Paul Board
Paul Board is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a committed cruciverbalist. As a 13 year-old, when Ilminster Boys’ Grammar School was about to close after over 400 years, like other pupils he was allowed to take a couple of mementoes home. He chose a pair of boxing gloves and a Liebig Condenser. He never took up boxing, but he did graduate in chemistry at the University of Leeds in 1980 and has enjoyed a career in chemistry, including food analysis, environmental science and geochemistry both in the UK and overseas.
Paul has been writing quizzes and crosswords for Chemistry World since 2009. His book Elementary!: Puzzles for the Chemically Curious and the Periodically Perplexed is available to order on the Royal Society of Chemistry’s website.
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PuzzleQuick chemistry crossword #083
Keep your cool and go with the flow to solve this quick crossword
PuzzleQuick chemistry crossword #082
Knowledge of Nobel laureates and inventors will stand you in good stead for this chemistry puzzle
PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #082
Hot aircon? Broken timer! Can you solve this cryptic crossword?
PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #081
’Old English bilge about person owed’ and other fiendish clues
PuzzleQuick chemistry crossword #081
This pleasing puzzle will test your knowledge of scientists from around the world
PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #080
Distract yourself from the ’Urge to throw odd Brit into lido’ with this cryptic chemistry crossword
PuzzleQuick chemistry crossword #080
A knowledge of Latin and laureates will help in this quick chemistry crossword
PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #079
Tackle this cryptic chemistry crossword filled with mysterious pumps, twisted cables, and a dash of classic rumba.
PuzzleQuick chemistry crossword #079
If you know your Bohemian Rhapsody from your Lithium, then you’re two steps closer to solving this quick chemistry crossword
PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #078
Need a brain boost? Get thinking about the answers to this cryptic chemistry crossword!
PuzzleQuick chemistry crossword #078
Essential oils and the genetics of peas feature in this week’s quick chemistry crossword
PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #077
Scientifically speaking, this cryptic chemistry crossword should pose minimal challenge for the prestigious puzzle solver
PuzzleQuick chemistry crossword #076
You’ll need a bit more than ‘Chemistry 101’ to solve this quick chemistry crossword puzzle!
PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #076
This cryptic chemistry crossword is calling to be solved, will you heed the challenge?
PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #075
The mysteries of the universe may take ages to unravel, but the mysteries of this cryptic chemistry crossword can be solved in just a short time!
PuzzleQuick chemistry crossword #075
Pathogens, plant matter and peers are all part of this quick chemistry crossword puzzle
PuzzleQuick chemistry crossword #074
Greek gods, German physicists and geeks are all in this quick chemistry crossword puzzle