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noun • projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only verb • project as a cantilever • construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed | ||||
| 31% | 9 | Atmospheric ice-crystal halo and glorious light show whose etymology perfectly reflects the phenomenon’s appearance: a bright spot appearing beside the Sun, hence “mock sun” | ||
noun • a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals | ||||
| 27% | 8 | Referring to a celestial body that orbits the sun and develops a bright tail when near the sun | ||
adjective • of or relating to or resembling a comet | ||||
Beams From Bright Sun Initially Catching Opponent
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CANTILEVERS which was last seen in the The Guardian Everyman crossword.
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CANTILEVERS
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