Tech Directions - March 2009 - (Page 30) more than fun ACROSS 2 One of the four process colors 5 Small magnifier used to observe the details on a printed sheet 7 Hard-finished paper used for documents 10 To crease paper with a metal rule for the purpose of making folding easier 12 The smallest individual element of a halftone 13 500 sheets of paper 16 Using small dots to produce the impression of a continuous-tone image 17 One of the four process colors 19 Personalized design symbol for a company 20 That portion of lower case letters that extends below the main body of the letter 21 Typesetting unit of measurement equaling 1/6th of an inch 23 The characters that make up a complete typeface and size 25 Measurement unit equal to 1/72 of an inch 28 A two-color halftone reproduction generated from a one-color photo 29 The last sentence of a paragraph, which contains only one or two short words 31 Arrangement of two or more printed images in exact alignment with each other 32 Halftone screen that contains all the same-sized dots 33 To decrease the dot size of a halftone 36 Metal fingers that hold each sheet of paper as it passes through a printing press 37 To gather sheets or printed signatures together in their correct order 38 Another word for dust cover DOWN 1 To reduce the size of an image 3 Space between lines of type 4 The degree of tonal separation or gradation in the range from black to white x O OO Graphic Arts/Printing Crossword Puzzle 6 Another term for gloss-coated paper 8 Term used to describe spotty or uneven ink absorption 9 Printers’ or publishers’ identifying symbol or emblem 11 One of the four process colors 14 The process of averaging between pixels of different colors 15 A boldface square or dot used before a sentence to emphasize its importance 16 The lightest tones of a photo, printed halftone, or illustration 18 Compressed air tool that sprays a fine mist of paint or ink 22 That part of a lower case letter which rises above the main body of the letter 24 A spelling mistake in printed material 26 Text that is used to denote emphasis by slanting the type body forward 27 The narrowing of space between two letters so that they become closer 30 Translucent mark or image on paper visible when the paper is held up to the light 34 Image and/or text pre-printed on mailing envelopes in place of a stamp 35 Any element that extends up to or past the edge of a printed page See answers on page 25. We will pay $25 for brainteasers, one-period challenges, and puzzles; $20 for cartoons; and $5 for jokes and humorous anecdotes used on this page. Preferable theme for all submissions is applied science, technology, and technical education. Send contributions to “More Than Fun,” PO Box 8623, Ann Arbor, MI 48107-8623. 30 techdirections ◆ MARCH 2009
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