A Science Crossword - Cryptic Elements

[Matakari]

Good morning, I’ve got 60% of the answers to the clues and would appreciate help for some of the others before attempting to enter them in accordance with the elemental symbols. Thanks in advance!

13a Poll that is starting slowly in the regions (8) : ????????

14a Drone on about heartless men being old-fashioned? (9) : ?????????

15a With revision, second son’s tune rocks (9): ?????????

16a Risible bouncer’s fashioned materials (8, 7): ????????/???????

34a Tuts about son’s welfare in places like Kansas? (9, 6): ?????????/??????

28 Form prepared nicest trout with no resistance (10)  AUTOCRATIC

31d Heroic cycle around Turkish capital has a different ring to it (12) : ????????????

49d Most healthy used short street on arrangement (8)  : ?????EST

 

PREAMBLE: Prize entry 1: Cryptic elements crossword

 Each crossword square can have one or two letters, which must be letters of an elemental symbol, or the letters D or T (for deuterium or tritium). For example, Dalton could be written D(Al)TON.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[cashier]

28    Constitute  anag nicest t(r)out

[cashier]

31    Heterocyclic?

[cashier]

49   Soundest?

[mallyh]

16 i can get ...silicone rubbers anagram not at all sure though

[cashier]

16  just got that as well mally x

[cashier]

34   Sunflower states

[cashier]

15    Sunstones?

[cashier]

14    Non-modern

[roslyn251254]

Do you have a link to the crossword please...or is it subscription only?

[Matakari]

Roslyn, If you google this, it should take you straight to the Chemistry puzzles for this month:
December 2024 puzzles | Puzzle | Chemistry World

[roslyn251254]

Thanks

[THECORBYLOON]

Link to the puzzle, 

https://www.chemistryworld.com/download?ac=537980

[Matakari]

Many thanks, Cashier and mallyh! These anagrams are perfect, and I've picked up quite a few, but the anagram servers I'm using are not always reliable. I'll keep trying with the remaining clues before venturing to attack the elements.

[Matakari]

I am making headway with answers to fit the clues, but don’t fully grasp how to go about the elemental entries. For instance:

11d Ref took bets about the German festival (11): OKTOBERFEST 
The grid carries 9 slots, so 2 elements are to be entered? If so, what
letters should appear in the 9 slots? Thanks for elucidating this!

[TheWinner]

so we have to find element abbreviations in the word Oktoberfest?

rf = rutherfordium and es = einsteinium ?

[THECORBYLOON]

I've created a table showing the two-letter symbols in alphabetical order and the link is here. 

That should make it a bit easier for you.

https://ibb.co/JmkV0t0

[Lie-in King]

As an aside to the Q's about the Cryptic puzzle, if anyone prints the grid from the link @ 10:57 to do the "Quick" clues, there's an error - Col 5, Row 12 should be black & Col 6, Row 12 should be white, to allow for 22d.

While Row 12's symmetry is unaffected, Rows 11 & 13 have dissimilar patterns, causing it to look "off".

Apologies to Matakari for the diversion.

[Matakari]

Many thanks, THECORBYLOON, for the invaluable help and for providing such a clear element table. Now, how should I enter this in the 9 slots OKTOBE (RF/ST )?

[Matakari]

No need for apologies, Lie-in King, I picked up the discrepancy yesterday and pointed it out to the Chemistry Crossword but did not get a reply, so your vigilance was welcome, thanks!

[THECORBYLOON]

There is no element with the symbol, "St".