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CLUES ACROSS:
1. One who opposes the veneration of images [10]
6. (slang) Any alcoholic drink [6]
9. Being the first in time or history [6]
10. Medicine of no real benefit which nevertheless makes people feel better [7]
11. Not specifically religious [7]
14. Valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an engine [8]
16. Small brightly coloured freshwater duck [4]
17. Belief held to be absolutely true though without evidence to support it [5]
19. Decay or decompose [3]
22. This saint of doubtful provenance launched a billion greeting cards [9]
24. Microprocessor [4]
26. Compensate, recompense, remunerate [3]
28. Horticultural implement [3]
29. Tuberculosis (abb) [2]
31. Underwater breathing gear [5]
34. Spiritual technique of Japanese origin, commonly called palm healing [5]
35. Former respectful address for a European man in colonial India [5]
39. Peninsula between the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan [5]
42. To plan together secretly to commit an illegal or wrongful act [8]
44. A resort area having mineral springs [3]
46. Christian edifice [6]
47. Converts hide into leather [4]
48. Cup-shaped musical instrument emitting a metallic tone when struck [4]
49. North-American native deity or spirit [7]
50. Common acid/base indicator [6]
51. A point in space-time at which matter has infinite density and infinitesimal volume, and space and time are infinitely distorted [9]
CLUES DOWN:
2. “Christ-carrier” saint [11]
3. Prophetic [8]
4. Common analgesic [7]
5. Pamphlet [5]
6. Complete a sporting match with the same score as a competitor [3]
7. Relating to artificial body parts [10]
8. Skeptic’s Holy Grail? [8]
12. Electroencephalogram (abb) [3]
13 Eccentric or multiply curved wheel mounted on a rotating shaft [3]
15. Ancient characters in Northern European inscriptions. [5]
18. Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence [5]
20. Inconvenient thirteenth sign for Astrologers [9]
21. Eastern religion: basic, eternal universal principle that transcends reality [3]
23. Pen point [3]
25 and 45 down. The Bad Astronomer (Two words [4], [5])
27. The affirmative [3]
30. Atoll; swimsuit [6]
32. An authoritative order or decree; an edict [5]
33. Relating to the ear [5]
36. To refrain from something by one’s own choice [7]
37. Any of a number of British youth correctional institutions [7]
38. Relating to the supernatural [6]
40. “With Regard To” (abb) [2]
41. Religious sects considered by the mainstream to be extremist or false [5]
43. Greek god of woods, fields, and flocks [3]
45. See 25 down
48. Rough or prickly envelope of a fruit [4]
Solution here: http://skeptics.cafe/puzzles/february-2011-crossword-solution/