Word "BOFFIN" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
(British slang) a scientist or technician engaged in military research

Crossword Clues for BOFFIN

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Scientist on holiday in rubbish location? (6) Puzzler Cryptic 23 Mar 2024
Scientist (Informal)
Very clever research scientist (6)
Scientist (colloq) (6)
A scientific expert, colloquially (6)
STEM researcher (6)
Egghead departing in vessel The Sun Two Speed 03 Jan 2024
Scientist or brainbox The Sun Two Speed 03 Jan 2024
Egghead's departing in vessel (6)
1989-2002 Belgium and 1991-97 Anderlecht midfielder (5,6)
Expert away probing wine store The Times Cryptic 01 Nov 2023
Intellectual — scientist The Guardian Quick 05 May 2023
Scientist off filling rubbish receptacle The Times Cryptic 01 Sep 2022
Backroom boy away in wine store The Times Cryptic 28 Jun 2022
Engineer unavailable to fill ditch The Times Cryptic 07 Apr 2022
Part of job of fine scientist The Guardian Cryptic 28 Mar 2022
Part of job of fine scientist
Scientist is away during scrap
Scientist is away during scrap The Guardian Quiptic 14 Feb 2022
Leaving home to be entertained by wine supply expert The Times Cryptic 05 Jan 2022
Former student taken aback by announcement of Scandinavian scientist
Nicodemus ____, in Our Mutual Friend, has been suggested as the source of this word for a scientific or technical expert The Times Specialist Sunday 19 Sep 2021
Scientist found in club of financiers
Scientist is away in rubbishy spot Irish Times Crosaire 17 Jul 2020
Intellectual's hearty laugh at home
Dicky stuck in box, his advice likely to be ignored by Trump?
Scientist turned in after book
Expert leaving to enter wine store
Scientist or brainbox The Sun Two Speed 19 Dec 2018
Egghead departing in rubbish vessel The Sun Two Speed 19 Dec 2018
Scientific type's unwell at home after onset of botulism The Telegraph Cryptic 13 Jun 2018
Scientist out to discard bottles
Refuse collector going around on holiday with genius The Telegraph Cryptic 07 May 2018
Black box caught out research scientist
Book cancelled by popular scientist
Poorly in chest? Expert's needed
Part of lab of fine researcher The Telegraph Cryptic 23 Apr 2017
Ditch keeping away researcher
Scientist gets away in a basket
Research scientist leaving home after end of job The Telegraph Cryptic 23 Nov 2016
Scientist raising one stink after another
Research scientist The Times Concise 03 Feb 2016
Scientist brought in to fob off inspectors
Scientist The Times Concise 18 Aug 2015
Scientist is sick in basket
Scientist's reportedly been eating poorly
Tech expert, in British lingo
Leaving home to be entertained by wine supply expert
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