Skin deep
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Skin deep
Twelve clues about skin, its materials, secretions and associated structures.
Skin-color pigment that absorbs some ultraviolet light (7)
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About Skin deep
6 Across answers meet 6 Down answers. Compare selected skin layers, proteins, pigment, secretions and appendages. The underlying fatty tissue is included alongside skin proper rather than presented as universally a third skin layer. This is vocabulary practice, not a diagnostic exercise.
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Skin deep
Themed · 12 × 13 · ClueFill · AI-assisted original · Content checked
Across
1. Skin-color pigment that absorbs some ultraviolet light (7)
4. Watery skin-gland secretion that cools by evaporating (5)
5. Skin pocket from which a hair grows (8)
7. Fat-rich tissue beneath the dermis (10)
10. Outer skin layer with flattened, keratin-filled surface cells (9)
11. Protein providing much of the dermis's tensile strength (8)
Down
2. Hard keratin plate at the tip of a finger or toe (4)
3. Connective-tissue skin layer rich in blood vessels (6)
4. Oily gland secretion lubricating skin and hair (5)
6. Structural protein abundant in hair, nails and outer epidermis (7)
8. Tiny opening at the skin's surface, such as a sweat outlet (4)
9. Protein that helps skin stretch and recoil (7)