SUBCONJUNCTIVAL ACTION

ACROSS

1. Long skirt

5. Canada, Bolivia and Barbados are members (abbrev.)

8. Meibomian gland location

11. Jewish month when Purim is celebrated

12. A, B, C and D viruses cause this

13. Opposite of WNW

14. Actress Russell who starred in the TV series Felicity

15. Five-dollar bill of dorsal fish appendage

16. Chicken ___ King

17. A plural of a singular?

18. First Catholic Vice President

20. The Sun

21. Hemorrhage caused by a toy most ophthalmologists believe should be banned

24. “My kingdom for _____.” Richard III line

26. Star Trek transporter worker Miles

28. A deep hole, eg

29. Possible treatment for 21 Down

32. Nice smelling closet wood

35. Contact lens color (abbrev.)

36. ___ Serrata

37. The ___ of diamonds

40. Biceps building exercise

41. Paddling necessity

42. To awe or inspire

43. Nickname for a girl named Elizabeth

44. Exclamation of disapproval

45. Cause of terrible eye injuries

46. Purposes

DOWN

1. Sharks that are good to eat

2. Viral hemorrhage cause (abbrev.)

3. Hemorrhage cause

4. Crypts of Fuchs local

5. Not shooting well in basketball eg

6. Frazier nemesis

7. Basal cell carcinoma causes

8. Substance banned from paint since 1978

9. _____ of Langerhans

10. College bigwig or politician Howard

19. Those who are popular

21. Hemorrhage cause (two words)

22. Brain Heart Infusion Yeast (Abbrev.)

23. Leaves the house

25. Hemorrhage cause

27. Sheep sound

30. The Evil Eye, eg

31. ______ Disease, vasculitis of the retina

32. American water bird

33. Historical time periods such as the Colonial

34. Type of adaptation pirates avoided by wearing a patch

35. Rights organization (abbrev.)

38. To be modest or shy

39. Maker of the sound in 27 Down

SOLUTION

Joe Bentivegna, MD, is an ophthalmologist in private practice in Rocky Hill, Conn. His latest novel, “Respect,” is available now. Visit www.joebentivegna.com/category/crossword-puzzles for previous puzzles. You can contact him at jfbentivegna@gmail.com.