Knighted natural philosopher noted for his formulation of the principles of dynamics, work on gravitation, optics, etc. (5,6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NEWTON Knighted natural philosopher noted for his formulation of the principles of dynamics, work on gravitation, optics, etc. (5,6) (6)
5% TAO Chinese philosophical principle (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 6, 2025
4% TEND Gravitate (4) New York Times Oct 17, 2025
4% TENET Principle (5) Universal Oct 17, 2025
4% AERO Dynamic opening? (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 10, 2025
4% DRAWUP Formulate wordplay for "charge"? (6) The Times Cryptic Oct 6, 2025
4% OCCAM Philosopher known for his "razor" (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 4, 2025
4% DUO Dynamic -- (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 20, 2025
4% HUME Philosopher David who wrote "A Treatise of Human Nature" (4) New York Times Sep 11, 2025
4% LENS Optical device (4) Puzzler Backwords Sep 6, 2025
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