19th-century professor of geology at Cambridge, who established the Cambrian period from research in Wales Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ADAM SEDGWICK 19th-century professor of geology at Cambridge, who established the Cambrian period from research in Wales (13) The Times Specialist Sunday Apr 3, 2022
4% WALLACE 19th-century naturalist (7) (7) The Sun Mini Oct 30, 2025
4% LISZT 19th-century composer of the Hungarian Rhapsodies (5) The Times Specialist Oct 27, 2025
3% OPIUMWAR One of two 19th-century conflicts which led to the establishment of treaty ports in China (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 9, 2025
3% ZENOBIA Third-century queen who conquered Egypt (7) Wall Street Journal Nov 8, 2025
3% LIEBIG Justus -, 19th-century German chemist who founded agricultural chemistry (6) (6) Mirror Quiz Nov 4, 2025
3% DON Professor (3) (3) Mirror Quick Nov 1, 2025
3% GIVEN Established fact (5) Commuter Oct 28, 2025
3% SET Establish (3) Premier Sunday Oct 26, 2025
3% UNI Professor's workplace, for short (3) Puzzler Backwords Oct 26, 2025

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