1 2 3 1 _ _ _ 2 _ _ _ 3 _ _ _ ACROSS 1) cut off from a whole 2) the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye 3) the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container DOWN 1) a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches 2) a mouth or mouthlike opening 3) a solution containing a phosphate buffer ** Scroll down for solution. ** Are you sure you want to peek? lop orb gas