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noun • the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet • Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1460-1524) • a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted | ||||
| 48% | 10 | Its brightest star is only the 8th brightest in the night sky | ||
noun • a constellation to the east of Orion; contains Procyon | ||||
| 42% | 14 | Named after the third-brightest star in the constellation | ||
noun • a multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux | ||||
School Masters Third Brightest Star
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GAMMA which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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GAMMA
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