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noun • a minor match preceding the main event • an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue | ||||
| 31% | 4 | Pressure, informally | ||
noun • a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature • the presence of heat • the sensation caused by heat energy • the trait of being intensely emotional • applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity • a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race • utility to warm a building verb • make hot or hotter • provide with heat • arouse or excite feelings and passions • gain heat or get hot | ||||
| 24% | 8 | Device that transfers heat from a heat source to a heat sink | ||
noun • apparatus that extracts heat from a liquid that is at a higher temperature than its surroundings; can be used to transfer heat from a reservoir outside in order to heat a building | ||||
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PRELIM which was last seen in the Telegraph Cross Atlantic crossword.
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PRELIM
Updated: December 5, 2025
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