Leo ___, Japanese physicist and Nobel Laureate who designed the tunnel diode in 1957 (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ESAKI Leo ___, Japanese physicist and Nobel Laureate who designed the tunnel diode in 1957 (5) (5)
5% VSNAIPAUL Nobel laureate who wrote A House for Mr Biswas (9) The Times Specialist Mar 30, 2026
5% BOBDYLAN Nobel Laureate who lyrically discouraged doublethink (3,5) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 10, 2026
4% POPE Leo XIV, for one (4) New York Times Jun 1, 2026
4% ASTRO Prefix for "turf" or "physicist" (5) Universal May 30, 2026
4% ANT Tunneling insect (3) Universal May 28, 2026
4% POET ____ Laureate, currently Simon Armitage (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 28, 2026
4% ASSIGN Designate (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 26, 2026
4% BOHR Physicist Niels ___ (4)
4% ISAAC Physicist Newton (5) Commuter May 21, 2026
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