Question

pseudoscience

across

1. the study of ufo’s and aliens, many believing that aliens have made contact and are being studied (pseudoscience)
2. area of the atlantic ocean east of florida where several ships and airplanes have disappeared (pseudoscience)
3. method of divination whereby water and other underground resources are located by use of a forked stick (pseudoscience)
4. curing disease by prayer or the laying of hands (pseudoscience)
5. pseudoscience study of predicting the future based upon birthdays and the position of the constellations
6. the legitimate study of the interactions of atoms and molecules (science)
7. pseudoscience dealing with communication with a spirit or other deceased person
8. an organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world.

down

1. the study of living things (science)
2. question, hypothesize, experiment, observe/record, analyze
3. use of magnetic field to improve health (pseudoscience)
4. pseudoscientific study seeking to turn lead into gold and immortality potions
5. pseudoscientific search for species not recognized by biologists (bigfoot, yeti, loch ness monster)
6. pseudoscience dealing with interpreting the lines of the hands to determine personality traits and the future
7. the legitimate study of the stars and planets (science)
8. ability to move objects with one’s mind (pseudoscience)
9. a fake or false science that makes claims based on little or no scientific evidence.

Explanation:

To solve this crossword, we analyze each clue:

Across Clues:

1. Study of UFOs/aliens (pseudoscience): Ufology (length fits, topic matches).
2. Atlantic Ocean disappearances (pseudoscience): Bermuda Triangle (matches the "area east of Florida" clue).
3. Divination with water (pseudoscience): Dowsing (uses a forked stick to find underground resources).
4. Healing by prayer/hand-laying (pseudoscience): Faith Healing (but for the grid, likely a shorter term—wait, recheck: "Curing disease by prayer..." → Prayer Healing? No, common term: FaithHealing (but maybe "SpiritualHealing"? Wait, grid length: let's check letters. Alternatively, "LayingOnHands" but too long. Wait, maybe "Faith" is part, but better: Healing? No, pseudoscience term: FaithHealing (but maybe the answer is Faith? No, context: "Curing disease by prayer or the laying of hands" → FaithHealing (but grid length: let's assume.

1. Predicting future via birthdays/constellations (pseudoscience): Astrology (matches "based upon birthdays and constellations").
2. Study of atom/molecule interactions (science): Chemistry (legitimate science, studies atomic/molecular interactions).
3. Communication with spirits (pseudoscience): Mediumship (deals with contacting deceased spirits).
4. Organized evidence-gathering (science): Science (or "Research", but "An organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence" → Science (as a process).

Down Clues:

1. Study of living things (science): Biology (legitimate science, studies life).
2. Scientific method steps (Question, Hypothesize, Experiment...): ScientificMethod (but grid: "Observe/Record, Analyze" → part of ScientificMethod).
3. Magnetic field for health (pseudoscience): Magnetotherapy (uses magnetic fields for health, pseudoscience).
4. Lead-to-gold/potion study (pseudoscience): Alchemy (historical pseudoscience, sought to transmute metals).
5. Search for unrecognized species (pseudoscience): Cryptozoology (studies Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster, etc.).
6. Interpreting hand lines (pseudoscience): Palmistry (reads personality/future from hand lines).
7. Study of stars/planets (science): Astronomy (legitimate science, studies celestial bodies).
8. Mind-moving objects (pseudoscience): Telekinesis (ability to move objects with the mind).
9. Fake science with no evidence (pseudoscience): Pseudoscience (self-referential, but the clue says "A fake or false science...", so Pseudoscience fits.

Example Filled Answers (Key Terms):

• Across 3: Ufology
• Across 4: Bermuda Triangle
• Across 10: Astrology
• Down 1: Biology
• Down 8: Alchemy
• Down 9: Cryptozoology
• Down 17: Palmistry
• Down 18: Astronomy
• Down 19: Telekinesis
• Down 20: Pseudoscience

(Note: The grid’s pre-filled letters (e.g., "PSEUDOSCIENCE" at the start) confirm the theme. Use these clues and letter counts to fill the remaining squares.)

Answer:

To solve this crossword, we analyze each clue:

Across Clues:

1. Study of UFOs/aliens (pseudoscience): Ufology (length fits, topic matches).
2. Atlantic Ocean disappearances (pseudoscience): Bermuda Triangle (matches the "area east of Florida" clue).
3. Divination with water (pseudoscience): Dowsing (uses a forked stick to find underground resources).
4. Healing by prayer/hand-laying (pseudoscience): Faith Healing (but for the grid, likely a shorter term—wait, recheck: "Curing disease by prayer..." → Prayer Healing? No, common term: FaithHealing (but maybe "SpiritualHealing"? Wait, grid length: let's check letters. Alternatively, "LayingOnHands" but too long. Wait, maybe "Faith" is part, but better: Healing? No, pseudoscience term: FaithHealing (but maybe the answer is Faith? No, context: "Curing disease by prayer or the laying of hands" → FaithHealing (but grid length: let's assume.

1. Predicting future via birthdays/constellations (pseudoscience): Astrology (matches "based upon birthdays and constellations").
2. Study of atom/molecule interactions (science): Chemistry (legitimate science, studies atomic/molecular interactions).
3. Communication with spirits (pseudoscience): Mediumship (deals with contacting deceased spirits).
4. Organized evidence-gathering (science): Science (or "Research", but "An organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence" → Science (as a process).

Down Clues:

1. Study of living things (science): Biology (legitimate science, studies life).
2. Scientific method steps (Question, Hypothesize, Experiment...): ScientificMethod (but grid: "Observe/Record, Analyze" → part of ScientificMethod).
3. Magnetic field for health (pseudoscience): Magnetotherapy (uses magnetic fields for health, pseudoscience).
4. Lead-to-gold/potion study (pseudoscience): Alchemy (historical pseudoscience, sought to transmute metals).
5. Search for unrecognized species (pseudoscience): Cryptozoology (studies Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster, etc.).
6. Interpreting hand lines (pseudoscience): Palmistry (reads personality/future from hand lines).
7. Study of stars/planets (science): Astronomy (legitimate science, studies celestial bodies).
8. Mind-moving objects (pseudoscience): Telekinesis (ability to move objects with the mind).
9. Fake science with no evidence (pseudoscience): Pseudoscience (self-referential, but the clue says "A fake or false science...", so Pseudoscience fits.

Example Filled Answers (Key Terms):

• Across 3: Ufology
• Across 4: Bermuda Triangle
• Across 10: Astrology
• Down 1: Biology
• Down 8: Alchemy
• Down 9: Cryptozoology
• Down 17: Palmistry
• Down 18: Astronomy
• Down 19: Telekinesis
• Down 20: Pseudoscience

(Note: The grid’s pre-filled letters (e.g., "PSEUDOSCIENCE" at the start) confirm the theme. Use these clues and letter counts to fill the remaining squares.)