IN THE PRIME OF HIS LIFE
A decagonal mini-crossword
Noam D. Elkies, 19 February 2014

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
___ ___ ___    1   RNA shape
___ ___ ___ ___    2   Bordeaux wine, to Dr. Dulcamara
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___    3   Extract by washing or percolation
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___    4   RNA constituent
___ ___ ___ ___ ___    5   IM recipient, perhaps
___ ___ ___    6   Ц  as in Цvetaeva
___ ___ ___    7   Sonnet suffix or semper

No Down clues: this decagon is symmetrical about the main diagonal, and the same words appear Across and Down.