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Clue
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Answer
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A
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The anti-matter equivalent of a lepton, e.g. a positron
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Antilepton
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B
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Word used in astrology, meaning a feature of two planets that are distant from each other by two fifths of a great circle (144 degrees)
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Biquintile
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C
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Long projecting beam or girder fixed at only one end, used in bridge construction
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Cantilever
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D
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Able to be drawn out into a thin wire (pertaining to a metal); contains the word for a tube that conveys something
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Ductile
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E
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An adjective referring to male anatomy and usually seen with the word "disfunction"
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Erectile
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F
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Pointless, not making any difference
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Futile
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G
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A person who is not Jewish
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Gentile
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H
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Antagonistic, unfriendly, like an enemy
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Hostile
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I
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Childish
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Infantile
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J
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Jail waters run by this combative-sounding holy building in West Bengal
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K
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District of western Java known for engineering
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Ketileng
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L
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You are Spanish, and visit one side of a commune in the French Ardèche region - a place for people who make vegan soup, maybe?
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Lentillères
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M
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(Of a large building) having more than one floor; by extension, the word can be applied to other systems as well
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Multilevel
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N
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Able to retain data on a computer even if the power goes off; also in chemistry, pertaining to a substance that does not readily evaporate into gas
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Nonvolatile
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O
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Italian village whose name means "delicate elm tree", which can be found with moonlit glee
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Olmo Gentile
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P
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Having no feelings of mercy or sympathy
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Pitiless
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Q
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A statistical measure that divides a dataset into four equal parts
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Quartile
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R
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Universal mineral composed mainly of titanium dioxide
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Rutile
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S
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Pointed, high-heeled shoe
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Stiletto
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T
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Rotating mechanism for controlling entry of people into stadiums, etc
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Turnstile
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U
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Not able to produce young, or plants
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Unfertile
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V
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Adaptable; having many uses or skills
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Versatile
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W
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Square ceramic panel which is attached with grout all across the vertical surfaces of many bathrooms and some kitchens
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Wall tile
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X
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An iron magnesium silicate which gets its name from its wood-like appearance
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Xylotile
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Y
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Baby crocodile, snake, lizard or tortoise
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Young reptile
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Z
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Oil and gas company based just east of Lagos
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Zetile
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