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Worlds Apart Crossword

By August Miller and Shannon Rapp

Sid Sivakumar, a puzzle constructor and M.D./Ph.D. student in biomedical engineering, edited this puzzle.

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A version of this article appears in the November 1, 2025 issue of Science News.

About August Miller

August Miller is a vegetable farmer and crossword constructor living in Berkshire County, Mass.

About Shannon Rapp

Rapp is a research administrator and former research biologist who has created puzzles for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times and other publications.