Hardly the sphere of the old-fashioned scientist! (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NEWTON Hardly the sphere of the old-fashioned scientist! (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 25, 2024
7% RETRO Fashionably old-fashioned (5) New York Times Oct 28, 2025
6% NAY Old-fashioned "no" (anagram of 15a) (3)
6% ORB Sphere (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 14, 2025
6% GEOLOGIST Mineral scientist (9) Puzzler Backwords Dec 12, 2025
6% RAINY Hardly fair (5) LA Times Daily Dec 12, 2025
6% ETH Old-fashioned verb ending (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 11, 2025
6% ATMO Start for sphere (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 4, 2025
6% STEAMER Vessel powered by old-fashioned means (7) The Times Concise Dec 1, 2025
6% SNEAKY Hardly aboveboard (6) LA Times Daily Nov 27, 2025

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