Complete Clue List
Across
1. Traces (4)
3. Austrian physicist Lise M. names this very unstable Group 9 Element (#109) (10)
10. Old two-handled wine vessel (7)
11. Group 9 element (#45), named after Greek "rose", rare and valuable precious metal (7)
12. Spoil (3)
13. Save from ruin (7)
14. Type of weight or number in chemistry (6)
16. Remote target (2,3; first word abbr.)
18. Sign of good fortune (5,4)
21. Solids with eight faces; geometric complexes formed by 7D compounds (9)
24. Nikolai Vasilievich ____ (1809-52), Russian author
26. Relating to the coloured part of the eye, or to a rainbow (6)
28. Connective wiring (7)
30. Ruckus (3)
31. Objects worn as personal adornment; 11A may be used in these as a shiny metal (US spelling, 7)
32. Mythical monster, eagle's head, lion's body (7)
33. Uncontrollably noisy (3-7)
34. Colour produced when 9D is added to glass: deep ____ (4)
Down
1. The d-block elements, Groups 4-12: ____ metals (10)
2. SPOILED anew by molecules with separated concentrations of positive and negative charges (anag., 7)
4. Ornamented with a hard, glossy coating, coloured with chemical compounds including those of 9D (9)
5. Latin "earth"; also see 27D (5)
6. Careful management of resources, including valuable mineral deposits (7)
7. Very rare Group 9 metal (#77), corrosion-resistant, named for Greek goddess of the rainbow (7)
8. Company correspondence (4)
9. Silvery-grey Group 9 metal (#27), pigments are a vibrant 34A, part of the coenzyme Vitamin B12 (6)
15. Lack of refinement (10)
17. Historical period (3)
19. HE CAN CLOG, giving a Group 16 element from the Periodic Table (anag., 9)
20. Exclamation of surprise (3)
22. Reveal or produce; another informal meaning is to eject the stomach contents via the mouth (5,2)
23. State of Mexico, rich in mineral resources, including precious metals (7)
24. Mischievous creature, from whose German name, 9D is also named (6)
25. Good type of employment (7)
27. Stratum of the Earth, which may contain mineral deposits (5)
29. Not fully closed (4)