Material Put Into A Ship To Improve Its Stability Crossword Clue

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	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
	33%	9		The method of heating and cooling a material to reduce its residual stress and improve its stability.
	noun • hardening something by heat treatment
	30%	8		Crack cocaine's heading into US city, providing financial stability
	noun • the ability to meet maturing obligations as they come due

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	Clue	Source
1	Crack cocaine's heading into US city, providing financial stability The Guardian Cryptic - 25 May 2004	The Guardian Cryptic / 25 May 2004
2	Improve material with one gutless novel The Guardian Cryptic - 12 Sep 2012	The Guardian Cryptic / 12 Sep 2012
3	Long period of stability ending circa A.D. 180 New York Times - 04 Jan 2015	New York Times / 04 Jan 2015
4	Put on best clothes - put on fancy dress - improve appearance of The Guardian Quick - 13 Jul 2002	The Guardian Quick / 13 Jul 2002
5	State of stability New York Times - 31 May 2013	New York Times / 31 May 2013
6	The act of adding weight to a ship to improve stability
7	The method of heating and cooling a material to reduce its residual stress and improve its stability.

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

Dance with a good man with balance
Extra weight, dammit, about a pound
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
Heavy material to stabilise ships

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