by Roy Arnott and Ken Greatorex
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CLUES ACROSS:
1. & 37 Down. Observed trend of alteration to weather patterns over time (two words: [7], [6])
5. See 22 Down
8. Nocturnal flying mammal [3]
10. Frameworks of identifiable elements which give form and stability [10]
14. Bull sign [6]
16. & 18 Across. Permanent trump suit of 22 cards in a tarot deck (two words; [5], [6])
20. Attachment to an object for opening, handling, or identification [3]
22. _ _ _ _ _ Acid, aka Vitamin B9 [5]
24. Prompting signal [3]
26. Eggs [3]
28. Groups [4]
29. See 12 Down
30. Cooked mixture of flour and fat [4]
31. Employ [3]
32. & 21 Down. Generic term as frequently abbreviated for non-orthodox healing practices (two words, [3], [3])
35. Competitive recreation [5]
36. Filled tortilla [4]
38. Social ingénue [3]
40. Skeptical shorthand for pseudo-science [3]
43. Succulent plant traditionally used in herbal medicine [4]
45. Simulated medical treatment intended to deceive the recipient [7]
48. Biological fluid container [3]
49. Species division into male or female [3]
50. Adherent to the founding principles of his or her faith [14]
52. Disc Operating System [3]
53. Comparative Fraction [5]
56. Hellenic [7]
58. Augur, seer, haruspice [7]
59. (Originally) Treat for alcohol or drug dependence; now widened to include dubious, unnecessary practices [5]
60. Dismissive shoulder movement [5]
61. Fish sign [6]
CLUES DOWN:
2. Event attributed to divine intervention [7]
3. Immature newt [3]
4. Standard, model or pattern regarded as typical [4]
6. Study of heavenly bodies in the belief that they influence earthly events [9]
7. Fortune-telling with a 78 card deck [5]
8. However; On the contrary [3]
9. Light volcanic rock [4]
10. Meetings for receipt of spirit messages [7]
11. (slang) Swindle, fraud [3]
12. & 29 Across. Thermo-auricular Therapy by its common name (two words, [3], [8])
13. The Jesuits (abb) [2]
15. Chiropractic term for perceived problems with the spinal column [11]
19. Halo [4]
21. See 32 Across
22. & 5 Across. Confidence trick (two words, usually hyphenated, [4], [4])
23.Dorsal protective shield, e.g. in lobsters and tortoises [8]
25. Australian invention (abb) called a pick-up truck in US [3]
27. First cardinal number [3]
29. & 42 Down. Communication technique where information is elicited from a subject without that person’s awareness (two words, [4], [7])
33. Playfully annoy [5]
34. To be in debt [3]
37. See 1 Across
39. Lacking in flavour [5]
41. The Serpent Bearer [8]
42. See 29 Down
44. Cephalopod mollusc [7]
46. Straddling [7]
47. Egress [4]
51. Hoofed mammal of the genus Equus [3]
54. Playing card with one pip [3]
55. Abundant metal element [4]
57. Textile’s texture [3]
Solution here: http://skeptics.cafe/puzzles/may-2012-crossword-solution/