an ash column
- 15ASounds like light beams from an eruption?
- 16APumice or obsidian, for example
Down
- 1DCaribbean volcano whose name means 'sulfur outlet'
- 2DEerie glow around a crater's rim
- 3DGeological finds like peridot and diamonds
- 4DWetlands sometimes heated by geothermal activity
- 5DHome of the Great Smoky Mountains
- 8DPuzzlingly hard to predict, like an eruption
- 13DVaporous cloud from a fumarole
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