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It's Elementary: Group 12 Crossword Puzzle

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November is a month when people emphasise writing: novels, quizzes, verse, questions and even crosswords. "It's Elementary" is my November 2022 crosswording theme. It has taken until Group 12 to finally encounter one of the two elements that are liquid at room temperature. Enjoy!
Author: psnz - Diff: Harder

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      Across
      1. Very radioactive, synthetic Group 12 element (#112), named for prominent Polish polymath (11)
      7. Amazon tree hugger OR feathery wrap (3)
      9. Make detailed arrangements or preparations (3,2)
      10. Naked, French style (2,7)
      11. Toiletries for beautifying the body; 13A was used by Egyptians in ____ (c. 1,500 BCE) (9)
      12. Muscular (5)
      13. Only liquid metal (room temp.), this Group 12 element (#80) is also called "quicksilver" (7)
      15. Depend (on) (4)
      18. Galvanising metal, this Group 12 element (#30) is a component (with Cu) of brass (4)
      20. Elementary science? 18A often used as a starting point towards precious metals (7)
      23. Futuristic genre (abbr., 3-2)
      24. Harm, from toxic Group 12 elements? (9)
      26. Group 13 metal (#13) which forms 8D or amalgams with 18A, 19D and 13A (UK spelling, 9)
      27. More standoffish (5)
      28. Spot (3)
      29. Characteristic or indicative of a disease, like the madness of those handling 13A (11)

      Down

      1. Subterranean cemetery (8)
      2. Urgency (8)
      3. Mumbai money (5)
      4. Ridiculousness (7)
      5. Device for creating charged particles, designed to improve air quality (UK spelling, 7)
      6. Relating to chemical changes in cells, 18A has a biochemical role in living organisms (9)
      7. Over____: material lying above mineral deposits (6)
      8. Metal mixtures formed by Group 12 elements (6)
      14. Electric power and water services (9)
      16. Abandoned, like a played-out mine (8)
      17. Wildly funny (inf., 8)
      19. Soft Group 12 metal (#48), used in electric cells and in 8D (7)
      20. Undertake (7)
      21. Tests one's metal (6)
      22. Water down (6)
      25. Manner of speaking (5)