Robert, physicist born in 1635 who discovered the law of elasticity (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HOOKE Robert, physicist born in 1635 who discovered the law of elasticity (5) (5)
4% ERNST Eponymous physicist Mach (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 8, 2026
4% GEORG Physicist Ohm (5) Newsday Sep 4, 2026
4% COMEINTOTHEWORLD Doctor, doctor - who let mine be born? (16) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 4, 2026
4% SINEW Certain elastic band (5) New York Times Aug 28, 2026
4% GEIGER Physicist with an eponymous counter (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 28, 2026
4% ATOM Focus of some physicists (4) New York Times Aug 25, 2026
4% GELLMANN Murray ---, US physicist who conceptualised the quark (8) The Times Specialist Aug 24, 2026
4% LEGAL Lawful (5) The Times Concise Aug 24, 2026
4% ILER Robert of "The Sopranos" (4) Eugene Sheffer Aug 20, 2026
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