Extra Weight Dammit About A Pound Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is BALLAST which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: BALLAST

Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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1	99%	7		Exact Match!
2	46%	9		Near as dammit
3	35%	7		One pound force acting on a mass of one pound

We think the answer is "BALLAST" which means:

noun

• Any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
• Coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads
• An attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings
• A resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
• An electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps

verb

• Make steady with a ballast

An example sentence would be:

• "The ship's ballast consisted of heavy rocks."
• "The truck was carrying a load of ballast for the construction site."

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Source	#Number	Answer
The Guardian Cryptic15 May 2014	Across 5
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1	A hot temper, dammit! The Guardian Quiptic - 21 Nov 2005	The Guardian Quiptic / 21 Nov 2005
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4	How might one summon the devil, dammit? The Guardian Cryptic - 06 Apr 2011	The Guardian Cryptic / 06 Apr 2011
5	Letter about surrender, as near as dammit? The Guardian Cryptic - 13 Feb 2024	The Guardian Cryptic / 13 Feb 2024
6	Near as dammit
7	They go 15 etc for you but not for me, dammit! The Guardian Cryptic - 31 Dec 2012	The Guardian Cryptic / 31 Dec 2012

Balloonist's need
Weight added for stability
Stabilize
Sandbags, often
It helps a tramp to settle down
Fifty hold out after sailor returns with iron pigs
Stability enhancer
Ship stabilizer
Heavy stuff used to stabilise boat

Heavy material for steadying ship
Material put into a ship to improve its stability
Dance with a good man with balance
Gas balloon supply
Heavy material used to stabilise a ship
Ship's stabilizer
Weighted material for stabilising a ship or balloon; or, anything, real or figurative, that provides steadiness
Stabilising material
Boat stabilizer

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