Psychologist who coined the term “lateral thinking” Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Psychologist who coined the term “lateral thinking” last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 14 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EDWARD DE BONO.

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Crossword Answer For Psychologist who coined the term “lateral thinking”:

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EDWARD DE BONO Psychologist who coined the term “lateral thinking” (14) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 25, 2020
8% ALFREDADLER Psychologist who coined the term "inferiority complex" (11) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 10, 2025
5% SHRINKRAP Linguistic battle between psychologists? (9) LA Times Daily Oct 24, 2025
5% IMOUT "Later" (5) LA Times Daily Oct 20, 2025
5% SPECIE In ____, in coin (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 16, 2025
5% WATT Scot who pioneered the term "horsepower" (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2025
5% BENEDICTS Men who marry later in life (9) New York Times Oct 12, 2025
5% BYE "Later!" (3) USA Today Oct 3, 2025
5% DOES "Who ___ he think he is?" (4)
5% IGOTTAJET "Later!" (9) New York Times Sep 20, 2025

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