Sunday Telegraph General Knowledge 981

[tabbycat09]

Good morning all
Still struggling with this one

Apologies this will be a long thread( 6 in all)

1 across Stopper for vent hole of cask 6 letters ?P???T
3 down Cut the________beat problems using violent measures two words
7 and 4 ??R?I?N ???T
20 across Reactor using magnesium non-oxidising material 6 letters
MA????
17 down Medium-sized smooth haired dog 5 letters B???R
Finally 14 down First-magnitude double star in the Centaur's foot
5 letters R?G?L

That's it folks

Has anyone had trouble logging onto Telegraph Puzzle website this morning

this is getting very frustrating. I gues one just has to keep on trying

[boxtops]

1a Spigot

[boxtops]

20 Magnox

[DrFilth]

spigot
gordian knot
magnox
boxer
rigil

[nannybooby]

think 14 down might be Rigal

[DrFilth]

think it is an i not a

Rigil Kentaurus Information
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Rigil Kentaurus Information: Rigel Kentaurus, also known as Alpha Centauri, is the third brightest star in the sky. Its name literally means foot of the centaur. ...
Rigil Kent definition | English Definition Dictionary | Reverso
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n (Astronomy) the star Alpha Centauri, (Often shortened to) Rigil (from Rigil Kentaurus, from Arabic al Rigil al Kentaurus the Centaur's foot) ...
eSky: Alpha Centauri
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Of these, 'Rigel Kentaurus' means 'The Centaur's Foot', and is easy to understand as the name of a star in the southern parts of Centaurus, the constellation of ...
Rigil kent | Define Rigil kent at Dictionary.com
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Rigil kent definition at Dictionary.com, a free online dictionary with pronunciation, ... [from Rigil Kentaurus, from Arabic al Rigil al Kentaurus the Centaur's foot] ...
Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Rigil Kentaurus
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It bears the proper name Rigil Kentaurus (often shortened to Rigil Kent), meaning "foot of the centaur" in Arabic, but is nonetheless usually referred to by ...