One who is the first to use or apply a new method or area of knowledge (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PIONEER One who is the first to use or apply a new method or area of knowledge (7) (7)
7% SPHERES Areas of knowledge (7) Newsday Dec 7, 2025
6% FORENSIC Pertaining to the use of scientific methods in law (8) The Times Concise Jan 9, 2026
6% LORE New role for knowledge (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Jan 3, 2026
6% NAVIGATOR One who uses a compass or GPS (9)
6% USE Apply (3) New York Times Dec 28, 2025
6% SYSTEM Method (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 25, 2025
6% SAVVY Knowledgeable (5) TV Nov 9, 2025
5% LUBED Applied oil to (5) Newsday Jan 11, 2026
5% THEM The first to sew? Not us (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Jan 11, 2026
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