| Loth to struggle with a grim topic of a maths class |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
22 Oct 2025 |
| Maths exponent (9) |
The Times Sunday Concise |
20 Jul 2025 |
| Slide rule's basis |
Thomas Joseph |
26 May 2025 |
| Mathematician John Napier originated this concept (9) |
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| Power in maths Mr Goliath repurposed |
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| Mathematical exponent |
The Times Sunday Concise |
22 Dec 2024 |
| Power of fixed number in system to help multiply, divide (9) |
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| Moth a girl might turn into a mathematical aid (9) |
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| Mathematical device used to simplify multiplication (9) |
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| Mathematical calculation figure (9) |
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| Enter complex, extremely irregular math function (9) |
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| Power by which a number is raised in maths (9) |
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| Mathematical figure used before calculators (9) |
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| Old-fashioned computing aid to record sound of a cadence |
The Times Cryptic |
13 Dec 2023 |
| Napier’s function, to record a beat, do we hear? |
The Times Cryptic |
14 Nov 2023 |
| Napier’s power to record a beat for listeners? |
The Times Cryptic |
22 Aug 2022 |
| Slide rule quantity |
Thomas Joseph |
30 May 2022 |
| Aid to division or multiplication |
The Times Concise |
24 Feb 2021 |
| Record a beat on the radio, a powerful number! |
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| It could provide power to record, and harm one tenor by mistake |
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| Exponent of record with a beat you can hear |
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| See leaders of Glasgow accepting royal invitation to host marriage function |
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| Listened to record with a beat that comes from power? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
30 Oct 2018 |
| We're told to record a metre as aid to calculation |
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| What turns 1,000 into 3, in base 10 |
New York Times |
14 Oct 2017 |
| What turns 1,000 into 3, in base 10 |
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| Mathematical aid using the power of a fixed number |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
04 Sep 2016 |
| Slide-rule number |
Newsday |
14 Jul 2016 |
| Mathematicians use it to record a recurring pattern, reportedly |
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| Record a beat sound that's potentially useful with big numbers |
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| Part of table no longer needed – in short, it's a piece of wood |
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| Power to which base is raised |
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| Mathematical exponent |
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| Mathematics function |
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| Slide rule's basis |
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| In math, it may be common or natural |
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| Math term |
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| Slide rule's basis |
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| Mathematical exponent |
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